Master Yivs Varus
Master Yi vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Master Yi wins with a 73.3% win rate (+46.7%) over Varus based on 15 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(73.3%)Who Wins the Master Yi vs Varus Matchup?
Master Yi vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Master Yi vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 15 recent matches analyzed, Master Yi wins with a 73.3% win rate compared to Varus's 26.7%, giving Master Yi a 46.7 percentage point advantage. Master Yi dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Varus 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 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Master Yi 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.
Master Yi vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Master Yi, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Master Yi Build Against Varus
Plated Steelcaps 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, Titanic Hydra and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Master Yi an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Varus. 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 Yi62.5%Varus37.5%Master Yi85.7%Varus14.3%Master Yi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Master Yi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Master Yi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 85.7% win rate — 71.4 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Master Yi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Master Yi holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Varus players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Master Yi Runes Against Varus
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Master Yi to press their advantage against Varus, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Master Yi matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.60% | 470 | 1.2 | 765 | 13,465 | 46.5% | 46.7% | |
| 45.81% | 334 | 1.1 | 786 | 13,387 | 48.5% | 43.4% | |
| 51.25% | 281 | 1.2 | 757 | 13,237 | 55.9% | 47.4% | |
| 49.03% | 257 | 1.3 | 802 | 13,126 | 47.9% | 50.0% | |
| 41.53% | 248 | 1.4 | 679 | 12,622 | 36.4% | 47.1% | |
| 45.93% | 246 | 1.2 | 758 | 13,567 | 42.2% | 49.2% | |
| 54.10% | 244 | 1.2 | 832 | 13,875 | 58.1% | 51.1% | |
| 47.92% | 240 | 1.3 | 760 | 13,544 | 52.4% | 44.4% | |
| 58.72% | 235 | 1.2 | 776 | 13,493 | 56.0% | 61.3% | |
| 42.13% | 197 | 1.2 | 763 | 13,137 | 41.0% | 43.0% | |
| 47.64% | 191 | 1.7 | 1,035 | 13,271 | 51.1% | 44.4% | |
| 50.62% | 162 | 1.4 | 825 | 13,610 | 52.8% | 48.9% | |
| 47.40% | 154 | 1.1 | 720 | 12,656 | 38.8% | 56.8% | |
| 48.67% | 150 | 1.3 | 833 | 13,787 | 46.6% | 50.6% | |
| 49.66% | 147 | 1.3 | 726 | 14,053 | 42.6% | 53.8% | |
| 44.53% | 128 | 2.0 | 851 | 13,012 | 39.1% | 50.9% | |
| 56.00% | 125 | 1.2 | 764 | 13,969 | 55.9% | 56.1% | |
| 52.03% | 123 | 1.2 | 815 | 13,257 | 46.5% | 56.9% | |
| 46.28% | 121 | 1.5 | 803 | 13,320 | 40.3% | 52.5% | |
| 52.10% | 119 | 2.3 | 736 | 12,728 | 43.9% | 59.7% | |
| 59.09% | 110 | 2.2 | 804 | 13,662 | 52.9% | 64.4% | |
| 42.59% | 108 | 1.6 | 809 | 13,002 | 36.7% | 47.5% | |
| 43.93% | 107 | 1.2 | 768 | 14,225 | 52.2% | 37.7% | |
| 50.96% | 104 | 1.3 | 766 | 13,608 | 49.0% | 52.8% | |
| 51.96% | 102 | 1.1 | 775 | 13,722 | 40.0% | 63.5% | |
| 61.39% | 101 | 1.1 | 808 | 13,736 | 70.8% | 52.8% | |
| 59.60% | 99 | 1.3 | 822 | 13,653 | 57.1% | 61.4% | |
| 50.00% | 84 | 1.2 | 792 | 13,475 | 44.2% | 56.1% | |
| 51.22% | 82 | 1.3 | 729 | 12,885 | 50.0% | 52.3% | |
| 53.66% | 82 | 1.2 | 794 | 13,968 | 65.8% | 43.2% | |
| 44.44% | 81 | 1.5 | 784 | 13,498 | 46.0% | 43.2% | |
| 61.73% | 81 | 1.1 | 779 | 13,287 | 58.5% | 65.0% | |
| 49.37% | 79 | 2.8 | 833 | 12,577 | 46.0% | 52.4% | |
| 36.99% | 73 | 1.4 | 743 | 12,367 | 29.3% | 46.9% | |
| 65.67% | 67 | 2.0 | 832 | 14,146 | 60.0% | 70.3% | |
| 43.08% | 65 | 2.9 | 746 | 13,046 | 54.2% | 36.6% | |
| 56.25% | 64 | 1.4 | 729 | 13,711 | 50.0% | 61.8% | |
| 77.78% | 63 | 1.6 | 957 | 14,500 | 75.9% | 79.4% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 2.3 | 768 | 12,678 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 63.33% | 60 | 1.3 | 829 | 14,137 | 60.7% | 65.6% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 1.8 | 908 | 15,475 | 46.1% | 51.6% | |
| 40.35% | 57 | 3.3 | 914 | 13,813 | 40.9% | 40.0% | |
| 60.71% | 56 | 3.8 | 912 | 13,001 | 44.4% | 75.9% | |
| 61.11% | 54 | 1.4 | 933 | 15,479 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 1.3 | 739 | 14,108 | 52.2% | 54.8% | |
| 37.74% | 53 | 1.2 | 650 | 12,506 | 33.3% | 43.5% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 1.3 | 868 | 13,995 | 43.5% | 44.8% | |
| 44.90% | 49 | 1.4 | 815 | 14,618 | 50.0% | 41.4% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 4.7 | 752 | 12,660 | 50.0% | 44.8% | |
| 37.78% | 45 | 5.1 | 902 | 12,627 | 33.3% | 41.7% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 1.2 | 573 | 12,152 | 38.1% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 5.8 | 846 | 13,220 | 57.1% | 45.8% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 5.0 | 767 | 12,445 | 33.3% | 52.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 3.0 | 736 | 11,931 | 42.1% | 56.3% | |
