Varus with Xerath
How to Synergize Varus and Xerath
based on 6,345 Varus with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Varus with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Varus Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Varus in LoL
The Varus Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 Xerath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Xerath helps Varus perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Varus tries to synergize with Xerath, he gets a little drop in his full damage dealt. This difference could demonstrate that Xerath doesn't help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played with Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Xerath.
Additionally, when Varus plays with Xerath on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Varus during team fights.
Synergies between Varus and Xerath
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Is Varus better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no perfect companion for Varus that will always be his ideal ally. Yet, Xerath is a decent ally for Varus. By playing on the same side as Varus, he raises their win rate by 1.2% to 49.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a good synergy between Varus and Xerath that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.
Xerath has a much greater difficulty compared to Varus. That means Varus players should be very careful when enlisting Xerath allies to play with, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.
Fighting alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magic damage. Together, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by bringing Varus and Xerath together, you may not be granting your side a lot of engage. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that nullifies this relative disparity in their abilities.
Regardless of your Xerath ally's ability, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down 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 to work well with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly.
The ideal items to use in your Varus and Xerath synergy build include Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Varus used at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better as an ally of Xerath than with most other common item sets. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 49.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Xerath with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for this team composition, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.6% winrate overall.
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