Varus with Ivern
How to Synergize Varus and Ivern
based on 1,658 Varus with Ivern pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Varus Ivern Synergy Summary
Best Varus vs Ivern Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Varus and Ivern
Tips for Playing as Varus with Ivern
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 Understand How Ivern Will Play
Use Brushmaker to set up future ambush spots!
Try to help allies follow up a good Rootcaller hit with Triggerseed!
Daisy can block skillshots and slow down enemies. Use her to peel for your teammates!
Varus Ivern Synergy Stats
How to Play with Ivern as Varus in LoL
The Varus Ivern synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Ivern, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Varus sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Ivern. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Ivern helps Varus perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.
When Varus plays on the same team as Ivern, he gets a little increase in his full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Ivern supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Varus is played together with Ivern on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Ivern.
Moreover, when Varus plays with Ivern on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Ivern does a decent job of covering Varus in team fights.
Synergies between Varus and Ivern
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Is Varus better when played alongside Ivern?
There is no top champion pairing for Varus that will 100% of the time be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Ivern is a very typical companion for Varus. By being on the same team as Varus, he drops their win rate by -0.5% to 47.9%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Varus and Ivern that results in them performing worse together than without each other.
Ivern has a much greater difficulty compared to Varus. That means you should be careful when lining up Ivern teammates to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.
Playing alongside, Varus players will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magic damage. Combined, these champs can blast through enemies with magic damage.
Conversely, by grouping Varus and Ivern together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates very much engage potential. Plan to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's kit.
Regardless of your Ivern ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to truly master Varus to work well with Ivern during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL matches, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot.
The ideal finished items to have in your Varus and Ivern synergy build include Muramana, Youmuu's Ghostblade, and Opportunity. When Varus used at least these three finished items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting alongside Ivern than with most other common item sets. In fact, Varus had an average winrate of 47.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Ivern with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for this champion pairing, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Ivern with Varus are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.