Varus

Original Varus

Wielding radiant mineral bows, three excavators dove into a cave of crystalline monsters. But only the grimly determined Varus emerged. While shattering the horrors that lurked in dark depths, they lost all grasp of time, sense, and self. Varus became an amalgam of crystal, monster, and man—now fracturing the world he once sought to make safe.

Blight Crystal Varus

The archer Varus, bathed in the transcendental energies of the Arclight, found himself connected to a great cosmic wholeness more ancient than he had ever known. He now enforces this oneness, turning away entire armies long before they can ignite the flames of war.

Arclight Varus

High Command needed a new group to handle the growing threats along the Arctic Front. They needed soldiers colder than the glaciers they'd be crossing, with ice in their veins and frosty nerves. Enter Arctic Ops.

arcticops

To protect against rogue forces seeking to destabilize the world, High Command sends PsyOps, an elite team of psychic soldiers. Members include [REDACTED].

PsyOps

Varus leaps from the rampart, a hail of arrows flying from his bow and freezing the ground beneath his victims. As they struggle to regroup, he draws a missile—circuits flashing along its spine—and lets fly. Thanks for the archer, High Command!

Arctic Ops Varus

Love hurts, and Varus is ready to prove it with a quiver full of romance and the seasoned eye of a veteran matchmaker. Angelic harps follow him across the world as he searches for unwitting lovebirds, who soon find their chests pierced by deadly heart-shaped arrowtips.

Heartseeker Varus

Two archers cursed by an ancient, evil monster, Varus is roleplaying one archer cursed by an ancient, evil monster. It's not much of a departure for him, but Varus is way better at hunting Noxians than playing tabletop games.

Varus Swiftbolt

This chroma was released as a Loot exclusive in the 2020 Galaxies event.

Dark Star Varus

An interstellar titan containing multitudes within his eldritch mind, Varus serves the all-consuming Dark Star, a dread singularity born in the darkness of deep space. His arrival is a cataclysmic extinction event, erasing entire planetary systems as if they were never there.

Commemorating the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational and Spring Split tournaments.

Conqueror

Some say holding up the Summoner's Cup before a stadium of cheering fans is the greatest prize... others say it's the cash. The folks who make Skins on the League of Legends team? We think that the best part of winning Worlds is being immortalized in your favorite game. And we aren't biased!

Esports

Loot exclusive gained during the 2019 MSI Event.

Conqueror Varus

Commemorating the 2018 Mid-Season Invitational in Europe.

Infernal Varus

This chroma was released as a bundle exclusive in 2019.

The Infernal Varus rips massive gouts of magma from the foundation of the earth, before firing them in volleys at those who would fight back against him. Each arrow lands with the ferocity of an exploding volcano, reducing all resistance to ash.

This chroma was released as a bundle exclusive in 2021.

PROJECT: Varus

This chroma was released as a Loot exclusive in the 2021 PROJECT event.

A replacement for the traitorous Ashe model, Varus is the latest in PROJECT Corporation's biological weapons... and a controversial experiment, with one body inhabited by three sentient minds. A Command Line counter-espionage operative acting on behalf of the PROJECT initiative, they work alongside the resistance to mitigate the risk posed by Mordekaiser to their corporate interests.

This chroma was released as a bundle exclusive in 2020.

Cosmic Hunter Varus

A young member of the cosmic court, minted in the image of the Dark Star corruptant Varus. Tasked with destroying his monstrous doppelganger, this new Varus seeks his place among the stars after his task is finally complete.

This chroma was released as a bundle exclusive in 2022.

High Noon Varus

This chroma was released as a Loot exclusive in the MSI 2022 High Noon event.

Ain't nothin' for a dead angel to do but resign himself to grief. Varus was content to allow Mordekaiser to take him past the infernal gates themselves… Until a ragtag gang of thieves interrupted his mourning. Varus now picks up his bow once more, riding as a Harbinger. It's high time he got revenge for the massacre of Heaven.

As the Snow Moon rises beyond the humbling mountains of Ionia, a chill passes across the land. Those who worship in its name—a cult of unwavering assassins—commence their ritual. With snow comes purification, a cleansing only possible through the sacrifice of one's humanity.

Snow Moon

A voice echoes from the silence: “Writhe, beasts, brethren. The moons of a doomed Ionia rise like eyes of starved demons, awaiting the red of your fealty—or are they monstrous blights that cannot pass? Either way, we are vessels plunged in ritual and sacrifice. At the moon's peak, we carve flesh from flesh, offering the meager gift of all that we are.”

Moons of Ionia

This chroma was released as a bundle exclusive in 2023.

Snow Moon Varus

Blood Moon cultists drove Varus' comrades mad, forcing him to take their lives. Awash with grief, he begged the Snow Moon Order to numb the pain, to make him an instrument of ice cold revenge. The Order attempted to purify him of these heretical emotions… but Valmar and Kai's voices linger in his mind, and vengeance still smolders in his cold heart.

This chroma was released as a bundle exclusive in 2024.

Empyrean Varus

This chroma was released as a Loot exclusive in the 2024 Empyrean event.

Having lost his family, Varus was already consumed by vengeance when his realm collapsed. Not only did he survive, due to Nocturne's meddling, but two visiting Empyreans, Kai and Valmar, were absorbed into his bow. With the Foreglow stoking his rage, Varus vows to wipe out every last Empyrean, no matter what his new "friends" say.