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Irelia vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Irelia

based on 4,055 Irelia vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
53.5 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Irelia faced Varus 4055 times. Using so many games with Irelia vs Varus gives us confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a solid build to wreck your enemy. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Irelia has to counter Varus in only 4.0% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Varus Matchup Summary

Irelia does a good job of countering Varus. Normally, she wins a terrific 53.5% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Irelia against Varus matches, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Varus.

Best Irelia vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageGuardian AngelTerminusTitanic Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
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Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Varus

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Varus Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
53.5 %
VS
Win Rate
46.5 %
Varus Image
7.3
< Kills >
7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.3
4.9
< Assists >
6.9
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
207
< Minions Killed >
174
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
16,019
< Physical Damage >
14,232
6,133
< Magic Damage >
6,198
731
< True Damage >
428
22,884
< Damage Dealt >
20,859
31,162
< Damage Taken >
19,361
12,926
< Gold Earned >
12,068
2.37
< Towers >
2.17
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
10,721
< Total Healing >
4,478
15,090
< Experience >
12,617
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
115
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Varus with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature several significant Irelia against Varus matchup stats that may help us explain the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Irelia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives more damage than Varus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Varus

Who is Better, Irelia or Varus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Varus, with a 53.5% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes a great counter for Varus.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate than Varus, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Irelia into Varus.

Moreover, Irelia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Varus matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Irelia is a great counter for Varus. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Varus.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Irelia, we analyzed 4,055 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 Irelia 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 truly master Irelia in order to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Irelia versus Varus build consist of Wit's End, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better vs. Varus than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 53.5% when countering Varus with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Varus as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Irelia vs Varus face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 53.5% win rate overall.

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