Annievs Varus
Annie vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Annie wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Varus based on 5 games. Annie wins the early laning phase while Varus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Annie build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Annie vs Varus matchup.
Annie Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Annie performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Varus(60.0%)Who Wins the Annie vs Varus Matchup?
Annie vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Annie vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Annie wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Varus's 40.0%, giving Annie a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Annie controls the early laning stage, but Varus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Annie needs to press advantages before Varus reaches their power spikes, while Varus should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Varus leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Annie players can confidently pick into Varus and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Varus away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Annie vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Annie, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Annie Build Against Varus
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Annie needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Annie against Varus are Stormsurge, Shadowflame and Zhonya's Hourglass. This combination gives Annie an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Annie vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Annie100.0%Varus0.0%Annie0.0%Varus100.0%Annie dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Annie can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Varus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Annie. Extended games heavily favor Varus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Annie must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Varus reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Varus survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Annie Runes Against Varus
Inspiration
Sorcery
Running Inspiration primary with Sorcery secondary allows Annie to press their advantage against Varus, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Annie matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. The table below shows Annie's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Annie build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.38% | 104 | 5.7 | 924 | 11,393 | 65.8% | 65.1% | |
| 49.50% | 101 | 6.1 | 912 | 11,423 | 55.8% | 42.9% | |
| 47.13% | 87 | 6.2 | 871 | 11,697 | 39.4% | 51.9% | |
| 53.85% | 65 | 6.0 | 1,111 | 12,458 | 63.0% | 47.4% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 5.5 | 853 | 12,378 | 50.0% | 52.5% | |
| 60.00% | 60 | 5.6 | 953 | 11,215 | 56.5% | 62.2% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 5.7 | 908 | 11,672 | 52.2% | 51.5% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 5.3 | 791 | 10,376 | 41.4% | 53.9% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 6.0 | 957 | 12,002 | 47.8% | 59.3% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 5.8 | 1,010 | 12,813 | 47.4% | 60.0% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 5.0 | 978 | 11,089 | 59.1% | 53.9% | |
| 40.00% | 45 | 6.4 | 919 | 10,307 | 33.3% | 53.3% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 5.4 | 812 | 10,602 | 60.0% | 34.5% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 6.2 | 710 | 10,366 | 28.6% | 54.5% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 5.3 | 867 | 10,955 | 36.8% | 54.5% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 5.9 | 845 | 11,569 | 33.3% | 36.0% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 5.6 | 949 | 9,900 | 45.5% | 62.5% | |
| 57.14% | 35 | 6.0 | 925 | 10,218 | 46.7% | 65.0% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 5.8 | 783 | 10,852 | 35.7% | 61.1% | |
| 38.71% | 31 | 5.8 | 1,019 | 11,076 | 50.0% | 29.4% | |
| 41.38% | 29 | 5.8 | 780 | 10,579 | 25.0% | 52.9% | |
| 37.93% | 29 | 5.7 | 1,048 | 11,816 | 33.3% | 41.2% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 6.1 | 901 | 11,421 | 36.4% | 46.7% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.6 | 945 | 11,862 | 40.0% | 73.3% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.1 | 994 | 11,035 | 41.7% | 61.5% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 851 | 12,247 | 72.7% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 2.6 | 731 | 10,334 | 37.5% | 43.8% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.4 | 888 | 10,904 | 66.7% | 36.4% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 5.9 | 955 | 10,982 | 50.0% | 26.7% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.0 | 739 | 10,132 | 54.5% | 45.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.0 | 896 | 11,810 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.4 | 886 | 11,412 | 27.3% | 60.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 5.8 | 895 | 10,767 | 50.0% | 45.5% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 5.5 | 784 | 9,932 | 18.2% | 50.0% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 5.8 | 916 | 12,220 | 40.0% | 37.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 906 | 11,836 | 83.3% | 42.9% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.3 | 587 | 10,121 | 16.7% | 76.9% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 5.5 | 869 | 11,958 | 20.0% | 84.6% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.0 | 887 | 9,798 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.3 | 825 | 9,565 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 4.7 | 984 | 10,696 | 87.5% | 55.6% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 5.8 | 994 | 11,465 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 5.2 | 964 | 11,150 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 3.5 | 788 | 9,738 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 3.3 | 788 | 11,273 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.8 | 788 | 10,184 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.7 | 894 | 10,861 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 3.8 | 849 | 10,056 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 1.3 | 603 | 9,361 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.5 | 796 | 10,677 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 2.9 | 683 | 8,400 | 71.4% | 0.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.5 | 1,106 | 12,856 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.2 | 596 | 8,525 | 75.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.8 | 934 | 11,282 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 885 | 10,301 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 925 | 11,300 | 100.0% | 28.6% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.8 | 840 | 10,865 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 1.4 | 584 | 10,383 | 0.0% | 37.5% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.8 | 938 | 9,577 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.4 | 514 | 8,199 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,030 | 13,586 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 918 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 818 | 10,552 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.5 | 899 | 13,795 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 5.0 | 905 | 10,123 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 2.4 | 626 | 9,384 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.6 | 660 | 8,719 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.8 | 720 | 10,739 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.9 | 1,001 | 8,334 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 930 | 11,829 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.6 | 642 | 10,156 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.4 | 897 | 11,721 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 871 | 8,611 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.1 | 496 | 10,366 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 1,014 | 9,508 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.3 | 725 | 8,776 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.1 | 783 | 12,620 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 687 | 8,498 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 716 | 11,782 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 997 | 9,252 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 405 | 8,215 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 592 | 6,237 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 627 | 8,934 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 736 | 9,418 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 836 | 9,561 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 661 | 8,813 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 1,248 | 12,731 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 787 | 10,629 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 640 | 10,386 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.6 | 724 | 8,948 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
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Annie vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Annie do against Varus in League of Legends?
Annie wins the Annie vs Varus matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Varus's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Annie do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Annie has the advantage against Varus with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Annie players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Annie do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Annie vs Varus matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Annie vs Varus matchup?
Annie wins the matchup against Varus with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Annie is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Annie build against Varus?
The best Annie build against Varus includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass with Spellslinger's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Annie runes against Varus?
The best Annie runes against Varus use the Inspiration primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Annie vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Annie counter Varus?
Yes, Annie has a favorable matchup against Varus with a 60.0% win rate. Annie strongly counters Varus in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.
How do I play Annie against Varus?
When playing Annie against Varus, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.