Varus vs Gwen
How to Beat Gwen as Varus
based on 3,179 Varus vs Gwen matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Gwen Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Gwen Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Gwen
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 Gwen
Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.
Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.
Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.
Varus vs Gwen Counter Stats
How to Counter Gwen with Varus in LoL
The stats shown on this page highlight some influential Varus versus Gwen counter statistics that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Gwen..
Varus normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Gwen. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Gwen
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Who is Better, Varus or Gwen?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when playing against Gwen, with a 49.0% win rate. Thus, Varus makes an ok counter for Gwen.
While Varus does have a lower win rate than Gwen, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Varus into Gwen.
Furthermore, Varus also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a similar 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 Gwen. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Varus against Gwen.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Gwen Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Varus to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Gwen. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Varus versus Gwen build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Varus included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Gwen than with many other common builds. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 49.0% battling Gwen with this build.
To have the best chance of coming out on top against Gwen as Varus, Varus players should equip the Hail of Blades, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Varus vs Gwen clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.0% win rate overall.
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