Guide to Playing the Arcana Varus Comp - TFT Set 12

Guide to Building the Arcana Varus Comp in TFT Set 12: Early game strategy, recommended items, and key champion selections to focus on for optimal performance.
S+
2.79 Avg. place
79.51% Top 4 rate
1.19% Pick Rate

Comp Summary

Rumble
Rumble
Morgana
Morgana
Morellonomicon Crownguard
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Warmog's Armor Gargoyle Stoneplate Protector's Vow
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Infinity Edge Infinity Edge Red Buff
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Spear of Shojin Archangel's Staff Jeweled Gauntlet
Bat Queen Bat Queen (1) Ascendant Ascendant (1) Arcana Arcana (4) Scholar Scholar (2) Sugarcraft Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard Vanguard (2) Blaster Blaster (2) Preserver Preserver (2) Bastion Bastion (2) Pyro Pyro (2) Multistriker Multistriker (1) Witchcraft Witchcraft (1)

Team Build

Early Game Build
Akali
Akali
Kassadin
Kassadin
Hecarim
Hecarim
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Multistriker (5) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Pyro (1) Warrior (1) Portal (1) Arcana (1) Bastion (1)
Mid Game Build
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 4
Poppy
Poppy
Lillia
Lillia
Zoe
Zoe
Ahri
Ahri
Bastion (2) Witchcraft (2) Scholar (2) Faerie (1) Portal (1) Arcana (1)
Lvl 4
Akali
Akali
Kassadin
Kassadin
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Multistriker (4) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Pyro (1) Warrior (1) Portal (1)
Lvl 4
Shyvana
Shyvana
Elise
Elise
Nomsy
Nomsy
Twitch
Twitch
Dragon (2) Shapeshifter (2) Hunter (2) Eldritch (1) Frost (1)
Lvl 4
Poppy
Poppy
Lillia
Lillia
Zoe
Zoe
Bastion (2) Witchcraft (2) Faerie (1) Portal (1) Scholar (1)
Lvl 4
Warwick
Warwick
Blitzcrank
Blitzcrank
Twitch
Twitch
Nomsy
Nomsy
Vanguard (2) Hunter (2) Honeymancy (1) Dragon (1) Frost (2)
Lvl 4
Lvl 4
Akali
Akali
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Pyro (1) Warrior (1)
Lvl 4
Akali
Akali
Jax
Jax
Shen
Shen
Ashe
Ashe
Pyro (2) Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Warrior (1) Bastion (1)
Lvl 4
Hecarim
Hecarim
Poppy
Poppy
Zoe
Zoe
Ahri
Ahri
Witchcraft (2) Bastion (2) Scholar (2) Arcana (2) Portal (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 4
Hecarim
Hecarim
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Scholar (1) Bastion (1)
Lvl 5
Akali
Akali
Kassadin
Kassadin
Hecarim
Hecarim
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Multistriker (5) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Pyro (1) Warrior (1) Portal (1) Arcana (1) Bastion (1)
Lvl 5
Elise
Elise
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Nilah
Nilah
Ashe
Ashe
Syndra
Syndra
Eldritch (5) Multistriker (1) Shapeshifter (1) Warrior (1) Incantor (1) Vanguard (1)
Lvl 5
Hecarim
Hecarim
Poppy
Poppy
Lillia
Lillia
Zoe
Zoe
Ahri
Ahri
Witchcraft (2) Scholar (2) Arcana (2) Bastion (3) Faerie (1) Portal (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 5
Akali
Akali
Kassadin
Kassadin
Shen
Shen
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Pyro (2) Multistriker (4) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Warrior (1) Portal (1) Bastion (1)
Lvl 5
Akali
Akali
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Pyro (2) Bastion (2) Multistriker (4) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Warrior (1) Arcana (1)
Lvl 5
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Ahri
Ahri
Bard
Bard
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Bastion (2) Vanguard (1) Blaster (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1) Pyro (1)
Lvl 5
Warwick
Warwick
Rumble
Rumble
Twitch
Twitch
Nomsy
Nomsy
Zilean
Zilean
Hunter (2) Vanguard (2) Frost (3) Dragon (1) Sugarcraft (1) Blaster (1) Chrono (1) Preserver (1)
Lvl 5
Hecarim
Hecarim
Jax
Jax
Shen
Shen
Ashe
Ashe
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Bastion (2) Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Scholar (1) Pyro (1)
Lvl 5
Akali
Akali
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Ashe
Ashe
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Pyro (2) Bastion (2) Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Scholar (1) Warrior (1)
Lvl 5
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Scholar (1) Sugarcraft (1) Vanguard (1) Blaster (1) Bastion (1)
Lvl 6
Akali
Akali
Kassadin
Kassadin
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Multistriker (5) Pyro (2) Bastion (2) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Warrior (1) Portal (1) Arcana (1)
Lvl 6
Akali
Akali
Kassadin
Kassadin
Hecarim
Hecarim
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Ahri
Ahri
Multistriker (5) Arcana (2) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Scholar (1) Pyro (1) Warrior (1) Portal (1) Bastion (1)
Lvl 6
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Vanguard (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 6
Hecarim
Hecarim
Poppy
Poppy
Lillia
Lillia
Shen
Shen
Zoe
Zoe
Ahri
Ahri
Bastion (4) Witchcraft (2) Scholar (2) Arcana (2) Faerie (1) Portal (1) Multistriker (1) Pyro (1)
Lvl 6
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Bastion (2) Blaster (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1) Pyro (1)
Lvl 6
Akali
Akali
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Ahri
Ahri
Bard
Bard
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Pyro (2) Sugarcraft (2) Bastion (2) Warrior (1) Vanguard (1) Blaster (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (2)
Lvl 6
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Scholar (1) Sugarcraft (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 6
Shen
Shen
Hecarim
Hecarim
Rumble
Rumble
Ahri
Ahri
Bard
Bard
Zilean
Zilean
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Vanguard (1) Blaster (1) Frost (1) Chrono (1) Multistriker (1) Pyro (1)
