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How to Win Cassiopeia vs Varus Counter MatchupCassiopeia is in the s tier of champions

Cassiopeia vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Cassiopeia in LoLCassiopeia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Cassiopeia

based on 1,551 Cassiopeia vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
2.18
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Varus as Cassiopeia came out of an analysis of 1551 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Cassiopeia is forced to battle against Varus in only 4.3% of her matches.

Cassiopeia vs Varus Matchup Summary

Cassiopeia does a good job of countering Varus. Normally, she wins a whopping 53.4% of matches the champs face one another in. In Cassiopeia vs Varus games, Cassiopeia’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Varus.

Best Cassiopeia vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandSapphire Crystal

Core Cassiopeia Items

~22 Mins
Seraph's EmbraceRabadon's DeathcapRylai's Crystal Scepter

Optional Items

Cosmic DriveZhonya's HourglassLiandry's TormentVoid Staff

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Cassiopeia to level upe
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Second ability for Cassiopeia to level upq
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Last skill for Cassiopeia to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Cassiopeia's passive ability p
Cassiopeia's q ability q
Cassiopeia's w ability w
Cassiopeia's e ability e
Cassiopeia's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Varus as Cassiopeia

Tips for Playing as Cassiopeia against Varus

Lead your enemy when targeting with Noxious Blast to ensure the hit.

Use Twin Fang on poisoned stationary targets like monsters and units stunned by her Petrifying Gaze for maximum damage.

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.

Cassiopeia vs Varus Counter Stats

Cassiopeia Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
Varus Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.3
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
6.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
178
< Minions Killed >
181
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
648
< Physical Damage >
15,820
22,269
< Magic Damage >
6,710
351
< True Damage >
382
23,269
< Damage Dealt >
22,912
27,601
< Damage Taken >
19,876
11,908
< Gold Earned >
12,498
1.87
< Towers >
2.3
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
7,427
< Total Healing >
4,680
15,534
< Experience >
13,067
19
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
460
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Varus with Cassiopeia in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Cassiopeia vs. Varus counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Cassiopeia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Cassiopeia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Varus..

Cassiopeia often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Cassiopeia and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Cassiopeia
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Cassiopeia
Varus

Who is Better, Cassiopeia or Varus?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Cassiopeia usually wins when trying to fight Varus, with a 53.4% win rate. Thus, Cassiopeia makes a great counter to Varus.

While Cassiopeia does have a higher winrate compared to Varus, when they face off with one another, Cassiopeia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Cassiopeia into Varusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Cassiopeia has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Cassiopeia vs Varus matchups, Cassiopeia 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 teamfights.

Cassiopeia is a great counter for Varus. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Cassiopeia against Varus.

Additional Information for Cassiopeia Players

How We Calculated Our Cassiopeia vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Cassiopeia, we analyzed 1,551 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Varus as Cassiopeia comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Cassiopeia to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Cassiopeia usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Cassiopeia versus Varus build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. When Cassiopeia incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Varus than with many other common builds. In fact, Cassiopeia boasted an average winrate of 53.4% battling Varus with this counter build.

To have the best probability of defeating Varus as Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Cassiopeia vs Varus LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Varus as Cassiopeia are given for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.