Varus vs Vi
How to Beat Vi as Varus
based on 4,185 Varus vs Vi matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Vi Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Vi Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vi as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Vi
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 Vi
Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.
A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.
Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.
Varus vs Vi Counter Stats
How to Counter Vi with Varus in LoL
The stats shown here show several important Varus vs. Vi counter statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Vi..
Varus typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Vi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Vi
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Who is Better, Varus or Vi?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when playing against Vi, with a 45.6% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a bad counter to Vi.
While Varus does have a much lower winrate than Vi, when facing one another, Varus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Vi.
Moreover, Varus also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Varus is a trash counter to Vi. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Vi.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Vi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically gets much more CS relative to Vi. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Varus versus Vi build consist of Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Varus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better against Vi than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 45.6% when playing against Vi with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Vi as Varus, you 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. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Varus vs Vi face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 45.6% win rate overall.
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