- Win Rate
- 48.9%
- Pick Rate
- 1.8%
- Ban Rate
- 0.5%
Varus vs Aphelios
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,384
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Varus vs Aphelios is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Aphelios wins with a 61.3% win rate (+22.6%) over Varus based on 62 games. Aphelios holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Varus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Varus vs Aphelios matchup.
Varus Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Varus 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 Varus vs Aphelios?
Varus wins 39.3% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 28.1% and 51.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.1% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −10.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 61 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.19
- −17.0 pts A real change since last patch
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Aphelios, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Varus wins 39.3% of 61 games (95% range 28.1–51.9%).
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 50.1% for Varus; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Varus usually wins the lane: 453 gold ahead of Aphelios at 15 minutes on average (60 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Varus players pick Flash + Barrier far more often against Aphelios: 81.2% of their other Bot games, 95.1% 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 Varus and Aphelios 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 Varus'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.
Varus vs Aphelios Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Varus vs Aphelios Win Rate by Game Length
Varus's win rate against Aphelios 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: Varus's results against Aphelios in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Varus vs Aphelios 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)VarusVarus gold at 15: +453
- First itemVarusVarus: 10.8 min · Aphelios: 11.9 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Varus Changes Against Aphelios
Choices Varus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Flash + BarrierSummoner spellsUsually81.2%vs Aphelios95.1%+13.9 pts37.9% WR here
SorcerySecondary treeUsually5.8%vs Aphelios13.1%+7.3 pts
Gathering StormRuneUsually5.0%vs Aphelios11.5%+6.5 pts
Best Varus Build vs Aphelios
Usual Varus build (Bot)
56.2% win rate · 146 games
Against Aphelios
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 8 of 42 Varus games against Aphelios carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Varus's standard build instead.
- Varus usually completes Statikk Shiv first, at 10.8 min (median of 37 games).
- Aphelios usually completes The Collector first, at 11.9 min (median of 29 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — 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 Varus Runes vs Aphelios
Usual Varus runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
58.8% win rate · 85 games
Against Aphelios
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Varus draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Varus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Varus'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 Varus build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Varus Matchups
Hardest for Varus
Easiest for Varus
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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Varus vs Aphelios FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Varus vs Aphelios?
Current data slightly favors Aphelios, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Varus wins 39.3% of 61 games (95% range 28.1–51.9%).
What is Varus's win rate against Aphelios?
Varus wins 39.3% of 61 Bot games against Aphelios on patch 26.20 (95% range 28.1–51.9%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 50.1% would be expected.
Does Varus counter Aphelios?
Not clearly. Varus wins 39.3% of 61 games against Aphelios, and the 95% range (28.1–51.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Varus or Aphelios?
Varus usually wins the lane: 453 gold ahead of Aphelios at 15 minutes on average (60 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Varus outscale Aphelios?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Aphelios strongest against Varus?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Aphelios is ahead of Varus beyond the margin of error.
What should Varus build against Aphelios?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Varus's usual Bot core: Terminus, Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade.
What runes should Varus use against Aphelios?
Use Varus's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Aphelios: Flash + Barrier (81.2% usually, 95.1% here).