Varus vs Karthus
How to Beat Karthus as Varus
based on 1,914 Varus vs Karthus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Karthus Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Karthus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Karthus as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Karthus
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 Karthus
Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.
Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.
Varus vs Karthus Counter Stats
How to Counter Karthus with Varus in LoL
The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Varus vs. Karthus matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between these two champs. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Karthus..
Varus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Karthus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Karthus
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Who is Better, Varus or Karthus?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Karthus, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes an ok counter for Karthus.
While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Karthus, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Karthus.
Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Karthus matchups, Karthus is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Karthus. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Karthus.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus often gets more CS as Karthus. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Varus versus Karthus build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus bought at least these three items in his build, he performed much better countering Karthus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 49.6% battling Karthus with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Karthus as Varus, Varus players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Varus vs Karthus fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.
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