Varus vs Ekko
How to Beat Ekko as Varus
based on 7,328 Varus vs Ekko matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Ekko Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Ekko Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Ekko as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Ekko
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 Ekko
The second hit of Timewinder does more damage than the first; try to avoid it.
Ekko is significantly weaker when his ultimate is down. Watch for the trail he leaves behind to determine if Chronobreak is available.
Ekko's stun zone takes 3 seconds to arm. Watch for the image he creates on cast and try to guess where the zone was placed.
Varus vs Ekko Counter Stats
How to Counter Ekko with Varus in LoL
The stats provided here underscore some critical Varus vs. Ekko matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ekko’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ekko..
Varus normally has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Ekko. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Ekko
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Who is Better, Varus or Ekko?
Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when playing against Ekko, with a 46.8% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes a bad counter to Ekko.
While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Ekko, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Varus into Ekko.
Additionally, Varus has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ekko. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Ekko matchups, Ekko is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Varus is a garbage counter for Ekko. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Ekko.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Ekko Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Varus to counter Ekko during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually accumulates more CS as Ekko. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Varus versus Ekko build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Varus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Ekko than with most other common builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 46.8% battling Ekko with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Ekko as Varus, Varus players should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Varus vs Ekko counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 46.8% winrate overall.
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