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How to Win Morgana vs Varus Counter MatchupMorgana is in the b tier of champions

Morgana vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Morgana in LoLMorgana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Morgana

based on 7,854 Morgana vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our dataset, Morgana faced off against Varus 7854 times. With so many games with Morgana vs Varus gives us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to annihilate Varus. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Morgana encounters Varus in only 3.9% of her matches.

Morgana vs Varus Matchup Summary

Morgana has done a good job of countering Varus. On average, she wins a fantastic 53.0% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Morgana versus Varus matches, Morgana’s side is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Morgana vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHaunting Guise

Core Morgana Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflameLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Solstice SleighCryptbloomRylai's Crystal ScepterHorizon Focus

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Morgana's passive ability p
Morgana's q ability q
Morgana's w ability w
Morgana's e ability e
Morgana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Varus as Morgana

Tips for Playing as Morgana against Varus

Tormented Shadow is an excellent farming tool if you're by yourself in a lane.

Shrewd use of Black Shield can determine the outcome of team fights.

Items that provide survivability allow Morgana to become extremely difficult to kill in conjunction with Black Shield and Soul Shackles.

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.

Morgana vs Varus Counter Stats

Morgana Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
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3.7
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
6.5
12
< Assists >
6.7
0.8
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
54
< Minions Killed >
175
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
863
< Physical Damage >
15,339
15,490
< Magic Damage >
6,353
985
< True Damage >
372
17,339
< Damage Dealt >
22,065
21,426
< Damage Taken >
20,567
9,722
< Gold Earned >
12,410
1.73
< Towers >
2.22
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,614
< Total Healing >
4,895
11,733
< Experience >
13,126
53
< Vision Score >
18
23
< Wards Placed >
9
135
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Varus with Morgana in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some influential Morgana versus Varus counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Morgana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Morgana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Varus. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Morgana typically has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Morgana and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Morgana
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Morgana
Varus

Who is Better, Morgana or Varus?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Morgana usually wins when playing against Varus, with a 53.0% win rate. Thus, Morgana makes a good counter for Varus.

While Morgana does have a higher win rate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Morgana also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Morgana into Varus.

Additionally, Morgana has a lot of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Morgana vs Varus matchups, Morgana is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Morgana is a good counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Morgana against Varus.

Additional Information for Morgana Players

How We Calculated Our Morgana vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Morgana, we analyzed 7,854 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 Morgana 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Morgana 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Morgana usually picks up a lot less CS as Varus. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Morgana versus Varus build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Liandry's Torment. When Morgana combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Varus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Morgana had an average win rate of 53.0% battling Varus with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Varus as Morgana, Morgana players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Morgana vs Varus LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 53.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Morgana are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.