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How to Synergize Warwick with Varus on the Same TeamWarwick is in the a tier of champions

Warwick with Varus

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How to Synergize Warwick and Varus

based on 6,343 Warwick with Varus pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.06
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Warwick has been on the same team as Varus in 6343 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much relevant data straight from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can present to you high-quality, usable builds to help Warwick synergize with Varus. It is relatively rare for Warwick to play with Varus on the same side. This pairing has only happened in approximately 3.8% of rounds with Warwick.

Warwick Varus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Warwick has done a poor job of teaming up with Varus. Usually, he wins an acceptable 48.6% of games the champions play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Warwick when playing with Varus by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Warwick vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Warwick Items

~22 Mins
Titanic HydraSundered SkyJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageTerminusBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Warwick to level upw
>
Second ability for Warwick to level upq
>
Last skill for Warwick to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Warwick's passive ability p
Warwick's q ability q
Warwick's w ability w
Warwick's e ability e
Warwick's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Synergizing Warwick and Varus

Tips for Playing as Warwick with Varus

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

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.

Warwick Varus Synergy Stats

Warwick Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Varus Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.3
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
6.9
< Assists >
6.9
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
53
< Minions Killed >
53
1.34
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.39
7,578
< Physical Damage >
7,595
8,906
< Magic Damage >
8,971
830
< True Damage >
824
17,315
< Damage Dealt >
17,391
39,913
< Damage Taken >
39,970
11,573
< Gold Earned >
11,570
1.35
< Towers >
1.37
0.29
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
21,563
< Total Healing >
21,569
13,211
< Experience >
13,215
19
< Vision Score >
19
6
< Wards Placed >
6
291
< Time Dealing CC >
288

How to Play with Varus as Warwick in LoL

The Warwick 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, Warwick 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 worsening shows that Varus helps Warwick perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Warwick is paired with Varus, he observes a little drop in his complete damage output. This may signal that Varus does not help cover for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Warwick is played alongside Varus on the same side, 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 synergisticly with Varus.

Moreover, when Warwick plays with Varus on the same team, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Varus does a decent job of protecting Warwick in team fights.

Synergies between Warwick and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Warwick
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Warwick
Varus

Is Warwick better when played alongside Varus?

There is no perfect ally for Warwick that will always be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Varus is a very typical teammate for Warwick. By being on the same side as Warwick, he drops their win rate by -0.7% to 48.6%. This proves that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Warwick and Varus that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.

Varus has a lower difficulty than Warwick. That means Warwick players don't need to be careful when finding Varus comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.

Fighting alongside, Warwick players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Warwick and Varus together, you may not be giving your side a lot of magic damage. We recommend you bring other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Varus ally's ability, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Warwick Players

How We Calculated Our Warwick Varus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Warwick and Varus, we analyzed 6,343 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Warwick with Varus comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Warwick to synergize with Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to pick up additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to use in your Warwick and Varus synergy build include Titanic Hydra, Sundered Sky, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Warwick included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Varus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Warwick boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing alongside Varus with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating your oponents, Warwick players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Warwick with Varus collaboration tips and builds for a an individual skill level, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and tips and suggestions given are calculated using all games completed with these champs.