Varus vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Varus
based on 2,270 Varus vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Viktor Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Varus vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Varus versus Viktor matchup stats that may help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..
Varus often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Viktor. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Viktor
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Who is Better, Varus or Viktor?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when playing against Viktor, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter to Viktor.
While Varus does have a lower winrate than Viktor, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Varus into Viktor.
Additionally, Varus has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Viktor. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Varus against Viktor.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Viktor during both the laning 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 tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Viktor. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Varus versus Viktor build consist of Muramana, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Viktor than with most other typical builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 49.1% when countering Viktor with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Viktor as Varus, you should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Varus vs Viktor clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.
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