Varusvs Draven
Varus vs Draven is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Draven wins with a 56.8% win rate (+13.5%) over Varus based on 74 games. Draven 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 Draven 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 the Varus vs Draven Matchup?
Varus vs Draven Matchup Summary
The Varus vs Draven matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 74 recent matches analyzed, Draven wins with a 56.8% win rate compared to Varus's 43.2%, giving Draven a 13.5 percentage point advantage. Draven 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 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Draven 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 Draven 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 Draven Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Draven, 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 Varus Build Against Draven
Immortal Path is the optimal boots choice against Draven, providing the mobility and stats Varus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Varus against Draven are Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap and Statikk Shiv. This combination gives Varus 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 Varus vs Draven matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Varus42.9%
Draven57.1%Varus43.8%Draven56.3%Draven 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 Draven can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Draven is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.3% win rate — 12.5 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Draven, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Draven 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 Draven
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Varus the best tools to compete against Draven in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Varus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.37% | 368 | 6.7 | 850 | 13,703 | 54.5% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 276 | 6.5 | 858 | 13,821 | 49.2% | 50.7% | |
| 43.77% | 265 | 6.2 | 804 | 13,000 | 49.1% | 40.0% | |
| 49.59% | 242 | 6.8 | 964 | 14,196 | 59.4% | 41.9% | |
| 51.88% | 239 | 6.7 | 877 | 13,454 | 55.5% | 48.8% | |
| 45.16% | 217 | 6.8 | 885 | 13,101 | 48.6% | 42.0% | |
| 52.51% | 179 | 6.7 | 925 | 14,164 | 54.7% | 51.0% | |
| 53.28% | 137 | 6.8 | 941 | 13,948 | 56.9% | 50.6% | |
| 54.62% | 130 | 6.8 | 904 | 14,233 | 61.8% | 49.3% | |
| 46.88% | 96 | 6.4 | 899 | 13,167 | 45.8% | 47.9% | |
| 40.22% | 92 | 6.7 | 890 | 13,346 | 50.0% | 32.0% | |
| 45.24% | 84 | 6.5 | 891 | 12,975 | 45.2% | 45.2% | |
| 49.35% | 77 | 6.2 | 839 | 13,138 | 61.0% | 36.1% | |
| 50.00% | 76 | 6.8 | 868 | 13,213 | 46.1% | 54.0% | |
| 43.24% | 74 | 6.6 | 861 | 12,606 | 42.9% | 43.8% | |
| 45.71% | 70 | 6.7 | 950 | 13,938 | 40.7% | 48.8% | |
| 41.43% | 70 | 6.7 | 913 | 13,764 | 36.7% | 45.0% | |
| 48.53% | 68 | 6.9 | 855 | 13,572 | 58.1% | 40.5% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 7.0 | 847 | 12,788 | 57.1% | 44.0% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 6.3 | 853 | 13,768 | 39.1% | 46.9% | |
| 36.73% | 49 | 7.1 | 871 | 12,703 | 41.7% | 32.0% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 6.9 | 827 | 14,026 | 75.0% | 38.7% | |
| 53.66% | 41 | 6.7 | 909 | 14,699 | 47.1% | 58.3% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 6.4 | 889 | 11,878 | 66.7% | 44.0% | |
| 25.64% | 39 | 6.1 | 791 | 12,655 | 15.4% | 30.8% | |
| 55.26% | 38 | 6.4 | 891 | 13,365 | 46.1% | 60.0% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.8 | 965 | 13,091 | 50.0% | 43.8% | |
| 55.56% | 36 | 6.8 | 1,017 | 12,627 | 63.2% | 47.1% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 6.7 | 821 | 12,472 | 30.8% | 36.4% | |
| 66.67% | 30 | 6.7 | 1,019 | 13,923 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 7.2 | 983 | 12,848 | 71.4% | 35.7% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 7.0 | 993 | 11,973 | 46.7% | 41.7% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 6.2 | 787 | 11,208 | 21.4% | 50.0% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 7.2 | 766 | 12,036 | 35.7% | 36.4% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.7 | 853 | 14,232 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 876 | 13,557 | 57.1% | 41.2% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 6.5 | 1,000 | 12,592 | 22.2% | 53.3% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.3 | 1,043 | 13,076 | 56.3% | 57.1% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.9 | 972 | 14,076 | 55.6% | 42.9% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.2 | 850 | 12,526 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 31.82% | 22 | 6.5 | 845 | 10,175 | 38.5% | 22.2% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 6.4 | 837 | 13,624 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.7 | 950 | 13,013 | 33.3% | 61.5% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 6.6 | 1,075 | 13,174 | 71.4% | 20.0% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 6.8 | 968 | 14,374 | 83.3% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.2 | 897 | 14,058 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 7.0 | 943 | 12,512 | 45.5% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 6.8 | 1,101 | 13,334 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 6.8 | 830 | 12,337 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.6 | 827 | 14,047 | 42.9% | 58.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.3 | 1,012 | 11,520 | 41.7% | 71.4% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.4 | 804 | 11,303 | 38.5% | 83.3% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.9 | 822 | 11,270 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.8 | 1,089 | 12,194 | 85.7% | 36.4% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.1 | 1,041 | 13,774 | 70.