Karthus Adc
HardWin Rate37.8%
Games148
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 · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterKarthus (37.8%)
Best MatchupDarius (55.1%)
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 Rate37.9%
Games264
Yasuo Top
HardWin Rate38.1%
Games402
Xerath Adc
HardWin Rate40.4%
Games371
Gragas Top
HardWin Rate40.6%
Games170
Lux Adc
HardWin Rate42.1%
Games254
Jax Top
HardWin Rate43.1%
Games473
Yone Top
HardWin Rate43.4%
Games594
Strong Against — Champions Varus Counters
Darius Top
EasyWin Rate55.1%
Games506
Pantheon Top
EasyWin Rate53.7%
Games227
Senna Adc
EasyWin Rate53.4%
Games146
Mel Adc
EasyWin Rate53.0%
Games455
Swain Adc
EasyWin Rate52.4%
Games267
Kayle Top
EasyWin Rate52.4%
Games145
Illaoi Top
EasyWin Rate52.2%
Games339
Kennen Top
EvenWin Rate51.9%
Games216
All Varus Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karthus | ADC | Counter | 37.8% | 148 | — |
| Nilah | ADC | Counter | 37.9% | 264 | — |
| Yasuo | Top | Counter | 38.1% | 402 | — |
| Xerath | ADC | Counter | 40.4% | 371 | — |
| Gragas | Top | Counter | 40.6% | 170 | — |
| Lux | ADC | Counter | 42.1% | 254 | — |
| Jax | Top | Counter | 43.1% | 473 | — |
| Yone | Top | Counter | 43.4% | 594 | — |
| Cho'Gath | Top | Counter | 44.0% | 175 | — |
| Twitch | ADC | Counter | 44.1% | 1,655 | — |
| Darius | Top | Favorable | 55.1% | 506 | Matchup |
| Pantheon | Top | Favorable | 53.7% | 227 | — |
| Senna | ADC | Favorable | 53.4% | 146 | — |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 53.0% | 455 | — |
| Swain | ADC | Favorable | 52.4% | 267 | — |
| Kayle | Top | Favorable | 52.4% | 145 | — |
| Illaoi | Top | Favorable | 52.2% | 339 | Matchup |
| Kennen | Top | Favorable | 51.9% | 216 | — |
| Vladimir | ADC | Favorable | 51.0% | 200 | — |
| Syndra | ADC | Favorable | 50.5% | 549 | — |
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, so the numbers reflect 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
Karthus is currently the strongest counter to Varus — Varus wins only 37.8% of 148 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Varus performs best against Darius, winning 55.1% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
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.