diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
index 7299e57573..2b7d3aa844 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
@@ -634,20 +634,10 @@ public interface Client extends GameEngine
 	int[] getVarps();
 
 	/**
-	 * Gets an array of all integer client variables.
-	 *
-	 * @return local variables
+	 * Gets an array of all client variables.
 	 */
 	@VisibleForDevtools
-	int[] getIntVarcs();
-
-	/**
-	 * Gets an array of all string client variables.
-	 *
-	 * @return local variables
-	 */
-	@VisibleForDevtools
-	String[] getStrVarcs();
+	Map<Integer, Object> getVarcMap();
 
 	/**
 	 * Gets the value corresponding to the passed player variable.
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/VarInspector.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/VarInspector.java
index dc6a6f6461..ef8454b712 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/VarInspector.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/devtools/VarInspector.java
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import java.awt.event.AdjustmentEvent;
 import java.awt.event.AdjustmentListener;
 import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
 import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
 import javax.swing.JButton;
@@ -95,8 +97,7 @@ class VarInspector extends JFrame
 	private int[] oldVarps2 = null;
 	private int numVarbits = 10000;
 
-	private int[] oldIntVarcs = null;
-	private String[] oldStrVarcs = null;
+	private Map<Integer, Object> varcs = null;
 
 	@Inject
 	VarInspector(Client client, EventBus eventBus, DevToolsPlugin plugin)
@@ -279,9 +280,9 @@ class VarInspector extends JFrame
 	public void onVarClientIntChanged(VarClientIntChanged e)
 	{
 		int idx = e.getIndex();
-		int neew = client.getIntVarcs()[idx];
-		int old = oldIntVarcs[idx];
-		oldIntVarcs[idx] = neew;
+		int neew = (Integer) client.getVarcMap().getOrDefault(idx, 0);
+		int old = (Integer) varcs.getOrDefault(idx, 0);
+		varcs.put(idx, neew);
 
 		if (old != neew)
 		{
@@ -302,9 +303,9 @@ class VarInspector extends JFrame
 	public void onVarClientStrChanged(VarClientStrChanged e)
 	{
 		int idx = e.getIndex();
-		String neew = client.getStrVarcs()[idx];
-		String old = oldStrVarcs[idx];
-		oldStrVarcs[idx] = neew;
+		String neew = (String) client.getVarcMap().getOrDefault(idx, "");
+		String old = (String) varcs.getOrDefault(idx, "");
+		varcs.put(idx, neew);
 
 		if (!Objects.equals(old, neew))
 		{
@@ -343,14 +344,11 @@ class VarInspector extends JFrame
 		{
 			oldVarps = new int[client.getVarps().length];
 			oldVarps2 = new int[client.getVarps().length];
-			oldIntVarcs = new int[client.getIntVarcs().length];
-			oldStrVarcs = new String[client.getStrVarcs().length];
 		}
 
 		System.arraycopy(client.getVarps(), 0, oldVarps, 0, oldVarps.length);
 		System.arraycopy(client.getVarps(), 0, oldVarps2, 0, oldVarps2.length);
-		System.arraycopy(client.getIntVarcs(), 0, oldIntVarcs, 0, oldIntVarcs.length);
-		System.arraycopy(client.getStrVarcs(), 0, oldStrVarcs, 0, oldStrVarcs.length);
+		varcs = new HashMap<>(client.getVarcMap());
 
 		eventBus.register(this);
 		setVisible(true);
diff --git a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSVarcsMixin.java b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSVarcsMixin.java
index c30a1388ae..2c9a0d4e1e 100644
--- a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSVarcsMixin.java
+++ b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/RSVarcsMixin.java
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package net.runelite.mixins;
 
 import net.runelite.api.events.VarClientIntChanged;
 import net.runelite.api.events.VarClientStrChanged;
-import net.runelite.api.mixins.FieldHook;
 import net.runelite.api.mixins.Inject;
+import net.runelite.api.mixins.MethodHook;
 import net.runelite.api.mixins.Mixin;
 import net.runelite.api.mixins.Shadow;
 import net.runelite.rs.api.RSClient;
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ public abstract class RSVarcsMixin implements RSVarcs
 	@Shadow("clientInstance")
 	private static RSClient client;
 
-	@FieldHook("varCInts")
+	@MethodHook(value = "putVarc", end = true)
 	@Inject
-	public void onVarCIntChanged(int idx)
+	public void onVarCIntChanged(int id, int value)
 	{
-		client.getCallbacks().post(new VarClientIntChanged(idx));
+		client.getCallbacks().post(new VarClientIntChanged(id));
 	}
 
-	@FieldHook("varCStrings")
+	@MethodHook(value = "putVarcStringNew", end = true)
 	@Inject
-	public void onVarCStrChanged(int idx)
+	public void onVarCStrChanged(int id, String value)
 	{
-		client.getCallbacks().post(new VarClientStrChanged(idx));
+		client.getCallbacks().post(new VarClientStrChanged(id));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java
index 23488c694e..a473dad4a9 100644
--- a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java
+++ b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/VarbitMixin.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package net.runelite.mixins;
 
 import com.google.common.cache.Cache;
 import com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder;
+import java.util.Map;
 import net.runelite.api.VarClientInt;
 import net.runelite.api.VarClientStr;
 import net.runelite.api.Varbits;
@@ -118,43 +119,40 @@ public abstract class VarbitMixin implements RSClient
 	@Override
 	public int getVar(VarClientInt varClientInt)
 	{
-		return getIntVarcs()[varClientInt.getIndex()];
+		Map<Integer, Object> varcmap = getVarcMap();
+		Object object = varcmap.get(varClientInt.getIndex());
+		return object instanceof Integer ? (Integer) object : 0;
 	}
 
 	@Inject
 	@Override
 	public String getVar(VarClientStr varClientStr)
 	{
-		return getStrVarcs()[varClientStr.getIndex()];
+		Map<Integer, Object> varcmap = getVarcMap();
+		Object var2 = varcmap.get(varClientStr.getIndex());
+		return var2 instanceof String ? (String) var2 : "";
 	}
 
 	@Inject
 	@Override
 	public void setVar(VarClientStr varClientStr, String value)
 	{
-		String[] vars = getStrVarcs();
-		vars[varClientStr.getIndex()] = value;
+		Map<Integer, Object> varcmap = getVarcMap();
+		varcmap.put(varClientStr.getIndex(), value);
 	}
 
 	@Inject
 	@Override
 	public void setVar(VarClientInt varClientInt, int value)
 	{
-		int[] vars = getIntVarcs();
-		vars[varClientInt.getIndex()] = value;
+		Map<Integer, Object> varcmap = getVarcMap();
+		varcmap.put(varClientInt.getIndex(), value);
 	}
 
 	@Inject
 	@Override
-	public int[] getIntVarcs()
+	public Map<Integer, Object> getVarcMap()
 	{
-		return getVarcs().getIntVarcs();
-	}
-
-	@Inject
-	@Override
-	public String[] getStrVarcs()
-	{
-		return getVarcs().getStrVarcs();
+		return getVarcs().getVarcMap();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSVarcs.java b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSVarcs.java
index 5f330cf167..527377ae7b 100644
--- a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSVarcs.java
+++ b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSVarcs.java
@@ -24,13 +24,11 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.rs.api;
 
+import java.util.Map;
 import net.runelite.mapping.Import;
 
 public interface RSVarcs
 {
-	@Import("varCInts")
-	int[] getIntVarcs();
-
-	@Import("varCStrings")
-	String[] getStrVarcs();
+	@Import("varcMap")
+	Map<Integer, Object> getVarcMap();
 }