Zoe with Varus
How to Synergize Zoe and Varus
based on 1,895 Zoe with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zoe Varus Synergy Summary
Best Zoe vs Varus Counter Build
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Core Zoe Items
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Guide to Synergizing Zoe and Varus
Tips for Playing as Zoe with Varus
Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.
Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.
Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.
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.
Zoe Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Zoe in LoL
The Zoe Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Zoe sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Varus helps Zoe perform poorer in competitive League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zoe is an ally to Varus, she sees a little drop in her total damage dealt. This may signal that Varus does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Zoe is played together with Varus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Varus.
Additionally, when Zoe plays with Varus on the same side, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Varus does a decent job of protecting Zoe during teamfights.
Synergies between Zoe and Varus
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Is Zoe better when played alongside Varus?
There is no perfect synergy for Zoe that will no matter what be her #1 teammate. Yet, Varus is a relatively poor companion for Zoe. By playing on the same side as Zoe, he decreases their win rate by -1.2% to 45.8%. This proves that there is a harmful bond between Zoe and Varus that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Varus has a much lower diffuclty than Zoe. That means you don't need to be very careful when enlisting Varus teammates to fight alongside, as they will require a much lower level of skill to fight well with you.
Playing on the same side, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal magical damage. When paired, these two can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by bringing Zoe and Varus together, you probably will not be giving your side enough utility. We recommend you pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this gap in their playstyle.
Regardless of your Varus ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Zoe in order to pair well with Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Zoe and Varus synergy build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe incorporated at least these three finished items in her build, she did much better when fighting alongside Varus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Zoe had an average winrate of 45.8% helping carry Varus with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this champion pairing, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.8% win rate overall.
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