Darius vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Darius
based on 5,251 Darius vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Darius vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Darius vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Darius
Tips for Playing as Darius against Varus
Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.
Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.
Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.
Advice to Win Against Varus
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.
If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
Darius vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Darius in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some significant Darius vs. Varus matchup statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Darius’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, showing that Darius may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..
Darius often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Varus. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Darius and Varus
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Who is Better, Darius or Varus?
Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Darius usually fairs equally well when playing against Varus, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Darius makes an ok counter for Varus.
While Darius does have a higher win rate than Varus, when facing one another, Darius also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Darius into Varus.
Additionally, Darius also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Darius vs Varus matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Darius is a decent counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Darius against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Darius in order to counter Varus during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Darius often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Darius versus Varus build consist of Sterak's Gage, Dead Man's Plate, and Sundered Sky. When Darius combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Varus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Darius had an average win rate of 50.8% when countering Varus with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Varus as Darius, Darius players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Nimbus Cloak, and Celerity runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Darius vs Varus LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.
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