MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Varus vs Draven
How often does Varus beat Draven in Top?
Varus into Draven in Top: 47% observed win rate across 32 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 behind by 1,200 gold.
Varus at 15:00
- Gold: -1,200
- CS: -5
- XP: +31
Typical gap to Draven, from 32 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Draven: the Varus game plan
Someone usually dies here around 2:42 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:48. 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.