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How to Win Wukong vs Varus Counter MatchupWukong is in the b tier of champions

Wukong vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Wukong in LoLWukong is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Wukong

based on 1,683 Wukong vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.17
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds every week. Within our data, Wukong battled Varus 1683 times. Using so many matchups for Wukong versus Varus provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare informative data and a solid build to shatter Varus. This counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Wukong fights Varus in only 4.0% of his matches.

Wukong vs Varus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Wukong does a dismal job of countering Varus. On average, he wins a lowly 48.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Wukong vs Varus games, Wukong’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Wukong vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Wukong Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseSpear of ShojinExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Wukong to level upq
>
Second ability for Wukong to level upe
>
Last skill for Wukong to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Wukong's passive ability p
Wukong's q ability q
Wukong's w ability w
Wukong's e ability e
Wukong's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Wukong

Tips for Playing as Wukong against Varus

Decoy and Nimbus Strike work well together to quickly strike your enemy and get out before they can retaliate.

Try using Decoy near brush to make an enemy overreact to your movement.

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.

Wukong vs Varus Counter Stats

Wukong Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Varus Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.1
6
< Deaths >
6.3
6.5
< Assists >
6.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
97
< Minions Killed >
175
0.8
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,190
< Physical Damage >
14,178
2,349
< Magic Damage >
6,341
932
< True Damage >
368
18,471
< Damage Dealt >
20,888
30,494
< Damage Taken >
19,490
11,795
< Gold Earned >
12,233
1.99
< Towers >
2.35
0.18
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
9,563
< Total Healing >
4,529
13,953
< Experience >
12,760
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
127
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Varus with Wukong in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Wukong against Varus counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Wukong’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Wukong may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Wukong normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Varus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Wukong and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Wukong
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Wukong
Varus

Who is Better, Wukong or Varus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Wukong usually loses when playing against Varus, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Wukong makes a poor counter to Varus.

While Wukong does have a lower win rate than Varus, when they face off with one another, Wukong also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Wukong into Varus.

Additionally, Wukong has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Wukong vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Wukong is a bad counter for Varus. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Wukong against Varus.

Other Champion Matchups Against Wukong

Wukong Loses Against

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Wukong Wins Against

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Additional Information for Wukong Players

How We Calculated Our Wukong vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Wukong, we analyzed 1,683 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Varus as Wukong comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Wukong to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Wukong often accumulates less CS compared to Varus. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Wukong versus Varus build consist of Ravenous Hydra, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Wukong included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Varus than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Wukong boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when countering Varus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Varus as Wukong, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Wukong vs Varus clashes, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.

If you want to get Wukong versus Varus tips and builds for a a specific division rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using all games played with both champions.