Your lane
- Win rate
- vs expected
- CS at 10
- Solo kills
- First blood
Varus top wins 46.0% of 250 ranked games, rank 86 of 95 top champions (tier D). Most players finish Experimental Hexplate first, at about 11:54.
The build at a glance
Items 1–4: the most common path. Later items: the most common pick in the games that last that long, so fewer games. What most Varus players run
Items, in buying orderEvery option, item by item →
Boots 
Plated Steelcaps 7:48 · 50% of games
Plated Steelcaps 7:48 · 50% of games Item 1 
Experimental Hexplate 12:19 · 45% · 102 games
Experimental Hexplate 12:19 · 45% · 102 games Item 2 
Dusk and Dawn 19:18 · 59% · 47 games
Dusk and Dawn 19:18 · 59% · 47 games Item 3 
Zhonya's Hourglass 24:54 · 61% · 11 games
Zhonya's Hourglass 24:54 · 61% · 11 games Item 4 · late game 
Riftmaker 28:30 · 5 of 29 games
Riftmaker 28:30 · 5 of 29 games Loses short games, wins from 25 minutes
Win rate by when the game ended. Faded: under 30 games. Icons: when each item is usually finished. Ends before 25′39% wins39% of games · 97
Lasts 25′ or more51% wins58% of games · 146
Watch out for K'Sante
Hard Easy Points above or below what both champions' overall win rates predict. Every opponent, minute by minute →First Baron: 81% against 23%
Win rate when the team took it firstwhen it didn't Gap
First Baron 23% 81% +58
First tower 25% 68% +43
Rift Herald 31% 73% +43
First dragon 33% 61% +28
First blood 34% 60% +26
First Voidgrubs 39% 53% +14
Taking an objective goes with winning; it isn't the whole cause. First inhibitor is left out: it mostly means the game is already won.
More control wards, more multikills
What stands out (10% or more) against the average top laner. Blue: better for winning, red: worse.
More control wards a game0.97 against 0.68 · +43%
More multikills a game0.54 against 0.41 · +32%
Fewer assists a game4.5 against 5.2 · −14%
More deaths a game6.4 against 5.6 · +14%
More time spent dead7.2s against 6.4s a minute · +13%
About average: solo kills, share of team damage, kill participation, damage, gold, minions.
Item by item, with the clock
What players finish in each slot, and when. Pick items to follow a build: every column then shows only games that match your picks, and a picked item doesn't appear in another slot. Fewer games last long enough for items 5 and 6.
Item 1done ~12:06
Item 2done ~19:18
Item 3done ~24:42
Item 4done ~29:18
Most common full builds
Plated Steelcaps › Experimental Hexplate › Guinsoo's Rageblade › Terminus 36.4%11 games Plated Steelcaps › Experimental Hexplate › Dusk and Dawn › Zhonya's Hourglass 63.6%11 games Plated Steelcaps › Experimental Hexplate › Dusk and Dawn › Riftmaker 57.1%7 games 
Dusk and Dawn › Plated Steelcaps › Hextech Rocketbelt › Zhonya's Hourglass 50.0%6 games 
Dusk and Dawn › Plated Steelcaps › Nashor's Tooth › Zhonya's Hourglass 60.0%5 games 
Statikk Shiv › Plated Steelcaps › Dusk and Dawn › Zhonya's Hourglass 25.0%4 games Each row stops where games ended or the next item was too rare to list on its own. Boots (dashed ring) sit where they're usually bought.
