Alistar with Varus
How to Synergize Alistar and Varus
based on 2,509 Alistar with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Alistar Varus Synergy Summary
Best Alistar vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Varus
Tips for Playing as Alistar with Varus
Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.
Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.
Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.
Advice to Understand How Varus Will Play
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.
Alistar Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Alistar in LoL
The Alistar Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Alistar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Varus helps Alistar perform worse in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Alistar tries to synergize with Varus, he gets a small decrease in his full damage output. This could signal that Varus does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played alongside Varus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Varus. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Varus.
Moreover, when Alistar plays with Varus on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Varus does a decent job of protecting Alistar during team fights.
Synergies between Alistar and Varus
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Is Alistar better when played alongside Varus?
There is no one best companion for Alistar that will always be his #1 synergy. However, overall, Varus is a not very good ally for Alistar. By being on the same team as Alistar, he decreases their win rate by -2.8% to 46.6%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Alistar and Varus that results in them performing worse together than alone.
Varus has a much lower diffuclty than Alistar. That means you don't need to be careful when lining up Varus allies to play with, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to play well with you.
Playing alongside, Alistar players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Combined, these two should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Although, by aligning Alistar and Varus together, you will not be granting your other teammates very much magic damage. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Varus ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar in order to work well with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The most crucial finished items to prioritize in your Alistar and Varus synergy build include Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when paired up with Varus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Alistar had an average winrate of 46.6% when playing alongside Varus with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating your oponents, Alistar players should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 46.6% win rate overall.
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