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How to Win Veigar vs Varus Counter MatchupVeigar is in the b tier of champions

Veigar vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Veigar in LoLVeigar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Veigar

based on 5,252 Veigar vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Veigar came out of an evaluation of 5252 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Veigar is forced to battle against Varus in only 3.9% of his matches.

Veigar vs Varus Matchup Summary

Veigar has done a decent job of countering Varus. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Veigar against Varus games, Veigar’s team is 0.1% less expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Varus.

Best Veigar vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Veigar Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapCryptbloomLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Banshee's VeilZhonya's HourglassVoid StaffStormsurge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Veigar to level upq
>
Second ability for Veigar to level upw
>
Last skill for Veigar to max oute

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandTranscendence
Ability HasteAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Veigar's passive ability p
Veigar's q ability q
Veigar's w ability w
Veigar's e ability e
Veigar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Varus as Veigar

Tips for Playing as Veigar against Varus

Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.

Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.

Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.

Advice to Win Against Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Veigar vs Varus Counter Stats

Veigar Image
Win Rate
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
Varus Image
7
< Kills >
7.5
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
6.4
< Assists >
6.8
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
169
< Minions Killed >
175
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
660
< Physical Damage >
14,739
21,960
< Magic Damage >
6,621
588
< True Damage >
368
23,210
< Damage Dealt >
21,729
19,457
< Damage Taken >
20,507
12,220
< Gold Earned >
12,518
2.06
< Towers >
2.34
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
1,979
< Total Healing >
4,796
14,678
< Experience >
13,241
21
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
87
< Time Dealing CC >
261

How to Counter Varus with Veigar in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Veigar against Varus matchup stats that can help us grasp the differences between the pair. As an example, Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Varus..

Veigar usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Veigar and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Veigar
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Veigar
Varus

Who is Better, Veigar or Varus?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually wins when taking on Varus, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Veigar makes a good counter for Varus.

While Veigar does have a higher winrate than Varus, when they face off with one another, Veigar also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Veigar into Varusas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Veigar has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Veigar vs Varus matchups, Veigar is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Veigar is a decent counter to Varus. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Veigar against Varus.

Additional Information for Veigar Players

How We Calculated Our Veigar vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Veigar, we analyzed 5,252 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Varus as Veigar comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Veigar in order to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Veigar typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Veigar versus Varus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Cryptbloom, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Varus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Veigar had an average winrate of 51.9% when playing against Varus with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Varus as Veigar, Veigar players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Veigar vs Varus battles, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Veigar x Varus tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using all games with data with these champs.