Varus vs Volibear
How to Beat Volibear as Varus
based on 3,140 Varus vs Volibear matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Volibear Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Volibear Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Volibear
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.
Varus vs Volibear Counter Stats
How to Counter Volibear with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Varus vs. Volibear matchup statistics that may help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Volibear’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Volibear..
Varus normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Volibear. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Volibear
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Who is Better, Varus or Volibear?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when facing off against Volibear, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter for Volibear.
While Varus does have a higher win rate compared to Volibear, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Varus into Volibear.
Furthermore, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Volibear. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Volibear matchups, Varus is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Varus is a decent counter to Volibear. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Volibear.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Volibear. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Varus versus Volibear build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better versus Volibear than with many other typical builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 50.7% battling Volibear with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Volibear as Varus, you 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 combinations we have analyed for Varus vs Volibear fights, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.7% winrate overall.
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