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How to Win Twitch vs Varus Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Twitch

based on 6,219 Twitch vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each and every week. Within our database, Twitch engaged Varus in 6219 rounds. Including so many games with Twitch vs Varus provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to annihilate Varus. This champ pairing is fairly uncommon. Twitch is forced to battle against Varus in only 4.1% of his rounds.

Twitch vs Varus Matchup Summary

Twitch does a good job of beating Varus. On average, he wins a whopping 52.3% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Twitch against Varus matches, Twitch’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Varus.

Best Twitch vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined KingKraken Slayer

Optional Items

BloodthirsterWit's EndTerminusRabadon's Deathcap

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Varus as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Varus

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Varus Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
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8.7
< Kills >
7.5
6.9
< Deaths >
7
7.2
< Assists >
6.9
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
145
< Minions Killed >
174
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,405
< Physical Damage >
14,605
3,447
< Magic Damage >
6,601
4,363
< True Damage >
356
24,216
< Damage Dealt >
21,563
22,070
< Damage Taken >
20,700
12,347
< Gold Earned >
12,408
2.07
< Towers >
2.24
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,900
< Total Healing >
4,640
12,847
< Experience >
12,862
21
< Vision Score >
18
10
< Wards Placed >
9
313
< Time Dealing CC >
248

How to Counter Varus with Twitch in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several critical Twitch vs. Varus counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between these two champions. Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Varus’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Varus..

Twitch typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Twitch and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Varus

Who is Better, Twitch or Varus?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Twitch usually wins when trying to fight Varus, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Twitch makes a good counter to Varus.

While Twitch does have a higher winrate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Twitch also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Twitch into Varus.

Moreover, Twitch also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Twitch vs Varus matchups, Twitch 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 teamfights.

Twitch is an above average counter to Varus. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Twitch against Varus.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Twitch, we analyzed 6,219 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 Twitch 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 Twitch to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Varus. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Twitch versus Varus build include Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, and Kraken Slayer. When Twitch combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Varus than with most other common builds. In fact, Twitch boasted an average win rate of 52.3% when countering Varus with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Varus as Twitch, you should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Twitch vs Varus clashes, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 52.3% win rate overall.

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