Neekovs Varus
Neeko vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Varus wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Neeko based on 5 games. Varus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Neeko build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Neeko vs Varus matchup.
Neeko Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Neeko 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(20.0%)Who Wins the Neeko vs Varus Matchup?
Neeko vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Neeko vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Neeko's 20.0%, giving Varus a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Varus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Neeko players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in damage output, where Varus leads by 564 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus has a strong advantage in this matchup. Neeko players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Varus overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Neeko vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Neeko, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Neeko Build Against Varus
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Neeko needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Neeko against Varus are Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt and Frozen Heart. This combination gives Neeko 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 Neeko vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Neeko0.0%Varus100.0%Neeko25.0%Varus75.0%Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Neeko. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Varus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Neeko. Extended games heavily favor Varus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Varus holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Neeko players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Neeko Runes Against Varus
Inspiration
Domination
The Inspiration and Domination rune setup gives Neeko the best tools to compete against Varus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Neeko matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Neeko'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 Neeko 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37.22% | 180 | 1.7 | 616 | 9,000 | 36.0% | 38.3% | |
| 43.33% | 150 | 2.2 | 600 | 9,187 | 38.2% | 47.6% | |
| 51.92% | 104 | 1.8 | 649 | 9,512 | 50.0% | 53.6% | |
| 48.08% | 104 | 1.8 | 614 | 9,599 | 48.8% | 47.5% | |
| 46.67% | 90 | 1.7 | 605 | 9,400 | 52.6% | 42.3% | |
| 47.06% | 85 | 1.7 | 630 | 9,054 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 54.32% | 81 | 2.0 | 630 | 9,918 | 60.0% | 51.8% | |
| 41.25% | 80 | 2.2 | 634 | 9,325 | 44.4% | 38.6% | |
| 43.06% | 72 | 3.1 | 613 | 9,833 | 41.4% | 44.2% | |
| 43.66% | 71 | 1.8 | 684 | 9,676 | 41.9% | 45.0% | |
| 47.76% | 67 | 1.8 | 702 | 10,135 | 53.9% | 43.9% | |
| 45.16% | 62 | 1.6 | 653 | 8,925 | 30.0% | 59.4% | |
| 41.07% | 56 | 1.6 | 473 | 8,115 | 57.6% | 17.4% | |
| 38.18% | 55 | 1.8 | 616 | 9,801 | 46.1% | 31.0% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 1.9 | 568 | 9,070 | 44.8% | 43.5% | |
| 54.00% | 51 | 2.2 | 734 | 9,764 | 54.5% | 53.6% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 1.8 | 619 | 8,861 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 1.8 | 627 | 9,473 | 52.6% | 55.2% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 1.9 | 627 | 9,053 | 30.4% | 63.6% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 1.7 | 651 | 9,819 | 35.0% | 56.0% | |
| 52.27% | 44 | 1.7 | 645 | 8,857 | 60.0% | 45.8% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 2.7 | 639 | 9,561 | 47.8% | 55.0% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 1.9 | 711 | 9,655 | 33.3% | 53.6% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 5.8 | 784 | 10,687 | 37.5% | 57.1% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 5.9 | 800 | 11,634 | 57.1% | 43.5% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 1.9 | 692 | 9,150 | 44.4% | 41.2% | |
| 54.29% | 35 | 1.5 | 555 | 8,742 | 41.2% | 66.7% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 5.7 | 743 | 10,077 | 46.1% | 38.9% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 1.6 | 577 | 8,691 | 42.9% | 70.6% | |
| 66.67% | 30 | 1.5 | 613 | 8,520 | 70.0% | 60.0% | |
| 68.97% | 29 | 3.4 | 762 | 11,839 | 66.7% | 70.0% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 1.7 | 633 | 9,301 | 46.1% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 4.1 | 816 | 11,635 | 33.3% | 47.6% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 1.8 | 648 | 9,008 | 54.5% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 686 | 9,796 | 50.0% | 63.2% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 5.8 | 909 | 12,321 | 66.7% | 68.4% | |
| 28.00% | 25 | 5.4 | 823 | 10,981 | 30.0% | 26.7% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 2.9 | 661 | 11,046 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 2.0 | 665 | 10,238 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.5 | 716 | 10,722 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 2.8 | 714 | 9,334 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 1.7 | 582 | 8,438 | 44.4% | 37.5% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 4.8 | 805 | 11,199 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 82.35% | 17 | 1.6 | 662 | 10,939 | 75.0% | 84.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.9 | 786 | 11,448 | 28.6% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.6 | 802 | 10,629 | 62.5% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 4.3 | 735 | 9,738 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 1.8 | 611 | 9,983 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 5.4 | 835 | 11,042 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 3.4 | 702 | 9,620 | 42.9% | 75.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 3.2 | 640 | 9,450 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 2.1 | 686 | 9,811 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 5.6 | 813 | 11,774 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 3.8 | 673 | 8,263 | 85.7% | 28.6% | |
| 76.92% | 13 | 4.0 | 716 | 11,406 | 75.0% | 77.8% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 3.8 | 846 | 10,680 | 66.7% | 71.4% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 853 | 11,394 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 4.6 | 718 | 12,420 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.0 | 835 | 12,208 | 75.0% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.9 | 677 | 9,949 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 3.5 | 743 | 9,912 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 5.8 | 810 | 10,922 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 836 | 10,404 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 4.0 | 909 | 12,888 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.8 | 804 | 11,773 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.4 | 857 | 13,300 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 7.1 | 852 | 12,117 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 1.6 | 604 | 6,808 | 85.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 3.3 | 693 | 11,651 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.2 | 777 | 9,316 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.7 | 785 | 8,966 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 844 | 11,579 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 12.50% | 8 | 3.9 | 671 | 9,063 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.3 | 898 | 10,486 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.5 | 696 | 11,353 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 543 | 11,907 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.6 | 907 | 11,213 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 2.5 | 770 | 9,567 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.2 | 814 | 13,921 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.3 | 1,010 | 9,795 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 5.0 | 633 | 9,918 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.4 | 549 | 10,251 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.8 | 619 | 13,310 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.6 | 733 | 11,703 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 4.4 | 833 | 10,752 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 1.4 | 552 | 13,562 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.5 | 666 | 9,681 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 3.3 | 657 | 11,471 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.3 | 986 | 13,113 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.6 | 770 | 11,951 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 4.1 | 917 | 9,962 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.7 | 895 | 10,066 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.7 | 710 | 7,674 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.0 | 849 | 14,085 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 0.8 | 559 | 10,353 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 566 | 12,508 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 742 | 12,972 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 817 | 10,289 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 786 | 14,945 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.2 | 580 | 10,604 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 537 | 6,661 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 856 | 11,850 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 815 | 11,522 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Neeko vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Neeko do against Varus in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Neeko vs Varus matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Neeko's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Neeko do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Neeko with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Varus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Neeko do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Neeko vs Varus matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Neeko vs Varus matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Neeko with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Neeko build against Varus?
The best Neeko build against Varus includes Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Rocketbelt, Frozen Heart with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Neeko runes against Varus?
The best Neeko runes against Varus use the Inspiration primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Neeko vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Neeko counter Varus?
No, Neeko struggles against Varus with only a 20.0% win rate. Varus has the advantage in this matchup. Neeko players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Varus's lead.
How do I play Neeko against Varus?
When playing Neeko 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.