Varus vs Wukong
How to Beat Wukong as Varus
based on 1,683 Varus vs Wukong matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Wukong Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Wukong Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Wukong as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Wukong
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 Wukong
Wukong becomes tougher to kill when surrounded by his enemies. Try to isolate him to gain an advantage.
Wukong will often use Decoy after Nimbus Strike. Try delaying your abilities by a short amount of time to ensure that you're hitting the real Wukong.
Varus vs Wukong Counter Stats
How to Counter Wukong with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several influential Varus versus Wukong counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Wukong’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Wukong..
Varus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Wukong. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Wukong
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Who is Better, Varus or Wukong?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually wins when facing off against Wukong, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a good counter to Wukong.
While Varus does have a higher winrate than Wukong, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Wukong.
Moreover, Varus also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Wukong. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Wukong matchups, Varus is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Varus is a decent counter for Wukong. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Wukong.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Wukong during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus often racks up more CS relative to Wukong. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Varus versus Wukong build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Varus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better versus Wukong than with most other common builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 52.0% when countering Wukong with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of vanquishing Wukong as Varus, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Varus vs Wukong fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.
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