Varus vs Nunu & Willump
How to Beat Nunu & Willump as Varus
based on 3,626 Varus vs Nunu & Willump matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Nunu & Willump Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Nunu & Willump Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nunu & Willump as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Nunu & Willump
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 Nunu & Willump
Interrupting the charge up on Absolute Zero will lower the amount of damage your team takes.
Using Summoner Flash is a surefire way to escape Absolute Zero.
Biggest Snowball Ever moves very fast but cannot turn as quickly, so don't try to escape it by running away in a straight line. Instead, make sudden, sharp turns.
Varus vs Nunu & Willump Counter Stats
How to Counter Nunu & Willump with Varus in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight several vital Varus against Nunu & Willump matchup statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nunu & Willump’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nunu & Willump..
Varus typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Nunu & Willump. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Varus or Nunu & Willump?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually wins when taking on Nunu & Willump, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a good counter to Nunu & Willump.
While Varus does have a higher win rate compared to Nunu & Willump, when facing one another, Varus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Nunu & Willump.
Furthermore, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nunu & Willump. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Nunu & Willump matchups, Varus is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Varus is a decent counter for Nunu & Willump. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Varus against Nunu & Willump.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Nunu & Willump during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus often racks up much more CS compared to Nunu & Willump. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Varus versus Nunu & Willump build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Nunu & Willump than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 51.8% battling Nunu & Willump with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Nunu & Willump 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. Of all the rune sets players picked for Varus vs Nunu & Willump face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.8% win rate overall.
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