Items 2–4 against each team
Against teams with mostly physical damage
Riftmaker 80%10 Statikk Shiv 64%11 Nashor's Tooth 50%12 Dusk and Dawn 45%22 Zhonya's Hourglass 42%19 Guinsoo's Rageblade 36%14 Terminus 22%9 Against teams with mixed damage
Dusk and Dawn 73%15 Hextech Rocketbelt 71%7 Guinsoo's Rageblade 67%18 Zhonya's Hourglass 67%12 Riftmaker 50%8 Nashor's Tooth 43%7 Terminus 27%11 Against teams with magic heavy damage
Riftmaker 60%5 Nashor's Tooth 57%7 Guinsoo's Rageblade 50%12 Terminus 45%11 Dusk and Dawn 44%32 Zhonya's Hourglass 42%19 Experimental Hexplate 40%5 Against teams with no frontliner
Nashor's Tooth 88%8 Riftmaker 56%9 Guinsoo's Rageblade 54%13 Experimental Hexplate 50%6 Terminus 43%7 Zhonya's Hourglass 42%19 Dusk and Dawn 38%24 Against teams with one frontliner
Hextech Rocketbelt 80%5 Dusk and Dawn 61%31 Zhonya's Hourglass 61%23 Guinsoo's Rageblade 59%17 Riftmaker 57%7 Statikk Shiv 55%11 
Void Staff 40%5 Against teams with two or more
Riftmaker 86%7 Dusk and Dawn 50%14 Guinsoo's Rageblade 43%14 Terminus 36%14 Zhonya's Hourglass 25%8 Nashor's Tooth 20%5 Against teams with little
Wit's End 67%6 Nashor's Tooth 67%9 Guinsoo's Rageblade 63%16 Terminus 58%12 Zhonya's Hourglass 52%25 Dusk and Dawn 50%22 Void Staff 43%7 Against teams with some
Statikk Shiv 88%8 Hextech Rocketbelt 83%6 Riftmaker 82%11 Zhonya's Hourglass 63%16 Guinsoo's Rageblade 57%21 Nashor's Tooth 55%11 Dusk and Dawn 52%25 Against teams with a lot
Riftmaker 60%5 Dusk and Dawn 50%22 Nashor's Tooth 17%6 Guinsoo's Rageblade 14%7 Terminus 13%8 Zhonya's Hourglass 11%9 Against teams with little
Statikk Shiv 100%5 Hextech Rocketbelt 80%5 Riftmaker 63%8 Dusk and Dawn 50%26 Zhonya's Hourglass 50%14 Nashor's Tooth 43%7 Guinsoo's Rageblade 38%13 Against teams with some
Statikk Shiv 88%8 Dusk and Dawn 65%20 Guinsoo's Rageblade 62%13 Riftmaker 55%11 Zhonya's Hourglass 53%17 Hextech Rocketbelt 40%5 Terminus 40%5 Against teams with a lot
Nashor's Tooth 64%11 Guinsoo's Rageblade 56%18 Hextech Rocketbelt 50%6 Zhonya's Hourglass 42%19 Dusk and Dawn 39%23 Terminus 33%15 Statikk Shiv 0%5 Teams are grouped by their champions' usual damage, toughness, healing and crowd control, from all games.
Start, boots, spells, skills
Starting items
Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion44.6%148
Doran's Blade + Health Potion49.1%55
Doran's Helm + Health Potion50.0%38Boots
Plated Steelcaps ~7:4842.4%125
Mercury's Treads ~15:1846.9%32
Boots of Swiftness ~8:5461.3%31Summoner spells
Exhaust + Flash43.4%159
Flash + Barrier52.2%46
Flash + Ghost50.0%30Skills
Max 
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WQE47.4%213Max QWE35.7%28
QWE35.7%28Start WQE47.7%109
WQE47.7%109Start EWQ51.7%60
EWQ51.7%60Laid out like the game: the most picked rune in each row is in colour. Hover or tap a rune for its name, description and numbers.
Precision · 46% win · 246 games Keystones
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Sorcery · 33% win · 3 games Keystones
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Resolve · 47% win · 181 games 
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Inspiration · 44% win · 50 games 
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4%50% Sorcery · 54% win · 13 games — — 100%54% — 77%50% 8%0% 8%100% — 8%100% Precision · 0% win · 3 games — 33%0% 67%0% — 33%0% — 67%0% — — Domination · 33% win · 3 games — 100%33% — — — — 67%0% — 33%100% 
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2%50% 33%52% Most played pages
58%33 games 21%14 games 33%12 games 45%11 games 44%9 games Watch out for K'Sante
Good into Yone, Jayce
Every lane opponent · 10+ games
Ahead at 15 against 3 of 5, wins 2 of them
Fewer than 10 games (26)
Malphite 50% · 8
Olaf 75% · 8
Renekton 43% · 7
Ornn 29% · 7
Gangplank 86% · 7
Yasuo 14% · 7
Vayne 33% · 6
Kennen 50% · 6
Camille 40% · 5
Fiora 0% · 5
Irelia 0% · 5
Urgot 80% · 5
Singed 80% · 5
Corki 60% · 5
Gnar 80% · 5
Zoe 0% · 5
Gragas 25% · 4
Galio 50% · 4
Warwick 33% · 3
Kog'Maw 0% · 3
Nasus 100% · 3
Shen 67% · 3
Sett 67% · 3
Teemo 33% · 3
Tryndamere 33% · 3
Mordekaiser 100% · 3
Varus vs Jayce · 15 games · Early read
Varus does better than expected here
53%winsexpected 47%
−195gold at 15′average +196
+3.6minions at 10′ahead or behind
20%in on first bloodsolo kills +1.00 a game
Gold lead against Jayce Varus's average lead
Against Jayce, Varus is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 50% of games, and still wins 43% of those. When ahead, Varus wins 57%.
