Xayah vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Xayah
based on 2,268 Xayah vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Xayah vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Xayah vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Xayah
Tips for Playing as Xayah against Varus
Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.
Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.
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.
Xayah vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Xayah in LoL
The stats provided here show some influential Xayah vs. Varus counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Xayah’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Xayah may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Varus..
Xayah often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Xayah and Varus
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Who is Better, Xayah or Varus?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Xayah usually loses when facing off against Varus, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Xayah makes a poor counter for Varus.
While Xayah does have a lower winrate compared to Varus, when they face off with one another, Xayah also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Xayah into Varus.
Moreover, Xayah also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Xayah vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Xayah is a trash counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Xayah against Varus.
Other Champion Matchups Against Xayah
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Xayah to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Xayah most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Xayah versus Varus build consist of Phantom Dancer, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Xayah used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when fighting Varus than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Xayah had an average winrate of 47.2% battling Varus with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Varus as Xayah, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Xayah vs Varus fights, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Varus as Xayah are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.