Yasuo - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.6%
Pick Rate
6.2%

Yasuovs Varus

BFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 4, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Yasuo vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Yasuo wins with a 74.4% win rate (+48.7%) over Varus based on 39 games. Yasuo holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Yasuo vs Varus matchup.

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Yasuo Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Yasuo 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.

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Yasuo - 74.4% win rate in this matchup
Yasuo
74.4% WR
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Varus vs Yasuo matchup - 25.6% win rate
Varus
25.6% WR

Who Wins the Yasuo vs Varus Matchup?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Varus matchup
Winner
Yasuo
Matches: 39
74.4%
Win Rate
25.6%
7.0
CS / min
6.1
918
DMG / min
791
14,210
Gold / game
12,655
256
Heal / min
150
1,088
DMG Mitigated / min
561
0.9
CC / min
0.9
84.6%
Early Game WR
15.4%
69.2%
Late Game WR
30.8%

Yasuo vs Varus Matchup Summary

The Yasuo vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 39 recent matches analyzed, Yasuo wins with a 74.4% win rate compared to Varus's 25.6%, giving Yasuo a 48.7 percentage point advantage. Yasuo dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Varus players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Yasuo leads by 634 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Yasuo players can confidently pick into Varus and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Varus away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Yasuo vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown

Yasuo wins the laning phase against Varus in League of Legends

Yasuo is favored during the laning phase against Varus, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Yasuo holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
7.0Yasuo
6.1Varus
Yasuo significantly out-farms Varus by 0.9 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 13 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Yasuo a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Varus players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
918Yasuo
791Varus
Yasuo heavily out-damages Varus by 127 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Varus should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Yasuo's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
14,210Yasuo
12,655Varus
Yasuo generates a commanding 1,556 more gold per game than Varus. This substantial economic advantage means Yasuo consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Varus should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.9Yasuo
0.9Varus
Both Yasuo and Varus provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.0s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
1,344Yasuo
711Varus
Yasuo vastly out-sustains Varus, healing and mitigating 634 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Yasuo can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Varus is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Varus, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Yasuo Build Against Varus

Gunmetal Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Yasuo needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Yasuo against Varus are Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer and Infinity Edge. This combination gives Yasuo an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Yasuo the best chance to compete against Varus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Yasuo vs Varus matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Yasuo
84.6%
+69.2% advantage
Yasuo early game win rateYasuo84.6%
Varus early game win rateVarus15.4%
Late Game
Yasuo
69.2%
+38.5% advantage
Yasuo late game win rateYasuo69.2%
Varus late game win rateVarus30.8%

Yasuo dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 84.6% win rate — a 69.2 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Yasuo can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Yasuo is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 69.2% win rate — 38.5 points above Varus. Extended games heavily favor Yasuo, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Yasuo holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Varus players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Yasuo Runes Against Varus

Resolve rune tree - Yasuo primary runes vs VarusResolve
Grasp of the Undying - best Yasuo rune vs VarusShield Bash - best Yasuo rune vs VarusSecond Wind - best Yasuo rune vs VarusOvergrowth - best Yasuo rune vs Varus
Inspiration rune tree - Yasuo secondary runes vs VarusInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Yasuo rune vs VarusBiscuit Delivery - best Yasuo rune vs Varus
100.0% WR

