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How to Synergize Aphelios with Varus on the Same TeamAphelios is in the a tier of champions

Aphelios with Varus

How to Win With Aphelios and Varus Paired TogetherAphelios is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Aphelios and Varus

based on 367 Aphelios with Varus pairs
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Aphelios has gone into battle with Varus in 367 recently played, ranked matches. By accumulating so much relevant data directly from the makers of League, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, accurate builds to help Aphelios play with Varus. It is very rare for Aphelios to play alongside Varus on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in approximately 0.4% of rounds with Aphelios.

Aphelios Varus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a pathetic job of fighting on the same side as Varus. Typically, he wins a dismal 46.6% of rounds the champs try and work together in. If you want to win more matches as Aphelios when fighting on the same team as Varus by figuring out how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsKraken Slayer

Optional Items

The CollectorStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Varus

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Varus

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

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.

Aphelios Varus Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Varus Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.6
< Assists >
6
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
174
< Minions Killed >
176
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,624
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,308
< Magic Damage >
1,360
385
< True Damage >
461
21,318
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
19,440
< Damage Taken >
19,033
11,692
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.17
< Towers >
2.38
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,134
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,887
< Experience >
12,595
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
134
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Varus as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios 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, Aphelios 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 decrease shows that Varus helps Aphelios perform poorer in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Aphelios tries to synergize with Varus, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage output. This change could signal that Varus doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played alongside Varus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Varus.

Moreover, when Aphelios plays with Varus on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may indicate that Varus does a poor job of protecting Aphelios during team fights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Varus

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Varus?

There is no one best companion for Aphelios that will always be his best synergy. However, Varus is a not very good ally for Aphelios. By playing on the same team as Aphelios, he lowers their win rate by -2.0% to 46.6%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Aphelios and Varus that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Varus has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means you don't need to be very careful when finding Varus comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by pairing Aphelios and Varus together, you probably will not be providing your team very much magic damage. Plan to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative hole in their capabilities.

Regardless of your Varus ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Varus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Varus, we analyzed 367 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aphelios with Varus comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Aphelios to pair well with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to get in your Aphelios and Varus synergy build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and Kraken Slayer. When Aphelios combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better as an ally of Varus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Aphelios boasted an average winrate of 46.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Varus with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against your oponents, Aphelios players should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 46.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Varus with Aphelios are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.