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How to Win Varus vs Graves Counter MatchupVarus is in the b tier of champions

Varus vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Varus in LoLVarus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Varus

based on 6,948 Varus vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each week. Within our data, Varus battled Graves 6948 times. With so many games with Varus vs Graves provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate Graves. This champ matchup is somewhat uncommon. Varus encounters Graves in only 4.5% of his rounds.

Varus vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a below average job of countering Graves. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Varus against Graves games, Varus’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Graves.

Best Varus vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

BloodthirsterThe CollectorShadowflameRunaan's Hurricane

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Varus to level upq
>
Second ability for Varus to level upw
>
Last skill for Varus to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Varus's passive ability p
Varus's q ability q
Varus's w ability w
Varus's e ability e
Varus's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Graves as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Varus vs Graves Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Graves Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.4
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
6.6
< Assists >
7.1
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.69
182
< Minions Killed >
55
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
1.55
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
14,876
< Physical Damage >
17,824
6,199
< Magic Damage >
853
332
< True Damage >
1,631
21,407
< Damage Dealt >
20,309
19,444
< Damage Taken >
29,677
12,312
< Gold Earned >
12,924
2.31
< Towers >
1.79
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
4,609
< Total Healing >
13,925
12,833
< Experience >
14,618
18
< Vision Score >
24
9
< Wards Placed >
6
257
< Time Dealing CC >
496

How to Counter Graves with Varus in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some critical Varus vs. Graves matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Varus often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Graves. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Varus and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Graves

Who is Better, Varus or Graves?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when trying to fight Graves, with a 47.8% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes a poor counter for Graves.

While Varus does have a lower win rate than Graves, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Graves.

Moreover, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Graves. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Varus is a garbage counter for Graves. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Graves.

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus vs Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Varus, we analyzed 6,948 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Graves as Varus comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Varus in order to counter Graves 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus most often racks up much more CS compared to Graves. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Varus versus Graves build consist of Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Varus used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Graves than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 47.8% battling Graves with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Graves as Varus, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Varus vs Graves counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.8% winrate overall.

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