Varus vs Viego
How to Beat Viego as Varus
based on 5,979 Varus vs Viego matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Viego Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Viego Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Viego as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Viego
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 Viego Counter Stats
How to Counter Viego with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here underscore several valuable Varus vs. Viego matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viego’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Viego..
Varus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Viego. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Viego
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Who is Better, Varus or Viego?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Viego, with a 47.0% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a bad counter to Viego.
While Varus does have a lower winrate compared to Viego, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Viego.
Furthermore, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Varus is a garbage counter for Viego. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Viego.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Viego during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus most often picks up much more CS relative to Viego. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to have in your Varus versus Viego build include Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Viego than with many other common builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 47.0% when countering Viego with these items in his kit.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Viego 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. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Varus vs Viego clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.0% winrate overall.
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