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

Varus vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Varus in LoLVarus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Varus

based on 4,055 Varus vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Varus came out of an evaluation of 4055 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Varus has to counter Irelia in only 2.6% of his matches.

Varus vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus has done a awful job of beating Irelia. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.5% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Varus versus Irelia matches, Varus’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Varus vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerVampiric Scepter

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelThe CollectorRunaan's HurricaneWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Varus to level upq
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Second ability for Varus to level upw
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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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Varus vs Irelia Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Irelia Image
7
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
4.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.67
174
< Minions Killed >
207
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,232
< Physical Damage >
16,019
6,198
< Magic Damage >
6,133
428
< True Damage >
731
20,859
< Damage Dealt >
22,884
19,361
< Damage Taken >
31,162
12,068
< Gold Earned >
12,926
2.17
< Towers >
2.37
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,478
< Total Healing >
10,721
12,617
< Experience >
15,090
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
251
< Time Dealing CC >
115

How to Counter Irelia with Varus in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several significant Varus against Irelia matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between these two champions. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Irelia..

Varus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Irelia

Who is Better, Varus or Irelia?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when playing against Irelia, with a 46.5% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a poor counter to Irelia.

While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Irelia.

Furthermore, Varus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Varus is a terribly counter to Irelia. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Varus, we analyzed 4,055 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Varus versus Irelia build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Irelia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 46.5% when countering Irelia with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Irelia as Varus, you should equip 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 combinations players picked for Varus vs Irelia clashes, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Irelia as Varus are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.