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

Varus vs Warwick

How to Beat Warwick as Varus in LoLVarus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Warwick as Varus

based on 6,480 Varus vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Varus faced off against Warwick 6480 times. Including so many games with Varus versus Warwick gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a solid build to defeat Warwick. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Varus has to counter Warwick in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Varus vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a poor job of countering Warwick. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.0% of the time the champions face each other in. In Varus vs Warwick games, Varus’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Warwick.

Best Varus vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Guardian AngelWit's EndEdge of NightSerylda's Grudge

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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
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W
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Warwick as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Varus vs Warwick Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Warwick Image
7.5
< Kills >
7.3
6.3
< Deaths >
7
7
< Assists >
6.9
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
169
< Minions Killed >
54
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
1.34
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
14,954
< Physical Damage >
7,626
6,726
< Magic Damage >
8,933
386
< True Damage >
816
22,067
< Damage Dealt >
17,376
19,533
< Damage Taken >
40,067
12,214
< Gold Earned >
11,658
2.26
< Towers >
1.41
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
4,639
< Total Healing >
21,489
12,728
< Experience >
13,332
17
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
7
257
< Time Dealing CC >
287

How to Counter Warwick with Varus in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Varus against Warwick matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Warwick’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Warwick..

Varus often has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Warwick. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Warwick

Who is Better, Varus or Warwick?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when taking on Warwick, with a 49.0% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes an ok counter to Warwick.

While Varus does have a lower win rate than Warwick, when facing one another, Varus also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Warwick.

Furthermore, Varus has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Warwick matchups, Warwick is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Warwick. Focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Varus, we analyzed 6,480 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 Warwick 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 Warwick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Varus to counter Warwick 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus often accumulates much more CS relative to Warwick. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Varus versus Warwick build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Kraken Slayer. When Varus combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Warwick than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 49.0% when countering Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Warwick as Varus, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Varus vs Warwick face-offs, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Varus x Warwick tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every game completed with these champions.