Draven vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Draven
based on 5,053 Draven vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Draven vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Draven vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Draven
Tips for Playing as Draven against Varus
If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.
If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.
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.
Draven vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Draven in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Draven against Varus counter statistics that can help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..
Draven normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Varus. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Draven and Varus
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Who is Better, Draven or Varus?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when facing off against Varus, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Draven makes an ok counter to Varus.
While Draven does have a higher win rate than Varus, when facing one another, Draven also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Varusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Varus matchups, Draven is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Draven is a decent counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Draven often picks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Draven versus Varus build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Rapid Firecannon. When Draven incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when facing Varus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Draven had an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Varus with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Varus as Draven, you should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Legend: Bloodline runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Draven vs Varus counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.
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