Aurelion Sol - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.2%
Pick Rate
2.0%

Aurelion Solvs Varus

AMage
Patch26.10
Matches3,013,751
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 30, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Aurelion Sol vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Varus wins with a 52.6% win rate (+5.3%) over Aurelion Sol based on 19 games. Varus wins the early laning phase while Aurelion Sol scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Aurelion Sol build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup.

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Aurelion Sol Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Aurelion Sol 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.

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Aurelion Sol - 47.4% win rate in this matchup
Aurelion Sol
47.4% WR
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Varus vs Aurelion Sol matchup - 52.6% win rate
Varus
52.6% WR

Who Wins the Aurelion Sol vs Varus Matchup?

Varus wins the Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup
Winner
Varus
Matches: 19
47.4%
Win Rate
52.6%
6.7
CS / min
6.8
887
DMG / min
835
13,039
Gold / game
13,044
114
Heal / min
166
410
DMG Mitigated / min
391
0.8
CC / min
0.9
37.5%
Early Game WR
62.5%
54.5%
Late Game WR
45.5%

Aurelion Sol vs Varus Matchup Summary

The Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 19 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 52.6% win rate compared to Aurelion Sol's 47.4%, giving Varus a 5.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Varus controls the early laning stage, but Aurelion Sol outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Varus needs to press advantages before Aurelion Sol reaches their power spikes, while Aurelion Sol should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Varus leads by 0.2s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Varus is slightly favored, Aurelion Sol can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Varus's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Aurelion Sol vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown

Varus wins the laning phase against Aurelion Sol in League of Legends

Varus is favored during the laning phase against Aurelion Sol, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.7Aurelion Sol
6.8Varus
Aurelion Sol and Varus farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
887Aurelion Sol
835Varus
Aurelion Sol deals 51 more champion damage per minute than Varus. While noticeable in extended trades, this gap can be offset by Varus choosing favorable fight windows, such as engaging when Aurelion Sol's key abilities are on cooldown or trading immediately after dodging a skillshot.
Economy
13,039Aurelion Sol
13,044Varus
Aurelion Sol and Varus generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 5 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
0.8Aurelion Sol
0.9Varus
Both Aurelion Sol and Varus provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.2s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
524Aurelion Sol
557Varus
Aurelion Sol and Varus have comparable sustain profiles, with only 32 HP/min separating their healing and damage mitigation. Neither champion can out-attrition the other in lane, so trades will be decided by burst potential and ability usage rather than sustain.

Best Aurelion Sol Build Against Varus

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Aurelion Sol needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Aurelion Sol against Varus are Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Aurelion Sol an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Varus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Varus
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Aurelion Sol early game win rateAurelion Sol37.5%
Varus early game win rateVarus62.5%
Late Game
Aurelion Sol
54.5%
+9.1% advantage
Aurelion Sol late game win rateAurelion Sol54.5%
Varus late game win rateVarus45.5%

Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Aurelion Sol. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Aurelion Sol is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 54.5% win rate — 9.1 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Aurelion Sol, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Varus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Aurelion Sol reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Aurelion Sol 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 Aurelion Sol Runes Against Varus

