Varusvs Trundle
Varus vs Trundle is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.9. Varus wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Trundle based on 6 games. Varus wins the early laning phase while Trundle scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Varus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Varus vs Trundle 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.
Trundle(50.0%)Who Wins the Varus vs Trundle Matchup?
Varus vs Trundle Matchup Summary
The Varus vs Trundle matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 6 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Trundle's 50.0%, giving Varus a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Varus controls the early laning stage, but Trundle outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Varus needs to press advantages before Trundle reaches their power spikes, while Trundle should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Trundle leads by 813 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 Trundle'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 Trundle Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Trundle, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, damage and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Varus Build Against Trundle
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Trundle, providing the mobility and stats Varus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Varus against Trundle 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 Trundle matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Varus60.0%Trundle40.0%Varus0.0%Trundle100.0%Varus dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 percentage point lead over Trundle. This lopsided early game means Varus can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Trundle is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Trundle, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Varus must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Trundle reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Trundle 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 Trundle
Precision
Domination
The Precision primary with Domination secondary combination helps Varus maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Trundle.
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 Trundle - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Varus do against Trundle in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Varus vs Trundle matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Trundle's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 6 recent ranked games in patch 26.9.
How does Varus do against Trundle in the early game?
In the early game, Varus has the advantage against Trundle 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 Trundle in the late game?
In the late game, Trundle takes over the Varus vs Trundle matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Trundle scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Varus vs Trundle matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Trundle with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.9. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Varus is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 6 games analyzed.
What is the best Varus build against Trundle?
The best Varus build against Trundle includes Nashor's Tooth, Experimental Hexplate, Dusk and Dawn with Plated Steelcaps. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Varus runes against Trundle?
The best Varus runes against Trundle use the Precision primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Varus vs Trundle matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Varus counter Trundle?
Yes, Varus has a favorable matchup against Trundle with a 50.0% win rate. Varus slightly edges out Trundle in lane based on current patch 26.9 data.
How do I play Varus against Trundle?
When playing Varus against Trundle, 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.