Lucian vs Varus Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In ADC, this is Lucian versus Varus — a marksman/assassin hybrid against a marksman/mage hybrid. Over 1,393 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Lucian closes out 51.5% of them. Being 1.5 points clear of the 50% line makes Varus a favourable draw for Lucian.
This is a physical-versus-physical exchange between Lucian and Varus. Lucian carries 641 base health to Varus’s 600, and 28 armour to 24. Level 18 armour lands at 99 for Lucian and 92 for Varus. Lucian moves quicker at base (335 against 330), which shows up on roams.
With both sitting in ranged range (500 against 575), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Ardent Blaze (W) and Chain of Corruption (R) are usually what decide a trade between Lucian and Varus. The pressure spikes when The Culling and Chain of Corruption come online together.
A 6/10 difficulty rating on Lucian, against 2/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. 1,393 games sit behind that figure, and it moves whenever Lucian or Varus gets tuned. Data here updates on its own rather than sitting as a fixed snapshot taken on 16.13.1.
FAQ
Yes — Lucian holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Lucian wins 51.5% of the recorded games.
51.5% from Lucian's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
1,393 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Lucian build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Lucian build page.