Varus vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Varus
based on 2,762 Varus vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Azir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Azir as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Azir
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 Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Varus vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Varus in LoL
The stats shown here highlight some valuable Varus vs. Azir matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between these two champs. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Azir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Azir..
Varus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Azir. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Azir
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Who is Better, Varus or Azir?
Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when trying to fight Azir, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a bad counter for Azir.
While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Azir.
Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Azir matchups, Azir 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 late stage team fights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter to Azir. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Azir.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Azir Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Azir during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Azir. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Varus versus Azir build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Azir than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when countering Azir with this build.
To have the greatest chance of defeating Azir as Varus, Varus players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Varus vs Azir counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Azir as Varus are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.