Ezrealvs Varus
Ezreal vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Varus wins with a 52.5% win rate (+5.0%) over Ezreal based on 179 games. Varus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Ezreal build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ezreal vs Varus matchup.
Ezreal Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ezreal 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 the Ezreal vs Varus Matchup?
Ezreal vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Ezreal vs Varus matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 179 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 52.5% win rate compared to Ezreal's 47.5%, giving Varus a 5.0 percentage point advantage. Varus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Ezreal players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Varus leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Varus is slightly favored, Ezreal 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.
Ezreal vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Ezreal, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Ezreal Build Against Varus
Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Ezreal needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ezreal against Varus are The Collector, Hextech Gunblade and Lich Bane. This combination gives Ezreal 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 Ezreal vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Ezreal45.3%
Varus54.7%Ezreal49.0%Varus51.0%Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.7% win rate — a 9.3 percentage point lead over Ezreal. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Varus at 51.0% win rate — only 1.9 points ahead of Ezreal. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Varus holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Ezreal players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Ezreal Runes Against Varus
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Ezreal the best tools to compete against Varus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Ezreal matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Ezreal'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 Ezreal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45.54% | 964 | 6.7 | 962 | 12,873 | 50.2% | 41.9% | |
| 47.20% | 714 | 6.7 | 942 | 13,057 | 48.3% | 46.4% | |
| 44.74% | 637 | 6.6 | 932 | 13,066 | 47.9% | 42.5% | |
| 48.18% | 548 | 6.7 | 972 | 12,851 | 51.5% | 45.1% | |
| 45.34% | 536 | 6.4 | 926 | 12,698 | 47.1% | 44.0% | |
| 41.54% | 467 | 6.7 | 970 | 13,137 | 50.3% | 36.3% | |
| 45.68% | 405 | 6.8 | 995 | 13,460 | 46.6% | 45.0% | |
| 47.02% | 285 | 6.6 | 974 | 13,250 | 53.8% | 41.2% | |
| 47.60% | 250 | 6.8 | 965 | 12,714 | 48.3% | 46.9% | |
| 40.69% | 231 | 6.3 | 988 | 12,680 | 41.8% | 39.7% | |
| 51.57% | 223 | 6.6 | 933 | 13,022 | 54.7% | 48.7% | |
| 43.69% | 222 | 6.5 | 971 | 12,947 | 47.3% | 40.2% | |
| 45.71% | 210 | 6.4 | 874 | 12,984 | 52.9% | 40.8% | |
| 49.75% | 201 | 6.7 | 984 | 12,683 | 52.5% | 47.0% | |
| 47.49% | 179 | 6.7 | 954 | 13,316 | 45.3% | 49.0% | |
| 48.84% | 172 | 6.9 | 1,001 | 13,554 | 53.3% | 45.3% | |
| 45.40% | 163 | 6.7 | 952 | 13,521 | 44.4% | 46.0% | |
| 49.07% | 161 | 6.8 | 964 | 13,224 | 56.3% | 43.3% | |
| 44.94% | 158 | 7.0 | 985 | 13,564 | 46.0% | 44.2% | |
| 47.30% | 148 | 6.8 | 987 | 13,235 | 50.0% | 45.4% | |
| 47.15% | 123 | 7.2 | 1,031 | 14,063 | 50.9% | 44.3% | |
| 49.38% | 81 | 6.7 | 962 | 13,444 | 54.8% | 46.0% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 6.3 | 913 | 12,506 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 43.75% | 80 | 6.6 | 945 | 13,866 | 50.0% | 40.7% | |
| 34.78% | 69 | 6.1 | 905 | 12,298 | 37.9% | 32.5% | |
| 41.79% | 67 | 6.7 | 923 | 12,770 | 35.5% | 47.2% | |
| 55.74% | 61 | 6.6 | 977 | 13,027 | 52.2% | 57.9% | |
| 52.54% | 59 | 6.7 | 1,014 | 13,500 | 45.8% | 57.1% | |
| 39.66% | 58 | 5.6 | 890 | 12,255 | 48.1% | 32.3% | |
| 49.09% | 55 | 6.6 | 910 | 13,076 | 40.9% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 7.0 | 940 | 11,319 | 61.8% | 30.0% | |
| 40.00% | 50 | 6.3 | 948 | 12,218 | 52.2% | 29.6% | |
| 57.14% | 49 | 6.6 | 1,041 | 14,119 | 61.1% | 54.8% | |
| 38.46% | 39 | 6.9 | 1,023 | 13,528 | 35.3% | 40.9% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 6.5 | 841 | 12,296 | 31.3% | 54.5% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 7.0 | 944 | 13,198 | 46.7% | 36.4% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 6.7 | 798 | 11,947 | 50.0% | 42.1% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 7.0 | 1,110 | 14,404 | 66.7% | 57.9% | |
| 34.38% | 32 | 6.8 | 883 | 12,360 | 30.8% | 36.8% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 6.2 | 971 | 13,692 | 37.5% | 35.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.7 | 1,007 | 11,318 | 43.8% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.7 | 1,003 | 10,518 | 53.3% | 33.3% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.3 | 1,193 | 13,740 | 60.0% | 53.9% | |