Sorcery rune tree - Aurelion Sol primary runes vs VarusSorcery
Arcane Comet - best Aurelion Sol rune vs VarusManaflow Band - best Aurelion Sol rune vs VarusAbsolute Focus - best Aurelion Sol rune vs VarusGathering Storm - best Aurelion Sol rune vs Varus
Resolve rune tree - Aurelion Sol secondary runes vs VarusResolve
Bone Plating - best Aurelion Sol rune vs VarusOvergrowth - best Aurelion Sol rune vs Varus
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Resolve rune setup gives Aurelion Sol the best tools to compete against Varus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Aurelion Sol matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Aurelion Sol'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 Aurelion Sol build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Aurelion Sol matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
51.08%1866.889612,51246.4%53.9%
56.44%1636.692812,23848.3%61.0%
51.30%1546.986312,44741.5%58.4%
44.88%1276.790913,02748.8%43.0%
57.26%1176.687211,67958.2%56.5%
54.72%1066.81,03012,74050.0%58.1%
44.90%986.479812,18231.7%54.4%
43.01%936.474110,94630.4%55.3%
49.45%916.290012,11230.6%61.8%
51.16%866.284412,07957.1%47.1%
60.49%816.693913,30059.1%61.0%
46.84%796.586612,53725.0%61.7%
42.11%766.485711,84444.4%40.8%
46.58%746.681412,24839.3%51.1%
56.72%676.583613,01840.0%66.7%
46.97%666.497311,80637.5%55.9%
43.94%666.386511,77540.0%47.2%
45.45%666.090711,60425.9%59.0%
46.88%646.284512,66250.0%45.2%
46.43%566.683711,65438.1%51.4%
60.00%556.786813,38852.2%65.6%
45.28%536.490213,08843.8%46.0%
50.00%526.680711,95350.0%50.0%
56.00%506.783012,22970.4%39.1%
59.18%496.797212,50270.6%53.1%
53.06%496.91,06012,60557.1%50.0%
63.27%496.496513,64953.3%67.7%
54.17%486.484411,70757.1%51.9%
54.55%446.498712,33538.9%65.4%
58.14%436.382312,19853.3%60.7%
48.78%416.61,01015,37158.3%44.8%
60.00%406.81,09613,06452.9%65.2%
47.50%406.698112,51352.9%43.5%
52.50%406.586212,92543.8%58.3%
58.97%396.91,01412,65538.5%69.2%
46.15%396.37699,75547.4%45.0%
50.00%386.889013,77053.3%47.8%
44.44%366.988312,42860.0%33.3%
50.00%346.180912,53554.5%47.8%
43.75%326.977110,84933.3%52.9%
54.84%316.886612,10855.6%53.9%
54.84%316.590012,03960.0%50.0%
48.39%315.892710,96238.9%61.5%
48.28%296.481211,98753.9%43.8%
53.57%286.41,05212,97737.5%60.0%
46.43%287.289112,64028.6%64.3%
38.46%266.294612,2120.0%66.7%
54.17%246.391811,66733.3%66.7%
56.52%236.896414,25944.4%64.3%
43.48%236.978912,21737.5%46.7%
56.52%236.586412,44845.5%66.7%
45.45%226.990212,65633.3%53.9%
50.00%226.61,04312,88733.3%61.5%
47.62%216.71,13611,65044.4%50.0%
61.90%216.989810,67350.0%72.7%
50.00%205.985014,25260.0%46.7%
55.00%206.488313,20260.0%50.0%
55.00%206.674111,09854.5%55.6%
50.00%206.392611,75555.6%45.5%
36.84%196.483511,97212.5%54.5%
47.37%196.788713,03937.5%54.5%
50.00%186.097612,80650.0%50.0%
37.50%166.872510,52233.3%42.9%
56.25%162.985112,71080.0%45.5%
56.25%166.891712,79350.0%60.0%
60.00%157.083412,50375.0%42.9%
26.67%156.374711,48614.3%37.5%
71.43%146.397912,229100.0%50.0%
57.14%146.485113,22957.1%57.1%
30.77%136.975310,24137.5%20.0%
38.46%137.31,13014,60250.0%33.3%
53.85%136.781711,80050.0%57.1%
23.08%135.383813,1280.0%33.3%
46.15%136.395711,68557.1%33.3%
46.15%136.41,17214,17266.7%40.0%
50.00%126.595613,11466.7%33.3%
41.67%127.693314,78133.3%44.4%
27.27%115.798011,76620.0%33.3%
45.45%116.889312,65550.0%42.9%
54.55%116.51,13914,54225.0%71.4%
54.55%117.089313,14450.0%57.1%
63.64%115.71,10012,80580.0%50.0%
45.45%116.11,06711,49566.7%37.5%
72.73%116.398712,74480.0%66.7%
54.55%114.892414,3400.0%66.7%
44.44%96.878412,32840.0%50.0%
66.67%96.81,09613,699100.0%50.0%
55.56%96.287910,03657.1%50.0%
87.50%86.490612,330100.0%75.0%
50.00%83.27279,633100.0%20.0%
25.00%85.172610,35520.0%33.3%
62.50%84.86379,57250.0%75.0%
62.50%86.197113,06350.0%66.7%
100.00%75.861712,519100.0%100.0%
85.71%76.075412,91375.0%100.0%
42.86%76.689612,39633.3%50.0%
71.43%74.984811,33333.3%100.0%
28.57%71.767612,39433.3%25.0%
16.67%63.482113,3470.0%25.0%
66.67%67.31,08212,41575.0%50.0%
50.00%64.270711,00425.0%100.0%
33.33%64.285913,2910.0%40.0%
16.67%65.984611,10625.0%0.0%
50.00%63.583110,22433.3%66.7%
33.33%65.16466,93240.0%0.0%
50.00%62.993314,81050.0%50.0%
66.67%65.11,04013,646100.0%50.0%
50.00%66.897412,46850.0%50.0%
80.00%51.477010,60166.7%100.0%
40.00%54.186211,5680.0%66.7%
20.00%57.083012,0750.0%25.0%
40.00%54.297413,07933.3%50.0%
40.00%51.565312,9100.0%50.0%
40.00%55.377111,047100.0%0.0%
100.00%56.892911,005100.0%100.0%
40.00%56.38978,52833.3%50.0%
60.00%57.71,19912,664100.0%33.3%
40.00%56.81,41613,981100.0%25.0%
60.00%53.992614,5960.0%60.0%
80.00%52.658310,023100.0%66.7%
40.00%56.91,10214,0060.0%50.0%
40.00%54.575512,3370.0%66.7%

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Aurelion Sol vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Aurelion Sol do against Varus in League of Legends?

Varus wins the Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup with a 52.6% win rate compared to Aurelion Sol's 47.4%, a 5.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 19 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Aurelion Sol do against Varus in the early game?

In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Aurelion Sol with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. Varus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Aurelion Sol do against Varus in the late game?

In the late game, Aurelion Sol takes over the Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to 45.5%. Aurelion Sol scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup?

Varus wins the matchup against Aurelion Sol with a 52.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 5.3 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 19 games analyzed.

What is the best Aurelion Sol build against Varus?

The best Aurelion Sol build against Varus includes Liandry's Torment, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Blackfire Torch with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Aurelion Sol runes against Varus?

The best Aurelion Sol runes against Varus use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Aurelion Sol vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Aurelion Sol counter Varus?

No, Aurelion Sol struggles against Varus with only a 47.4% win rate. Varus has the advantage in this matchup. Aurelion Sol players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Varus's lead.

How do I play Aurelion Sol against Varus?

When playing Aurelion Sol against Varus, play cautiously and avoid Varus's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Varus in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.