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How to Synergize Kai'Sa with Varus on the Same TeamKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions

Kai'Sa with Varus

How to Win With Kai'Sa and Varus Paired TogetherKai'Sa is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Kai'Sa and Varus

based on 949 Kai'Sa with Varus pairs
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Kai'Sa has fought alongside Varus in 949 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much complete data straight from the publishers of League, we are confident that we can produce high-quality, accurate builds to help Kai'Sa synergize with Varus. It is very rare for Kai'Sa to play alongside Varus on the same team. This pairing has only happened in approximately 0.6% of games with Kai'Sa.

Kai'Sa Varus Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Kai'Sa has done a terrible job of teaming up with Varus. Normally, she wins a lowly 45.4% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Kai'Sa when playing with Varus by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Kai'Sa vs Varus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTear of the Goddess

Core Kai'Sa Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaRabadon's DeathcapStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameLuden's CompanionWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Kai'Sa to level upq
>
Second ability for Kai'Sa to level upw
>
Last skill for Kai'Sa to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Kai'Sa's passive ability p
Kai'Sa's q ability q
Kai'Sa's w ability w
Kai'Sa's e ability e
Kai'Sa's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Kai'Sa and Varus

Tips for Playing as Kai'Sa with Varus

Make sure to buy items that will evolve at least 1 or 2 of your spells.

Work with your teammates to set up your Ultimate and optimize damage with your passive.

Try to catch enemy carries alone to burst them with Icathian Rain.

Advice to Understand How Varus Will Play

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.

Kai'Sa Varus Synergy Stats

Kai'Sa Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Varus Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.7
6.5
< Deaths >
6.3
5.9
< Assists >
6.2
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
180
< Minions Killed >
180
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.46
11,176
< Physical Damage >
12,169
10,269
< Magic Damage >
8,110
578
< True Damage >
432
22,025
< Damage Dealt >
20,712
20,454
< Damage Taken >
20,172
12,616
< Gold Earned >
12,522
1.95
< Towers >
2.1
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,959
< Total Healing >
4,377
13,537
< Experience >
12,822
17
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
46
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Play with Varus as Kai'Sa in LoL

The Kai'Sa Varus synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Varus, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Kai'Sa sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Varus. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Varus helps Kai'Sa perform not as well in ranked LoL matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is only marginal.

When Kai'Sa is an ally to Varus, she sees a little increase in her complete damage dealt. This change may indicate that Varus provides protection for her to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Kai'Sa is played together with Varus on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing alongside Varus.

Additionally, when Kai'Sa plays with Varus on the same team, she usually takes a little more damage than when she plays alone. Taking more damage may indicate that Varus does a poor job of protecting Kai'Sa in team fights.

Synergies between Kai'Sa and Varus

Damage Types Compared

Kai'Sa
Varus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Kai'Sa
Varus

Is Kai'Sa better when played alongside Varus?

There is no one best champion pairing for Kai'Sa that will always be her top teammate. However, Varus is a relatively poor ally for Kai'Sa. By being on the same side as Kai'Sa, he drops their win rate by -1.1% to 45.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful bond between Kai'Sa and Varus that allows them to perform worse together than alone.

Varus has a much lower diffuclty than Kai'Sa. That means Kai'Sa players don't need to be cautious when arranging Varus teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a much lower level of skill to work well with you.

When playing alongside, Kai'Sa players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. Together, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by bringing Kai'Sa and Varus together, you may not be providing your side a great deal of crowd control. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this hole in their abilities.

Regardless of the skill of your Varus ally, you should focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Kai'Sa Players

How We Calculated Our Kai'Sa Varus Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Kai'Sa and Varus, we analyzed 949 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Kai'Sa with Varus comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Kai'Sa in order to synergize with Varus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Kai'Sa and Varus synergy build consist of Muramana, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Stormsurge. When Kai'Sa used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better as an ally of Varus than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Kai'Sa had an average winrate of 45.4% when synergizing her build and playstyle to Varus with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing your oponents, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Kai'Sa and Varus pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 45.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Varus with Kai'Sa are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to filter the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you may use the selection menu located at the top of this page.