| 35.29% | 34 | 5.3 | 757 | 11,266 | 31.3% | 38.9% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 4.5 | 948 | 13,232 | 21.4% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 1.4 | 784 | 14,664 | 33.3% | 72.2% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 2.6 | 940 | 15,283 | 40.0% | 59.1% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 4.6 | 806 | 13,136 | 45.5% | 40.0% | |
| 27.59% | 29 | 3.2 | 840 | 12,086 | 23.1% | 31.3% | |
| 71.43% | 28 | 1.1 | 826 | 14,547 | 70.0% | 72.2% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 5.5 | 825 | 13,013 | 45.5% | 31.3% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 1.7 | 733 | 13,839 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 2.3 | 809 | 14,263 | 55.6% | 57.1% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.1 | 677 | 11,785 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 31.82% | 22 | 5.0 | 696 | 11,312 | 33.3% | 30.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 4.5 | 787 | 13,324 | 42.9% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 5.8 | 849 | 12,392 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 3.4 | 964 | 14,101 | 62.5% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.4 | 832 | 11,934 | 53.3% | 42.9% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 5.7 | 1,004 | 13,388 | 50.0% | 69.2% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.6 | 878 | 12,373 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 4.9 | 786 | 11,318 | 71.4% | 41.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.5 | 751 | 13,947 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 5.0 | 752 | 12,214 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.5 | 1,012 | 15,391 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 3.8 | 809 | 12,554 | 37.5% | 44.4% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.8 | 861 | 12,717 | 72.7% | 40.0% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 6.0 | 800 | 11,945 | 62.5% | 85.7% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 4.1 | 805 | 12,681 | 87.5% | 57.1% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.1 | 622 | 13,902 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 5.8 | 1,025 | 12,114 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.5 | 770 | 14,252 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 4.6 | 643 | 11,984 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.7 | 769 | 14,040 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.8 | 717 | 10,807 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.7 | 900 | 11,980 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.8 | 874 | 12,629 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.9 | 776 | 12,110 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 1,193 | 14,993 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 727 | 10,683 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.4 | 865 | 15,486 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.6 | 799 | 8,271 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 3.8 | 787 | 13,503 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 4.8 | 676 | 11,159 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 878 | 14,336 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 841 | 11,517 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 2.5 | 758 | 14,605 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.0 | 832 | 13,050 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.1 | 810 | 13,509 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.2 | 1,024 | 16,353 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 657 | 9,511 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.4 | 806 | 12,556 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.4 | 699 | 11,682 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.0 | 982 | 15,657 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.1 | 1,140 | 14,696 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 917 | 15,885 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 938 | 13,833 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 790 | 9,800 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 770 | 14,133 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.6 | 814 | 10,875 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 964 | 15,193 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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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 73.3% win rate compared to Varus's 26.7%, a 46.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 15 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Master Yi do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Master Yi has the advantage against Varus with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. 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 85.7% win rate compared to 14.3%. 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 73.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 46.7 percentage point advantage means Master Yi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 15 games analyzed.
What is the best Master Yi build against Varus?
The best Master Yi build against Varus includes Kraken Slayer, Titanic Hydra, Blade of The Ruined King with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. 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 73.3% win rate. Master Yi strongly counters Varus in lane based on current patch 26.3 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.