Lvl 6
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Tristana
Tristana
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Vanguard (1) Faerie (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1) Pyro (1)
Lvl 6
Akali
Akali
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Ashe
Ashe
Ahri
Ahri
Bard
Bard
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Pyro (2) Bastion (2) Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Warrior (1) Sugarcraft (1) Preserver (1)
Lvl 7
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 7
Akali
Akali
Kassadin
Kassadin
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Jax
Jax
Ashe
Ashe
Ahri
Ahri
Multistriker (5) Arcana (2) Pyro (2) Bastion (2) Eldritch (1) Chrono (1) Scholar (1) Warrior (1) Portal (1)
Lvl 7
Rumble
Rumble
Rakan
Rakan
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Vanguard (1) Multistriker (1) Faerie (1)
Lvl 7
Akali
Akali
Hecarim
Hecarim
Rumble
Rumble
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Pyro (3) Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Warrior (1) Vanguard (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (2)
Lvl 7
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Shen
Shen
Ezreal
Ezreal
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Preserver (1) Portal (1) Multistriker (1) Pyro (1)
Lvl 7
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Ashe
Ashe
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Bastion (2) Eldritch (1) Blaster (1) Preserver (1) Pyro (1) Multistriker (2)
Lvl 7
Rumble
Rumble
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1) Eldritch (1)
Lvl 7
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Ascendant (1) Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Vanguard (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 7
Rumble
Rumble
Akali
Akali
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Ashe
Ashe
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Pyro (2) Sugarcraft (2) Bastion (2) Multistriker (3) Eldritch (1) Warrior (1) Vanguard (1) Blaster (1) Preserver (1)
Lvl 7
Hecarim
Hecarim
Galio
Galio
Rumble
Rumble
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Ahri
Ahri
Bard
Bard
Arcana (2) Scholar (2) Vanguard (2) Sugarcraft (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Portal (1) Mage (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 8
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 8
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Rakan
Rakan
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Faerie (1)
Lvl 8
Rumble
Rumble
Morgana
Morgana
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Bat Queen (1) Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Witchcraft (1)
Lvl 8
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Zilean
Zilean
Arcana (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Frost (1) Chrono (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 8
Nasus
Nasus
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Pyro (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1) Shapeshifter (1)
Lvl 8
Rumble
Rumble
Morgana
Morgana
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Xerath
Xerath
Bat Queen (1) Ascendant (1) Arcana (3) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Scholar (1) Multistriker (1) Witchcraft (1)
Lvl 8
Rumble
Rumble
Morgana
Morgana
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Bat Queen (1) Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Scholar (1) Sugarcraft (1) Multistriker (1) Witchcraft (1) Preserver (1)
Lvl 8
Rumble
Rumble
Akali
Akali
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Arcana (3) Pyro (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Warrior (1) Preserver (1) Multistriker (2)
Lvl 9
Rumble
Rumble
Morgana
Morgana
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Bat Queen (1) Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Witchcraft (1)
Lvl 9
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Rakan
Rakan
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Faerie (1)
Lvl 9
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Rakan
Rakan
Shen
Shen
Morgana
Morgana
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Bat Queen (1) Arcana (3) Preserver (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Faerie (1) Witchcraft (1)
Lvl 9
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Morgana
Morgana
Shen
Shen
The Tower
The Tower
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Bat Queen (1) Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Witchcraft (1)
Lvl 9
Rumble
Rumble
Nasus
Nasus
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Pyro (3) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Bastion (2) Preserver (1) Multistriker (1) Shapeshifter (1)
Lvl 9
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Varus
Varus
Zilean
Zilean
Xerath
Xerath
Ahri
Ahri
Bard
Bard
Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Frost (1) Chrono (1) Multistriker (1)
Lvl 10
Rumble
Rumble
Hecarim
Hecarim
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Shen
Shen
Milio
Milio
Morgana
Morgana
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Xerath
Xerath
Ahri
Ahri
Bat Queen (1) Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Scholar (3) Multistriker (1) Faerie (1) Witchcraft (1)
Lvl 10
Rumble
Rumble
Morgana
Morgana
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Shen
Shen
Varus
Varus
Xerath
Xerath
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Bat Queen (1) Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Witchcraft (1)
Lvl 10
Shen
Shen
Rumble
Rumble
Tahm Kench
Tahm Kench
Hecarim
Hecarim
Morgana
Morgana
Morgana
Morgana
Varus
Varus
Bard
Bard
Ahri
Ahri
Xerath
Xerath
Xerath
Xerath
Bat Queen (1) Ascendant (1) Arcana (4) Scholar (2) Sugarcraft (2) Vanguard (2) Blaster (2) Preserver (2) Bastion (2) Pyro (2) Multistriker (1) Witchcraft (1)

