Varusvs Katarina
Varus vs Katarina is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Varus wins with a 70.0% win rate (+40.0%) over Katarina based on 10 games. Varus 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Matchup?
Varus vs Katarina Matchup Summary
The Varus vs Katarina matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 10 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 70.0% win rate compared to Katarina's 30.0%, giving Varus a 40.0 percentage point advantage. Varus dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Katarina 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 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus players can confidently pick into Katarina and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Katarina 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 Katarina Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Katarina, 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 Katarina
Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Katarina, providing the mobility and stats Varus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Varus against Katarina are Nashor's Tooth, Experimental Hexplate 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 Katarina matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Varus60.0%
Katarina40.0%Varus80.0%Katarina20.0%Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Katarina. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Varus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 80.0% win rate — 60.0 points above Katarina. Extended games heavily favor Varus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Varus holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Katarina players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Varus Runes Against Katarina
Sorcery
Inspiration
Running Sorcery primary with Inspiration secondary allows Varus to press their advantage against Katarina, 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 Katarina - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Varus do against Katarina in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Varus vs Katarina matchup with a 70.0% win rate compared to Katarina's 30.0%, a 40.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 10 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Varus do against Katarina in the early game?
In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Katarina with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. 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 Katarina in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Varus vs Katarina matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to 20.0%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Varus vs Katarina matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Katarina with a 70.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 40.0 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 10 games analyzed.
What is the best Varus build against Katarina?
The best Varus build against Katarina includes Nashor's Tooth, Experimental Hexplate, Dusk and Dawn with Gunmetal Greaves. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Varus runes against Katarina?
The best Varus runes against Katarina use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Varus vs Katarina matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Varus counter Katarina?
Yes, Varus has a favorable matchup against Katarina with a 70.0% win rate. Varus strongly counters Katarina in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Varus against Katarina?
When playing Varus against Katarina, 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.