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

Varus vs Hecarim

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

based on 3,892 Varus vs Hecarim matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Hecarim as Varus resulted from an evaluation of 3892 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Varus has to counter Hecarim in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Varus vs Hecarim Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a dismal job of beating Hecarim. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Varus versus Hecarim rounds, Varus’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Hecarim.

Best Varus vs Hecarim Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerBerserker's Greaves

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneJak'Sho, The ProteanKraken SlayerHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Hecarim as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Hecarim

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 Hecarim

Hecarim's ultimate causes opponents to flee in terror. Spread out to reduce his power in fights.

Hecarim gains life from nearby enemies with Spirit of Dread but lacks durability, use burst damage.

Varus vs Hecarim Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Hecarim Image
7
< Kills >
6.9
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
8.2
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
177
< Minions Killed >
36
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.36
14,773
< Physical Damage >
14,311
6,377
< Magic Damage >
2,676
382
< True Damage >
777
21,533
< Damage Dealt >
17,765
19,596
< Damage Taken >
41,726
12,241
< Gold Earned >
12,400
2.31
< Towers >
1.22
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
4,576
< Total Healing >
21,621
12,807
< Experience >
14,450
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
5
252
< Time Dealing CC >
237

How to Counter Hecarim with Varus in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several strategic Varus versus Hecarim matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between these two champions. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hecarim’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Hecarim..

Varus often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he takes less damage than Hecarim. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Hecarim

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Hecarim
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Hecarim

Who is Better, Varus or Hecarim?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when taking on Hecarim, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Varus makes an ok counter to Hecarim.

While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Hecarim, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Hecarim.

Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hecarim. This often 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 Hecarim matchups, Hecarim is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Varus is a somewhat poor counter to Hecarim. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Varus against Hecarim.

Other Champion Matchups Against Varus

Varus Loses Against

ZyraZyra44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45% winrateBardBard45.4% winrateTeemoTeemo45.5% winrate

Varus Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.4% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.1% winrateXayahXayah52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 51.3% 9130 GamesLilliaLillia+ 51.4% 8988 GamesBraumBraum+ 51.5% 1894 GamesBlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 52.4% 5633 Games

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus vs Hecarim Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hecarim as Varus, we analyzed 3,892 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 Hecarim 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.

Other Useful Resources

Varus Build Hecarim Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Hecarim during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus most often picks up much more CS as Hecarim. Champions who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. 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, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to use in your Varus versus Hecarim build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Hecarim than with most other common item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 49.3% battling Hecarim with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Hecarim as Varus, you should use 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 runes players picked for Varus vs Hecarim counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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