Varus vs Skarner
How to Beat Skarner as Varus
based on 513 Varus vs Skarner matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Skarner Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Skarner Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Skarner as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Skarner
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 Skarner
Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!
Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.
Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.
Varus vs Skarner Counter Stats
How to Counter Skarner with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show several influential Varus against Skarner counter stats that can help us figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Skarner. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Varus usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Skarner. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Skarner
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Who is Better, Varus or Skarner?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually wins when trying to fight Skarner, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a great counter to Skarner.
While Varus does have a much higher win rate than Skarner, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Varus into Skarner.
Additionally, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Skarner matchups, Varus is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Varus is a great counter to Skarner. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Skarner.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Skarner 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically racks up much more CS compared to Skarner. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Varus versus Skarner build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Skarner than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 54.0% battling Skarner with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Skarner as Varus, Varus players should take 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 chose for Varus vs Skarner LoL games, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 54.0% winrate overall.
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