Varus vs Akshan
How to Beat Akshan as Varus
based on 2,894 Varus vs Akshan matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Akshan Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Akshan Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Akshan as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Akshan
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.
Varus vs Akshan Counter Stats
How to Counter Akshan with Varus in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several valuable Varus versus Akshan counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Akshan..
Varus usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Akshan. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Akshan
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Who is Better, Varus or Akshan?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when playing against Akshan, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter for Akshan.
While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Akshan, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Varus into Akshan.
Moreover, Varus also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. 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 one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Akshan matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Akshan. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Varus against Akshan.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Akshan during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Akshan. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Varus versus Akshan build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Varus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better against Akshan than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Akshan with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of annihilating Akshan as Varus, Varus players 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. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Varus vs Akshan counter picks, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.2% win rate overall.
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