Yasuo Top
HardWin Rate34.5%
Games267
Champion Counters
Varus Counters
Find Varus counters, difficult matchups and champions Varus performs well against.
ADC Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterYasuo (34.5%)
Best MatchupIllaoi (54.6%)
D Current tier: D ADC — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Varus
Win rate shown from Varus's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Nilah Adc
HardWin Rate39.5%
Games167
Lux Adc
HardWin Rate39.8%
Games181
Olaf Top
HardWin Rate40.5%
Games269
Vel'Koz Adc
HardWin Rate41.0%
Games105
Xerath Adc
HardWin Rate41.2%
Games267
Brand Adc
HardWin Rate41.5%
Games135
Cho'Gath Top
HardWin Rate41.9%
Games117
Strong Against — Champions Varus Counters
Illaoi Top
EasyWin Rate54.6%
Games205
Mel Adc
EasyWin Rate54.2%
Games310
Kennen Top
EasyWin Rate52.7%
Games146
Vladimir Adc
EasyWin Rate52.6%
Games135
Urgot Top
EasyWin Rate52.3%
Games128
Senna Adc
EasyWin Rate52.3%
Games109
Darius Top
EvenWin Rate51.9%
Games324
Zaahen Top
EvenWin Rate51.6%
Games122
All Varus Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasuo | Top | Counter | 34.5% | 267 | — |
| Nilah | ADC | Counter | 39.5% | 167 | — |
| Lux | ADC | Counter | 39.8% | 181 | — |
| Olaf | Top | Counter | 40.5% | 269 | Matchup |
| Vel'Koz | ADC | Counter | 41.0% | 105 | — |
| Xerath | ADC | Counter | 41.2% | 267 | — |
| Brand | ADC | Counter | 41.5% | 135 | — |
| Cho'Gath | Top | Counter | 41.9% | 117 | — |
| Gragas | Top | Counter | 42.0% | 100 | — |
| Fiora | Top | Counter | 42.5% | 127 | — |
| Illaoi | Top | Favorable | 54.6% | 205 | Matchup |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 54.2% | 310 | — |
| Kennen | Top | Favorable | 52.7% | 146 | — |
| Vladimir | ADC | Favorable | 52.6% | 135 | — |
| Urgot | Top | Favorable | 52.3% | 128 | — |
| Senna | ADC | Favorable | 52.3% | 109 | — |
| Darius | Top | Favorable | 51.9% | 324 | Matchup |
| Zaahen | Top | Favorable | 51.6% | 122 | — |
| Swain | ADC | Favorable | 51.2% | 172 | — |
| Aphelios | ADC | Favorable | 50.4% | 1,024 | — |
How to Use Varus Counter Data
Looking for reliable Varus counters? The matchup numbers below come straight from current ranked games in the ADC role, not from tier-list guesswork. Right now the hardest opponents for Varus are Kog’Maw, Dr. Mundo, Olaf — in these matchups Varus’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Kog’Maw, where Varus wins just 38.6% of 272 recorded games. Varus itself counters Illaoi, Mordekaiser, Nasus — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Varus’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Varus build for the strongest items and runes, or the Varus champion page for abilities and full details.
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Varus Counters — FAQ
Yasuo is currently the strongest counter to Varus — Varus wins only 34.5% of 267 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Varus performs best against Illaoi, winning 54.6% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.