Varus vs Nasus
How to Beat Nasus as Varus
based on 4,549 Varus vs Nasus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Nasus Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Nasus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Nasus
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 Nasus
Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.
Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.
While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.
Varus vs Nasus Counter Stats
How to Counter Nasus with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some vital Varus against Nasus counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Nasus..
Varus normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Nasus
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Who is Better, Varus or Nasus?
Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Nasus, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a bad counter to Nasus.
While Varus does have a lower win rate than Nasus, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Nasus.
Furthermore, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nasus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Varus against Nasus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus in order to counter Nasus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Nasus. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. 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 many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Varus versus Nasus build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Nasus than with most other typical builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 48.1% battling Nasus with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of defeating Nasus as Varus, you should equip 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 builds we have analyed for Varus vs Nasus clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.1% win rate overall.
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