Varus vs Rell
How to Beat Rell as Varus
based on 2,036 Varus vs Rell matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Rell Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Rell Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Rell as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Rell
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 Rell Counter Stats
How to Counter Rell with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several valuable Varus vs. Rell counter stats that may help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Rell. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.
Varus normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Rell. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Rell
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Who is Better, Varus or Rell?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when facing off against Rell, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a poor counter to Rell.
While Varus does have a lower win rate than Rell, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Varus into Rell.
Furthermore, Varus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rell. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Rell matchups, Rell is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter to Rell. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Rell.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Rell during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus on average gets much more CS as Rell. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to use in your Varus versus Rell build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Rell than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Rell with this counter build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Rell 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. Of all the rune builds players picked for Varus vs Rell counters, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rell as Varus are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.