- Win Rate
- 49.4%
- Pick Rate
- 2.0%
- Ban Rate
- 0.6%
Varus vs Kai'Sa
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 3,886
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 13, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Varus vs Kai'Sa (Bot): Varus wins 49.6% of 639 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: +255). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
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Varus vs Kai'Sa is an even matchup: Varus wins 49.6% of 639 games, and the 95% range (45.7–53.5%) comfortably includes 50%.
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 Kai'Sa?
Varus wins 49.6% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 45.7% and 53.5% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.3% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- −0.7 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 639 games Lane: Bot · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- +2.0 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 13
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (639 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (312 games).
Key takeaways
- Varus vs Kai'Sa is an even matchup: Varus wins 49.6% of 639 games, and the 95% range (45.7–53.5%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Bot win rates predict 50.3% 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: 255 gold ahead of Kai'Sa at 15 minutes on average (309 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Kai'Sa gets stronger as the game goes on: Varus wins 63.6% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 46.4% of longer ones.
- Varus players pick Treasure Hunter much less often against Kai'Sa: 11.3% of their other Bot games, under 2% 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Varus vs Kai'Sa Win Rate by Game Length
Varus's win rate against Kai'Sa 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.
Kai'Sa gets stronger as the game goes on: Varus wins 63.6% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 46.4% of longer ones.
Varus vs Kai'Sa 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: +255
- First itemKai'SaVarus: 11.2 min · Kai'Sa: 10.6 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenVarus wins 52.9% of 138 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenVarus wins 46.9% of 145 games
What Varus Changes Against Kai'Sa
Choices Varus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Treasure HunterRuneUsually11.3%vs Kai'Saunder 2%−11.3 pts
TerminusItemUsually48.2%vs Kai'Sa56.1%+7.9 pts50.3% WR here
Usually64.5%vs Kai'Sa70.8%+6.3 pts51.6% WR here
Cut DownRuneUsually62.9%vs Kai'Sa69.2%+6.3 pts54.6% WR here
Lethal TempoKeystoneUsually64.5%vs Kai'Sa70.5%+6.0 pts52.7% WR here
Gluttonous GreavesBootsUsually30.9%vs Kai'Sa36.9%+5.9 pts57.4% WR here
ScorchRuneUsually17.2%vs Kai'Sa11.5%−5.6 pts50.0% WR here
Arcane CometKeystoneUsually17.8%vs Kai'Sa12.2%−5.6 pts47.4% WR here
Best Varus Build vs Kai'Sa
Usual Varus build (Bot)
84.6% win rate · 13 games
Against Kai'Sa
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 19 of 243 Varus games against Kai'Sa 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 11.2 min (median of 228 games).
- Kai'Sa usually completes Kraken Slayer first, at 10.6 min (median of 216 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 Kai'Sa
Usual Varus runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
58.9% win rate · 90 games
Against Kai'Sa
Lethal Tempo
53.2% win rate · 79 games
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Varus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. 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 Kai'Sa FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Varus vs Kai'Sa?
Varus vs Kai'Sa is an even matchup: Varus wins 49.6% of 639 games, and the 95% range (45.7–53.5%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Varus's win rate against Kai'Sa?
Varus wins 49.6% of 639 Bot games against Kai'Sa on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 45.7–53.5%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 50.3% would be expected.
Does Varus counter Kai'Sa?
Not clearly. Varus wins 49.6% of 639 games against Kai'Sa, and the 95% range (45.7–53.5%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Varus or Kai'Sa?
Varus usually wins the lane: 255 gold ahead of Kai'Sa at 15 minutes on average (309 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Varus outscale Kai'Sa?
Kai'Sa gets stronger as the game goes on: Varus wins 63.6% of games of 25 minutes or less but only 46.4% of longer ones.
When is Kai'Sa strongest against Varus?
Kai'Sa is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Varus build against Kai'Sa?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Varus's usual Bot core: Terminus, Zhonya's Hourglass, Blade of The Ruined King. The biggest change against Kai'Sa: Terminus (48.2% usually, 56.1% here).
What runes should Varus use against Kai'Sa?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Inspiration — 53.2% over 79 games against Kai'Sa. The biggest change against Kai'Sa: Treasure Hunter (11.3% usually, under 2% here).