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Varus with Naafiri

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How to Synergize Varus and Naafiri

based on 1,938 Varus with Naafiri pairs
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Varus has fought alongside Naafiri in 1938 recent, competitive matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can give you high-quality, insightful builds to help Varus synergize with Naafiri. It is very rare for Varus to play alongside Naafiri as teammates. This pairing has only happened in about 1.3% of rounds with Varus.

Varus Naafiri Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a dismal job of playing alongside Naafiri. Normally, he wins a poor 48.1% of rounds the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Varus when playing with Naafiri by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with them, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Varus vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaYoumuu's GhostbladeOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightRunaan's HurricaneKraken SlayerTerminus

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationHail of BladesTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Varus's passive ability p
Varus's q ability q
Varus's w ability w
Varus's e ability e
Varus's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Naafiri

Tips for Playing as Varus with Naafiri

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 Naafiri Will Play

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Varus Naafiri Synergy Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Naafiri Image
7
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
7
< Assists >
6.9
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
172
< Minions Killed >
176
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,018
< Physical Damage >
14,720
6,567
< Magic Damage >
6,490
348
< True Damage >
371
20,933
< Damage Dealt >
21,582
19,602
< Damage Taken >
19,833
12,139
< Gold Earned >
12,312
2.39
< Towers >
2.29
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,651
< Total Healing >
4,643
12,656
< Experience >
12,858
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
252
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Play with Naafiri as Varus in LoL

The Varus Naafiri synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Naafiri, 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 Naafiri. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Naafiri helps Varus perform worse in competitive League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Varus tries to synergize with Naafiri, he gets a little drop in his total damage dealt. This difference could signal that Naafiri does not provide protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played alongside Naafiri 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 Naafiri.

Additionally, when Varus plays with Naafiri on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Naafiri does a decent job of covering Varus during teamfights.

Synergies between Varus and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Varus
Naafiri

Is Varus better when played alongside Naafiri?

There is no top companion for Varus that will 100% of the time be his top teammate. However, overall, Naafiri is a very typical teammate for Varus. By being on the same side as Varus, they lowers their win rate by -0.3% to 48.1%. This shows that there is not really a strong bond between Varus and Naafiri that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Naafiri has a lower difficulty than Varus. That means Varus players don't need to be very careful when arranging Naafiri teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by pairing Varus and Naafiri together, you may not be granting your other teammates a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this relative hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Naafiri ally, you should focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus Naafiri Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Varus and Naafiri, we analyzed 1,938 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Varus with Naafiri comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to synergize with Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to use in your Varus and Naafiri synergy build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Varus used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Naafiri than with many other common builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 48.1% helping carry Naafiri with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating your oponents, you should take the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for this team composition, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Naafiri with Varus are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct division, you may use the selection menu earlier on the page.