Varusvs Olaf
Varus vs Olaf is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Varus wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Olaf based on 16 games. Olaf wins the early laning phase while Varus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Varus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Varus vs Olaf 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 Olaf Matchup?
Varus vs Olaf Matchup Summary
The Varus vs Olaf matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 16 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Olaf's 50.0%, giving Varus a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Olaf controls the early laning stage, but Varus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Olaf needs to press advantages before Varus reaches their power spikes, while Varus should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Olaf leads by 987 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Olaf's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Varus vs Olaf Laning Phase Breakdown
Olaf is favored during the laning phase against Varus, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Olaf holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Varus Build Against Olaf
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Olaf, providing the mobility and stats Varus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Varus against Olaf are Zhonya's Hourglass, Statikk Shiv and Dusk and Dawn. 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 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Olaf. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Varus vs Olaf matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Varus41.7%
Olaf58.3%Varus75.0%Olaf25.0%Olaf dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Olaf 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 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Olaf. Extended games heavily favor Varus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Olaf must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Varus reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Varus 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 Olaf
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision primary with Inspiration secondary combination helps Varus maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Olaf.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49.28% | 276 | 6.7 | 865 | 13,916 | 56.7% | 44.8% | |
| 48.13% | 214 | 6.5 | 864 | 13,988 | 47.5% | 48.7% | |
| 41.41% | 198 | 6.2 | 800 | 12,917 | 47.1% | 37.2% | |
| 50.56% | 180 | 6.8 | 954 | 14,024 | 58.3% | 43.8% | |
| 55.11% | 176 | 6.8 | 888 | 13,615 | 61.0% | 50.0% | |
| 49.11% | 169 | 6.8 | 886 | 13,248 | 52.4% | 45.9% | |
| 52.11% | 142 | 6.7 | 906 | 14,069 | 53.2% | 51.3% | |
| 53.92% | 102 | 6.7 | 887 | 13,733 | 54.5% | 53.5% | |
| 58.06% | 93 | 6.9 | 884 | 14,344 | 63.9% | 54.4% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 6.7 | 916 | 13,450 | 57.6% | 34.1% | |
| 55.71% | 70 | 6.4 | 915 | 12,804 | 52.5% | 60.0% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 6.5 | 878 | 12,270 | 46.0% | 53.3% | |
| 49.15% | 59 | 6.2 | 854 | 13,185 | 60.0% | 37.9% | |
| 36.84% | 57 | 6.7 | 860 | 12,127 | 34.4% | 40.0% | |
| 43.64% | 55 | 6.7 | 948 | 13,253 | 36.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 54 | 6.8 | 917 | 13,810 | 39.1% | 48.4% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 7.0 | 867 | 13,491 | 64.0% | 40.7% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 6.9 | 871 | 13,682 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.65% | 46 | 6.2 | 862 | 13,649 | 38.1% | 52.0% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 6.7 | 813 | 12,459 | 57.1% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 39 | 7.1 | 817 | 12,446 | 31.6% | 35.0% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 6.9 | 823 | 13,893 | 70.0% | 37.5% | |
| 21.21% | 33 | 6.1 | 775 | 12,127 | 18.2% | 22.7% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 6.6 | 872 | 14,142 | 50.0% | 64.7% | |
| 56.25% | 32 | 6.9 | 1,052 | 12,583 | 64.7% | 46.7% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 6.5 | 854 | 12,055 | 75.0% | 57.9% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 6.5 | 824 | 12,174 | 33.3% | 35.3% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.4 | 875 | 13,307 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 6.6 | 904 | 12,317 | 47.1% | 45.5% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 7.0 | 992 | 11,974 | 38.5% | 40.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 7.2 | 947 | 13,216 | 72.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 6.6 | 844 | 14,505 | 33.3% | 61.5% | |
| 31.82% | 22 | 6.0 | 763 | 10,765 | 8.3% | 60.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.2 | 852 | 12,664 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 7.0 | 752 | 12,181 | 27.3% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 7.0 | 980 | 13,587 | 71.4% | 53.9% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 6.0 | 874 | 13,334 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.6 | 1,018 | 15,086 | 33.3% | 53.9% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 6.7 | 1,058 | 13,332 | 16.7% | 46.1% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 6.6 | 835 | 10,816 | 44.4% | 25.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.0 | 928 | 12,215 | 53.9% | 75.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.8 | 960 | 12,761 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.2 | 844 | 13,451 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 6.8 | 830 | 12,339 | 63.6% | 60.0% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 7.1 | 1,094 | 12,574 | 66.7% | 85.7% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.6 | 1,109 | 13,285 | 33.3% | 70.0% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.8 | 960 | 14,318 | 100.0% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 6.3 | 783 | 10,626 | 41.7% | 75.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.2 | 844 | 14,769 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.0 | 781 | 10,897 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.5 | 925 | 12,826 | 14.3% | 62.5% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.3 | 1,060 | 12,068 | 40.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 902 | 11,551 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.0 | 1,128 | 12,558 | 83.3% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.7 | 828 | 14,488 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.4 | 990 | 12,693 | 80.0% | 11.1% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,164 | 15,148 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.0 | 801 | 12,098 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.3 | 817 | 12,564 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 809 | 12,182 | 28.6% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 12 | 6.1 | 826 | 11,295 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.6 | 832 | 11,932 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.8 | 1,031 | 13,705 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 942 | 12,228 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.0 | 974 | 13,550 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.6 | 915 | 13,927 | 20.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.2 | 1,206 | 12,888 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 5.7 | 617 | 12,067 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 883 | 12,242 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 1,007 | 11,661 | 60.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 832 | 14,563 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 775 | 11,850 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.0 | 944 | 15,078 | 25.0% | 80.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.8 | 1,022 | 12,468 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 7.2 | 937 | 13,579 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 917 | 10,696 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.8 | 647 | 11,598 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.1 | 728 | 10,174 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 873 | 12,751 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.9 | 1,051 | 8,069 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.3 | 734 | 12,396 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.2 | 853 | 12,786 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,063 | 14,769 | 50.0% | 20.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.3 | 539 | 10,116 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.9 | 932 | 13,630 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.2 | 767 | 11,040 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.2 | 820 | 12,361 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.3 | 1,072 | 15,343 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 905 | 12,645 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.2 | 870 | 13,444 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 762 | 10,627 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 1,064 | 13,075 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.2 | 943 | 15,495 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 931 | 14,156 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 878 | 15,054 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 823 | 12,480 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 7.1 | 909 | 14,942 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 667 | 10,829 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 888 | 11,787 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
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Varus vs Olaf - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Varus do against Olaf in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Varus vs Olaf matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Olaf's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 16 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Varus do against Olaf in the early game?
In the early game, Olaf has the advantage against Varus with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. Olaf players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Varus do against Olaf in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Varus vs Olaf matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Varus vs Olaf matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Olaf with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Varus is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 16 games analyzed.
What is the best Varus build against Olaf?
The best Varus build against Olaf includes Zhonya's Hourglass, Statikk Shiv, Dusk and Dawn with Plated Steelcaps. 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 Olaf?
The best Varus runes against Olaf use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Varus vs Olaf matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Varus counter Olaf?
Yes, Varus has a favorable matchup against Olaf with a 50.0% win rate. Varus slightly edges out Olaf in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Varus against Olaf?
When playing Varus against Olaf, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Olaf. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.