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.6 | 1,087 | 14,140 | 71.4% | 54.5% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 7.1 | 1,071 | 12,285 | 63.6% | 85.7% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 5.8 | 705 | 11,831 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.5 | 806 | 12,757 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 5.9 | 893 | 11,476 | 28.6% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.0 | 781 | 10,897 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.5 | 832 | 12,369 | 83.3% | 44.4% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.8 | 805 | 11,971 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.3 | 1,274 | 13,498 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 13.33% | 15 | 6.3 | 851 | 11,946 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.6 | 918 | 12,268 | 55.6% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.8 | 1,031 | 14,159 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 7.1 | 764 | 11,082 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.4 | 956 | 15,496 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 7.3 | 953 | 14,203 | 83.3% | 14.3% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 899 | 13,091 | 25.0% | 37.5% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.3 | 833 | 10,436 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.6 | 729 | 12,372 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.5 | 642 | 10,043 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.6 | 915 | 13,927 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 930 | 15,108 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 1,024 | 12,819 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 906 | 13,630 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 1,007 | 11,661 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 883 | 12,242 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 771 | 10,235 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 722 | 11,776 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.0 | 1,085 | 8,687 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 757 | 10,463 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 815 | 12,410 | 66.7% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 908 | 12,636 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 817 | 11,542 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 917 | 10,696 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 1,023 | 14,409 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 1,015 | 13,067 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 873 | 12,751 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.5 | 733 | 12,426 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.8 | 942 | 12,663 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.1 | 909 | 13,351 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,030 | 13,780 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.4 | 788 | 8,576 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 837 | 12,318 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.0 | 858 | 13,163 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.9 | 899 | 12,854 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,005 | 13,604 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.9 | 859 | 13,829 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,065 | 13,714 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 588 | 8,713 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 878 | 15,054 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 967 | 13,441 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 766 | 12,768 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 666 | 10,028 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 920 | 14,276 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Varus vs Draven - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Varus do against Draven in League of Legends?
Draven wins the Varus vs Draven matchup with a 56.8% win rate compared to Varus's 43.2%, a 13.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 74 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Varus do against Draven in the early game?
In the early game, Draven has the advantage against Varus with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Draven players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Varus do against Draven in the late game?
In the late game, Draven takes over the Varus vs Draven matchup with a 56.3% win rate compared to 43.8%. Draven scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Varus vs Draven matchup?
Draven wins the matchup against Varus with a 56.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.5 percentage point advantage means Draven is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 74 games analyzed.
What is the best Varus build against Draven?
The best Varus build against Draven includes Nashor's Tooth, Rabadon's Deathcap, Statikk Shiv with Immortal Path. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Varus runes against Draven?
The best Varus runes against Draven use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 40.0% win rate in the Varus vs Draven matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Varus counter Draven?
No, Varus struggles against Draven with only a 43.2% win rate. Draven has the advantage in this matchup. Varus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Draven's lead.
How do I play Varus against Draven?
When playing Varus against Draven, play cautiously and avoid Draven's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Draven has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.