Varus vs Twitch
How to Beat Twitch as Varus
based on 6,219 Varus vs Twitch matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Twitch Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Twitch Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Twitch as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Twitch
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 Twitch
Spell Shields won't block the damage from Deadly Venom, but they will block the effects Twitch can trigger with it.
If you suspect Twitch has left the lane, let your teammates know that Twitch is ''MIA.''
Twitch is fragile. Work with teammates to focus on him when you're able to catch him out of Camouflage.
Varus vs Twitch Counter Stats
How to Counter Twitch with Varus in LoL
The stats shown here underscore some valuable Varus versus Twitch counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Twitch’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Twitch..
Varus typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Twitch. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Twitch
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Who is Better, Varus or Twitch?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when playing against Twitch, with a 47.7% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a bad counter to Twitch.
While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Twitch, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Twitch.
Furthermore, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Twitch. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Twitch matchups, Twitch is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Varus is a bad counter for Twitch. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Varus against Twitch.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
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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 Twitch during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Twitch. 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. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Varus versus Twitch build consist of Muramana, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when facing Twitch than with many other common item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 47.7% when countering Twitch with this build.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Twitch as Varus, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Varus vs Twitch counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Twitch as Varus are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.