Varus vs Nocturne
How to Beat Nocturne as Varus
based on 8,011 Varus vs Nocturne matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Nocturne Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Nocturne Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Nocturne as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Nocturne
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 Nocturne
Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror is broken with range, so try to save your movement abilities for when he casts it.
Stay close to your allies when Paranoia is cast - there is strength in numbers!
Varus vs Nocturne Counter Stats
How to Counter Nocturne with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some vital Varus against Nocturne counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Nocturne’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nocturne..
Varus typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Nocturne. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Varus and Nocturne
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Who is Better, Varus or Nocturne?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Nocturne, with a 45.7% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a poor counter for Nocturne.
While Varus does have a much lower win rate compared to Nocturne, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Varus into Nocturne.
Additionally, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Nocturne. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Nocturne matchups, Nocturne is the better champ with a much 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 trash counter to Nocturne. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Nocturne.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Varus to counter Nocturne during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically gets much more CS compared to Nocturne. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to focus on in your Varus versus Nocturne build consist of Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Varus included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Nocturne than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Varus had an average win rate of 45.7% when countering Nocturne with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Nocturne 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. Of all the runes players picked for Varus vs Nocturne face-offs, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 45.7% winrate overall.
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