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

Varus vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Varus in LoLVarus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Varus

based on 1,377 Varus vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.36
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Varus resulted from an analysis of 1377 ranked matches where both champions faced one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Varus fights Ryze in only 0.9% of his matches.

Varus vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Varus has done a ok job of beating Ryze. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of games the champs face one another in. In Varus versus Ryze matches, Varus’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Ryze.

Best Varus vs Ryze Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeOpportunity

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneMuramanaTerminusKraken Slayer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
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
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ryze as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Varus vs Ryze Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Ryze Image
7.4
< Kills >
5.7
6.1
< Deaths >
5.6
7
< Assists >
6.4
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
178
< Minions Killed >
193
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,376
< Physical Damage >
1,013
6,882
< Magic Damage >
21,737
389
< True Damage >
299
22,648
< Damage Dealt >
23,049
19,462
< Damage Taken >
26,439
12,403
< Gold Earned >
12,036
2.38
< Towers >
2.17
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,697
< Total Healing >
4,409
12,972
< Experience >
16,065
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
9
257
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Ryze with Varus in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Varus vs. Ryze matchup statistics that can help you grasp the distinctions between this set of champions. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ryze’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Ryze..

Varus often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Ryze. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Ryze

Who is Better, Varus or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Ryze, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter for Ryze.

While Varus does have a higher winrate than Ryze, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Ryze.

Furthermore, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Ryze matchups, Varus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Varus is a decent counter to Ryze. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Varus against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Varus, we analyzed 1,377 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Ryze during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus usually picks up a similar amount of CS as Ryze. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Varus versus Ryze build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Opportunity. When Varus combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Ryze than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 50.6% battling Ryze with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of annihilating Ryze as Varus, you should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Varus vs Ryze counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

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