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How to Win Trundle vs Varus Counter MatchupTrundle is in the s tier of champions

Trundle vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Trundle in LoLTrundle is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Trundle

based on 9,366 Trundle vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
53.4 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Trundle came out of an evaluation of 9366 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Trundle encounters Varus in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Trundle vs Varus Matchup Summary

Trundle has done a good job of beating Varus. On average, he wins a terrific 53.4% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Trundle against Varus matches, Trundle’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Trundle vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSheen

Core Trundle Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sterak's GageFrozen HeartHullbreakerRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Trundle to level upq
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Second ability for Trundle to level upw
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Last skill for Trundle to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Trundle's passive ability p
Trundle's q ability q
Trundle's w ability w
Trundle's e ability e
Trundle's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Varus as Trundle

Tips for Playing as Trundle against Varus

Use Subjugate to soften a powerful enemy tank or to create a target for your team to focus fire.

Trundle excels at fighting within his Frozen Domain. Try to draw enemies onto it.

Chomp is good for lowering the physical damage of enemies; try to focus it on enemy physical damage dealers.

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.

Trundle vs Varus Counter Stats

Trundle Image
Win Rate
53.4 %
VS
Win Rate
46.6 %
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5.3
< Kills >
7.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
6.9
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
143
< Minions Killed >
174
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.83
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,488
< Physical Damage >
14,656
2,371
< Magic Damage >
6,750
544
< True Damage >
356
18,403
< Damage Dealt >
21,762
36,115
< Damage Taken >
19,148
12,422
< Gold Earned >
12,267
3.43
< Towers >
2.3
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
16,433
< Total Healing >
4,700
14,610
< Experience >
12,919
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
338
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Varus with Trundle in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several critical Trundle vs. Varus counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Trundle’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Trundle may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Varus..

Trundle typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Varus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Trundle and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Trundle
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Trundle
Varus

Who is Better, Trundle or Varus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Trundle usually wins when playing against Varus, with a 53.4% win rate. Therefore, Trundle makes a great counter for Varus.

While Trundle does have a higher winrate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Trundle also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Trundle into Varus.

Additionally, Trundle also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Trundle vs Varus matchups, Trundle is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Trundle is a great counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Trundle against Varus.

Additional Information for Trundle Players

How We Calculated Our Trundle vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Trundle, we analyzed 9,366 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 Trundle 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 truly master Trundle 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 listen to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Trundle on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Trundle versus Varus build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Titanic Hydra. When Trundle used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Varus than with many other common builds. In fact, Trundle had an average win rate of 53.4% when countering Varus with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Varus as Trundle, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Approach Velocity, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Trundle vs Varus battles, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.4% winrate overall.

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