Ahead at 15′57% wins7 games
Behind at 15′43% wins7 games
Full Varus vs Jayce page · Coming soon 
Varus vs K'Sante · 14 games · Early read
Varus does worse than expected here
29%winsexpected 49%
+110gold at 15′average +196
+20.1minions at 10′ahead or behind
7%in on first bloodsolo kills −0.86 a game
Gold lead against K'Sante Varus's average lead
Against K'Sante, Varus is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 57% of games and wins 50% of those. When behind, Varus wins 0%.
Ahead at 15′50% wins8 games
Behind at 15′0% wins6 games
Full Varus vs K'Sante page · Coming soon 
Varus vs Ambessa · 12 games · Early read
Varus does better than expected here
50%winsexpected 47%
+1484gold at 15′average +196
+24.7minions at 10′ahead or behind
17%in on first bloodsolo kills +2.92 a game
Gold lead against Ambessa Varus's average lead
Against Ambessa, Varus is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 83% of games and wins 50% of those. When behind, Varus wins 50%.
Ahead at 15′50% wins10 games
Behind at 15′50% wins2 games
Full Varus vs Ambessa page · Coming soon 
Varus vs Yone · 10 games · Early read
Varus does better than expected here
70%winsexpected 45%
−324gold at 15′average +196
−1.4minions at 10′ahead or behind
10%in on first bloodsolo kills −0.90 a game
Gold lead against Yone Varus's average lead
Against Yone, Varus is behind on gold at 15 minutes in 67% of games, and still wins 83% of those. When ahead, Varus wins 33%.
Ahead at 15′33% wins3 games
Behind at 15′83% wins6 games
Full Varus vs Yone page · Coming soon 
Varus vs Jax · 10 games · Early read
Varus does better than expected here
50%winsexpected 46%
+821gold at 15′average +196
+15.3minions at 10′ahead or behind
10%in on first bloodsolo kills +0.30 a game
Gold lead against Jax Varus's average lead
Against Jax, Varus is ahead on gold at 15 minutes in 60% of games and wins 50% of those. When behind, Varus wins 50%.
Ahead at 15′50% wins6 games
Behind at 15′50% wins4 games
Full Varus vs Jax page · Coming soon The rest of the game · 15+ games
Enemies that cost Varus games: Hecarim, Jhin, Lulu
Teammates that change Varus's games
Enemy jungle Trouble 
Hecarim22% · exp. 46% −2418 games 
Lee Sin36% · exp. 47% −1125 games Easier 
Talon53% · exp. 44% +1015 games
Hecarim22% · exp. 46% −2418 games Lee Sin36% · exp. 47% −1125 games Talon53% · exp. 44% +1015 games Enemy mid Trouble Nothing clear yet Easier 
Locke60% · exp. 47% +1315 games
Locke60% · exp. 47% +1315 games Enemy bot Trouble 
Jhin40% · exp. 48% −835 games Easier 
Tristana53% · exp. 44% +917 games 
Kai'Sa53% · exp. 47% +615 games
Jhin40% · exp. 48% −835 games Tristana53% · exp. 44% +917 games Kai'Sa53% · exp. 47% +615 games Enemy support Trouble 
Lulu35% · exp. 47% −1217 games Easier Nothing clear yet
Lulu35% · exp. 47% −1217 games Your jungle Worse together Nothing clear yet Better together 
Qiyana55% · exp. 48% +622 games
Qiyana55% · exp. 48% +622 games Your mid Worse together Nothing clear yet Better together Yone59% · exp. 46% +1317 games
Yone59% · exp. 46% +1317 games Your bot Worse together 
Yunara36% · exp. 46% −922 games Jhin39% · exp. 44% −533 games Better together Tristana61% · exp. 48% +1318 games Kai'Sa50% · exp. 45% +528 games
Yunara36% · exp. 46% −922 games Jhin39% · exp. 44% −533 games Tristana61% · exp. 48% +1318 games Kai'Sa50% · exp. 45% +528 games Your support Worse together Lulu38% · exp. 45% −816 games Better together 
Nautilus61% · exp. 43% +1818 games
Lulu38% · exp. 45% −816 games Nautilus61% · exp. 43% +1818 games 
Dies more than most top laners, and more of it is ganks
Before 14 minutes Varus dies 3.0 times a game (average 2.4). 47% of those deaths involve the enemy jungler, against 40% for the average top laner. 43% are fair 1-v-1s.
