Varus with Olaf
How to Synergize Varus and Olaf
based on 1,316 Varus with Olaf pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Olaf Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Olaf Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Olaf
Tips for Playing as Varus with Olaf
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 Olaf Will Play
Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.
The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.
Varus Olaf Synergy Stats
How to Play with Olaf as Varus in LoL
The Varus Olaf synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Olaf, 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 Olaf. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Olaf helps Varus perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Varus is paired with Olaf, he observes a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This change may demonstrate that Olaf does not provide protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played together with Olaf on the same team, 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 Olaf.
Additionally, when Varus plays with Olaf on the same side, he usually receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Receiving more damage may mean that Olaf does a poor job of covering Varus during teamfights.
Synergies between Varus and Olaf
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Is Varus better when played alongside Olaf?
There is no perfect companion for Varus that will no matter what be his ideal ally. Yet, overall, Olaf is a very typical companion for Varus. By locking into the same side as Varus, he drops their win rate by -0.9% to 47.5%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong synergy between Varus and Olaf that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Olaf has a greater difficulty than Varus. That means you must be very careful when enlisting Olaf allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Working together, Varus players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.
Conversely, by grouping Varus and Olaf together, you probably will not be providing your other teammates a lot of utility. Make sure to have other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in their capabilities.
Regardless of the skill of your Olaf teammate, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.
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How We Calculated Our Varus Olaf Synergy Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus to pair well with Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to get in your Varus and Olaf synergy build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Olaf than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 47.5% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Olaf with this build.
To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, Varus players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.5% win rate overall.
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