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How to Win Vayne vs Varus Counter MatchupVayne is in the s tier of champions

Vayne vs Varus

How to Beat Varus as Vayne in LoLVayne is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Varus as Vayne

based on 8,304 Vayne vs Varus matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Vayne faced off against Varus 8304 times. With so many matchups for Vayne vs Varus gives us a lot of faith in our capability to provide informative data and a supported build to crush Varus. This champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Vayne encounters Varus in only 4.0% of her matches.

Vayne vs Varus Matchup Summary

Vayne does a good job of countering Varus. Typically, she wins a terrific 52.1% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Vayne vs Varus games, Vayne’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood against Varus.

Best Vayne vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordBerserker's Greaves

Core Vayne Items

~22 Mins
Mercurial ScimitarBlade of The Ruined KingTerminus

Optional Items

Guardian AngelBloodthirsterExperimental HexplateJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vayne to level upq
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Second ability for Vayne to level upw
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Last skill for Vayne to max oute

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Vayne's passive ability p
Vayne's q ability q
Vayne's w ability w
Vayne's e ability e
Vayne's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Varus as Vayne

Tips for Playing as Vayne against Varus

Don't go in first to a large teamfight. Wait for your teammates to initiate.

Tumble has many uses, but it cannot pass over walls.

Condemn can be used to both pin targets to walls to ensure a kill, or to escape a pursuer.

Advice to Win Against Varus

When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.

You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.

If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.

Vayne vs Varus Counter Stats

Vayne Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Varus Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
5.5
< Assists >
6.9
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
164
< Minions Killed >
176
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.52
14,788
< Physical Damage >
14,981
1,514
< Magic Damage >
6,608
4,417
< True Damage >
383
20,721
< Damage Dealt >
21,973
21,671
< Damage Taken >
19,466
12,156
< Gold Earned >
12,454
2.26
< Towers >
2.45
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
6,016
< Total Healing >
4,580
13,026
< Experience >
12,845
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
69
< Time Dealing CC >
251

How to Counter Varus with Vayne in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Vayne vs. Varus counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Vayne’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Vayne may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Varus..

Vayne often has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Varus. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Vayne and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Vayne
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vayne
Varus

Who is Better, Vayne or Varus?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Vayne usually wins when taking on Varus, with a 52.1% win rate. Therefore, Vayne makes a good counter to Varus.

While Vayne does have a higher win rate compared to Varus, when facing one another, Vayne also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Vayne into Varusas her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Vayne also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vayne vs Varus matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Vayne is a good counter for Varus. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Vayne against Varus.

Additional Information for Vayne Players

How We Calculated Our Vayne vs Varus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Varus as Vayne, we analyzed 8,304 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 Varus as Vayne 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Vayne in order to counter Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vayne on average picks up a similar amount of CS as Varus. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. 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, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Vayne versus Varus build consist of Mercurial Scimitar, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Vayne included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Varus than with many other common item sets. In fact, Vayne boasted an average win rate of 52.1% battling Varus with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Varus as Vayne, Vayne players should use the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Vayne vs Varus battles, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 52.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Varus as Vayne are displayed for all ranked divisions combined. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.