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Varus with Warwick

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How to Synergize Varus and Warwick

based on 6,343 Varus with Warwick pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.29
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Varus has fought alongside Warwick in 6343 recently played, competitive games. By gathering so much great data straight from the developers of LoL, we feel confident that we can produce high quality, accurate builds to help Varus play with Warwick. It is somewhat uncommon for Varus to play with Warwick as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 4.1% of matches with Varus.

Varus Warwick Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Varus has done a dismal job of synergizing with Warwick. Typically, he wins an acceptable 48.6% of matches the champs appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Varus when playing alongside Warwick by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Varus vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

BloodthirsterHubrisGuardian AngelWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
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W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Varus and Warwick

Tips for Playing as Varus with Warwick

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 Warwick Will Play

Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.

Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.

Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Varus Warwick Synergy Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Warwick Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.2
6.2
< Deaths >
6.4
7
< Assists >
6.9
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
169
< Minions Killed >
176
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,462
< Physical Damage >
14,720
6,570
< Magic Damage >
6,490
364
< True Damage >
371
21,396
< Damage Dealt >
21,582
19,478
< Damage Taken >
19,833
12,126
< Gold Earned >
12,312
2.31
< Towers >
2.29
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
4,661
< Total Healing >
4,643
12,669
< Experience >
12,858
17
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
256
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Play with Warwick as Varus in LoL

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

When Varus plays on the same team as Warwick, he sees a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Warwick does not support by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played alongside Warwick on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Warwick. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Warwick.

Additionally, when Varus plays with Warwick on the same side, he often receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Warwick does a decent job of covering Varus during teamfights.

Synergies between Varus and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Varus
Warwick

Is Varus better when played alongside Warwick?

There is no top synergy for Varus that will always be his #1 synergy. However, Warwick is a very typical teammate for Varus. By being on the same team as Varus, he increases their win rate by 0.2% to 48.6%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong bond between Varus and Warwick that results in them performing stronger together than alone.

Warwick has a greater difficulty than Varus. That means you must be careful when lining up Warwick comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Conversely, by bringing Varus and Warwick together, you probably will not be providing your team much magic damage. Plan to have other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Warwick ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus Warwick Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Varus and Warwick, we analyzed 6,343 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 Warwick 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

If you would like to truly master Varus to work well with Warwick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to gather additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top finished items to get in your Varus and Warwick synergy build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Warwick than with most other common item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 48.6% when playing alongside Warwick with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating 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. Out of all the rune combinations players used for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

If you want to get Varus and Warwick cooperations tips and stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and strategies given are computed using every round completed with these champions.