Priority Item

Tear of the Goddess B.F. Sword Sparring Gloves Giant's Belt Chain Vest

Augments

Augments Avg. place
Arcana Crest Arcana Crest
2.82
Pandora's Items II Pandora's Items II
2.95
Big Grab Bag Big Grab Bag
2.93
Stand United II Stand United II
2.93
Portable Forge Portable Forge
3.00

Core Champion & Item

Tahm Kench Tahm Kench
  • Arcana
    Arcana
  • Vanguard
    Vanguard
Items Recipe
Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor
Giant's Belt Giant's Belt
Gargoyle Stoneplate Gargoyle Stoneplate
Chain Vest Negatron Cloak
Protector's Vow Protector's Vow
Tear of the Goddess Chain Vest
Varus Varus
  • Pyro
    Pyro
  • Blaster
    Blaster
Items Recipe
Infinity Edge Infinity Edge
B.F. Sword Sparring Gloves
Infinity Edge Infinity Edge
B.F. Sword Sparring Gloves
Red Buff Red Buff
Recurve Bow Recurve Bow
Xerath Xerath
  • Arcana
    Arcana
  • Ascendant
    Ascendant
Items Recipe
Spear of Shojin Spear of Shojin
B.F. Sword Tear of the Goddess
Archangel's Staff Archangel's Staff
Needlessly Large Rod Tear of the Goddess
Jeweled Gauntlet Jeweled Gauntlet
Needlessly Large Rod Sparring Gloves