Varus vs Nilah
How to Beat Nilah as Varus
based on 2,258 Varus vs Nilah matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Nilah Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Nilah Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nilah as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Nilah
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.
Varus vs Nilah Counter Stats
How to Counter Nilah with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some significant Varus versus Nilah matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nilah..
Varus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Nilah. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Nilah
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Who is Better, Varus or Nilah?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 46.4% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a bad counter to Nilah.
While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Nilah, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Varus into Nilah.
Additionally, Varus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Varus is a garbage counter to Nilah. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Nilah.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Nilah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Nilah. Champions 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 properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Varus versus Nilah build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Serylda's Grudge. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Nilah than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 46.4% when countering Nilah with this counter build.
To have the best probability of beating Nilah as Varus, Varus players 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. Out of all the runes players used for Varus vs Nilah LoL games, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.4% winrate overall.
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