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How to Win Varus vs Annie Counter MatchupVarus is in the b tier of champions

Varus vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Varus in LoLVarus is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Annie as Varus

based on 2,541 Varus vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
2.21
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our database, Varus fought Annie in 2541 matches. Having so many matchups for Varus vs Annie provides us faith in our capacity to prepare enlightening data and a solid build to wreck Annie. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Varus has to counter Annie in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Varus vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Varus does a dismal job of beating Annie. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champions oppose one another in. In Varus vs Annie rounds, Varus’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Annie.

Best Varus vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Varus Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndGuinsoo's RagebladeTerminus

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneEdge of NightSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's Ghostblade

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal 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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W
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Q
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Guide to Countering Annie as Varus

Tips for Playing as Varus against Annie

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 Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Varus vs Annie Counter Stats

Varus Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Annie Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.4
6.3
< Deaths >
6.2
6.8
< Assists >
8.1
1.7
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
177
< Minions Killed >
140
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.45
14,053
< Physical Damage >
883
6,298
< Magic Damage >
20,608
342
< True Damage >
1,233
20,694
< Damage Dealt >
22,725
19,881
< Damage Taken >
18,284
12,366
< Gold Earned >
11,069
2.28
< Towers >
1.82
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
4,653
< Total Healing >
1,734
12,835
< Experience >
13,822
18
< Vision Score >
23
9
< Wards Placed >
11
257
< Time Dealing CC >
234

How to Counter Annie with Varus in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several vital Varus versus Annie counter statistics that may help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Annie..

Varus often has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Annie. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Varus and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Varus
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Varus
Annie

Who is Better, Varus or Annie?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when trying to fight Annie, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes a bad counter to Annie.

While Varus does have a lower winrate than Annie, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Varus into Annie.

Additionally, Varus has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Varus is a somewhat poor counter for Annie. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Varus against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Varus

Varus Loses Against

ZyraZyra44.5% winrateLilliaLillia45% winrateBardBard45.4% winrateTeemoTeemo45.5% winrate

Varus Wins Against

SkarnerSkarner54% winrateYuumiYuumi53.4% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc53.1% winrateXayahXayah52.8% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TrundleTrundle+ 51.3% 9130 GamesLilliaLillia+ 51.4% 8988 GamesBraumBraum+ 51.5% 1894 GamesBlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 52.4% 5633 Games

Additional Information for Varus Players

How We Calculated Our Varus vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Varus, we analyzed 2,541 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Annie as Varus comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Annie during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Varus most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Annie. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Varus versus Annie build consist of Wit's End, Guinsoo's Rageblade, and Terminus. When Varus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Annie than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Annie with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Annie as Varus, Varus players should use 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 runes we have analyed for Varus vs Annie matchups, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Varus vs Annie tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using all matches with data with these champs.