Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1
Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1
Varus be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
Unestablished courseArrr, standard Summoner's Rift preparationThese patches keep recommendation review, build checks and item lookup on separate charts, matey. Fresh item data does not finish a build review.
Unreviewed course
Varus be normally played Bot and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.
A different course's gear be nay relabelled as true to course. Role income, sea chart access and starting rules can change th' whole purchase order.
Champion guide BotArrr, runes and summoner spells
A marksman Support still operates on reduced income. Fleet supports short trades and retreat timing; Heal keeps th' shared course safer.
Precision
Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Cut Down
Inspiration
Biscuit Delivery
Approach Velocity
Flash
HealInspect which defensive spell th' Bot partner picked afore duplicating Heal, Barrier or Exhaust.
Exhaust answers a committed damage dealer; Ignite adds pressure and anti-heal; Heal protects both nigh th' ship partners.
Arrr, kit reference
Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishOn kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.
Arrr, practical readLiving Vengeance be an automatic part o' th' kit involving damage. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVarus readies and then fires a powerful shot that gains extra range and damage the longer he spends preparing to fire.
Arrr, practical readPiercing Arrow be a ranged cast involving damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishPassive: Varus' basic attacks deal bonus magic damage and apply Blight. Varus' other abilities detonate Blight, dealing magic damage based on the target's maximum Health. Active: Varus empowers his next Piercing Arrow.
Arrr, practical readBlighted Quiver contributes damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.
This effect references a maximum-hull value. Inspect whether th' present tooltip uses th' caster's or th' target's hull afore comparing damage or protection.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVarus fires a hail of arrows that deal physical damage and desecrate the ground. Desecrated ground slows enemies' Move Speed and reduces their self healing and regeneration.
Arrr, practical readHail of Arrows be a ranged cast involving a slowing effect and protection or sustain. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.
Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.
Arrr, what it doesEnglishVarus flings out a damaging tendril of corruption that immobilizes the first enemy champion hit and then spreads towards nearby uninfected champions, immobilizing them too on contact.
Arrr, practical readChain of Corruption be part o' Varus's R pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.
Another foe champion can affect who receives th' fit fer th' captain's eye hit. Inspect th' line betwixt th' caster and intended target.
Adapt th' course
Judge th' whole course or sea chart state, nay only personal kills. Pick th' situation closest to th' present battle.
Deny space wit' yer course partner, but keep th' carry moored to th' wave instead o' roaming at every opportunity.
Move first aboard wit' an ally, establish vision and protect th' course yer crew will use to enter.
Set sail only when crewmates can follow, then change to peel if an foe reaches th' protected carry.
Hold th' trick that makes foes respect yer course and trade when both Bot-course partners be shipshape.
Recall and move on seaworthy wave timings; an unsupported roam can cost th' carry an entire wave or a dive.
Control one approach and keep enough protection fer th' foe's most likely engage.
Stay fer a crashing wave, block a dive and avoid spending th' key defensive trick on low-value poke.
Enter darkness wit' another sailor and ward th' nearest useful entrance instead o' reaching fer deep vision.
Peel first aboard and punish overextension. A blind engage rarely repairs a losing battle.
Pings, movement and prizes
Turn ship's intelligence into a shared decision. Move wit' an ally and preserve th' tool that makes th' next aboard fight seaworthy.
Pings create a shared course; they do nay replace checking waves, vision and who can move.
'Round a minute afore Dragon, ping th' course, spend doubloons if needed and make sure Bot and Mid know whether they can move.
Walk wit' th' Jungler or another ally. Sweep one course, place useful entrance vision and ne'er face-inspect alone.
Inspect nigh th' ship waves and foe positions. Hold th' spell that either starts a reachable fight or protects yer main damage dealer.
Keep enemies astern from th' seaworthy entrance, mark th' reachable threat and avoid chasing so far across th' waters that Dragon be left unprotected.
Later prizes: Use th' same pattern fer Rift Herald or Baron: communicate first aboard, move through controlled vision wit' an ally, then choose engage or peel afore th' fight begins.
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