Lee Sin vs Varus
How to Beat Varus as Lee Sin
based on 4,915 Lee Sin vs Varus matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lee Sin vs Varus Matchup Summary
Best Lee Sin vs Varus Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Varus as Lee Sin
Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Varus
Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.
Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).
Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.
Advice to Win Against Varus
When he gets a kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Speed and is much more dangerous.
You'll get bound in place if a tendril from Varus' ultimate, Chain of Corruption, reaches you. You can cause the tendril to die however by running far enough away from it.
If you are affected by Blight, Varus' abilities will deal extra damage to you.
Lee Sin vs Varus Counter Stats
How to Counter Varus with Lee Sin in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Lee Sin against Varus matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Varus’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Varus..
Lee Sin often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Varus. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lee Sin and Varus
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Who is Better, Lee Sin or Varus?
Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually fairs equally well when facing off against Varus, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Lee Sin makes an ok counter to Varus.
While Lee Sin does have a lower win rate compared to Varus, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lee Sin into Varus.
Additionally, Lee Sin has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Varus. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Varus matchups, Varus is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Lee Sin is a somewhat poor counter to Varus. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Varus.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Lee Sin to counter Varus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lee Sin usually racks up a lot less CS as Varus. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Lee Sin versus Varus build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Varus than with most other common builds. In fact, Lee Sin boasted an average win rate of 49.3% battling Varus with this build.
To have the highest chance of defeating Varus as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Varus counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.
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