Varus vs Akali
How to Beat Akali as Varus
based on 9,141 Varus vs Akali matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Akali Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Akali Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akali as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Akali
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Advice to Win Against Akali
Akali's Five Point Strike is powerful when used at maximum range and energy. Engage on her when she has low energy to maximize your chance of winning trades.
Return to base if your Health is low and Akali has her ultimate available.
Akali can still be hit by area effect spells while obscured inside Twilight Shroud. Doing so will briefly reveal her position.
Varus vs Akali Counter Stats
How to Counter Akali with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some influential Varus versus Akali counter statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Akali’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akali..
Varus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Akali. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Akali
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Who is Better, Varus or Akali?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when taking on Akali, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Varus makes an ok counter to Akali.
While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Akali, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Akali.
Additionally, Varus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Akali. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Akali matchups, Akali is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Akali. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Akali.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus in order to counter Akali during both the early game 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Akali. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to focus on in your Varus versus Akali build include Guardian Angel, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Akali than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Akali with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Akali as Varus, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Varus vs Akali battles, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.6% win rate overall.
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