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

Varus vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Varus in LoLVarus is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Varus

based on 1,565 Varus vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Zeri as Varus resulted from an evaluation of 1565 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Varus is forced to battle against Zeri in only 1.0% of his matches.

Varus vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Varus has done a decent job of countering Zeri. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions face each other in. In Varus vs Zeri rounds, Varus’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Zeri.

Best Varus vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTear of the Goddess

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeEdge of Night

Optional Items

Nashor's ToothWit's EndTerminusHubris

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
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
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Zeri as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
51.3 %
VS
Win Rate
48.7 %
Zeri Image
7.7
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.1
7.1
< Assists >
6.8
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
181
< Minions Killed >
190
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,597
< Physical Damage >
13,651
7,170
< Magic Damage >
6,520
394
< True Damage >
574
23,161
< Damage Dealt >
20,746
19,769
< Damage Taken >
23,276
12,671
< Gold Earned >
12,722
2.48
< Towers >
2.28
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,906
< Total Healing >
4,325
13,029
< Experience >
12,962
18
< Vision Score >
19
9
< Wards Placed >
8
251
< Time Dealing CC >
126

How to Counter Zeri with Varus in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several valuable Varus vs. Zeri counter statistics that may help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Varus typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Zeri. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Varus and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Zeri

Who is Better, Varus or Zeri?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually wins when facing off against Zeri, with a 51.3% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a good counter to Zeri.

While Varus does have a higher winrate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Zeri.

Additionally, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Varus is a decent counter to Zeri. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Varus, we analyzed 1,565 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 Zeri 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Zeri. Champions who on average don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Varus versus Zeri build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Edge of Night. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Zeri than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Zeri with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Zeri as Varus, you should take 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 builds players used for Varus vs Zeri battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Zeri as Varus are displayed for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.