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

Varus vs Pantheon

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

based on 6,670 Varus vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Pantheon as Varus came out of an examination of 6670 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Varus encounters Pantheon in only 4.3% of his games.

Varus vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a poor job of beating Pantheon. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Varus vs Pantheon games, Varus’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Pantheon.

Best Varus vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSerylda's GrudgeEdge of NightThe 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
>
Last skill for Varus to max oute

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pantheon as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Varus vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Pantheon Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.9
7.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
174
< Minions Killed >
107
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,530
< Physical Damage >
19,645
6,345
< Magic Damage >
798
355
< True Damage >
1,219
21,231
< Damage Dealt >
21,662
20,142
< Damage Taken >
26,338
12,327
< Gold Earned >
11,400
2.25
< Towers >
1.64
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,474
< Total Healing >
5,101
12,817
< Experience >
13,063
18
< Vision Score >
30
9
< Wards Placed >
14
256
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Pantheon with Varus in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature some vital Varus versus Pantheon counter statistics that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Pantheon’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Pantheon..

Varus usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Pantheon. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Pantheon

Who is Better, Varus or Pantheon?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when trying to fight Pantheon, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a poor counter for Pantheon.

While Varus does have a lower win rate compared to Pantheon, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Pantheon.

Additionally, Varus also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pantheon. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Pantheon. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Pantheon.

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 Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Varus, we analyzed 6,670 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 Pantheon 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 Pantheon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Pantheon during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus on average accumulates more CS relative to Pantheon. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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 situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Varus versus Pantheon build include Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Pantheon than with most other common item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 48.6% battling Pantheon with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Pantheon as Varus, Varus players should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Varus vs Pantheon counters, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Pantheon as Varus are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.