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How to Win Varus vs Bard Counter MatchupVarus is in the b tier of champions

Varus vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Varus in LoLVarus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Varus

based on 4,634 Varus vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Varus fought Bard 4634 times. Having so many matchups for Varus vs Bard provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare informative statistics and a pro build to suppress your opponent. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Varus encounters Bard in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Varus vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a awful job of countering Bard. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.4% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Varus against Bard games, Varus’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Bard.

Best Varus vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

HubrisEdge of NightSerylda's GrudgeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Varus's passive ability p
Varus's q ability q
Varus's w ability w
Varus's e ability e
Varus's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
3
Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Bard as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Bard

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 Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Varus vs Bard Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Bard Image
6.8
< Kills >
2.7
6.3
< Deaths >
5
6.6
< Assists >
14.2
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
0.57
182
< Minions Killed >
30
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,051
< Physical Damage >
2,972
6,603
< Magic Damage >
7,921
395
< True Damage >
1,061
22,050
< Damage Dealt >
11,956
19,436
< Damage Taken >
21,200
12,244
< Gold Earned >
9,018
2.32
< Towers >
1.83
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
4,429
< Total Healing >
6,595
12,750
< Experience >
11,427
17
< Vision Score >
64
9
< Wards Placed >
28
251
< Time Dealing CC >
477

How to Counter Bard with Varus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some influential Varus versus Bard matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Bard. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Varus usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Bard. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Bard

Who is Better, Varus or Bard?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when facing off against Bard, with a 45.4% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Varus does have a much lower win rate compared to Bard, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Varus into Bard.

Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Varus is a garbage counter to Bard. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Bard.

Other Champion Matchups Against Varus

Varus Loses Against

ZyraZyra44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45% winrateBardBard45.4% winrateTeemoTeemo45.5% winrate

Varus Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.4% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.1% winrateXayahXayah52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 51.3% 9130 GamesLilliaLillia+ 51.4% 8988 GamesBraumBraum+ 51.5% 1894 GamesBlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 52.4% 5633 Games

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Varus, we analyzed 4,634 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 Bard as Varus 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus usually picks up much more CS as Bard. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They 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, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Varus versus Bard build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Varus included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Bard than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 45.4% when countering Bard with this build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Bard as Varus, Varus players should use the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Varus vs Bard clashes, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Bard as Varus are displayed for all skill levels combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.