Varus with Fiddlesticks
How to Synergize Varus and Fiddlesticks
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Varus Fiddlesticks Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Fiddlesticks
Tips for Playing as Varus with Fiddlesticks
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.
Varus Fiddlesticks Synergy Stats
How to Play with Fiddlesticks as Varus in LoL
The Varus Fiddlesticks synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Fiddlesticks, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Varus sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Fiddlesticks. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Fiddlesticks helps Varus perform poorer in ranked League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Varus is an ally to Fiddlesticks, he sees a marginal improvement in his complete damage dealt. This change may indicate that Fiddlesticks provides cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played together with Fiddlesticks on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Fiddlesticks.
Additionally, when Varus plays with Fiddlesticks on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt more damage could mean that Fiddlesticks does a poor job of covering Varus during team fights.
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Is Varus better when played alongside Fiddlesticks?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Varus that will always be his top teammate. However, overall, Fiddlesticks is a terrible teammate for Varus. By locking into the same team as Varus, he drops their win rate by -3.1% to 45.3%. This clearly indicates that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Varus and Fiddlesticks that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Fiddlesticks has a much greater difficulty compared to Varus. That means you should be cautious when finding Fiddlesticks comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much higher level of skill to be able to play well with you.
When playing alongside, you should observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
In contrast, by pairing Varus and Fiddlesticks together, you will not be providing your side much tankyness. We recommend you include other champs on your team that fills this disparity in their capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Fiddlesticks teammate, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to pair well with Fiddlesticks during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The best items to use in your Varus and Fiddlesticks synergy build include Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Fiddlesticks than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 45.3% when playing alongside Fiddlesticks with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Varus and Fiddlesticks pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.3% winrate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Fiddlesticks with Varus are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.