Varus vs Fiddlesticks
How to Beat Fiddlesticks as Varus
based on 2,587 Varus vs Fiddlesticks matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Fiddlesticks Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Fiddlesticks Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Fiddlesticks as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Fiddlesticks
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 Fiddlesticks Counter Stats
How to Counter Fiddlesticks with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some valuable Varus against Fiddlesticks matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between these two champs. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Fiddlesticks’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Fiddlesticks..
Varus often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Fiddlesticks. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Fiddlesticks
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Who is Better, Varus or Fiddlesticks?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Fiddlesticks, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter to Fiddlesticks.
While Varus does have a higher win rate than Fiddlesticks, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Fiddlesticks.
Moreover, Varus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Fiddlesticks. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Fiddlesticks matchups, Fiddlesticks is the better champ 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 decent counter for Fiddlesticks. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Varus against Fiddlesticks.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Fiddlesticks during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus most often picks up much more CS relative to Fiddlesticks. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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 need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Varus versus Fiddlesticks build consist of Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Fiddlesticks than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 50.0% battling Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Fiddlesticks as Varus, Varus players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Varus vs Fiddlesticks LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.
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