MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Yasuo vs Varus
How often does Yasuo beat Varus in Top?
Yasuo into Varus in Top: 56% observed win rate across 424 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 Yasuo ahead by 418 gold.
Yasuo at 15:00
- Gold: +418
- CS: +10
- XP: +468
Typical gap to Varus, from 421 games that reached 15:00.
Does Yasuo counter Varus?
The count says yes: across 424 ranked Top games into Varus, Yasuo takes 56%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Yasuo.
Beating Varus: the Yasuo game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Yasuo at 65% across 229 games. Flip the lead and Yasuo falls to 47% across 195.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 65% | 229 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 195 |
| First blood | 61% | 205 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 162 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 64% | 252 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 70% | 47 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:53 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:36. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Yasuo's Top build, with receipts
Into Varus specifically, Yasuo finishes Blade of The Ruined King first most often: 54.4% over 160 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 72.7% across 44 games.
The most-finished Yasuo core is Blade of The Ruined King, Immortal Shieldbow, Infinity Edge: 57.0% across 2,545 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 Blade of The Ruined King (13,964 games).
Skill plan: Yasuo players max Q first and take Q at level 1.