Varus vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Varus
based on 6,123 Varus vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Varus vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several critical Varus against Xerath counter stats that can help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xerath..
Varus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Xerath
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Who is Better, Varus or Xerath?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Xerath, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a bad counter to Xerath.
While Varus does have a lower win rate than Xerath, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Xerath.
Furthermore, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xerath. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter for Xerath. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Xerath during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus often accumulates more CS as Xerath. Champs who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Varus versus Xerath build consist of Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Xerath than with many other typical builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when countering Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of beating Xerath as Varus, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Varus vs Xerath counters, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
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