Varus vs Vayne
How to Beat Vayne as Varus
based on 8,304 Varus vs Vayne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Vayne Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Vayne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vayne as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Vayne
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 Vayne
Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.
Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.
Varus vs Vayne Counter Stats
How to Counter Vayne with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize several significant Varus vs. Vayne matchup stats that may help you explain the distinctions between the two. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vayne..
Varus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vayne. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Vayne
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Who is Better, Varus or Vayne?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when playing against Vayne, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a poor counter for Vayne.
While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Vayne, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Varus into Vayne.
Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vayne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Varus is a bad counter to Vayne. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Vayne.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Vayne Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Varus to counter Vayne during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Vayne. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Varus versus Vayne build include Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Vayne than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when countering Vayne with this build.
To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Vayne 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. Of all the rune sets players chose for Varus vs Vayne matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Varus are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.