- Win Rate
- 49.7%
- Pick Rate
- 2.3%
- Ban Rate
- 6.7%
Samira vs Varus
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,996
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 12, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Samira vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Varus wins with a 76.7% win rate (+53.3%) over Samira based on 30 games. Varus holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Samira build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Samira vs Varus matchup.
Samira Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Samira 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 Samira vs Varus?
Samira wins 23.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 11.8% and 40.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.3% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −27.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Varus is favored in this matchup: Samira wins 23.3% of 30 games, and the whole 95% range (11.8–40.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 27.0 points worse for Samira than both champions' overall Bot win rates predict (50.3%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Samira players pick Boots + Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Refillable Potion far more often against Varus: under 0.5% of their other Bot games, 3.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Samira and Varus played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Samira's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Samira vs Varus Laning Stats
Only 29 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Samira vs Varus Win Rate by Game Length
Samira's win rate against Varus by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Samira's results against Varus in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Samira vs Varus Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Samira Changes Against Varus
Choices Samira players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Boots + Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Refillable PotionStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus3.3%+3.3 pts
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus3.3%+3.3 pts
OvergrowthRuneUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Varus3.3%+3.3 pts
Best Samira Build vs Varus
Usual Samira build (Bot)
63.9% win rate · 285 games
Against Varus
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 19 Samira games against Varus carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Samira's standard build instead.
- Samira usually completes The Collector first, at 11.6 min (median of 24 games).
- Skill priority: Q > E > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Samira Runes vs Varus
Usual Samira runes (Bot)
Conqueror
68.0% win rate · 25 games
Against Varus
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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Samira matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Samira'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 Samira build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Samira Matchups
Hardest for Samira
Easiest for Samira
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Samira vs Varus FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Samira vs Varus?
Varus is favored in this matchup: Samira wins 23.3% of 30 games, and the whole 95% range (11.8–40.9%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Samira's win rate against Varus?
Samira wins 23.3% of 30 Bot games against Varus on patch 26.20 (95% range 11.8–40.9%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 50.3% would be expected.
Does Samira counter Varus?
No — it is the other way around: Samira wins only 23.3% of 30 games against Varus, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Samira or Varus?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (29) to say who wins lane.
Does Samira outscale Varus?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Varus strongest against Samira?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Varus is ahead of Samira beyond the margin of error.
What should Samira build against Varus?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Samira's usual Bot core: The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Bloodthirster. The biggest change against Varus: Boots + Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Refillable Potion (under 0.5% usually, 3.3% here).
What runes should Samira use against Varus?
Use Samira's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Domination); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Varus: Overgrowth (under 0.5% usually, 3.3% here).