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How to Win Quinn vs Varus Counter MatchupQuinn is in the a tier of champions

Quinn vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Quinn in LoLQuinn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Quinn

based on 1,920 Quinn vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Varus as Quinn came out of an evaluation of 1920 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Quinn fights Varus in only 4.0% of her rounds.

Quinn vs Varus Matchup Summary

Quinn has done a decent job of beating Varus. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champs face each other in. In Quinn versus Varus games, Quinn’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Quinn vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Quinn Items

~22 Mins
StormrazorThe CollectorVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

OpportunityInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsEdge of Night

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Quinn's passive ability p
Quinn's q ability q
Quinn's w ability w
Quinn's e ability e
Quinn's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Countering Varus as Quinn

Tips for Playing as Quinn against Varus

Attacking a

Vulnerable

target marked by Valor will put Harrier on cooldown. Quickly consuming Harrier marks will allow you to generate them faster.

Use Behind Enemy Lines for traveling very long distances quickly, for farming minions around the map, or for chasing wounded targets.

Vault is powerful but must be used with caution, as enemies can attack Quinn when she strikes them. Vault can sometimes be used to cross terrain if your back is to a wall.

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.

Quinn vs Varus Counter Stats

Quinn Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Varus Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.4
7.1
< Deaths >
6.8
6.2
< Assists >
6.8
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
158
< Minions Killed >
172
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.49
21,064
< Physical Damage >
14,250
1,249
< Magic Damage >
6,355
1,195
< True Damage >
347
23,508
< Damage Dealt >
20,953
24,170
< Damage Taken >
20,322
12,151
< Gold Earned >
12,284
2.04
< Towers >
2.31
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,692
< Total Healing >
4,436
14,846
< Experience >
12,892
20
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
155
< Time Dealing CC >
253

How to Counter Varus with Quinn in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Quinn vs. Varus counter statistics that may help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. Quinn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Quinn may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Quinn usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes more damage than Varus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Quinn and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Quinn
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Quinn
Varus

Who is Better, Quinn or Varus?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Quinn usually wins when trying to fight Varus, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Quinn makes a good counter to Varus.

While Quinn does have a higher winrate compared to Varus, when facing one another, Quinn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Quinn into Varus.

Furthermore, Quinn also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Quinn vs Varus matchups, Quinn is the better champion with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Quinn is a decent counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Quinn against Varus.

Additional Information for Quinn Players

How We Calculated Our Quinn vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Quinn, we analyzed 1,920 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 Quinn 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Quinn 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 lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Quinn usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Quinn versus Varus build include Stormrazor, The Collector, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Quinn bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Varus than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Quinn had an average win rate of 51.5% when countering Varus with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Varus as Quinn, Quinn players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Quinn vs Varus counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Quinn are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.