Running Resolve primary with Inspiration secondary allows Yasuo to press their advantage against Varus, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Yasuo matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Yasuo'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 Yasuo build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Yasuo matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
47.83%4607.091712,13047.9%47.8%
44.69%3586.974012,27839.7%48.5%
48.26%3447.081812,06349.0%47.6%
47.99%3236.887312,01450.7%46.0%
53.57%2527.187412,43354.5%52.7%
56.05%2487.183512,25358.7%54.0%
53.65%2337.084012,49256.6%51.2%
44.33%2036.891411,92845.0%43.8%
56.91%1886.894111,95059.8%54.2%
51.35%1857.079712,59154.5%49.1%
47.17%1596.977212,19452.3%43.6%
51.27%1587.388112,37749.4%53.3%
47.13%1577.275712,20947.1%47.2%
48.65%1487.178612,28448.5%48.8%
54.86%1446.983912,21859.2%50.0%
51.41%1426.877712,51456.9%47.6%
50.75%1346.987912,35646.7%54.0%
41.98%1316.976411,78745.0%39.4%
49.61%1297.283412,58850.9%48.6%
54.69%1287.291012,66142.9%62.0%
49.59%1236.871112,08953.2%45.9%
54.10%1226.693113,10762.5%48.6%
47.46%1187.293612,38453.5%41.7%
47.79%1136.978611,61744.9%50.0%
54.55%1107.191611,47858.3%50.0%
57.41%1086.687311,91353.7%61.1%
54.29%1057.280613,14243.9%60.9%
49.52%1056.980711,22745.1%53.7%
46.15%1047.189813,75258.8%40.0%
57.84%1026.679213,47756.3%59.3%
47.00%1007.081512,19450.0%44.4%
50.52%977.187611,36663.3%37.5%
40.63%967.290713,55567.7%25.8%
44.79%966.778512,32044.4%45.0%
44.68%946.791411,87945.1%44.2%
45.65%926.880212,71638.5%50.9%
48.35%916.982611,33037.2%58.3%
47.19%897.078811,27344.2%51.4%
50.57%877.182013,50655.8%45.5%
56.10%827.086813,88257.1%55.3%
51.22%827.686812,55862.8%38.5%
44.44%816.879411,87054.5%37.5%
50.00%807.184213,02950.0%50.0%
56.25%807.377712,93362.2%51.2%
52.63%767.293013,60558.1%48.9%
61.84%766.690713,48462.9%61.0%
37.84%746.773111,66437.1%38.5%
52.05%736.974612,08843.8%58.5%
46.58%736.973511,58743.6%50.0%
43.66%716.768611,45042.9%44.4%
41.43%707.086111,95630.6%52.9%
53.62%696.979512,50566.7%36.7%
50.00%687.289411,87259.5%38.7%
43.55%626.486411,63533.3%51.4%
52.46%616.678412,48236.0%63.9%
55.93%597.41,00312,32951.4%62.5%
54.24%596.983313,30052.0%55.9%
50.85%596.973912,74359.1%46.0%
52.63%577.583912,13569.7%29.2%
56.14%577.11,02511,79741.7%66.7%
48.21%566.785111,76640.0%54.8%
47.27%556.896212,47530.0%57.1%
41.82%557.077712,75931.8%48.5%
50.91%557.196212,81048.0%53.3%
60.00%556.993412,56666.7%54.8%
58.49%537.191514,14971.4%50.0%
52.83%536.477612,41957.7%48.1%
51.92%527.077911,76666.7%41.9%
51.02%496.983111,97150.0%51.9%
50.00%486.584711,70342.9%55.6%
48.89%456.786812,19036.4%60.9%
48.89%456.883312,05958.3%38.1%
61.36%447.284111,84661.5%61.1%
56.82%447.391612,10656.5%57.1%
52.27%446.784313,76158.8%48.1%
51.16%437.21,22712,44652.9%50.0%
74.36%397.091814,21084.6%69.2%
51.35%377.194213,37950.0%51.9%
43.24%376.875611,79220.0%59.1%
47.22%367.191312,70633.3%57.1%
58.33%366.687314,48353.9%60.9%
54.55%337.078312,38147.1%62.5%
65.63%327.594812,74375.0%50.0%
50.00%327.276712,78160.0%41.2%
62.50%326.81,04211,47064.3%61.1%
43.75%327.073311,38736.8%53.9%
45.16%317.294212,91153.9%38.9%
36.67%306.477311,51236.8%36.4%
51.72%297.578211,92557.1%46.7%
41.38%297.795313,30737.5%42.9%
32.14%286.368612,53016.7%43.8%
40.74%277.085711,59546.1%35.7%
55.56%276.681012,96136.4%68.8%
66.67%277.484812,60484.6%50.0%
26.92%267.186811,4869.1%40.0%
42.31%266.886713,22540.0%43.8%
53.85%267.072412,16987.5%38.9%
28.00%256.875413,01616.7%38.5%
30.43%237.380911,28336.4%25.0%
56.52%237.290911,37050.0%66.7%
68.18%227.290411,73060.0%75.0%
45.45%226.676411,59337.5%50.0%
50.00%206.781212,17481.8%11.1%
30.00%206.872211,44112.5%41.7%
47.37%197.177713,74830.0%66.7%
47.06%177.282812,63344.4%50.0%
40.00%156.495313,83340.0%40.0%
40.00%156.587210,35622.2%66.7%
40.00%157.185112,08950.0%33.3%
26.67%157.267713,5260.0%40.0%
28.57%146.790010,76720.0%33.3%
64.29%146.81,08814,093100.0%28.6%
35.71%146.971313,42633.3%37.5%
57.14%147.388810,10155.6%60.0%
64.29%147.163812,07372.7%33.3%
53.85%136.987213,54750.0%54.5%
38.46%136.372511,86250.0%28.6%
25.00%127.073010,1250.0%100.0%
50.00%126.01,01415,47525.0%62.5%
36.36%116.480811,49716.7%60.0%
40.00%106.768512,42825.0%50.0%
70.00%106.686911,46171.4%66.7%
50.00%106.799614,63233.3%57.1%
44.44%97.381911,31225.0%60.0%
66.67%97.180212,75380.0%50.0%
33.33%95.56239,23633.3%33.3%
62.50%86.784410,65125.0%100.0%
75.00%86.178515,3100.0%75.0%
57.14%77.287713,12433.3%75.0%
33.33%66.775512,31933.3%33.3%
50.00%67.41,10114,79666.7%33.3%
66.67%66.71,04513,63066.7%66.7%
20.00%55.178210,18125.0%0.0%
20.00%55.393013,7680.0%33.3%
20.00%57.41,03012,9940.0%33.3%
60.00%56.97488,04766.7%50.0%
20.00%56.992510,1680.0%33.3%
60.00%56.11,17915,1990.0%60.0%
80.00%55.986713,985100.0%75.0%
40.00%55.189613,9700.0%40.0%

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Yasuo vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Yasuo do against Varus in League of Legends?

Yasuo wins the Yasuo vs Varus matchup with a 74.4% win rate compared to Varus's 25.6%, a 48.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 39 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Yasuo do against Varus in the early game?

In the early game, Yasuo has the advantage against Varus with a 84.6% win rate versus 15.4%. Yasuo players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Yasuo do against Varus in the late game?

In the late game, Yasuo takes over the Yasuo vs Varus matchup with a 69.2% win rate compared to 30.8%. Yasuo scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Yasuo vs Varus matchup?

Yasuo wins the matchup against Varus with a 74.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 48.7 percentage point advantage means Yasuo is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 39 games analyzed.

What is the best Yasuo build against Varus?

The best Yasuo build against Varus includes Immortal Shieldbow, Kraken Slayer, Infinity Edge with Gunmetal Greaves. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Yasuo runes against Varus?

The best Yasuo runes against Varus use the Resolve primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Yasuo vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Yasuo counter Varus?

Yes, Yasuo has a favorable matchup against Varus with a 74.4% win rate. Yasuo strongly counters Varus in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.

How do I play Yasuo against Varus?

When playing Yasuo 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.