Viktorvs Varus
Viktor vs Varus is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Viktor wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Varus based on 18 games. Viktor wins the early laning phase while Varus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Viktor build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Viktor vs Varus matchup.
Viktor Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Viktor 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.
Varus(50.0%)Who Wins the Viktor vs Varus Matchup?
Viktor vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Viktor vs Varus matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 18 recent matches analyzed, Viktor wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Varus's 50.0%, giving Viktor a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Viktor controls the early laning stage, but Varus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Viktor 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 Viktor leads by 112 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Viktor has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Varus'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.
Viktor vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Viktor, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Viktor Build Against Varus
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Viktor needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Viktor against Varus are Liandry's Torment, Void Staff and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Viktor an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Varus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Viktor vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Viktor66.7%Varus33.3%Viktor33.3%Varus66.7%Viktor dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Viktor 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Viktor. 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: Viktor 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 Viktor Runes Against Varus
Sorcery
Resolve
The Sorcery primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Viktor maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Varus.
Viktor matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. The table below shows Viktor'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 Viktor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.35% | 242 | 7.0 | 1,007 | 11,886 | 41.5% | 53.7% | |
| 51.61% | 186 | 6.8 | 998 | 11,909 | 51.1% | 52.0% | |
| 46.15% | 143 | 7.0 | 937 | 12,912 | 48.3% | 44.7% | |
| 44.85% | 136 | 7.1 | 939 | 12,075 | 51.7% | 39.7% | |
| 49.26% | 136 | 7.0 | 1,034 | 12,406 | 53.1% | 47.1% | |
| 51.20% | 125 | 6.7 | 930 | 11,933 | 57.7% | 46.6% | |
| 44.72% | 123 | 6.6 | 949 | 11,476 | 47.5% | 42.2% | |
| 62.86% | 105 | 7.0 | 952 | 12,292 | 65.2% | 61.0% | |
| 51.92% | 104 | 6.9 | 888 | 12,105 | 52.3% | 51.7% | |
| 50.00% | 94 | 7.0 | 1,055 | 11,472 | 58.8% | 39.5% | |
| 56.04% | 91 | 7.1 | 996 | 11,821 | 47.7% | 63.8% | |
| 53.57% | 84 | 7.1 | 1,057 | 12,053 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 62.20% | 82 | 6.5 | 923 | 11,547 | 61.1% | 63.0% | |
| 46.84% | 79 | 7.1 | 1,019 | 11,734 | 38.9% | 53.5% | |
| 56.41% | 78 | 6.9 | 1,037 | 13,384 | 55.0% | 56.9% | |
| 50.00% | 74 | 6.6 | 959 | 11,712 | 47.4% | 52.8% | |
| 42.86% | 70 | 6.8 | 1,050 | 12,342 | 32.0% | 48.9% | |
| 49.28% | 69 | 6.6 | 1,038 | 11,340 | 40.0% | 56.4% | |
| 50.75% | 67 | 6.7 | 1,055 | 11,758 | 56.4% | 42.9% | |
| 52.31% | 65 | 6.8 | 972 | 12,597 | 63.0% | 44.7% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 6.9 | 990 | 10,956 | 43.3% | 55.9% | |
| 47.62% | 63 | 6.8 | 1,057 | 12,767 | 48.1% | 47.2% | |
| 42.37% | 59 | 6.8 | 973 | 12,629 | 33.3% | 47.4% | |
| 44.07% | 59 | 7.0 | 1,066 | 12,069 | 41.4% | 46.7% | |
| 55.17% | 58 | 6.8 | 866 | 11,387 | 57.7% | 53.1% | |
| 51.79% | 56 | 6.7 | 994 | 11,937 | 50.0% | 53.1% | |
| 42.59% | 54 | 7.1 | 984 | 12,438 | 54.2% | 33.3% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 6.4 | 915 | 11,257 | 33.3% | 65.4% | |
| 60.78% | 51 | 7.0 | 980 | 12,211 | 60.0% | 61.5% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 7.0 | 1,010 | 11,728 | 62.5% | 41.7% | |
| 38.30% | 47 | 6.7 | 992 | 11,846 | 20.0% | 59.1% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.4 | 899 | 12,057 | 29.4% | 48.1% | |
| 70.45% | 44 | 7.2 | 1,138 | 13,522 | 75.0% | 67.9% | |
| 33.33% | 42 | 7.0 | 1,046 | 11,654 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 52.63% | 38 | 6.8 | 946 | 12,064 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 40.54% | 37 | 6.8 | 964 | 12,509 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 6.6 | 1,140 | 12,216 | 56.3% | 65.0% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 6.7 | 957 | 11,588 | 62.5% | 14.3% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 6.7 | 999 | 12,517 | 33.3% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 6.5 | 1,071 | 11,376 | 35.3% | 72.7% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 7.0 | 908 | 11,353 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 7.0 | 1,134 | 12,820 | 72.7% | 46.7% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 996 | 12,794 | 40.0% | 55.0% | |
| 34.78% | 23 | 7.2 | 999 | 12,971 | 33.3% | 35.7% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 6.3 | 1,062 | 12,017 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 78.95% | 19 | 6.9 | 931 | 12,480 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.4 | 908 | 11,105 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.6 | 964 | 13,187 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 6.9 | 1,253 | 13,499 | 83.3% | 25.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 7.2 | 1,079 | 11,896 | 37.5% | 44.4% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 6.6 | 1,061 | 12,512 | 28.6% | 55.6% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 6.9 | 917 | 11,927 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 6.9 | 806 | 10,757 | 57.1% | 12.5% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.9 | 891 | 10,863 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.4 | 947 | 12,729 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 835 | 11,928 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 6.5 | 801 | 12,247 | 66.7% | 12.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.7 | 1,127 | 13,326 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.5 | 1,106 | 13,777 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.9 | 974 | 12,390 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,155 | 12,783 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 1,220 | 12,459 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 990 | 11,221 | 66.7% | 42.9% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 7.2 | 1,260 | 15,353 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.5 | 1,022 | 14,250 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 1,213 | 12,307 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.3 | 905 | 10,157 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.2 | 940 | 10,700 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 6.3 | 787 | 9,415 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 802 | 12,354 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.3 | 1,003 | 12,099 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 1,085 | 14,279 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.6 | 963 | 12,626 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.9 | 709 | 10,247 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,121 | 10,256 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.3 | 968 | 13,979 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 6.4 | 706 | 9,854 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 1,126 | 14,050 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 642 | 6,391 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 904 | 12,066 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 957 | 8,775 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 813 | 10,463 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 726 | 11,560 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 904 | 10,979 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,369 | 11,433 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.4 | 1,015 | 11,121 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 1,192 | 12,620 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Viktor vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Viktor do against Varus in League of Legends?
Viktor wins the Viktor vs Varus matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Varus's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 18 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Viktor do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Viktor has the advantage against Varus with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Viktor players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Viktor do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Viktor vs Varus matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Viktor vs Varus matchup?
Viktor wins the matchup against Varus with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Viktor is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 18 games analyzed.
What is the best Viktor build against Varus?
The best Viktor build against Varus includes Liandry's Torment, Void Staff, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Spellslinger's Shoes. 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 Viktor runes against Varus?
The best Viktor runes against Varus use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Viktor vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Viktor counter Varus?
Yes, Viktor has a favorable matchup against Varus with a 50.0% win rate. Viktor slightly edges out Varus in lane based on current patch 26.3 data.
How do I play Viktor against Varus?
When playing Viktor against Varus, 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.