Maokai with Varus
How to Synergize Maokai and Varus
based on 6,059 Maokai with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Maokai Varus Synergy Summary
Best Maokai vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Maokai and Varus
Tips for Playing as Maokai with Varus
Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.
Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.
Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack well.
Advice to Understand How Varus Will Play
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.
Maokai Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Maokai in LoL
The Maokai Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Maokai sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Varus helps Maokai perform poorer in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Maokai is paired with Varus, he sees a little decrease in his full damage output. This may indicate that Varus does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Maokai is played together with Varus on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Varus. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Varus.
Additionally, when Maokai plays with Varus on the same team, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage could indicate that Varus does a poor job of protecting Maokai in teamfights.
Synergies between Maokai and Varus
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Is Maokai better when played alongside Varus?
There is no perfect champion pairing for Maokai that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. However, Varus is a below average teammate for Maokai. By playing on the same team as Maokai, he lowers their win rate by -2.0% to 50.6%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful bond between Maokai and Varus that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Varus has a lower difficulty than Maokai. That means you don't need to be careful when enlisting Varus comrades to play with, as they will have to have a relatively low level of skill to cooperate well with you.
When playing cooperatively, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to tank a lot of damage. Combined, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.
In contrast, by aligning Maokai and Varus together, you may not be providing your side much anti-tank damage dealing potential. Make sure to include other champions on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of your Varus ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Maokai to synergize with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to have in your Maokai and Varus synergy build include Trailblazer, Sunfire Aegis, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting alongside Varus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Maokai had an average win rate of 50.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Varus with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of defeating your oponents, you should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Maokai and Varus pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.
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