Varus vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Varus
based on 7,846 Varus vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Aatrox
Try to take advantage of Piercing Arrow's very long range to snipe at enemy champions before a fight or as they're trying to flee.
An early point in Blighted Quiver helps harass enemy champions and get killing blows on minions.
During short range fights it's sometimes best to fire Piercing Arrow quickly, rather than charging it to full power.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Varus vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Varus in LoL
The stats shown here emphasize some strategic Varus versus Aatrox matchup statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aatrox..
Varus usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Varus or Aatrox?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Aatrox, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes a poor counter for Aatrox.
While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Varus into Aatrox.
Additionally, Varus has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Varus is a garbage counter to Aatrox. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically racks up a similar amount of CS as Aatrox. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs 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 numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Varus versus Aatrox build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs Aatrox than with most other typical builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 47.4% when playing against Aatrox with this build.
To have the best probability of coming out on top against Aatrox as Varus, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Varus vs Aatrox matchups, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.4% winrate overall.
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