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Lulu vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Lulu in LoLLulu is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Lulu

based on 2,262 Lulu vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
3.1
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL matches that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Lulu resulted from an analysis of 2262 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Lulu fights Varus in only 3.9% of her rounds.

Lulu vs Varus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lulu does a below average job of beating Varus. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Lulu vs Varus games, Lulu’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Lulu vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeBandleglass Mirror

Core Lulu Items

~22 Mins
Shurelya's BattlesongMikael's BlessingArdent Censer

Optional Items

RedemptionStaff of Flowing WaterZaz'Zak's RealmspikeMoonstone Renewer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lulu to level upe
>
Second ability for Lulu to level upw
>
Last skill for Lulu to max outq

Runes

SorcerySummon AeryManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Lulu's passive ability p
Lulu's q ability q
Lulu's w ability w
Lulu's e ability e
Lulu's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
W
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E
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W
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R
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W
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W
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Varus as Lulu

Tips for Playing as Lulu against Varus

Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.

Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

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.

Lulu vs Varus Counter Stats

Lulu Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Varus Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.8
5
< Deaths >
5.8
14
< Assists >
6.6
0.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
28
< Minions Killed >
178
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,034
< Physical Damage >
14,329
5,431
< Magic Damage >
5,971
532
< True Damage >
326
6,998
< Damage Dealt >
20,627
15,994
< Damage Taken >
18,503
8,269
< Gold Earned >
12,119
2.12
< Towers >
2.52
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
2,231
< Total Healing >
4,461
10,554
< Experience >
12,439
58
< Vision Score >
18
26
< Wards Placed >
9
239
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Varus with Lulu in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some valuable Lulu versus Varus matchup stats that can help us realize the differences between the two. For instance, Lulu’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lulu may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Varus. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Lulu normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lulu and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Lulu
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lulu
Varus

Who is Better, Lulu or Varus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lulu usually loses when facing off against Varus, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Lulu makes a bad counter for Varus.

While Lulu does have a lower winrate than Varus, when facing one another, Lulu also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lulu into Varus.

Moreover, Lulu also has a good 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 ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lulu vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Lulu is a somewhat poor counter for Varus. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Lulu against Varus.

Additional Information for Lulu Players

How We Calculated Our Lulu vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Lulu, we analyzed 2,262 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 Lulu 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

To truly master Lulu 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lulu most often gets a lot less CS relative to Varus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically 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 skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Lulu versus Varus build include Shurelya's Battlesong, Mikael's Blessing, and Ardent Censer. When Lulu included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Varus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Lulu boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Varus with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Varus as Lulu, Lulu players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Lulu vs Varus LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

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