Varus vs Vladimir
How to Beat Vladimir as Varus
based on 4,555 Varus vs Vladimir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Vladimir Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Vladimir Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Vladimir as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Vladimir
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 Vladimir
Items that counter Health stacking, such as Liandry's Torment and Blade of the Ruined King, are very effective against Vladimir.
Making Vladimir use Sanguine Pool at the start of a fight will maximize the Health cost of the ability to him.
Try to take Vladimir down before Hemoplague detonates, as it will heal him for each afflicted enemy Champion.
Varus vs Vladimir Counter Stats
How to Counter Vladimir with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Varus versus Vladimir counter stats that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vladimir’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vladimir..
Varus typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Vladimir. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Vladimir
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Who is Better, Varus or Vladimir?
Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Varus usually fairs equally well when taking on Vladimir, with a 49.4% win rate. Therefore, Varus makes an ok counter to Vladimir.
While Varus does have a lower win rate than Vladimir, when on opposite teams, Varus also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Varus into Vladimir.
Additionally, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vladimir. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Varus vs Vladimir matchups, Vladimir is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Varus is a somewhat poor counter to Vladimir. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Varus against Vladimir.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Vladimir Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Varus in order to counter Vladimir during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Vladimir. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Varus versus Vladimir build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Opportunity. When Varus included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better vs. Vladimir than with most other common builds. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 49.4% battling Vladimir with these items in his kit.
To have the best chance of beating Vladimir as Varus, Varus players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Varus vs Vladimir counterpicks, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.4% winrate overall.
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