Swain Adc
HardWin Rate38.0%
Games179
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 CounterSwain (38.0%)
Best MatchupRiven (60.9%)
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.
Olaf Top
HardWin Rate38.9%
Games288
Xerath Adc
HardWin Rate40.3%
Games466
Yasuo Adc
HardWin Rate40.9%
Games345
Rumble Top
HardWin Rate41.3%
Games121
Lux Adc
HardWin Rate42.5%
Games193
Kog'Maw Adc
HardWin Rate42.6%
Games352
Pantheon Top
HardWin Rate42.7%
Games157
Strong Against — Champions Varus Counters
Riven Top
EasyWin Rate60.9%
Games128
Ambessa Top
EasyWin Rate56.7%
Games245
Renekton Top
EasyWin Rate55.8%
Games319
Vladimir Adc
EasyWin Rate55.4%
Games121
Mordekaiser Top
EasyWin Rate54.3%
Games247
Kennen Top
EasyWin Rate53.0%
Games149
Syndra Adc
EvenWin Rate51.8%
Games473
Nilah Adc
EvenWin Rate50.3%
Games157
All Varus Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swain | ADC | Counter | 38.0% | 179 | — |
| Olaf | Top | Counter | 38.9% | 288 | Matchup |
| Xerath | ADC | Counter | 40.3% | 466 | — |
| Yasuo | ADC | Counter | 40.9% | 345 | — |
| Rumble | Top | Counter | 41.3% | 121 | — |
| Lux | ADC | Counter | 42.5% | 193 | — |
| Kog'Maw | ADC | Counter | 42.6% | 352 | Matchup |
| Pantheon | Top | Counter | 42.7% | 157 | — |
| Nasus | Top | Counter | 43.2% | 572 | Matchup |
| Camille | Top | Counter | 43.3% | 164 | — |
| Riven | Top | Favorable | 60.9% | 128 | — |
| Ambessa | Top | Favorable | 56.7% | 245 | — |
| Renekton | Top | Favorable | 55.8% | 319 | — |
| Vladimir | ADC | Favorable | 55.4% | 121 | — |
| Mordekaiser | Top | Favorable | 54.3% | 247 | Matchup |
| Kennen | Top | Favorable | 53.0% | 149 | — |
| Syndra | ADC | Favorable | 51.8% | 473 | — |
| Nilah | ADC | Favorable | 50.3% | 157 | — |
| Mel | ADC | Favorable | 50.3% | 336 | — |
| Ezreal | ADC | Favorable | 50.3% | 2,460 | — |
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
Swain is currently the strongest counter to Varus — Varus wins only 38.0% of 179 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Varus performs best against Riven, winning 60.9% 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.