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How to Win Varus vs K'Sante Counter MatchupVarus is in the b tier of champions

Varus vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Varus in LoLVarus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Varus

based on 2,600 Varus vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
2.24
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches every week. In our dataset, Varus faced K'Sante in 2600 games. Including so many games with Varus versus K'Sante provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Varus is forced to battle against K'Sante in only 1.7% of his games.

Varus vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Varus does a decent job of countering K'Sante. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of matches the champions clash against each other in. In Varus vs K'Sante games, Varus’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Varus vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeEdge of NightOpportunity

Optional Items

TerminusKraken SlayerGuinsoo's RagebladeSerylda's Grudge

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

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering K'Sante as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Varus vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
K'Sante Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.7
6.3
< Deaths >
5.6
7
< Assists >
6.2
1.65
< Killing Sprees >
1.08
179
< Minions Killed >
173
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,943
< Physical Damage >
13,910
6,628
< Magic Damage >
3,353
385
< True Damage >
1,535
21,957
< Damage Dealt >
18,799
19,608
< Damage Taken >
31,108
12,293
< Gold Earned >
11,004
2.34
< Towers >
2.1
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,518
< Total Healing >
4,701
12,780
< Experience >
14,856
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
261
< Time Dealing CC >
1,052

How to Counter K'Sante with Varus in LoL

The stats shown here feature some valuable Varus vs. K'Sante matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than K'Sante..

Varus normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than K'Sante. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Varus
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
K'Sante

Who is Better, Varus or K'Sante?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually wins when taking on K'Sante, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a good counter to K'Sante.

While Varus does have a higher winrate compared to K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into K'Sante.

Additionally, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to K'Sante. This often 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 K'Sante matchups, Varus is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Varus is a decent counter to K'Sante. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Varus, we analyzed 2,600 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 K'Sante 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Varus to counter K'Sante during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to K'Sante. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They 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, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Varus versus K'Sante build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus K'Sante than with most other common item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 51.1% battling K'Sante with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating K'Sante as Varus, Varus players should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Varus vs K'Sante counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.1% win rate overall.

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