Orianna vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Orianna
based on 2,188 Orianna vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Orianna vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Orianna vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Orianna
Tips for Playing as Orianna against Varus
Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.
Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.
Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.
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.
Orianna vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Orianna in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several vital Orianna against Varus counter stats that may help us explain the distinctions between the two. As an example, Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Varus..
Orianna often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Orianna and Varus
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Who is Better, Orianna or Varus?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Orianna usually fairs equally well when taking on Varus, with a 50.7% win rate. As a result, Orianna makes an ok counter to Varus.
While Orianna does have a higher win rate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Orianna also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Orianna into Varusas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Orianna also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Varus matchups, Orianna is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Orianna is a decent counter for Varus. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Orianna against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Orianna in order to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Orianna on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to use in your Orianna versus Varus build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Orianna used at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Varus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Orianna boasted an average win rate of 50.7% when countering Varus with these items in her kit.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Varus as Orianna, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Orianna vs Varus matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.
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