Who wins Varus vs Irelia?
Varus wins 44.1% of 102 NA and EUW ranked games against Irelia in top lane, against 46.5% 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 Irelia at a glance
Ranked record In line
Across 102 NA and EUW ranked games in top lane, Varus wins 44.1% against Irelia, in line with the 46.5% Varus wins in that role overall.
VOD library Not enough games yet
In our library of 2 high-elo VODs (latest patch 26.8), Varus won 50% against Irelia and averaged 9.0/5.0/4.5. That is not enough games yet to say who the matchup favours.
Pro build
One Varus setup into Irelia takes Press the Attack (Precision and Inspiration) and builds Experimental Hexplate, Guinsoo's Rageblade and Terminus. It shows up in 1 of 2 games. The main alternative is Lethal Tempo (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 102 NA and EUW ranked games in top lane; the amber marks are where that champion's kills usually fall.
Varus's solo kills on Irelia Earlier
Varus gets 1.9 solo kills per game against Irelia, in line with the 2.2 Varus averages in top lane, and 34% of them come before level 6, earlier than the usual 25%.
How ranked players build Varus into Irelia
From 102 NA and EUW ranked games of this matchup in top lane, every rank.
Gold at 15 minutes −1,595 gold
Irelia is 1,595 gold ahead of Varus at 15 minutes on average, across 102 ranked games of Varus into Irelia.
What changes into Irelia
Plated Steelcaps are the boots in 58% of Varus's games into Irelia, against 34% overall. Exhaust and Flash are taken in 63% of Varus's games into Irelia, against 52% 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 
Sorcerer's Shoes
First item
- Experimental Hexplate
- Dusk and Dawn
Statikk Shiv
Item paths
- Experimental Hexplate Dusk and Dawn Riftmaker
How they built Varus into Irelia
Taken from the 2 VODs on this page, patch 26.1 and 26.8.
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.
Azzapp 
Challenger 
NattyNattLoL 
Master 
loltyler1 
Grandmaster 
lol_nemesis Master 
Gumayusi Challenger 
GeneralSniper Challenger 
jackspektra 
Diamond I
Common questions about Varus vs Irelia
What should Varus build against Irelia?
No rune page repeats yet in the 2 high-elo VODs on MID.GG; one game ran the Press the Attack rune page, building Experimental Hexplate, Guinsoo's Rageblade and Terminus first.
Latest Varus vs Irelia games
The most recent games in this matchup, newest first.
- Victory Doran Grandmaster
7/1/1K / D / A Patch 26.8 TopWatch in the app - Defeat Kiin Master 11/9/8K / D / A Patch 26.1 TopWatch in the app
Related pages
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