Varus vs Blitzcrank
How to Beat Blitzcrank as Varus
based on 5,590 Varus vs Blitzcrank matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Blitzcrank Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Blitzcrank
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 Blitzcrank
Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.
Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.
Varus vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats
How to Counter Blitzcrank with Varus in LoL
The stats shown here show several vital Varus against Blitzcrank matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Varus normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Blitzcrank
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Who is Better, Varus or Blitzcrank?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes a poor counter to Blitzcrank.
While Varus does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Varus into Blitzcrank.
Moreover, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Varus is a bad counter for Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Varus against Blitzcrank.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually picks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Varus versus Blitzcrank build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Varus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Blitzcrank than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Blitzcrank with this build.
To have the best likelihood of defeating Blitzcrank as Varus, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Varus vs Blitzcrank clashes, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.
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