Veigarvs Varus
Veigar vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.13. Varus wins with a 57.1% win rate (+14.3%) over Veigar based on 7 games. Veigar wins the early laning phase while Varus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Veigar build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Veigar vs Varus matchup.
Veigar Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Veigar 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 Veigar vs Varus Matchup?
Veigar vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Veigar vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 7 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 57.1% win rate compared to Veigar's 42.9%, giving Varus a 14.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Veigar controls the early laning stage, but Varus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Veigar 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 damage output, where Varus leads by 83 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus has a strong advantage in this matchup. Veigar players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Varus 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.
Veigar vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Veigar, 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 Veigar Build Against Varus
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Veigar needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Veigar against Varus are Rod of Ages, Luden's Echo and Stormsurge. This combination gives Veigar 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 Veigar vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Veigar75.0%
Varus25.0%Veigar0.0%Varus100.0%Veigar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Veigar 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 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Veigar. 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: Veigar 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 Veigar Runes Against Varus
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Veigar the best tools to compete against Varus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Veigar matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.13. The table below shows Veigar'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 Veigar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.62% | 169 | 6.2 | 989 | 12,011 | 51.3% | 59.1% | |
| 35.71% | 84 | 6.8 | 834 | 12,786 | 24.2% | 43.1% | |
| 56.16% | 73 | 6.7 | 895 | 12,538 | 48.4% | 61.9% | |
| 40.85% | 71 | 6.9 | 912 | 12,682 | 38.9% | 42.9% | |
| 40.30% | 67 | 5.4 | 741 | 11,503 | 33.3% | 44.2% | |
| 43.33% | 60 | 6.1 | 973 | 12,342 | 40.0% | 45.7% | |
| 55.36% | 56 | 6.4 | 972 | 13,302 | 70.6% | 48.7% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 6.7 | 902 | 11,015 | 46.9% | 47.8% | |
| 46.15% | 52 | 5.9 | 800 | 12,057 | 36.8% | 51.5% | |
| 53.85% | 52 | 6.1 | 873 | 11,841 | 52.6% | 54.5% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 6.6 | 881 | 13,705 | 50.0% | 48.4% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 6.2 | 865 | 11,727 | 41.2% | 69.2% | |
| 55.81% | 43 | 6.3 | 872 | 12,977 | 69.2% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 6.6 | 877 | 13,900 | 45.5% | 41.9% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 6.1 | 833 | 12,493 | 55.0% | 35.0% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 6.9 | 1,033 | 13,748 | 65.0% | 52.9% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 6.9 | 966 | 13,114 | 38.5% | 52.2% | |
| 58.33% | 36 | 6.3 | 941 | 13,840 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.14% | 35 | 6.2 | 765 | 11,412 | 31.6% | 43.8% | |
| 61.76% | 34 | 6.6 | 907 | 13,223 | 64.3% | 60.0% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 6.0 | 788 | 12,819 | 71.4% | 47.4% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 4.5 | 752 | 11,612 | 60.0% | 35.0% | |
| 51.72% | 29 | 6.0 | 790 | 13,301 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.1 | 998 | 13,167 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.7 | 980 | 13,752 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.1 | 994 | 11,786 | 40.0% | 70.6% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 6.2 | 828 | 11,920 | 80.0% | 41.2% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.9 | 752 | 11,031 | 45.5% | 75.0% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.6 | 962 | 14,388 | 80.0% | 52.4% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 7.2 | 1,158 | 12,922 | 28.6% | 61.1% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.2 | 947 | 14,190 | 50.0% | 57.9% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.1 | 995 | 12,472 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.5 | 779 | 12,424 | 42.9% | 68.8% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 7.0 | 902 | 11,971 | 72.7% | 36.4% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 3.4 | 705 | 10,923 | 25.0% | 46.1% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 859 | 13,747 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.7 | 980 | 12,735 | 44.4% | 54.5% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 4.2 | 725 | 9,805 | 44.4% | 40.0% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.5 | 948 | 13,694 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 1,066 | 13,662 | 60.0% | 46.1% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.6 | 825 | 14,021 | 62.5% | 60.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 5.8 | 811 | 13,244 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.4 | 1,019 | 14,539 | 33.3% | 81.8% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.2 | 860 | 13,607 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 6.7 | 938 | 11,815 | 37.5% | 25.0% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 7.2 | 938 | 12,755 | 28.6% | 55.6% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 5.9 | 846 | 11,589 | 16.7% | 80.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.8 | 1,210 | 14,066 | 100.0% | 22.2% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.4 | 866 | 12,127 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 5.4 | 755 | 11,580 | 14.3% | 71.4% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.5 | 941 | 13,442 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 854 | 12,951 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 6.8 | 927 | 13,324 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.7 | 878 | 13,680 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 1,080 | 13,901 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.5 | 895 | 12,238 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.1 | 798 | 13,383 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 6.5 | 1,067 | 14,017 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 6.2 | 657 | 10,438 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.1 | 1,042 | 14,981 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.7 | 1,073 | 12,646 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.7 | 1,108 | 12,220 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 2.7 | 819 | 10,754 | 40.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.1 | 868 | 15,070 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.0 | 805 | 9,622 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.4 | 899 | 10,263 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.8 | 944 | 13,643 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 896 | 12,875 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 1,153 | 16,083 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.1 | 848 | 10,377 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.0 | 700 | 11,142 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.2 | 645 | 9,719 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 7 | 4.3 | 709 | 11,875 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.8 | 788 | 9,287 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.8 | 872 | 14,907 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,037 | 12,172 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,133 | 11,959 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,573 | 17,417 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.3 | 1,103 | 15,462 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,102 | 9,881 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 858 | 11,173 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.6 | 989 | 11,399 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 1,398 | 9,745 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 911 | 11,756 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 745 | 11,673 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 959 | 14,831 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 674 | 12,842 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 1,539 | 15,755 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 710 | 10,835 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 557 | 10,241 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.0 | 625 | 11,536 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
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Veigar vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Veigar do against Varus in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Veigar vs Varus matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to Veigar's 42.9%, a 14.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 7 recent ranked games in patch 26.13.
How does Veigar do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Veigar has the advantage against Varus with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Veigar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Veigar do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Veigar vs Varus matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Veigar vs Varus matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Veigar with a 57.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.13. The 14.3 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 7 games analyzed.
What is the best Veigar build against Varus?
The best Veigar build against Varus includes Rod of Ages, Luden's Echo, Stormsurge with Spellslinger's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Veigar runes against Varus?
The best Veigar runes against Varus use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Veigar vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Veigar counter Varus?
No, Veigar struggles against Varus with only a 42.9% win rate. Varus has the advantage in this matchup. Veigar players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Varus's lead.
How do I play Veigar against Varus?
When playing Veigar against Varus, play cautiously and avoid Varus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Varus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.