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How to Play VarusTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.11

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Varus with MOBA Trainer's best data for every build. The highest win rate Varus build, from rune set to skill order to item path, for Top. LoL Patch 26.11.

In Patch 26.11, Varus is C tier Top with 49.1% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Press the Attack + Experimental Hexplate, Dusk and Dawn. Hardest matchup: Malphite (43.8% win rate for Varus).

CWin Rate 49.1%Pick Rate 1.7%Ban Rate 5.6%Same

Varus Top Build (Patch 26.11)

Highest win rate build path (1.7% pick rate, 49.1% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

Precision
Press the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
Resolve
OvergrowthBone Plating
Stat Shards
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Summoner Spells

FlashBarrier

Skill Priority

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Item Build

Starting Items
Doran's BladeHealth Potion
Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Core Items
Experimental HexplateDusk and DawnRiftmaker
Situational / Late Game
Dusk and DawnExperimental HexplateRiftmakerStatikk ShivZhonya's HourglassNashor's Tooth

How to play Varus Top

  • Pick Varus Top in patch 26.11 when you need a C tier option with stable meta presence.
  • Your main power spike on Varus Top is the first completed core item: trade around stable meta patterns and look for fights when your keystone and first rush item are online.
  • Common mistake: forcing fights without vision or wave state on Top. Fix it by syncing roams and trades with your jungler and resetting after a bad trade. Practice the scenario in the puzzle embed to drill the fix.

Varus Top Counters (Patch 26.11)

Toughest Top matchups for Varus this patch, by Varus win rate against each opponent (Emerald+ ranked).

OpponentVarus Win RateGames
SionSion43.4%579
IreliaIrelia43.5%558
MalphiteMalphite43.8%900
JayceJayce45.8%623
VayneVayne49.9%613
KsanteKsante50.4%571
DariusDarius50.9%795
GarenGaren51.6%612
View Varus counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Varus good in Patch 26.11?

Varus is C tier Top in Patch 26.11 with a 49.1% win rate, 1.7% pick rate, and 5.6% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Varus Top after Patch 26.11 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Varus Top?

The best Varus Top build in Patch 26.11 uses Experimental Hexplate, Dusk and Dawn, Riftmaker with the Press the Attack keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Varus Top is C tier with 49.1% win rate this patch.

Who counters Varus?

Champions that counter Varus in Patch 26.11 include Malphite (43.8% Varus win rate), Darius (50.9% Varus win rate), Jayce (45.8% Varus win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.