Varus - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
47.6%
Pick Rate
3.7%

Varusvs Brand

FMarksmanMage
Patch26.3
Matches785,220
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Varus vs Brand is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Brand wins with a 59.6% win rate (+19.2%) over Varus based on 52 games. Brand 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 Brand 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.

Compare against an opponent
Brand - 40.4% win rateBrand(40.4%)
Varus - 40.4% win rate in this matchup
Varus
40.4% WR
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Brand vs Varus matchup - 59.6% win rate
Brand
59.6% WR

Who Wins the Varus vs Brand Matchup?

Brand wins the Varus vs Brand matchup
Winner
Brand
Matches: 52
40.4%
Win Rate
59.6%
6.0
CS / min
6.0
873
DMG / min
1,016
13,538
Gold / game
13,054
136
Heal / min
109
453
DMG Mitigated / min
405
0.9
CC / min
1.4
42.9%
Early Game WR
57.1%
38.7%
Late Game WR
61.3%

Varus vs Brand Matchup Summary

The Varus vs Brand matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 52 recent matches analyzed, Brand wins with a 59.6% win rate compared to Varus's 40.4%, giving Brand a 19.2 percentage point advantage. Brand 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 Brand leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Brand has a strong advantage in this matchup. Varus players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Brand 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.

Varus vs Brand Laning Phase Breakdown

Brand wins the laning phase against Varus in League of Legends

Brand is favored during the laning phase against Varus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Brand holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.0Varus
6.0Brand
Varus and Brand farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.0 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
873Varus
1,016Brand
Brand heavily out-damages Varus by 143 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Varus should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Brand's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,538Varus
13,054Brand
Varus earns 485 more gold per game than Brand, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Varus slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.9Varus
1.4Brand
Brand provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Varus, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Brand coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
589Varus
513Brand
Varus heals and mitigates 76 more damage per minute than Brand, providing moderate extra durability. This sustain edge allows Varus to stay in lane longer between recalls and gradually win extended wars of attrition. Consider building early grievous wounds if playing Brand.

Best Varus Build Against Brand

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Brand, providing the mobility and stats Varus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Varus against Brand are Zhonya's Hourglass, Nashor's Tooth and Rabadon's Deathcap. This combination gives Varus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Brand. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Varus vs Brand matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Brand
57.1%
+14.3% advantage
Varus early game win rateVarus42.9%
Brand early game win rateBrand57.1%
Late Game
Brand
61.3%
+22.6% advantage
Varus late game win rateVarus38.7%
Brand late game win rateBrand61.3%

Brand dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Brand can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Brand is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.3% win rate — 22.6 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Brand, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Brand 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 Varus Runes Against Brand

Precision rune tree - Varus primary runes vs BrandPrecision
Lethal Tempo - best Varus rune vs BrandAbsorb Life - best Varus rune vs BrandLegend: Alacrity - best Varus rune vs BrandCut Down - best Varus rune vs Brand
Inspiration rune tree - Varus secondary runes vs BrandInspiration
Biscuit Delivery - best Varus rune vs BrandCosmic Insight - best Varus rune vs Brand
40.0% WR

The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Varus the best tools to compete against Brand in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Varus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. 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.

