Varus vs Aurelion Sol
How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Varus
based on 2,459 Varus vs Aurelion Sol matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Aurelion Sol
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 Aurelion Sol
He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.
Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.
His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.
His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!
Varus vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats
How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Varus versus Aurelion Sol counter stats that may help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aurelion Sol’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aurelion Sol..
Varus often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Aurelion Sol. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Aurelion Sol
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Who is Better, Varus or Aurelion Sol?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when facing off against Aurelion Sol, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes a bad counter to Aurelion Sol.
While Varus does have a lower winrate than Aurelion Sol, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Aurelion Sol.
Moreover, Varus also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Varus is a terribly counter for Aurelion Sol. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Aurelion Sol.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Aurelion Sol. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Varus versus Aurelion Sol build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Varus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Aurelion Sol than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 47.2% when countering Aurelion Sol with this build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Aurelion Sol as Varus, Varus players should take 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 players picked for Varus vs Aurelion Sol clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.
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