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How to Win Varus vs Vel'Koz Counter MatchupVarus is in the b tier of champions

Varus vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Varus in LoLVarus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Vel'Koz as Varus

based on 3,111 Varus vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL rounds each week. Within our data, Varus did battle with Vel'Koz 3111 times. Having so many matchups for Varus vs Vel'Koz provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide useful data and a pro build to destroy Vel'Koz. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Varus encounters Vel'Koz in only 2.0% of his matches.

Varus vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a poor job of beating Vel'Koz. On average, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Varus vs Vel'Koz rounds, Varus’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Varus vs Vel'Koz Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaEdge of NightOpportunity

Optional Items

HubrisSerylda's GrudgeTerminusWit's End

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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
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Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Varus vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Vel'Koz Image
7
< Kills >
5.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6
6.6
< Assists >
8.9
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
178
< Minions Killed >
94
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.46
14,490
< Physical Damage >
540
6,344
< Magic Damage >
18,033
361
< True Damage >
5,949
21,196
< Damage Dealt >
24,523
20,937
< Damage Taken >
18,128
12,369
< Gold Earned >
10,625
2.15
< Towers >
1.73
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,912
< Total Healing >
1,816
13,196
< Experience >
12,697
18
< Vision Score >
45
9
< Wards Placed >
20
256
< Time Dealing CC >
205

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Varus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several influential Varus versus Vel'Koz counter stats that can help you explain the distinctions between the pair. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Varus typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Vel'Koz. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Varus and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Varus or Vel'Koz?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Vel'Koz, with a 47.8% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a poor counter to Vel'Koz.

While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Vel'Koz, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Varus into Vel'Koz.

Moreover, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter 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 Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz 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 trash counter to Vel'Koz. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Varus against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Varus, we analyzed 3,111 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus most often gets more CS compared to Vel'Koz. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Varus versus Vel'Koz build include Muramana, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Vel'Koz than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 47.8% when playing against Vel'Koz with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Vel'Koz as Varus, you 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 used for Varus vs Vel'Koz matchups, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

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