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

Varus vs Zac

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

based on 3,597 Varus vs Zac matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
2.14
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zac as Varus resulted from an analysis of 3597 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Varus encounters Zac in only 2.3% of his games.

Varus vs Zac Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a pathetic job of countering Zac. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of the time the champs face each other in. In Varus vs Zac rounds, Varus’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Zac.

Best Varus vs Zac Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

ManamuneGuardian AngelThe CollectorEdge of Night

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zac as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Zac

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 Zac

Kill all of Zac's bloblets when he splits apart to stop him from reforming.

Silences, stuns, roots and knockups will all interrupt Zac when he is charging Elastic Slingshot.

Zac heals from the goo that separates from him. You can crush the goo pieces by stepping on them.

Varus vs Zac Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Zac Image
7.1
< Kills >
4.7
6.6
< Deaths >
4.9
7
< Assists >
11
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
177
< Minions Killed >
61
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
1.01
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,304
< Physical Damage >
1,421
7,072
< Magic Damage >
14,607
1,010
< True Damage >
1,150
23,388
< Damage Dealt >
17,179
19,944
< Damage Taken >
40,985
12,244
< Gold Earned >
10,846
2.25
< Towers >
1.54
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.25
4,612
< Total Healing >
42,993
12,644
< Experience >
13,278
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
8
260
< Time Dealing CC >
444

How to Counter Zac with Varus in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show some significant Varus vs. Zac matchup stats that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champs. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zac’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Zac..

Varus normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Zac. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Varus and Zac

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Zac
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Zac

Who is Better, Varus or Zac?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when trying to fight Zac, with a 46.9% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a poor counter to Zac.

While Varus does have a lower winrate than Zac, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Varus into Zac.

Moreover, Varus also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zac. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Varus vs Zac matchups, Zac is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Varus is a bad counter to Zac. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Zac.

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 Zac Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zac as Varus, we analyzed 3,597 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 Zac 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 Zac Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Zac during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus usually picks up more CS compared to Zac. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale 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 do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Varus versus Zac build include Runaan's Hurricane, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Zac than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 46.9% battling Zac with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Zac as Varus, Varus players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Varus vs Zac counters, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.9% winrate overall.

If you need to view Varus x Zac tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all rounds played with both champs.