| 27.27% | 22 | 6.0 | 805 | 10,385 | 15.4% | 44.4% | |
| 26.32% | 19 | 6.6 | 831 | 12,476 | 22.2% | 30.0% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.4 | 1,156 | 11,937 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 6.3 | 860 | 11,271 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.9 | 957 | 15,308 | 57.1% | 41.7% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 7.3 | 1,043 | 13,978 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 5.7 | 858 | 12,371 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.6 | 828 | 12,869 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 20.00% | 15 | 6.7 | 1,000 | 10,286 | 20.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 5.6 | 915 | 11,613 | 40.0% | 30.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.9 | 1,361 | 14,918 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 5.6 | 899 | 11,958 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.9 | 907 | 12,380 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 2.1 | 800 | 10,417 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.5 | 821 | 11,957 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.5 | 990 | 13,082 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 6.2 | 937 | 12,832 | 16.7% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 1,055 | 13,954 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 871 | 11,716 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 989 | 12,453 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.9 | 848 | 13,598 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.5 | 869 | 10,825 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 837 | 8,866 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,234 | 13,627 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 876 | 9,995 | 28.6% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.8 | 957 | 12,216 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.1 | 1,005 | 12,325 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.1 | 807 | 9,947 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 777 | 9,516 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.6 | 925 | 11,378 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.1 | 1,155 | 15,160 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 842 | 10,848 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 944 | 12,287 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 1,144 | 14,429 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.3 | 593 | 8,447 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.6 | 1,015 | 11,975 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.8 | 856 | 12,759 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.6 | 1,216 | 14,196 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,147 | 9,133 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,075 | 12,389 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.8 | 924 | 12,393 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 741 | 8,948 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 768 | 11,933 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 1,221 | 13,510 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 1,113 | 13,936 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 836 | 11,310 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Ezreal vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ezreal do against Varus in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Ezreal vs Varus matchup with a 52.5% win rate compared to Ezreal's 47.5%, a 5.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 179 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Ezreal do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Ezreal with a 54.7% win rate versus 45.3%. Varus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Ezreal do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Ezreal vs Varus matchup with a 51.0% win rate compared to 49.0%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Ezreal vs Varus matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Ezreal with a 52.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 5.0 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 179 games analyzed.
What is the best Ezreal build against Varus?
The best Ezreal build against Varus includes The Collector, Hextech Gunblade, Lich Bane with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Ezreal runes against Varus?
The best Ezreal runes against Varus use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 49.1% win rate in the Ezreal vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Ezreal counter Varus?
No, Ezreal struggles against Varus with only a 47.5% win rate. Varus has the advantage in this matchup. Ezreal players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Varus's lead.
How do I play Ezreal against Varus?
When playing Ezreal against Varus, play cautiously and avoid Varus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Varus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.