MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions

Varus vs Brand

How often does Varus beat Brand in Top?

Varus into Brand in Top: 43% observed win rate across 44 ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Varus ahead by 353 gold.

Varus at 15:00

Typical gap to Brand, from 44 games that reached 15:00.

Does Varus counter Brand?

No counter here: Varus sits at 43% over 44 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.

Beating Brand: the Varus game plan

Someone usually dies here around 4:10 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Varus's Top build, with receipts

The most-finished Varus core is Dusk and Dawn, Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker: 56.0% across 1,103 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Dusk and Dawn (5,050 games).

Skill plan: Varus players max W first and take W at level 1.

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