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How to Win Varus vs Rammus Counter MatchupVarus is in the b tier of champions

Varus vs Rammus

How to Beat Rammus as Varus in LoLVarus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Rammus as Varus

based on 2,830 Varus vs Rammus matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. Within our dataset, Varus battled Rammus in 2830 rounds. Having so many games with Varus vs Rammus provides us faith in our capability to prepare actionable data and a supported build to smash Rammus. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Varus encounters Rammus in only 1.8% of his games.

Varus vs Rammus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus has done a below average job of beating Rammus. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.2% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Varus versus Rammus rounds, Varus’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Rammus.

Best Varus vs Rammus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

OpportunityEdge of NightWit's EndTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Varus to level upq
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Second ability for Varus to level upw
>
Last skill for Varus to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
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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E
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W
3
Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rammus as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Rammus

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 Rammus

Rammus often stacks high Armor, leaving him especially vulnerable to caster damage while not in Defensive Ball Curl.

Pay particular attention to when his Defensive Ball Curl is off. Rammus has much lower stats than a normal tank when he's out of the stance.

Varus vs Rammus Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Rammus Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.4
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
7.2
< Assists >
11.5
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
0.99
172
< Minions Killed >
35
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.15
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.4
13,572
< Physical Damage >
2,465
7,584
< Magic Damage >
21,027
390
< True Damage >
744
21,547
< Damage Dealt >
24,236
20,770
< Damage Taken >
32,224
12,299
< Gold Earned >
10,879
2.24
< Towers >
1.24
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
4,791
< Total Healing >
12,356
12,857
< Experience >
13,309
18
< Vision Score >
20
9
< Wards Placed >
7
265
< Time Dealing CC >
596

How to Counter Rammus with Varus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some critical Varus vs. Rammus counter stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rammus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Rammus..

Varus often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Rammus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Varus and Rammus

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Rammus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Rammus

Who is Better, Varus or Rammus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Rammus, with a 47.2% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a poor counter for Rammus.

While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Rammus, when facing one another, Varus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Varus into Rammus.

Additionally, Varus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rammus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Rammus matchups, Rammus is the better champion 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 bad counter for Rammus. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Rammus.

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus vs Rammus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rammus as Varus, we analyzed 2,830 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 Rammus 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.

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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 Rammus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus often gets much more CS as Rammus. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Varus versus Rammus build consist of Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Serylda's Grudge. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Rammus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 47.2% when playing against Rammus with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of beating Rammus as Varus, Varus players should use 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 rune combinations players picked for Varus vs Rammus counters, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Varus versus Rammus tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every match run with these champs.