Aatrox vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Aatrox
based on 7,846 Aatrox vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aatrox vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Aatrox vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Aatrox
Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Varus
Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.
Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.
Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.
Advice to Win Against Varus
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.
If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
Aatrox vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Aatrox in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some critical Aatrox against Varus counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences between the pair. Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Varus..
Aatrox typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Aatrox and Varus
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Who is Better, Aatrox or Varus?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when taking on Varus, with a 52.6% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes a good counter for Varus.
While Aatrox does have a higher win rate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aatrox into Varus.
Furthermore, Aatrox has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Varus matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Aatrox is an above average counter to Varus. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Aatrox to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aatrox often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Varus build include Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Varus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average win rate of 52.6% when playing against Varus with this counter build.
To have the best chance of vanquishing Varus as Aatrox, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Aatrox vs Varus counters, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Aatrox are given for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.