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How to Win Yasuo vs Varus Counter MatchupYasuo is in the s tier of champions

Yasuo vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Yasuo

based on 10,242 Yasuo vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Yasuo fought Varus 10242 times. Having so many matchups for Yasuo versus Varus provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful data and a pro build to crush Varus. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Yasuo has to counter Varus in only 3.9% of his matches.

Yasuo vs Varus Matchup Summary

Yasuo has done a good job of countering Varus. On average, he wins a terrific 52.4% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Yasuo versus Varus games, Yasuo’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Varus.

Best Yasuo vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernBloodthirsterTerminusImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Yasuo to level upq
>
Second ability for Yasuo to level upe
>
Last skill for Yasuo to max outw

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Varus

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Varus Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Varus Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.1
7
< Deaths >
6.3
5.3
< Assists >
7.2
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
187
< Minions Killed >
173
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.47
18,578
< Physical Damage >
13,928
1,892
< Magic Damage >
6,021
972
< True Damage >
374
21,443
< Damage Dealt >
20,324
24,595
< Damage Taken >
19,364
12,669
< Gold Earned >
12,138
2.38
< Towers >
2.25
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,735
< Total Healing >
4,599
14,572
< Experience >
12,788
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
213
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Varus with Yasuo in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several valuable Yasuo against Varus counter stats that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Varus..

Yasuo typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Varus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Varus

Who is Better, Yasuo or Varus?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually wins when trying to fight Varus, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Yasuo makes a good counter for Varus.

While Yasuo does have a higher win rate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Yasuo also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Yasuo into Varusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Yasuo vs Varus matchups, Yasuo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Yasuo is an above average counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Yasuo against Varus.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Yasuo, we analyzed 10,242 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 Yasuo 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 truly master Yasuo in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Varus. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Yasuo versus Varus build consist of Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Yasuo used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Varus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average win rate of 52.4% when countering Varus with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Varus as Yasuo, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Yasuo vs Varus face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.4% win rate overall.

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