Darius with Varus
How to Synergize Darius and Varus
based on 5,263 Darius with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Darius Varus Synergy Summary
Best Darius vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Darius and Varus
Tips for Playing as Darius with Varus
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
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.
Darius Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Darius in LoL
The Darius 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, Darius sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Varus helps Darius perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Darius is paired with Varus, he sees a small decrease in his total damage output. This difference may demonstrate that Varus does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Darius is played together with Varus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Varus.
Moreover, when Darius plays with Varus on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Varus does a poor job of protecting Darius during team fights.
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Is Darius better when played alongside Varus?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Darius that will always be his best ally. Yet, overall, Varus is a very typical ally for Darius. By locking into the same team as Darius, he drops their win rate by -0.8% to 48.4%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong bond between Darius and Varus that results in them performing not as well together than alone.
Varus has a lower difficulty than Darius. That means you don't need to be careful when arranging Varus teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by bringing Darius and Varus together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of magic damage. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's capabilities.
Regardless of the ability of your Varus teammate, 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 should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Darius to synergize with Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Darius and Varus synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Death's Dance. When Darius used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Varus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Darius boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing alongside Varus with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of defeating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for this champion pairing, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% win rate overall.
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