Varus with Caitlyn
How to Synergize Varus and Caitlyn
based on 1,902 Varus with Caitlyn pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Caitlyn Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Caitlyn Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Varus with Caitlyn
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 Caitlyn Will Play
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Varus Caitlyn Synergy Stats
How to Play with Caitlyn as Varus in LoL
The Varus Caitlyn synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Caitlyn, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Caitlyn. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Caitlyn helps Varus perform worse in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Varus tries to synergize with Caitlyn, he observes a noticable increase in his total damage dealt. This change could indicate that Caitlyn provides protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played with Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Caitlyn. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Caitlyn.
Additionally, when Varus plays with Caitlyn on the same team, he often takes more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage may indicate that Caitlyn does a poor job of protecting Varus in teamfights.
Synergies between Varus and Caitlyn
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Is Varus better when played alongside Caitlyn?
There is no universally accepted best companion for Varus that will always be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Caitlyn is a relatively poor companion for Varus. By locking into the same side as Varus, she lowers their win rate by -2.3% to 46.1%. This signals that there is a negative bond between Varus and Caitlyn that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Caitlyn has a much greater difficulty compared to Varus. That means Varus players must be cautious when finding Caitlyn comrades to play with, as they will have to have a much higher level of skill to fight well with you.
Working on the same side, Varus players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.
In contrast, by pairing Varus and Caitlyn together, you probably will not be providing your side enough protection for burst damage. We recommend you bring other champs on your team that offsets this gap in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Caitlyn ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Varus in order to pair well with Caitlyn during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The most crucial items to have in your Varus and Caitlyn synergy build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Varus incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Caitlyn than with most other typical builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 46.1% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Caitlyn with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Varus players 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 runes players picked for this champion pairing, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.
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