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How to Win Udyr vs Varus Counter MatchupUdyr is in the s tier of champions

Udyr vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Udyr in LoLUdyr is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Udyr

based on 4,569 Udyr vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds every week. Within our database, Udyr engaged Varus in 4569 matches. Including so many matchups for Udyr versus Varus provides us faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to crush your foe. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Udyr fights Varus in only 4.0% of his matches.

Udyr vs Varus Matchup Summary

Udyr has done a decent job of beating Varus. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Udyr against Varus rounds, Udyr’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely won't get first blood versus Varus.

Best Udyr vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Udyr Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernLiandry's TormentJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Unending DespairBlade of The Ruined KingSterak's GageHollow Radiance

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Udyr's passive ability p
Udyr's q ability q
Udyr's w ability w
Udyr's e ability e
Udyr's ultimate ability r
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R
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Q
3
W
4
E
5
R
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R
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R
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Guide to Countering Varus as Udyr

Tips for Playing as Udyr against Varus

Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.

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.

Udyr vs Varus Counter Stats

Udyr Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
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5
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
7.2
< Assists >
6.8
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
84
< Minions Killed >
177
1.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
7,310
< Physical Damage >
14,850
9,093
< Magic Damage >
6,553
747
< True Damage >
360
17,152
< Damage Dealt >
21,763
32,606
< Damage Taken >
19,395
11,482
< Gold Earned >
12,289
1.88
< Towers >
2.36
0.25
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,370
< Total Healing >
4,676
14,247
< Experience >
12,806
19
< Vision Score >
18
6
< Wards Placed >
9
2,076
< Time Dealing CC >
256

How to Counter Varus with Udyr in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some important Udyr against Varus matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Udyr’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Udyr may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Varus..

Udyr often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Varus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Udyr and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Udyr
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Udyr
Varus

Who is Better, Udyr or Varus?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Udyr usually wins when trying to fight Varus, with a 51.3% win rate. Therefore, Udyr makes a good counter for Varus.

While Udyr does have a higher win rate than Varus, when facing one another, Udyr also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Udyr into Varusas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Udyr 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 facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Udyr vs Varus matchups, Udyr 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 team fights.

Udyr is a decent counter for Varus. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Udyr against Varus.

Additional Information for Udyr Players

How We Calculated Our Udyr vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Udyr, we analyzed 4,569 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 Udyr 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 truly master Udyr to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Udyr often gets less CS as Varus. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Udyr versus Varus build include Kaenic Rookern, Liandry's Torment, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Udyr used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Varus than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Udyr had an average win rate of 51.3% battling Varus with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Varus as Udyr, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Udyr vs Varus LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.3% winrate overall.

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