Varus vs Malzahar
How to Beat Malzahar as Varus
based on 4,637 Varus vs Malzahar matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Malzahar Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Malzahar Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Malzahar as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Malzahar
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 Malzahar
Malzahar is especially dangerous when he has built up his Void Swarm.
When Malzahar hits a spell on enemies affected by Malefic Visions, the Visions are refreshed.
Avoid minion waves that have been affected by Malefic Visions. You never know when they may die and pass the Visions onto you.
Varus vs Malzahar Counter Stats
How to Counter Malzahar with Varus in LoL
The stats provided here feature several valuable Varus versus Malzahar matchup statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Malzahar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malzahar..
Varus often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Malzahar. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Malzahar
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Who is Better, Varus or Malzahar?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Malzahar, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Varus makes an ok counter for Malzahar.
While Varus does have a lower win rate than Malzahar, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Malzahar.
Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malzahar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Malzahar matchups, Malzahar 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 team fights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Malzahar. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Malzahar.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Varus in order to counter Malzahar during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Malzahar. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Varus versus Malzahar build include Muramana, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs. Malzahar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 49.8% when playing against Malzahar with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating Malzahar as Varus, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Varus vs Malzahar counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.
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