Varusvs Karthus
Varus vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Karthus wins with a 71.4% win rate (+42.9%) over Varus based on 7 games. Karthus 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 Karthus 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.
Karthus(28.6%)Who Wins the Varus vs Karthus Matchup?
Varus vs Karthus Matchup Summary
The Varus vs Karthus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Karthus wins with a 71.4% win rate compared to Varus's 28.6%, giving Karthus a 42.9 percentage point advantage. Karthus 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 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Karthus 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Karthus, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Varus Build Against Karthus
Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Karthus, providing the mobility and stats Varus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Varus against Karthus are Stormrazor, Yun Tal Wildarrows and Fiendhunter Bolts. This combination gives Varus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Karthus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Varus vs Karthus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Varus0.0%Karthus100.0%Varus33.3%Karthus66.7%Karthus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Karthus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Karthus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Karthus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Karthus 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 Karthus
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Varus the best tools to compete against Karthus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Varus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.66% | 188 | 6.8 | 881 | 13,874 | 61.0% | 46.9% | |
| 45.83% | 168 | 6.4 | 864 | 14,129 | 38.5% | 49.1% | |
| 46.83% | 126 | 6.8 | 882 | 13,503 | 45.5% | 47.9% | |
| 47.90% | 119 | 6.1 | 843 | 13,205 | 45.6% | 49.3% | |
| 53.98% | 113 | 6.6 | 894 | 13,103 | 58.6% | 49.1% | |
| 48.54% | 103 | 6.3 | 806 | 12,807 | 55.6% | 43.1% | |
| 46.00% | 100 | 6.9 | 877 | 13,905 | 50.0% | 42.6% | |
| 49.46% | 93 | 6.7 | 920 | 13,637 | 59.0% | 42.6% | |
| 48.65% | 74 | 6.7 | 917 | 12,298 | 51.4% | 46.1% | |
| 58.33% | 48 | 6.7 | 907 | 14,070 | 73.7% | 48.3% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 6.3 | 798 | 11,985 | 54.5% | 61.9% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 6.5 | 1,019 | 14,601 | 54.5% | 38.7% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 6.9 | 919 | 13,009 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 6.3 | 878 | 12,955 | 78.6% | 33.3% | |
| 38.24% | 34 | 6.6 | 855 | 12,856 | 26.7% | 47.4% | |
| 43.75% | 32 | 6.8 | 852 | 12,121 | 47.4% | 38.5% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 7.1 | 1,042 | 13,643 | 50.0% | 35.0% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 6.8 | 941 | 13,891 | 66.7% | 35.7% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 6.4 | 946 | 13,534 | 16.7% | 47.1% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 6.5 | 883 | 12,362 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 36.00% | 25 | 6.4 | 1,029 | 11,009 | 50.0% | 23.1% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.1 | 989 | 13,440 | 71.4% | 47.1% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.4 | 990 | 13,445 | 40.0% | 53.9% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.4 | 736 | 11,653 | 70.0% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.8 | 992 | 14,634 | 33.3% | 61.5% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.5 | 1,039 | 13,527 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 6.8 | 1,205 | 13,435 | 60.0% | 54.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.4 | 883 | 14,715 | 71.4% | 46.1% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.2 | 858 | 11,085 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.6 | 853 | 12,652 | 60.0% | 46.1% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.2 | 941 | 16,491 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.4 | 938 | 10,850 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.9 | 1,125 | 13,667 | 57.1% | 30.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.1 | 795 | 12,247 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.3 | 1,047 | 12,352 | 36.4% | 33.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 7.0 | 878 | 15,264 | 66.7% | 36.4% | |
| 23.53% | 17 | 6.3 | 751 | 10,039 | 9.1% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.3 | 911 | 12,871 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.1 | 1,100 | 11,825 | 33.3% | 77.8% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.5 | 839 | 11,417 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 915 | 12,129 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.7 | 950 | 14,427 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.8 | 930 | 10,575 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.0 | 960 | 13,603 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.4 | 673 | 12,814 | 60.0% | 12.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 7.0 | 1,020 | 12,630 | 85.7% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.9 | 1,140 | 14,552 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.8 | 910 | 11,334 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.0 | 844 | 11,740 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.1 | 1,095 | 13,877 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.1 | 678 | 10,638 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 7.2 | 1,053 | 13,796 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 7.0 | 875 | 14,643 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.2 | 851 | 13,691 | 100.0% | 11.1% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.6 | 859 | 14,807 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.6 | 1,084 | 15,412 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.8 | 1,044 | 16,138 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.1 | 1,052 | 15,290 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 7.4 | 1,307 | 14,211 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.4 | 841 | 12,742 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 7.7 | 853 | 13,797 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.5 | 840 | 10,880 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 10.00% | 10 | 6.7 | 941 | 11,363 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 852 | 10,619 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.8 | 1,226 | 11,222 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 965 | 11,781 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 1,022 | 9,249 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 849 | 11,864 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 7.6 | 1,021 | 12,823 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 954 | 12,521 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 7.7 | 1,280 | 13,007 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 928 | 13,330 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.7 | 1,127 | 13,855 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.5 | 1,106 | 13,610 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 5.7 | 788 | 12,389 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 1,087 | 13,953 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.2 | 1,040 | 14,640 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.6 | 942 | 15,133 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 6.9 | 1,069 | 12,884 | 80.0% | 75.0% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 6.5 | 949 | 14,141 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,230 | 14,767 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.5 | 855 | 12,674 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.9 | 967 | 13,830 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 616 | 11,243 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.1 | 905 | 12,856 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.9 | 975 | 12,875 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.2 | 1,056 | 15,679 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.9 | 844 | 10,911 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.8 | 1,264 | 12,662 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.2 | 869 | 7,250 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.7 | 996 | 11,494 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.7 | 1,093 | 13,578 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 934 | 9,733 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,260 | 11,415 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 881 | 11,345 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,164 | 16,570 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 872 | 11,305 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 1,038 | 14,308 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 864 | 15,300 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,361 | 15,477 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Varus vs Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Varus do against Karthus in League of Legends?
Karthus wins the Varus vs Karthus matchup with a 71.4% win rate compared to Varus's 28.6%, a 42.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Varus do against Karthus in the early game?
In the early game, Karthus has the advantage against Varus with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Karthus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Varus do against Karthus in the late game?
In the late game, Karthus takes over the Varus vs Karthus matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Karthus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Varus vs Karthus matchup?
Karthus wins the matchup against Varus with a 71.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 42.9 percentage point advantage means Karthus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Varus build against Karthus?
The best Varus build against Karthus includes Stormrazor, Yun Tal Wildarrows, Fiendhunter Bolts with Gunmetal Greaves. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Karthus?
The best Varus runes against Karthus use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Varus vs Karthus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Varus counter Karthus?
No, Varus struggles against Karthus with only a 28.6% win rate. Karthus has the advantage in this matchup. Varus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Karthus's lead.
How do I play Varus against Karthus?
When playing Varus against Karthus, play cautiously and avoid Karthus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Karthus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.