Varus vs Kayle
How to Beat Kayle as Varus
based on 4,534 Varus vs Kayle matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Kayle Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Kayle Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Kayle
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 Kayle
Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.
Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.
Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.
Varus vs Kayle Counter Stats
How to Counter Kayle with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some vital Varus against Kayle counter stats that can help us appreciate the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kayle’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Kayle..
Varus normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Kayle. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Kayle
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Who is Better, Varus or Kayle?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when facing off against Kayle, with a 46.8% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes a bad counter for Kayle.
While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Kayle, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Varus into Kayle.
Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kayle. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Kayle matchups, Kayle is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Varus is a bad counter to Kayle. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Kayle.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Kayle 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 suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kayle. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Varus versus Kayle build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Kayle than with many other typical builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 46.8% battling Kayle with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Kayle 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 builds players chose for Varus vs Kayle battles, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.8% win rate overall.
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