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How to Win Sejuani vs Varus Counter MatchupSejuani is in the b tier of champions

Sejuani vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Sejuani in LoLSejuani is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Sejuani

based on 1,570 Sejuani vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.64
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Varus as Sejuani came out of an analysis of 1570 ranked matches where both champions engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Sejuani is forced to battle against Varus in only 4.1% of her matches.

Sejuani vs Varus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sejuani has done a below average job of countering Varus. On average, she wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champions face one another in. In Sejuani against Varus matches, Sejuani’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Sejuani vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBami's Cinder

Core Sejuani Items

~22 Mins
Sunfire AegisThornmailJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHeartsteelFrozen HeartIceborn Gauntlet

Summoner Spells

summonerteleport summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeConditioningOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedArmorHealth Scaling
Sejuani's passive ability p
Sejuani's q ability q
Sejuani's w ability w
Sejuani's e ability e
Sejuani's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Varus as Sejuani

Tips for Playing as Sejuani against Varus

Melee allies can stack Frost for your Permafrost, keep an eye on who they are attacking.

Save Glacial Prison for encounters where you have teammates present to take advantage of it.

Use Arctic Assault to escape bad situations, interupt channeled spells or chase runners.

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.

Sejuani vs Varus Counter Stats

Sejuani Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Varus Image
4
< Kills >
7.3
5.6
< Deaths >
6.4
10.8
< Assists >
7.3
0.94
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
45
< Minions Killed >
173
1.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.52
7,039
< Physical Damage >
15,012
6,632
< Magic Damage >
7,111
892
< True Damage >
392
14,563
< Damage Dealt >
22,515
34,487
< Damage Taken >
19,851
10,787
< Gold Earned >
12,384
1.35
< Towers >
2.33
0.32
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
11,726
< Total Healing >
4,870
13,143
< Experience >
12,819
23
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
9
512
< Time Dealing CC >
265

How to Counter Varus with Sejuani in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some important Sejuani against Varus counter stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Sejuani’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sejuani may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Sejuani often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. On average, she receives more damage than Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sejuani and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Sejuani
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sejuani
Varus

Who is Better, Sejuani or Varus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sejuani usually loses when taking on Varus, with a 47.9% win rate. Thus, Sejuani makes a bad counter for Varus.

While Sejuani does have a lower win rate than Varus, when on opposite teams, Sejuani also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Sejuani into Varus.

Moreover, Sejuani has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sejuani 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 allies during team fights.

Sejuani is a trash counter to Varus. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Sejuani against Varus.

Additional Information for Sejuani Players

How We Calculated Our Sejuani vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Sejuani, we analyzed 1,570 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 Sejuani 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 truly master Sejuani to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sejuani typically picks up a lot less CS as Varus. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Sejuani versus Varus build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Sejuani bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better versus Varus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Sejuani had an average win rate of 47.9% battling Varus with this build.

To have the greatest probability of coming out on top against Varus as Sejuani, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Sejuani vs Varus fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Sejuani are shown for all skill levels combined. To scope the stats and builds to a particular rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.