Ahri vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Ahri
based on 4,545 Ahri vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ahri vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Ahri vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Ahri
Tips for Playing as Ahri against Varus
Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.
Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.
Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.
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.
Ahri vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Ahri in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some strategic Ahri vs. Varus matchup stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Ahri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Ahri may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Varus..
Ahri often has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ahri and Varus
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Who is Better, Ahri or Varus?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ahri usually fairs equally well when facing off against Varus, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Ahri makes an ok counter for Varus.
While Ahri does have a lower winrate compared to Varus, when they face off with one another, Ahri also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Ahri into Varus.
Furthermore, Ahri has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ahri vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ahri is a somewhat poor counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Ahri against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Ahri to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ahri often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Ahri versus Varus build include Banshee's Veil, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Ahri incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Varus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Ahri had an average winrate of 49.5% battling Varus with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Varus as Ahri, you should equip the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Ahri vs Varus matchups, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Varus as Ahri are presented for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.