Varusvs Illaoi
Varus vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Varus wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Illaoi based on 18 games. Varus wins the early laning phase while Illaoi scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Varus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Varus vs Illaoi 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 Illaoi Matchup?
Varus vs Illaoi Matchup Summary
The Varus vs Illaoi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 18 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Illaoi's 44.4%, giving Varus a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Varus controls the early laning stage, but Illaoi outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Varus needs to press advantages before Illaoi reaches their power spikes, while Illaoi should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Varus leads by 0.9s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus players can confidently pick into Illaoi and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Illaoi away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Varus vs Illaoi Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Illaoi, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Varus Build Against Illaoi
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Illaoi, providing the mobility and stats Varus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Varus against Illaoi are Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth and Dusk and Dawn. 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 Illaoi matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Varus85.7%
Illaoi14.3%Varus36.4%Illaoi63.6%Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 85.7% win rate — a 71.4 percentage point lead over Illaoi. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Illaoi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 63.6% win rate — 27.3 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Illaoi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Varus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Illaoi reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Illaoi survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Varus Runes Against Illaoi
Precision
Resolve
Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Varus to press their advantage against Illaoi, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
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 Illaoi - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Varus do against Illaoi in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Varus vs Illaoi matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Illaoi's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Varus do against Illaoi in the early game?
In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Illaoi with a 85.7% win rate versus 14.3%. Varus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Varus do against Illaoi in the late game?
In the late game, Illaoi takes over the Varus vs Illaoi matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to 36.4%. Illaoi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Varus vs Illaoi matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Illaoi with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.
What is the best Varus build against Illaoi?
The best Varus build against Illaoi includes Riftmaker, Nashor's Tooth, Dusk and Dawn with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Varus runes against Illaoi?
The best Varus runes against Illaoi use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Varus vs Illaoi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Varus counter Illaoi?
Yes, Varus has a favorable matchup against Illaoi with a 55.6% win rate. Varus strongly counters Illaoi in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Varus against Illaoi?
When playing Varus against Illaoi, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.