Varus vs Samira
How to Beat Samira as Varus
based on 6,751 Varus vs Samira matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Samira Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Samira Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Samira as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Samira
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.
Varus vs Samira Counter Stats
How to Counter Samira with Varus in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore several important Varus vs. Samira matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Samira’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Samira..
Varus typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives less damage than Samira. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Samira
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Who is Better, Varus or Samira?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Samira, with a 50.3% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter for Samira.
While Varus does have a higher winrate than Samira, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Varus into Samira.
Moreover, Varus also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Samira. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Samira matchups, Varus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Varus is a decent counter to Samira. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Samira.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Varus to counter Samira during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Samira. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Varus versus Samira build consist of Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Samira than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 50.3% battling Samira with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Samira as Varus, Varus players 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. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Varus vs Samira counters, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.3% winrate overall.
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