Varus vs Shyvana
How to Beat Shyvana as Varus
based on 2,147 Varus vs Shyvana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Shyvana Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Shyvana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Shyvana
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 Shyvana
All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.
Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.
A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.
Varus vs Shyvana Counter Stats
How to Counter Shyvana with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Varus vs. Shyvana matchup stats that can help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Shyvana..
Varus normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Shyvana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Shyvana
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Who is Better, Varus or Shyvana?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when taking on Shyvana, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter for Shyvana.
While Varus does have a higher win rate compared to Shyvana, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Varus into Shyvana.
Furthermore, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Shyvana. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Varus is a decent counter for Shyvana. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Shyvana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus in order to counter Shyvana during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus on average accumulates more CS relative to Shyvana. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Varus versus Shyvana build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Shyvana than with most other common builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 50.0% battling Shyvana with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Shyvana as Varus, Varus players should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Varus vs Shyvana counter picks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.0% winrate overall.
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