Varus vs Soraka
How to Beat Soraka as Varus
based on 3,600 Varus vs Soraka matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Soraka Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Soraka Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Soraka as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Soraka
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 Soraka
It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.
Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.
Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.
Varus vs Soraka Counter Stats
How to Counter Soraka with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Varus versus Soraka matchup statistics that may help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Soraka’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Soraka. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Varus usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Soraka. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Soraka
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Who is Better, Varus or Soraka?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Soraka, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Varus makes an ok counter for Soraka.
While Varus does have a higher win rate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Soraka.
Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Soraka. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Soraka matchups, Varus is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Varus is a decent counter to Soraka. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Varus against Soraka.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Soraka during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus often accumulates much more CS as Soraka. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Varus versus Soraka build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Varus included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Soraka than with most other common builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 50.7% when playing against Soraka with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Soraka as Varus, Varus players should take 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 builds players chose for Varus vs Soraka counter picks, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.7% win rate overall.
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