Varus vs Hwei
How to Beat Hwei as Varus
based on 7,202 Varus vs Hwei matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Hwei Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Hwei Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Hwei
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 Hwei
After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.
Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.
Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.
Varus vs Hwei Counter Stats
How to Counter Hwei with Varus in LoL
The stats shown here feature several strategic Varus versus Hwei matchup statistics that can help us realize the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Hwei’s ratio of NaN, showing that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..
Varus typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Hwei. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Hwei
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Who is Better, Varus or Hwei?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually wins when facing off against Hwei, with a 52.7% win rate. Thus, Varus makes a good counter for Hwei.
While Varus does have a higher winrate than Hwei, when facing one another, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Varus into Hwei.
Moreover, Varus has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Hwei. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Hwei matchups, Varus is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.
Varus is a good counter for Hwei. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Hwei.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Varus in order to counter Hwei during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus often picks up a similar amount of CS as Hwei. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Varus versus Hwei build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Stormsurge. When Varus incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Hwei than with many other typical builds. In fact, Varus boasted an average winrate of 52.7% battling Hwei with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Hwei as Varus, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Varus vs Hwei LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.
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