Who wins Varus vs Garen?
Varus wins 47.7% of 325 NA and EUW ranked games against Garen in top lane, against 46.1% in that role overall. MID.GG has 2 high-elo VODs of this matchup so far, not enough games yet to call it.
Varus vs Garen at a glance
Ranked record In line
Across 325 NA and EUW ranked games in top lane, Varus wins 47.7% against Garen, in line with the 46.1% Varus wins in that role overall.
VOD library Not enough games yet
In our library of 2 high-elo VODs (latest patch 26.20), Varus won 100% against Garen and averaged 4.0/2.0/1.5. That is not enough games yet to say who the matchup favours.
Pro build
One Varus setup into Garen takes Lethal Tempo (Precision and Resolve) and builds Experimental Hexplate and Dusk and Dawn. It shows up in 1 of 2 games. The main alternative is Press the Attack (1 game).
Solo kills by level
A solo kill is a kill on the lane opponent with no assist. The bars over each champion above count them by champion level, from 325 NA and EUW ranked games in top lane; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.
Varus's solo kills on Garen Fewer kills
Varus gets 2.0 solo kills per game against Garen, fewer than the 2.3 Varus averages in top lane, and 25% of them come before level 6, about the usual 25%.
How ranked players build Varus into Garen
From 325 NA and EUW ranked games of this matchup in top lane, every rank.
Gold at 15 minutes +630 gold
Varus is 630 gold ahead of Garen at 15 minutes on average, across 325 ranked games of Varus into Garen.
What changes into Garen
Plated Steelcaps are the boots in 48% of Varus's games into Garen, against 37% overall.
Most common ranked build
Runes
Spells
Exhaust
Flash
ExhaustFlashStarting items
Boots
Core items
Max order
W → Q → E
Pick and win rates
Keystones
- Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Starting items
- Doran's Bow
- Doran's Blade
Boots
- Plated Steelcaps
Berserker's Greaves 
Boots of Swiftness
First item
- Experimental Hexplate
- Dusk and Dawn
Statikk Shiv
Item paths
- Experimental Hexplate Dusk and Dawn Riftmaker
How they built Varus into Garen
Taken from the 2 VODs on this page, patch 26.8 and 26.20.
One-off setup
Runes
Core items
One-off setup
Runes
Core items
Streamers who play Varus
Every streamer in the library with ranked Varus games, most games first. Each links to their VODs on MID.GG.
NattyNattLoL 
Challenger 
Azzapp 
Master 
loltyler1 
Grandmaster 
lol_nemesis Challenger 
Gumayusi Challenger 
Pobelter Grandmaster 
GeneralSniper Challenger
Common questions about Varus vs Garen
What should Varus build against Garen?
No rune page repeats yet in the 2 high-elo VODs on MID.GG; one game ran the Lethal Tempo rune page, building Experimental Hexplate and Dusk and Dawn first.
Latest Varus vs Garen games
The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.
- Victory koalaa_lol Master
4/2/1K / D / A Patch 26.20 TopWatch in the app - Victory Burdol Master 4/2/2K / D / A Patch 26.8 TopWatch in the app
Related pages
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