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How to Win Kayle vs Varus Counter MatchupKayle is in the s tier of champions

Kayle vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Kayle in LoLKayle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Kayle

based on 4,534 Kayle vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
53.2 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Kayle came out of an examination of 4534 ranked matches where both champs faced one another. This matchup is fairly uncommon. Kayle encounters Varus in only 4.0% of her games.

Kayle vs Varus Matchup Summary

Kayle does a good job of beating Varus. On average, she wins a terrific 53.2% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Kayle against Varus matches, Kayle’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood against Varus.

Best Kayle vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Kayle Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneNashor's ToothShadowflame

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapRiftmakerWit's EndRylai's Crystal Scepter

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Kayle's passive ability p
Kayle's q ability q
Kayle's w ability w
Kayle's e ability e
Kayle's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Kayle

Tips for Playing as Kayle against Varus

Kayle benefits greatly from Attack Damage and Ability Power, making hybrid items like Nashor's Tooth and Hextech Gunblade very effective on her.

Using Divine Judgment on a high-DPS ally can turn the tides of battle by giving your ally free reign to attack.

Kayle's attacks become incredibly powerful once she gains attack range from Divine Ascent. Play safe until then.

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.

Kayle vs Varus Counter Stats

Kayle Image
Win Rate
53.2 %
VS
Win Rate
46.8 %
Varus Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.1
5.9
< Deaths >
6.1
5.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
195
< Minions Killed >
176
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.55
6,803
< Physical Damage >
14,194
13,355
< Magic Damage >
5,991
511
< True Damage >
321
20,669
< Damage Dealt >
20,506
23,164
< Damage Taken >
19,188
12,496
< Gold Earned >
12,245
2.8
< Towers >
2.43
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
7,267
< Total Healing >
4,532
15,597
< Experience >
12,815
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
245
< Time Dealing CC >
255

How to Counter Varus with Kayle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some vital Kayle versus Varus matchup statistics that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. Kayle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Kayle may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Varus..

Kayle often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Varus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Kayle and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Kayle
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Kayle
Varus

Who is Better, Kayle or Varus?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Kayle usually wins when taking on Varus, with a 53.2% win rate. Therefore, Kayle makes a great counter for Varus.

While Kayle does have a higher win rate than Varus, when they face off with one another, Kayle also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Kayle into Varusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Kayle also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Kayle vs Varus matchups, Kayle 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.

Kayle is a great counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Kayle against Varus.

Additional Information for Kayle Players

How We Calculated Our Kayle vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Kayle, we analyzed 4,534 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 Kayle 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 Kayle in order to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Kayle typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Kayle versus Varus build include Lich Bane, Nashor's Tooth, and Shadowflame. When Kayle included at least these three items in her build, she did much better when fighting Varus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Kayle had an average win rate of 53.2% when playing against Varus with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Varus as Kayle, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players picked for Kayle vs Varus face-offs, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Varus as Kayle are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.