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

Varus vs Jinx

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

based on 7,752 Varus vs Jinx matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Jinx as Varus resulted from an analysis of 7752 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Varus is forced to battle against Jinx in only 5.0% of his rounds.

Varus vs Jinx Matchup Summary

Varus has done a ok job of beating Jinx. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Varus against Jinx rounds, Varus’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Jinx.

Best Varus vs Jinx Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
ManamuneYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeEdge of NightMuramana

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
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Jinx as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Jinx

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 Jinx

Jinx's ultimate does less damage the closer you are to her.

Jinx's minigun takes time to ramp up. If you see her poking with rockets try to jump on her and burst her down.

Jinx's snare grenades have a long cooldown and are her primary means of protecting herself. If she misses with them she will have a hard time escaping if engaged upon.

Varus vs Jinx Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Jinx Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.8
6.1
< Deaths >
6.3
6.8
< Assists >
7.1
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
173
< Minions Killed >
175
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.53
14,634
< Physical Damage >
18,777
6,643
< Magic Damage >
1,019
361
< True Damage >
417
21,638
< Damage Dealt >
20,214
19,525
< Damage Taken >
19,917
12,337
< Gold Earned >
12,034
2.41
< Towers >
2.51
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,748
< Total Healing >
4,891
12,798
< Experience >
12,643
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
255
< Time Dealing CC >
93

How to Counter Jinx with Varus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some valuable Varus against Jinx matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Jinx’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jinx..

Varus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jinx. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Varus and Jinx

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Jinx
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Jinx

Who is Better, Varus or Jinx?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Jinx, with a 49.7% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter for Jinx.

While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Jinx, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Jinx.

Moreover, Varus has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jinx. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Jinx matchups, Jinx is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Varus is a somewhat poor counter to Jinx. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Jinx.

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 Jinx Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jinx as Varus, we analyzed 7,752 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 Jinx 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 Jinx Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Jinx during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Jinx. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Varus versus Jinx build consist of Manamune, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Varus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Jinx than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 49.7% when playing against Jinx with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Jinx as Varus, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Varus vs Jinx counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Jinx as Varus are shown for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.