Ryze vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Ryze
based on 1,377 Ryze vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ryze vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Ryze vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Ryze
Tips for Playing as Ryze against Varus
Spell Flux's short cooldown allows it to be used to spread Flux to many enemies.
Use Overload's passive to optimize for maximum damage or maximum speed.
Ryze can move and cast other spells while Realm Warp is charging without cancelling the portal.
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.
Ryze vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Ryze in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some vital Ryze versus Varus counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Ryze’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ryze may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Varus..
Ryze normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ryze and Varus
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Who is Better, Ryze or Varus?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ryze usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Varus, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Ryze makes an ok counter to Varus.
While Ryze does have a lower win rate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Ryze also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Ryze into Varusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ryze has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Ryze vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Ryze is a somewhat poor counter to Varus. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Ryze against Varus.
Other Champion Matchups Against Ryze
Additional Information for Ryze Players
How We Calculated Our Ryze vs Varus Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Ryze 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ryze usually accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Ryze versus Varus build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Ryze combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Varus than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Ryze had an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Varus with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Varus as Ryze, Ryze players should equip the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Ryze vs Varus face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Varus as Ryze are given for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.