- Win Rate
- 48.2%
- Pick Rate
- 5.5%
- Ban Rate
- 3.9%
Ashe vs Varus
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 7,133
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Ashe vs Varus is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Ashe wins with a 51.6% win rate (+3.2%) over Varus based on 95 games. Varus wins the early laning phase while Ashe scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ashe build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ashe vs Varus matchup.
Ashe Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ashe 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.
Who wins Ashe vs Varus?
Ashe wins 52.2% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.0% and 62.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.2% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +3.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 90 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.19
- +2.8 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Ashe, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ashe wins 52.2% of 90 games (95% range 42.0–62.2%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 49.2% for Ashe; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Varus usually wins the lane: 582 gold ahead of Ashe at 15 minutes on average (87 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Ashe and Varus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Ashe's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Ashe vs Varus Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Ashe vs Varus Win Rate by Game Length
Ashe's win rate against Varus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Ashe's results against Varus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Ashe vs Varus Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)VarusAshe gold at 15: −582
- First itemEvenAshe: 11.5 min · Varus: 11.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesEvenAshe wins 54.5% of 55 games
What Ashe Changes Against Varus
Ashe players don't meaningfully change their setup against Varus: no item, rune, spell or skill order differs by 3 points or more beyond the margin of error. The usual build applies.
Best Ashe Build vs Varus
Usual Ashe build (Bot)
64.8% win rate · 287 games
Against Varus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 10 of 66 Ashe games against Varus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Ashe's standard build instead.
- Ashe usually completes Hexoptics C44 first, at 11.5 min (median of 42 games).
- Varus usually completes Statikk Shiv first, at 11.9 min (median of 58 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Ashe Runes vs Varus
Usual Ashe runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
54.8% win rate · 407 games
Against Varus
Lethal Tempo
50.0% win rate · 46 games
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Ashe matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Ashe'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 Ashe build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Ashe vs Varus FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Ashe vs Varus?
Current data slightly favors Ashe, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Ashe wins 52.2% of 90 games (95% range 42.0–62.2%).
What is Ashe's win rate against Varus?
Ashe wins 52.2% of 90 Bot games against Varus on patch 26.20 (95% range 42.0–62.2%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 49.2% would be expected.
Does Ashe counter Varus?
Not clearly. Ashe wins 52.2% of 90 games against Varus, and the 95% range (42.0–62.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Ashe or Varus?
Varus usually wins the lane: 582 gold ahead of Ashe at 15 minutes on average (87 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Ashe outscale Varus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Varus strongest against Ashe?
Varus is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Ashe build against Varus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Ashe's usual Bot core: Phantom Dancer, Lord Dominik's Regards, Infinity Edge.
What runes should Ashe use against Varus?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Inspiration — 50.0% over 46 games against Varus.