Kayn vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Kayn
based on 7,174 Kayn vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Kayn vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Kayn vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Kayn
Tips for Playing as Kayn against Varus
Remember that nearby enemies can see which wall you're in.
Look at the line-up of both your team and the enemy's team when picking your form.
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.
Kayn vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Kayn in LoL
The stats shown here clarify several valuable Kayn against Varus matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Kayn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Kayn may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Varus..
Kayn often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Kayn and Varus
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Who is Better, Kayn or Varus?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Kayn usually wins when trying to fight Varus, with a 51.4% win rate. Thus, Kayn makes a good counter for Varus.
While Kayn does have a higher win rate compared to Varus, when they face off with one another, Kayn also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Kayn into Varusas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Kayn has almost no amount of CC and other utility, 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 is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Kayn vs Varus matchups, Kayn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Kayn is a decent counter for Varus. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Kayn against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kayn in order to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Kayn often picks up a lot less CS compared to Varus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Kayn versus Varus build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Hubris. When Kayn used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Varus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Kayn boasted an average win rate of 51.4% when playing against Varus with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Varus as Kayn, Kayn players should take the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Kayn vs Varus battles, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.4% win rate overall.
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