Varus with Ahri
How to Synergize Varus and Ahri
based on 4,253 Varus with Ahri pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Ahri Synergy Summary
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Ahri
Tips for Playing as Varus with Ahri
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 Understand How Ahri Will Play
Initiate team fights using Charm, and chase down stragglers with Spirit Rush.
Spirit Rush enables Ahri's abilities, it opens up paths for Charm, helps double hitting with Orb of Deception, and closes to make use of Fox-Fire.
Use Charm to set up your combos, it will make landing Orb of Deception and Fox-Fire dramatically easier.
Varus Ahri Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ahri as Varus in LoL
The Varus Ahri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ahri, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Varus sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ahri. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Ahri helps Varus perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Varus is paired with Ahri, he sees a little decrease in his total damage output. This change could demonstrate that Ahri doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played alongside Ahri on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Ahri.
Moreover, when Varus plays with Ahri on the same team, he often takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Ahri does a decent job of protecting Varus during team fights.
Synergies between Varus and Ahri
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Is Varus better when played alongside Ahri?
There is no top champion pairing for Varus that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. However, overall, Ahri is a relatively poor ally for Varus. By playing on the same team as Varus, she decreases their win rate by -2.3% to 46.1%. This proves that there is a negative synergy between Varus and Ahri that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.
Ahri has a greater difficulty than Varus. That means you should be cautious when arranging Ahri teammates to play with, as they will need a greater level of skill to play well with you.
Playing on the same side, Varus players should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to to do a lot of AP damage. Together, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
In contrast, by grouping Varus and Ahri together, you probably will not be giving your other allies much tankyness. Plan to bring other champions on your team that nullifies this gap in their kit.
Regardless of your Ahri ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Varus in order to synergize with Ahri during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn additional tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The top items to focus on in your Varus and Ahri synergy build include Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Ahri than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 46.1% helping carry Ahri with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Varus players should equip 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 runes players picked for this team composition, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.1% winrate overall.
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