MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Varus vs Irelia
How often does Varus beat Irelia in ADC?
Varus into Irelia in ADC: 56% observed win rate across 27 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 329 gold.
Varus at 15:00
- Gold: -329
- CS: -11
- XP: +187
Typical gap to Irelia, from 26 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Irelia: the Varus game plan
Someone usually dies here around 3:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:37. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Varus's ADC build, with receipts
The most-finished Varus core is Statikk Shiv, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus: 52.3% across 4,612 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 Youmuu's Ghostblade (10,588 games).
Skill plan: Varus players max Q first and take E at level 1.