Master Yivs Varus
Master Yi vs Varus is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Master Yi wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Varus based on 8 games. Master Yi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Master Yi build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Master Yi vs Varus matchup.
Master Yi Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Master Yi 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(50.0%)Who Wins the Master Yi vs Varus Matchup?
Master Yi vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Varus matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 8 recent matches analyzed, Master Yi wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Varus's 50.0%, giving Master Yi a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Master Yi holds a slight edge in both the early and late game, but the margins are thin enough that individual skill and jungle attention will often determine the outcome. Varus can still find windows through outplays and team coordination. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Varus leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Master Yi has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Varus's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Master Yi vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Master Yi, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Varus
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Master Yi needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Master Yi against Varus are Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance and Titanic Hydra. This combination gives Master Yi 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 Master Yi vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Master Yi50.0%Varus50.0%Master Yi50.0%Varus50.0%The early game (first 15 minutes) is a toss-up between Master Yi and Varus, with Master Yi holding a razor-thin 50.0% win rate edge (+0.0%). Individual skill and jungle proximity will matter more than champion advantage in the early laning phase.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Master Yi at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Varus. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
This matchup is remarkably even at every stage of the game. Neither Master Yi nor Varus has a phase-specific advantage, making this a pure skill matchup where individual mechanics, decision-making, and team coordination determine the outcome.
Best Master Yi Runes Against Varus
Domination
Precision
The Domination primary with Precision secondary combination helps Master Yi maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Varus.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Master Yi'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 Master Yi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.62% | 405 | 1.1 | 751 | 12,427 | 50.8% | 50.5% | |
| 50.40% | 377 | 1.2 | 787 | 13,720 | 56.1% | 46.7% | |
| 51.77% | 367 | 1.2 | 807 | 13,083 | 50.9% | 52.4% | |
| 49.03% | 361 | 1.1 | 742 | 12,848 | 44.9% | 52.2% | |
| 48.37% | 337 | 1.2 | 768 | 13,337 | 53.5% | 43.9% | |
| 46.73% | 306 | 1.2 | 802 | 12,886 | 46.9% | 46.5% | |
| 46.22% | 251 | 1.2 | 674 | 13,348 | 48.0% | 45.0% | |
| 47.54% | 244 | 1.2 | 712 | 13,338 | 46.7% | 48.2% | |
| 48.95% | 239 | 1.3 | 743 | 13,508 | 49.1% | 48.8% | |
| 39.06% | 233 | 1.2 | 717 | 12,975 | 38.2% | 39.7% | |
| 46.35% | 233 | 1.6 | 690 | 12,110 | 43.2% | 49.2% | |
| 43.89% | 221 | 1.2 | 680 | 12,904 | 42.1% | 45.6% | |
| 52.83% | 212 | 1.3 | 846 | 13,568 | 49.5% | 55.5% | |
| 50.00% | 192 | 1.7 | 782 | 12,939 | 43.7% | 55.2% | |
| 47.09% | 172 | 1.1 | 733 | 12,971 | 48.8% | 45.5% | |
| 41.91% | 136 | 1.1 | 698 | 13,194 | 50.9% | 35.8% | |
| 52.99% | 134 | 1.2 | 767 | 13,033 | 50.0% | 55.7% | |
| 47.37% | 133 | 1.3 | 741 | 13,081 | 37.9% | 54.7% | |
| 50.76% | 132 | 1.3 | 724 | 12,879 | 51.5% | 50.0% | |
| 54.69% | 128 | 1.2 | 798 | 13,960 | 58.9% | 51.4% | |
| 56.80% | 125 | 1.2 | 752 | 12,919 | 52.9% | 61.8% | |
| 58.56% | 111 | 1.3 | 831 | 13,077 | 54.5% | 62.5% | |
| 60.19% | 108 | 1.4 | 763 | 13,660 | 65.9% | 56.3% | |
| 48.15% | 108 | 1.3 | 780 | 12,662 | 35.9% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 102 | 1.2 | 787 | 13,015 | 61.7% | 45.5% | |
| 47.52% | 101 | 1.1 | 745 | 13,189 | 46.3% | 48.3% | |
| 52.00% | 100 | 3.1 | 747 | 12,688 | 55.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.45% | 97 | 1.2 | 789 | 12,895 | 47.7% | 49.1% | |
| 49.48% | 97 | 1.3 | 739 | 13,733 | 52.4% | 47.3% | |
| 55.91% | 93 | 1.1 | 755 | 13,105 | 56.0% | 55.8% | |
| 60.00% | 90 | 1.4 | 831 | 13,472 | 52.2% | 68.2% | |
| 60.67% | 89 | 1.1 | 809 | 14,617 | 59.3% | 61.3% | |
| 51.14% | 88 | 1.2 | 743 | 14,661 | 48.5% | 52.7% | |
| 46.67% | 75 | 0.9 | 665 | 12,528 | 38.2% | 53.7% | |
| 54.67% | 75 | 2.9 | 818 | 12,744 | 57.6% | 52.4% | |
| 58.57% | 70 | 1.4 | 816 | 13,393 | 46.9% | 68.4% | |
| 63.24% | 68 | 1.2 | 819 | 13,629 | 58.1% | 67.6% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 1.5 | 766 | 13,157 | 51.9% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 3.0 | 798 | 11,412 | 56.8% | 51.7% | |
| 53.13% | 64 | 3.0 | 1,054 | 12,580 | 54.5% | 51.6% | |
| 49.18% | 61 | 1.0 | 762 | 13,551 | 45.8% | 51.4% | |
| 53.45% | 58 | 1.1 | 753 | 12,653 | 60.0% | 48.5% | |
| 37.93% | 58 | 2.5 | 700 | 11,046 | 42.9% | 30.4% | |
| 56.36% | 55 | 2.8 | 878 | 13,083 | 54.5% | 57.6% | |
| 45.45% | 55 | 3.6 | 878 | 13,137 | 36.0% | 53.3% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 1.2 | 717 | 13,803 | 42.9% | 48.5% | |
| 68.52% | 54 | 5.4 | 1,079 | 13,422 | 70.8% | 66.7% | |
| 72.55% | 51 | 2.0 | 854 | 14,238 | 69.6% | 75.0% | |
