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

Varus vs Darius

How to Beat Darius as Varus in LoLVarus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Darius as Varus

based on 5,251 Varus vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
2.25
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our data, Varus faced Darius in 5251 matches. Having so many matchups for Varus versus Darius gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a recommended build to shatter Darius. This matchup is fairly rare. Varus has to counter Darius in only 3.4% of his games.

Varus vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus has done a poor job of beating Darius. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of matches the champions oppose each other in. In Varus versus Darius rounds, Varus’s side is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Darius.

Best Varus vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsVampiric Scepter

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndJak'Sho, The ProteanManamune

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
>
Last skill for Varus to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
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
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Darius as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Varus vs Darius Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Darius Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.9
< Assists >
4.3
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
175
< Minions Killed >
168
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.47
14,818
< Physical Damage >
16,154
6,555
< Magic Damage >
88
383
< True Damage >
3,883
21,756
< Damage Dealt >
20,126
19,568
< Damage Taken >
31,932
12,315
< Gold Earned >
12,011
2.31
< Towers >
2.34
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,521
< Total Healing >
7,679
12,828
< Experience >
14,715
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
256
< Time Dealing CC >
165

How to Counter Darius with Varus in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several critical Varus versus Darius counter stats that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Varus usually has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Darius. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Darius

Who is Better, Varus or Darius?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 49.2% win rate. As a result, Varus makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Darius.

Moreover, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Varus is a somewhat poor counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Varus, we analyzed 5,251 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 Darius 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

Varus Build Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Darius during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus often racks up a similar amount of CS as Darius. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale 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 situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Varus versus Darius build consist of Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Darius than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 49.2% when playing against Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Darius as Varus, Varus players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Varus vs Darius fights, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.2% winrate overall.

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