Varus vs Yorick
How to Beat Yorick as Varus
based on 3,530 Varus vs Yorick matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Varus vs Yorick Matchup Summary
Best Varus vs Yorick Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Yorick as Varus
Tips for Playing as Varus against Yorick
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 Yorick
You can cast Smite on Mist Walkers and the Maiden of the Mist to damage or kill them.
You can attack Dark Procession to break the wall down.
Try to thin out Yorick's minions before you engage him, Mist Walkers will die from a basic attack or a single target spell.
Varus vs Yorick Counter Stats
How to Counter Yorick with Varus in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Varus versus Yorick counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Varus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Yorick’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Varus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Yorick..
Varus usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Yorick. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Varus and Yorick
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Who is Better, Varus or Yorick?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Varus usually loses when taking on Yorick, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Varus makes a poor counter for Yorick.
While Varus does have a lower winrate than Yorick, when they face off with one another, Varus also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Varus into Yorick.
Furthermore, Varus has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Yorick. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Varus vs Yorick matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Varus is a garbage counter to Yorick. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Varus against Yorick.
Other Champion Matchups Against Varus
Additional Information for Varus Players
How We Calculated Our Varus vs Yorick Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Varus to counter Yorick during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Varus usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Yorick. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Varus versus Yorick build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, Edge of Night, and Serylda's Grudge. When Varus bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when facing Yorick than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Varus boasted an average win rate of 47.2% battling Yorick with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Yorick as Varus, you 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 runes players picked for Varus vs Yorick face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.
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