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TahmKench
Tahm Kench
33%
67%

vs

51.4%

over 284 games

Varus
Varus
64%
36%
Heavy AD damageSustained DPSHeavy pokeCountered by spell shield

Skill matchup

Build vs Varus

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Protoplasm Harness
1Survival
Dusk and Dawn
2Mage tank
Warmog's Armor
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Heartsteel
5Survival

Summoner spells

41443%
41228%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Thornmail
5vs Hybride
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Spirit Visage
5vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP

DPS

Riftmaker
Mage tank
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser
Statikk Shiv
DPS

Other options

Heartsteel
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Mejai's Soulstealer
100.0% WR6 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
TahmKenchTahm Kench
VarusVarus
Favorable
Favorable
Passive

Varus's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Living Vengeance (P)

On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
316s40s18s–
614s40s18s1m40
912s40s18s1m40
1112s40s18s1m20
1612s40s14s1m
1812s40s10s1m

Playing against Varus

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Varus has NO mobility: assassins and engages kill him easily.

2

His R root spreads: spread out when an ally is rooted to avoid the chain.

3

Charged Q slows him: engage while he's charging to catch him immobile.

4

Cleanse or QSS cancels his R root — essential for carries.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 8, 2026