Varus
The Arrow of Retribution
RuneterraHow this list works
✓ = Varus can claim it Varus has no constellation: they cap at 3 stars and only need Fragments.
Varus Fragments
No adventure gives Varus-specific Fragments. They come from Cosmic Vaults (quests, Legend Levels, adventure rewards, Glory Store Platinum Vaults), or use Wild Fragments.
Wild Fragments, usable on any champion (20)
- 0★
The Swift Scout 0★ World #2 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments - 0★ The Swift Scout 0★ World #3 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0★ The Swift Scout 0★ World #4 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0.5★
The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #1 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments - 0.5★ The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #2 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0.5★ The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #3 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 0.5★ The Bounty Hunter 0.5★ World #4 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #1 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #2 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #3 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 1★ The Wrath of Zaun 1★ World #4 · clear with any champion 10 Wild Fragments
- 3★
The Dragonsire 3★ World #1 · clear with a Runeterra champion 15 Wild Fragments - 3★ The Dragonsire 3★ World #3 · clear with a Bandle City champion 15 Wild Fragments
- 3★ The Dragonsire 3★ World #5 · clear with a Noxus champion 15 Wild Fragments
- 3★ The Dragonsire 3★ World #7 · clear with a Freljord champion 15 Wild Fragments
- 4.5★ The Tidal Trickster 4.5★ Nightmare #1 · clear with a Bilgewater champion 20 Wild Fragments
- 4.5★ The Tidal Trickster 4.5★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a Bandle City champion 20 Wild Fragments
- 5★
The Ruined King 5★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a Shurima champion 20 Wild Fragments - 6.5★ The Ancient Fear 6.5★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a Piltover & Zaun champion 20 Wild Fragments
- 10★ With Friends Like These... 10★ Nightmare #3 · clear with a new champion 500 Wild Fragments
Upgrade cost
| Unlock | 30 Fragments |
| 1 Star | 10 Fragments |
| 2 Stars | 20 Fragments |
| 3 Stars | 40 Fragments |
| Total | 100 Fragments |
Star powers
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1★ Blighted BlessingThe first time each round you target an ally with a single-target spell, copy it on your strongest ally.
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2★ Gift of Corruption+1 Starting Mana. Round Start: Reduce the cost of a spell in your deck by 1, then create an exact
Fleeting copy of it in hand. -
3★ Blighted Blessing IIWhen you target an ally with a single-target spell, copy it on your strongest ally.
Starting deck · 18 cards
Champion level rewards
- 1
Relic slot 1 opens (common) - 2
Gift Giver gets 
Studded Leather - 3
Mountain Goat gets 
Giant's Belt - 6
Noxian Defector gets 
Ancient Coin - 8 Relic slot 1 becomes rare
- 9
Freed Colossus gets 
Greatclub - 12
Lunari Cultist gets 
Pickaxe - 13 Relic slot 2 opens (common)
- 15
Iula gets 
Dragon Tooth - 18
Furious Wielder gets 
Ardent Censer - 19 Relic slot 2 becomes rare
- 21
Momentous Choice gets 
Farsight Alteration - 24 Lunari Cultist gets
Speed Wraps - 25 Relic slot 3 opens (common)
- 27 Noxian Defector gets
Skirmisher's Sabre - 30 Relic slot 3 becomes rare
Relic slots: 1st at level 1 (rare at 8), 2nd at 13 (rare at 19), 3rd at 25 (rare at 30).
As a reinforcement
When another champion picks Varus at a 
Reinforcement node, Varus joins that deck as 2 copies, together with 2 copies of each of these cards:
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Signature and campaign relics
No signature or campaign relic for Varus. Browse all relics.
Most used relics for Varus
Across recorded clears, guide builds and players' voted builds below.
- 1
Hymn of Valor1 clear · 4 guide builds · 3 player builds - 2
Hidden Tome1 clear · 2 guide builds · 3 player builds - 3
Secret Technique1 clear · 1 guide build · 3 player builds - 4
The Beast Within3 player builds - 5
Lost Chapter2 guide builds - 6
Chosen by the Stars1 guide build · 1 player build - 7
Perfect Hex Core2 player builds - 8
Stalker's Blade1 guide build
Proven clears · 10-Star Zoe Adventure
Guide builds
- Optimal One-Turn KillHidden TomeSecret TechniqueHymn of Valor
- Immediate OverwhelmChosen by the StarsHymn of ValorHidden Tome
- Accessible OTK (Rare Relics)Hymn of ValorStalker's BladeLost Chapter
- Monthly Challenge: Only the StrongHymn of ValorLost Chapter
Crownguard Inheritance
Why each relic, and how to play these builds: full guide on Runeterra Relics ↗
Top player builds · 6 shared on LoR Relics
Builds from Runeterra Relics (Fan-made champion guides by one author; first drafted with AI from Discord, Reddit and YouTube, about half reviewed by hand (per their About page).) and LoR Relics (Relic builds shared and voted on by players.). Collected 2026-10-13.
Varus on the LoR wiki ↗ · in Path of Champions since V3.17