- Win Rate
- 48.9%
- Pick Rate
- 1.8%
- Ban Rate
- 0.5%
Varus vs Samira
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,384
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Varus vs Samira is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Varus wins with a 76.7% win rate (+53.3%) over Samira based on 30 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 Samira 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 Samira?
Varus wins 76.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 59.1% and 88.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.7% From both champions' overall Bot win rates
- Matchup effect
- +27.0 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 30 games Lane: Bot
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Bot · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Varus is favored in this matchup: Varus wins 76.7% of 30 games, and the whole 95% range (59.1–88.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
- That is 27.0 points better for Varus than both champions' overall Bot win rates predict (49.7%), so the matchup itself favors this pick — not just champion strength.
- Varus players pick Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward much less often against Samira: 32.1% of their other Bot games, 13.3% 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 Samira 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 Samira Laning Stats
Only 29 games have a 15-minute snapshot so far — the lane-phase numbers appear from 30.
Whole-game averages
Varus vs Samira Win Rate by Game Length
Varus's win rate against Samira 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 Samira in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Varus vs Samira 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)Insufficient data
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Varus Changes Against Samira
Choices Varus players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Bot games.
Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsually32.1%vs Samira13.3%−18.7 pts
Usually4.1%vs Samira13.3%+9.2 pts
Usually1.7%vs Samira10.0%+8.3 pts
Absolute FocusRuneUsually2.3%vs Samira10.0%+7.7 pts
Mortal ReminderItemUsually1.6%vs Samira6.7%+5.1 pts
Hexoptics C44ItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Samira3.3%+3.3 pts
Health Potion + Health Potion + Tear of the GoddessStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Samira3.3%+3.3 pts- Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Samira3.3%+3.3 pts
Best Varus Build vs Samira
Usual Varus build (Bot)
56.2% win rate · 146 games
Against Samira
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 20 Varus games against Samira carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Varus's standard build instead.
- Samira usually completes The Collector first, at 11.6 min (median of 24 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 Samira
Usual Varus runes (Bot)
Lethal Tempo
58.8% win rate · 85 games
Against Samira
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
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.
- Full 5v5 draft board
- Lane matchup win rates
- Pick and ban suggestions
Varus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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 Samira FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Varus vs Samira?
Varus is favored in this matchup: Varus wins 76.7% of 30 games, and the whole 95% range (59.1–88.2%) is on the same side of 50%.
What is Varus's win rate against Samira?
Varus wins 76.7% of 30 Bot games against Samira on patch 26.20 (95% range 59.1–88.2%). Based on both champions' overall Bot win rates, 49.7% would be expected.
Does Varus counter Samira?
Yes. Varus wins 76.7% of 30 games against Samira on patch 26.20, and the whole 95% range is above 50%.
Who wins lane, Varus or Samira?
There are not enough games with a 15-minute snapshot yet (29) to say who wins lane.
Does Varus outscale Samira?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Samira strongest against Varus?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Samira is ahead of Varus beyond the margin of error.
What should Varus build against Samira?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Varus's usual Bot core: Terminus, Blade of The Ruined King, Guinsoo's Rageblade. The biggest change against Samira: Doran's Bow + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth Ward (32.1% usually, 13.3% here).
What runes should Varus use against Samira?
Use Varus's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Samira: Absolute Focus (2.3% usually, 10.0% here).