3.0deaths per game before 14′more than average (2.4)
47%involve the enemy junglermore than average (40%)
57%outnumbered (2+ enemies)more than average (49%)
83%with no teammate nearabout average (83%)
Ganked in your half of top lane, collapsed on in their half of top lane
Ganks: 51% in your half of top lane. Collapses: 45% in their half of top lane. 1-v-1s: 53% in your half of top lane.
Each square takes the colour of the most common kind of death there; brighter = more deaths. Red-side games are flipped, so the map always reads from the blue side.What kills Varus
Kind of death Gank 47% (avg 40%)Collapse 11% (avg 9%)1-v-1 43% (avg 51%)
Who gets the kill Bot laner 1% (avg 2%)Jungler 31% (avg 24%)Support 3% (avg 2%)Mid laner 8% (avg 7%)Top laner 57% (avg 63%)
Ganks come at 2:00, 4:00 and 8:00–10:00, then every minute
Varus Peak Average top laner
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Ward the river before 2:00, 4:00 and 8:00. From 10:00, keep vision up: ganks come every minute.
Deaths involving the enemy jungler, per 100 games, by minute. Narrow bars: Varus; wide light bars behind them: the average. Highlighted: the laning peaks. Where Varus wins fights
Wins fights in their half of top lane, loses them in your half of top lane
Wins fights in your jungle, loses them in your half of top lane
Wins fights in their half of mid, loses them in your jungle
Before 14 minutes: 1.0 kills per death in their half of top lane against 0.4 in your half of top lane. Overall 0.7 kills per death.
Their half of top lane 1.0 K/D 287 / 284
Your half of top lane 0.4 K/D 142 / 383
The top-side river 0.8 K/D 36 / 45
Your jungle 0.8 K/D 13 / 17
Their jungle 1.5 K/D 16 / 11
Your half of bot lane 1.5 K/D 9 / 6
From 14 to 25 minutes: 1.3 kills per death in your jungle against 0.5 in your half of top lane. Overall 1.0 kills per death.
Your half of top lane 0.5 K/D 64 / 137
Their half of top lane 0.9 K/D 91 / 101
Your half of bot lane 0.5 K/D 43 / 86
Your jungle 1.3 K/D 70 / 52
Their half of bot lane 0.9 K/D 57 / 61
Your half of mid 1.0 K/D 54 / 56
After 25 minutes: 1.9 kills per death in their half of mid against 0.5 in your jungle. Overall 1.0 kills per death.
Their half of bot lane 1.8 K/D 29 / 16
Your half of mid 0.6 K/D 16 / 28
Their half of mid 1.9 K/D 29 / 15
Your jungle 0.5 K/D 12 / 23
Your base 0.6 K/D 13 / 22
Their base 1.8 K/D 21 / 12
At the team's dragonsNo clear difference yetNear 21% of their team's dragon takes (average top laner 17%). The team wins 71% when Varus is there and 71% when not.
Leaving laneNo clear difference yetFirst shows up in mid lane around 17:00 (average 16:00). Top laners who get there by 14:00 win 51% against 50%; for Varus it is 45% against 46%.