Ezreal vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Ezreal
based on 9,398 Ezreal vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Ezreal vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Ezreal vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Ezreal
Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Varus
Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.
You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.
You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.
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.
Ezreal vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Ezreal in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some important Ezreal versus Varus counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..
Ezreal usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Ezreal and Varus
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Who is Better, Ezreal or Varus?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when facing off against Varus, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Ezreal makes a bad counter to Varus.
While Ezreal does have a lower win rate compared to Varus, when facing one another, Ezreal also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Ezreal into Varusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Ezreal also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter to Varus. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Ezreal typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Ezreal versus Varus build consist of Trinity Force, Maw of Malmortius, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Varus than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Varus with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Varus as Ezreal, Ezreal players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Ezreal vs Varus matchups, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.
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