Rek'Sai with Varus
How to Synergize Rek'Sai and Varus
based on 883 Rek'Sai with Varus pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Rek'Sai Varus Synergy Summary
Best Rek'Sai vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Rek'Sai and Varus
Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai with Varus
Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.
Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.
Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.
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.
Rek'Sai Varus Synergy Stats
How to Play with Varus as Rek'Sai in LoL
The Rek'Sai 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, Rek'Sai sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Varus helps Rek'Sai perform not as well in competitive LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Rek'Sai tries to synergize with Varus, he sees a small increase in his total damage dealt. This difference may signal that Varus supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his participation also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Rek'Sai is played alongside Varus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Varus.
Moreover, when Rek'Sai plays with Varus on the same team, he typically receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Taking more damage could indicate that Varus does a poor job of protecting Rek'Sai during team fights.
Synergies between Rek'Sai and Varus
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Is Rek'Sai better when played alongside Varus?
There is no top companion for Rek'Sai that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. However, Varus is a very typical companion for Rek'Sai. By locking into the same side as Rek'Sai, he lowers their win rate by -0.7% to 47.7%. This demonstrates that there is a weak bond between Rek'Sai and Varus that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Varus has a lower difficulty than Rek'Sai. That means Rek'Sai players don't need to be cautious when enlisting Varus allies to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.
Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these two can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by grouping Rek'Sai and Varus together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates much magic damage. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that fills this relative gap in their capabilities.
Regardless of your Varus ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Rek'Sai in order to work well with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should continue reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to focus on in your Rek'Sai and Varus synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting alongside Varus than with most other common item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average winrate of 47.7% helping carry Varus with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of defeating your oponents, Rek'Sai players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Rek'Sai and Varus pairings, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.7% winrate overall.
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