| 58.00% | 50 | 2.6 | 799 | 12,549 | 59.1% | 57.1% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 1.7 | 820 | 13,511 | 57.1% | 59.3% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 4.6 | 779 | 12,634 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 39 | 1.6 | 840 | 12,489 | 72.7% | 58.8% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 2.9 | 820 | 11,923 | 47.4% | 50.0% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 2.4 | 912 | 11,673 | 52.2% | 64.3% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 2.1 | 888 | 12,846 | 57.1% | 63.6% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 1.4 | 800 | 14,552 | 53.3% | 52.4% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 2.4 | 1,009 | 15,645 | 27.3% | 47.8% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 1.0 | 770 | 14,015 | 57.1% | 61.1% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 1.7 | 795 | 13,833 | 60.0% | 46.7% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 2.4 | 879 | 13,946 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 4.5 | 782 | 11,259 | 37.5% | 27.3% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 3.9 | 893 | 12,078 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.3 | 838 | 12,018 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.3 | 1,010 | 14,672 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 1.1 | 705 | 13,641 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 5.8 | 797 | 11,819 | 22.2% | 80.0% | |
| 11.11% | 18 | 4.8 | 764 | 10,585 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 3.8 | 836 | 13,384 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 3.6 | 914 | 13,228 | 75.0% | 40.0% | |
| 22.22% | 18 | 5.6 | 810 | 12,518 | 12.5% | 30.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.6 | 964 | 15,638 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.7 | 1,046 | 14,050 | 71.4% | 30.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 5.5 | 750 | 9,209 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.3 | 858 | 11,236 | 14.3% | 50.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 6.0 | 789 | 11,028 | 44.4% | 14.3% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.1 | 906 | 13,263 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 3.3 | 780 | 10,865 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.9 | 776 | 13,408 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.4 | 682 | 15,578 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.0 | 937 | 12,035 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.6 | 880 | 12,923 | 55.6% | 40.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 5.2 | 923 | 13,185 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.8 | 752 | 13,814 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.0 | 822 | 11,319 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 2.9 | 929 | 13,759 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 4.1 | 985 | 15,232 | 100.0% | 62.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.8 | 953 | 14,915 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 3.1 | 907 | 16,516 | 0.0% | 72.7% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 2.3 | 1,106 | 15,873 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 4.8 | 838 | 10,360 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 2.8 | 758 | 12,067 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.2 | 857 | 12,752 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.6 | 855 | 10,834 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 864 | 14,320 | 33.3% | 71.4% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.5 | 797 | 9,954 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 1,074 | 12,625 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.4 | 1,216 | 12,214 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.8 | 997 | 14,855 | 66.7% | 83.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 5.3 | 973 | 16,418 | 0.0% | 71.4% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 3.6 | 839 | 14,117 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 916 | 11,005 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.1 | 914 | 12,790 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.7 | 961 | 10,912 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.0 | 768 | 12,600 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.9 | 819 | 13,508 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.4 | 619 | 12,550 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.1 | 937 | 11,554 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.1 | 991 | 15,454 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.7 | 1,198 | 16,910 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 6.1 | 840 | 11,274 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.9 | 927 | 11,137 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 575 | 9,372 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 821 | 12,319 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 744 | 9,635 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 1,213 | 14,602 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
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Master Yi vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Master Yi do against Varus in League of Legends?
Master Yi wins the Master Yi vs Varus matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Varus's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 8 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Master Yi do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Varus with a 50.0% win rate versus 50.0%. Master Yi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Master Yi do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Master Yi takes over the Master Yi vs Varus matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Master Yi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Master Yi vs Varus matchup?
Master Yi wins the matchup against Varus with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Master Yi is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 8 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Varus?
The best Master Yi build against Varus includes Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance, Titanic Hydra with Berserker's Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Master Yi runes against Varus?
The best Master Yi runes against Varus use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Master Yi vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Master Yi counter Varus?
Yes, Master Yi has a favorable matchup against Varus with a 50.0% win rate. Master Yi slightly edges out Varus in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Master Yi against Varus?
When playing Master Yi 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.