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How to Win Mordekaiser vs Varus Counter MatchupMordekaiser is in the s tier of champions

Mordekaiser vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Mordekaiser in LoLMordekaiser is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Mordekaiser

based on 10,456 Mordekaiser vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Varus as Mordekaiser resulted from an evaluation of 10456 ranked games where both champs clashed against each other. This pairing is somewhat rare. Mordekaiser encounters Varus in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Mordekaiser vs Varus Matchup Summary

Mordekaiser has done a great job of countering Varus. On average, he wins a fantastic 54.0% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Mordekaiser against Varus matches, Mordekaiser’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Varus.

Best Mordekaiser vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Giant's BeltBlasting Wand

Core Mordekaiser Items

~22 Mins
Zhonya's HourglassRiftmakerJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSpirit VisageNashor's ToothKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceArmor
Mordekaiser's passive ability p
Mordekaiser's q ability q
Mordekaiser's w ability w
Mordekaiser's e ability e
Mordekaiser's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Mordekaiser

Tips for Playing as Mordekaiser against Varus

Hitting multiple champions with the same ability can help quickly activate Darkness Rise.

Offense is your defense. Keep fighting to build up larger Indestructible shields.

Use Realm of Death on a low health enemy to guarantee the kill and keep their stats for the rest of a teamfight.

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.

Mordekaiser vs Varus Counter Stats

Mordekaiser Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Varus Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.3
6
< Deaths >
6.5
4.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
155
< Minions Killed >
173
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
2,762
< Physical Damage >
14,710
20,681
< Magic Damage >
6,693
617
< True Damage >
348
24,061
< Damage Dealt >
21,752
31,987
< Damage Taken >
19,864
11,898
< Gold Earned >
12,288
2.1
< Towers >
2.17
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,482
< Total Healing >
4,700
15,215
< Experience >
12,803
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
248
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Varus with Mordekaiser in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several significant Mordekaiser vs. Varus matchup stats that may help you realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Mordekaiser may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Varus..

Mordekaiser often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Varus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Mordekaiser and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Mordekaiser
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Mordekaiser
Varus

Who is Better, Mordekaiser or Varus?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Mordekaiser usually wins when playing against Varus, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Mordekaiser makes a great counter to Varus.

While Mordekaiser does have a much higher win rate than Varus, when they face off with one another, Mordekaiser also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Mordekaiser into Varus.

Additionally, Mordekaiser has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Mordekaiser vs Varus matchups, Mordekaiser 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.

Mordekaiser is a great counter for Varus. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Mordekaiser against Varus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser Loses Against

LilliaLillia47.1% winrateSingedSinged48.1% winrateFizzFizz48.6% winrateTryndamereTryndamere49.1% winrate

Mordekaiser Wins Against

YuumiYuumi59.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.5% winrateZeriZeri57.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Mordekaiser Players

How We Calculated Our Mordekaiser vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Mordekaiser, we analyzed 10,456 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 Mordekaiser 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.

Other Useful Resources

Mordekaiser Build Varus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Mordekaiser in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Mordekaiser usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Mordekaiser versus Varus build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Riftmaker, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Mordekaiser used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Varus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Mordekaiser had an average win rate of 54.0% when playing against Varus with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Varus as Mordekaiser, Mordekaiser players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Mordekaiser vs Varus counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 54.0% win rate overall.

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