Varusvs Jinx
Varus vs Jinx is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Jinx wins with a 57.4% win rate (+14.7%) over Varus based on 129 games. Jinx 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 Jinx 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 Jinx?
Varus wins 42.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 36.9% and 48.3% (95% range).
- Expected
- 45.8% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −3.3 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 285 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.18
- −5.4 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
Key takeaways
- Jinx is favored in this matchup: Varus wins 42.5% of 285 games, and the whole 95% range (36.9–48.3%) is on the same side of 50%.
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 45.8% 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: 450 gold ahead of Jinx at 15 minutes on average (281 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Varus players pick Edge of Night far more often against Jinx: 7.2% of their other Bot games, 10.9% 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 Jinx 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 Jinx Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Varus vs Jinx Win Rate by Game Length
Varus's win rate against Jinx 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 Jinx in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Varus vs Jinx 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: +450
- First itemVarusVarus: 11.1 min · Jinx: 11.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenVarus wins 50.7% of 140 games
- 30+ min gamesJinxVarus wins 32.2% of 121 games
What Varus Changes Against Jinx
Choices Varus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Edge of NightItemUsually7.2%vs Jinx10.9%+3.6 pts35.5% WR here
Best Varus Build vs Jinx
Usual Varus build (Bot)
83.3% win rate · 12 games
Against Jinx
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 13 of 213 Varus games against Jinx 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 11.1 min (median of 173 games).
- Jinx usually completes Hexoptics C44 first, at 11.6 min (median of 177 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 Jinx
Usual Varus runes (Bot)
Press the Attack
52.8% win rate · 386 games
Against Jinx
Press the Attack45.0% win rate · 40 games
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.
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- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Varus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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 Jinx FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Varus vs Jinx?
Jinx is favored in this matchup: Varus wins 42.5% of 285 games, and the whole 95% range (36.9–48.3%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Varus's win rate against Jinx?
Varus wins 42.5% of 285 Bot games against Jinx on patch 26.19 (95% range 36.9–48.3%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 45.8% would be expected.
Does Varus counter Jinx?
No — it is the other way around: Varus wins only 42.5% of 285 games against Jinx, and the whole 95% range is below 50%.
Who wins lane, Varus or Jinx?
Varus usually wins the lane: 450 gold ahead of Jinx at 15 minutes on average (281 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Varus outscale Jinx?
Not measurably: Varus's win rate against Jinx in games of 25 minutes or less and in longer games is within the margin of error of each other.
When is Jinx strongest against Varus?
Jinx is measurably ahead in: 30+ min games.
What should Varus build against Jinx?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Varus's usual Bot core: Nashor's Tooth, Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn. The biggest change against Jinx: Edge of Night (7.2% usually, 10.9% here).
What runes should Varus use against Jinx?
Press the Attack with Precision and Domination — 45.0% over 40 games against Jinx.