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

Varus vs Udyr

How to Beat Udyr as Varus in LoLVarus is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Udyr as Varus

based on 4,569 Varus vs Udyr matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Varus engaged Udyr 4569 times. With so many games with Varus versus Udyr gives us confidence in our capability to prepare useful stats and a pro build to destroy your enemy. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Varus is forced to battle against Udyr in only 3.0% of his rounds.

Varus vs Udyr Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus has done a dismal job of countering Udyr. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Varus versus Udyr games, Varus’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Udyr.

Best Varus vs Udyr Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsVampiric Scepter

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaEdge of NightOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisSerylda's GrudgeThe CollectorRunaan's Hurricane

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Udyr as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Udyr

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 Udyr

After using the more powerful, Awakened version of an ability, Udyr cannot Awaken other abilities for some time.

Udyr has limited ranged options, try to keep distance.

Varus vs Udyr Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Udyr Image
7.3
< Kills >
5
6.1
< Deaths >
5.7
6.8
< Assists >
7.2
1.72
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
177
< Minions Killed >
84
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,850
< Physical Damage >
7,310
6,553
< Magic Damage >
9,093
360
< True Damage >
747
21,763
< Damage Dealt >
17,152
19,395
< Damage Taken >
32,606
12,289
< Gold Earned >
11,482
2.36
< Towers >
1.88
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
4,676
< Total Healing >
13,370
12,806
< Experience >
14,247
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
6
256
< Time Dealing CC >
2,076

How to Counter Udyr with Varus in LoL

The stats provided here feature some influential Varus against Udyr counter stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Udyr’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Udyr..

Varus often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Udyr. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Varus and Udyr

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Udyr
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Udyr

Who is Better, Varus or Udyr?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Udyr, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a poor counter for Udyr.

While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Udyr, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Udyr.

Furthermore, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Udyr. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Udyr matchups, Udyr is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Varus is a somewhat poor counter to Udyr. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Udyr.

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus vs Udyr Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Udyr as Varus, we analyzed 4,569 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 Udyr 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Udyr during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus typically picks up more CS as Udyr. Champs who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Varus versus Udyr build include Muramana, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Udyr than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when countering Udyr with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Udyr as Varus, Varus players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Varus vs Udyr battles, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

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