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How to Win Teemo vs Varus Counter MatchupTeemo is in the a tier of champions

Teemo vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Teemo in LoLTeemo is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Teemo

based on 12,109 Teemo vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.92
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our dataset, Teemo fought Varus 12109 times. Having so many games with Teemo versus Varus provides us faith in our capacity to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to wreck your opposition. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Teemo encounters Varus in only 4.0% of his rounds.

Teemo vs Varus Matchup Summary

Teemo does a great job of beating Varus. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.5% of the time the champs face each other in. In Teemo versus Varus matches, Teemo’s side is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood against Varus.

Best Teemo vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Teemo Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothStormsurgeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameCryptbloomCosmic Drive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Teemo's passive ability p
Teemo's q ability q
Teemo's w ability w
Teemo's e ability e
Teemo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Teemo

Tips for Playing as Teemo against Varus

Teemo's mushrooms can be used to farm creep waves very effectively.

Place your mushrooms at key locations on the map, such as by the Dragon or Baron Nashor, to reveal when your enemies might be attempting to kill them.

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.

Teemo vs Varus Counter Stats

Teemo Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Varus Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.5
6.5
< Deaths >
6.5
7
< Assists >
6.9
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
132
< Minions Killed >
180
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.48
2,631
< Physical Damage >
14,678
22,559
< Magic Damage >
6,544
1,731
< True Damage >
357
26,921
< Damage Dealt >
21,580
22,037
< Damage Taken >
21,297
11,454
< Gold Earned >
12,632
1.99
< Towers >
2.22
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
3,129
< Total Healing >
5,158
14,477
< Experience >
13,320
27
< Vision Score >
18
11
< Wards Placed >
9
501
< Time Dealing CC >
259

How to Counter Varus with Teemo in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several important Teemo against Varus counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Teemo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Varus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Teemo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Varus..

Teemo normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Teemo and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Teemo
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Teemo
Varus

Who is Better, Teemo or Varus?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Teemo usually wins when playing against Varus, with a 54.5% win rate. Therefore, Teemo makes a great counter to Varus.

While Teemo does have a much higher winrate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Teemo also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Teemo into Varus.

Furthermore, Teemo also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Teemo vs Varus matchups, Teemo is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Teemo is a great counter for Varus. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Teemo against Varus.

Additional Information for Teemo Players

How We Calculated Our Teemo vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Teemo, we analyzed 12,109 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 Teemo 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 Teemo to counter Varus during both the lane 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 pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Teemo on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need 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, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Teemo versus Varus build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Stormsurge, and Liandry's Torment. When Teemo used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs. Varus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Teemo had an average winrate of 54.5% when playing against Varus with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Varus as Teemo, you should use the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Teemo vs Varus counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.5% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Teemo are shown for every ranked division. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.