Lucian with Varus
How to Synergize Lucian and Varus
based on 1,140 Lucian with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Lucian Varus Synergy Summary
Best Lucian vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Lucian and Varus
Tips for Playing as Lucian with Varus
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
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.
Lucian Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Lucian in LoL
The Lucian 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, Lucian sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Varus helps Lucian perform poorer in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Lucian is an ally to Varus, he observes a little decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference could indicate that Varus does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Lucian is played with Varus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Varus.
Additionally, when Lucian plays with Varus on the same side, he on average receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Varus does a poor job of protecting Lucian in team fights.
Synergies between Lucian and Varus
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Is Lucian better when played alongside Varus?
There is no universally accepted best champion pairing for Lucian that will always be his ideal synergy. However, overall, Varus is a very bad ally for Lucian. By being on the same side as Lucian, he drops their win rate by -3.2% to 45.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a very bad bond between Lucian and Varus that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Varus has a much lower diffuclty than Lucian. That means Lucian players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Varus comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
Playing alongside, Lucian players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by bringing Lucian and Varus together, you will not be providing your other teammates enough crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that offsets this disparity in their kit.
Regardless of your Varus ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Lucian in order to synergize with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The top items to have in your Lucian and Varus synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting alongside Varus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 45.6% helping carry Varus with this build.
To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.6% winrate overall.
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