Varus matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.3
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.94%4366.386013,37949.8%46.4%
46.79%2816.487513,98751.6%43.0%
48.39%2796.188814,25850.9%46.8%
46.05%2156.387213,25841.7%49.6%
51.79%1956.494514,61059.5%46.5%
49.37%1586.487913,31947.1%51.1%
54.30%1516.080013,58860.3%50.0%
47.65%1496.794913,63845.3%50.0%
44.44%1446.084413,07345.5%43.6%
45.99%1376.284912,60351.4%39.7%
48.85%1316.790013,55758.0%38.7%
45.63%1036.488313,40649.0%42.6%
51.49%1016.891113,68263.6%42.1%
47.83%926.487013,12456.5%39.1%
41.76%916.390713,27943.5%40.0%
48.84%866.598012,73154.5%45.3%
52.50%806.01,00013,95451.6%53.1%
50.65%776.282212,89651.6%50.0%
49.33%756.189813,49255.3%43.2%
53.52%716.51,21111,30851.3%56.3%
40.85%715.879012,08754.8%30.0%
48.57%706.486413,78354.0%42.4%
39.68%635.91,00213,23550.0%33.3%
42.62%616.387312,57040.9%43.6%
51.79%566.289512,32247.8%54.5%
42.86%565.999412,20845.8%40.6%
38.89%546.11,02013,68032.0%44.8%
45.28%535.993511,55145.8%44.8%
40.38%526.087313,53842.9%38.7%
52.00%506.21,10712,67348.0%56.0%
48.00%506.389311,61251.6%42.1%
36.73%496.287511,83330.4%42.3%
44.90%496.697414,97445.5%44.7%
41.30%466.51,11613,32940.9%41.7%
44.44%456.01,14013,08026.7%53.3%
53.49%436.31,05612,63268.4%41.7%
58.14%436.587514,34153.3%60.7%
42.86%426.689313,80434.8%52.6%
38.10%426.596112,02550.0%22.2%
51.22%416.21,08912,94956.3%48.0%
46.34%416.386511,77542.1%50.0%
42.50%406.283313,76752.6%33.3%
34.21%386.588312,27931.8%37.5%
51.35%376.21,06113,06046.1%54.2%
43.24%376.296113,85418.2%53.9%
45.95%376.11,05712,10371.4%30.4%
47.22%366.076112,82638.5%52.2%
47.22%366.593312,81241.7%50.0%
50.00%346.388813,58155.6%48.0%
47.06%346.399312,91950.0%45.8%
42.42%336.386414,15372.7%27.3%
45.16%316.686514,12663.6%35.0%
54.84%315.889513,65863.6%50.0%
41.94%316.090713,06336.4%45.0%
46.67%306.278911,77446.1%47.1%
44.83%296.51,04914,48230.0%52.6%
75.00%286.692711,03073.7%77.8%
42.86%286.088312,26660.0%23.1%
40.74%276.190411,32764.3%15.4%
37.04%276.189913,81340.0%35.3%
48.15%275.61,19513,00460.0%41.2%
42.31%265.97999,83821.4%66.7%
50.00%266.193511,84254.5%46.7%
48.00%256.484511,20546.7%50.0%
62.50%246.385212,73858.3%66.7%
65.22%236.077811,36466.7%63.6%
59.09%226.397914,83063.6%54.5%
40.00%205.975511,52240.0%40.0%
60.00%207.092112,28650.0%75.0%
20.00%206.491812,60116.7%21.4%
55.00%206.488012,74566.7%45.5%
52.63%196.088611,30954.5%50.0%
47.37%196.888612,21233.3%60.0%
50.00%186.679611,60733.3%66.7%
50.00%186.31,01812,28550.0%50.0%
38.89%186.192213,09050.0%33.3%
52.94%176.095312,16355.6%50.0%
23.53%175.989012,62933.3%18.2%
47.06%176.287912,56771.4%30.0%
37.50%166.088512,85540.0%36.4%
18.75%166.496013,07016.7%20.0%
37.50%166.086612,59137.5%37.5%
33.33%155.485012,31128.6%37.5%
53.33%155.986111,07355.6%50.0%
46.67%156.994812,93846.1%50.0%
80.00%156.51,19612,92775.0%85.7%
26.67%156.383411,62237.5%14.3%
35.71%145.81,01713,64966.7%27.3%
46.15%136.189112,08150.0%42.9%
53.85%136.579311,51566.7%42.9%
38.46%135.777311,25357.1%16.7%
66.67%125.298611,89680.0%57.1%
58.33%126.71,21113,940100.0%16.7%
83.33%125.588311,507100.0%66.7%
27.27%115.980213,5920.0%33.3%
36.36%116.51,03813,03360.0%16.7%
50.00%105.993812,33833.3%75.0%
50.00%106.586411,28766.7%25.0%
40.00%105.181813,16225.0%50.0%
55.56%96.385612,24366.7%50.0%
77.78%96.299616,187100.0%66.7%
33.33%96.283916,0530.0%33.3%
44.44%95.391112,46525.0%60.0%
66.67%96.693613,76660.0%75.0%
62.50%85.799813,63566.7%60.0%
50.00%85.188813,356100.0%42.9%
37.50%86.493615,15850.0%33.3%
75.00%86.991913,07675.0%75.0%
57.14%76.983710,87250.0%66.7%
50.00%65.17539,83150.0%50.0%
66.67%66.699613,74766.7%66.7%
33.33%66.583213,72650.0%25.0%
50.00%64.496114,56650.0%50.0%
50.00%65.31,02611,25950.0%50.0%
20.00%56.283410,34650.0%0.0%
80.00%56.183510,808100.0%66.7%
60.00%56.085214,70450.0%66.7%
80.00%56.476410,26466.7%100.0%
100.00%52.684911,426100.0%100.0%
40.00%55.775210,44525.0%100.0%
40.00%55.31,10511,61925.0%100.0%
0.00%54.98388,7880.0%0.0%
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Varus vs Brand - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Varus do against Brand in League of Legends?

Brand wins the Varus vs Brand matchup with a 59.6% win rate compared to Varus's 40.4%, a 19.2 percentage point difference. This data is based on 52 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.

How does Varus do against Brand in the early game?

In the early game, Brand has the advantage against Varus with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Brand players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Varus do against Brand in the late game?

In the late game, Brand takes over the Varus vs Brand matchup with a 61.3% win rate compared to 38.7%. Brand scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Varus vs Brand matchup?

Brand wins the matchup against Varus with a 59.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 19.2 percentage point advantage means Brand is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 52 games analyzed.

What is the best Varus build against Brand?

The best Varus build against Brand includes Zhonya's Hourglass, Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Varus runes against Brand?

The best Varus runes against Brand use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 40.0% win rate in the Varus vs Brand matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Varus counter Brand?

No, Varus struggles against Brand with only a 40.4% win rate. Brand has the advantage in this matchup. Varus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Brand's lead.

How do I play Varus against Brand?

When playing Varus against Brand, play cautiously and avoid Brand's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Brand has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.