Varus with Malphite
How to Synergize Varus and Malphite
based on 5,908 Varus with Malphite pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Malphite Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Malphite Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Malphite
Tips for Playing as Varus with Malphite
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.
Advice to Understand How Malphite Will Play
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
Varus Malphite Synergy Stats
How to Play with Malphite as Varus in LoL
The Varus Malphite synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Malphite, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Malphite. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Malphite helps Varus perform worse in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Varus is an ally to Malphite, he gets a small increase in his total damage dealt. This change could demonstrate that Malphite supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played with Malphite on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Malphite. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Malphite.
Additionally, when Varus plays with Malphite on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Malphite does a poor job of covering Varus during team fights.
Synergies between Varus and Malphite
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Is Varus better when played alongside Malphite?
There is no top champion pairing for Varus that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, Malphite is a relatively poor teammate for Varus. By being on the same side as Varus, he drops their win rate by -1.1% to 47.3%. This signals that there is a bad bond between Varus and Malphite that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Malphite has a lower difficulty than Varus. That means Varus players don't need to be careful when lining up Malphite teammates to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to be able to fight well with you.
Working alongside, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
Although, by aligning Varus and Malphite together, you will not be giving your other allies very much AP. We recommend you include other champions on your team that fills this disparity in their kit.
Regardless of your Malphite ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Varus to synergize with Malphite during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to master additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The top finished items to have in your Varus and Malphite synergy build consist of Muramana, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus included at least these three finished items in his build, he did a lot better when paired up with Malphite than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 47.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Malphite with this build.
To have the best chance of annihilating your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.3% winrate overall.
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