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Aphelios vs Varus · Bot
48.7% for Aphelios · 51.3% for Varus across 195 Bot duels. Builds and timelines right below. Data current as of September 21, 2026.
How the matchup was played
What matters first: spells, keystone, then game-by-game builds.
Latest clash · builds + timeline October 4, 2025 · LTA Sud · 25.19 · FMFlamengo MDL vs FAFarenvehn
- 1
Doran's Blade - 2
Serrated Dirk - 3
Boots - 4
Pickaxe - 5
Dagger - 6Berserker's Greaves
- 7The Collector
- 8
Cloak of Agility
- 1Q
- 2Q
- 3Q
- 4E
- 5Q
- 6R
- 7E
- 8Q
- 9E
- 10Q
- 11W
- 12R
- 13E
- 14E
- 15W
- 16W
- 17W
- 18R
Press the AttackAbsorb Life · Legend: Bloodline · Cut Down · Cosmic Insight · Biscuit Delivery · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
- 1Doran's Blade
- 2
Vampiric Scepter - 3Dagger
- 4Pickaxe
- 5
Recurve Bow - 6Blade of The Ruined King
- 7
Amplifying Tome - 8Guinsoo's Rageblade
- 1E
- 2W
- 3Q
- 4Q
- 5Q
- 6R
- 7Q
- 8W
- 9Q
- 10W
- 11R
- 12W
- 13W
- 14E
- 15E
- 16R
- 17E
- 18E
Lethal TempoPresence of Mind · Legend: Alacrity · Cut Down · Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
Recent clash
August 10, 2025 · LEC · 25.15 · 
Fnatic vs 
Team BDS
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
Fleet FootworkAbsorb Life · Legend: Bloodline · Cut Down · Absolute Focus · Gathering Storm · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
Recent clash
February 15, 2025 · LCK · 25.S1.3 · 
Dplus Kia vs 
Nongshim RedForce
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
Press the AttackAbsorb Life · Legend: Bloodline · Cut Down · Magical Footwear · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
Recent clash
March 8, 2024 · LPL · 14.4 · 
Oh My God vs 
Top Esports
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
Fleet FootworkPresence of Mind · Legend: Bloodline · Cut Down · Absolute Focus · Gathering Storm · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
Lethal TempoTriumph · Legend: Alacrity · Cut Down · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
Recent clash
February 5, 2024 · LEC · 14.2 · Fnatic vs 
G2 Esports
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
Fleet FootworkOverheal · Legend: Bloodline · Cut Down · Gathering Storm · Absolute Focus · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
Purchase / skill order unavailable for this game.
Hail of BladesTaste of Blood · Eyeball Collection · Treasure Hunter · Biscuit Delivery · Cosmic Insight · Attack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health
Key facts
The figures worth remembering, read straight from the data — no editorial picking.
- A genuinely even matchup: 48.7% for Aphelios over 195 duels.
- Seen from January 18, 2020 to October 4, 2025, across 7 competitions and 6 seasons.
- Most frequent in LPL: 62 duels, 41.9% for Aphelios.
- Overall, Aphelios sits at 50.2% across all its games and Varus at 50.1% — the matchup is close to their usual level.
Year by year
Bars show how often the matchup occurred, the line the win rate of Aphelios.
duels par année winrate
By league
Win rate shown is that of Aphelios.
Both champions
Each champion's own record, all opponents included — useful to tell a good matchup from a simply strong champion.
Common questions
Short answers meant to stand on their own, out of context.
- Who wins between Aphelios and Varus in Bot?
- Over 195 direct duels in major leagues, Varus wins 51.3% of the time. The matchup is essentially even.
- What spells and builds on Aphelios into Varus?
- Builds, summoner spells, runes, purchase order and skill order from the latest clashes are detailed below — taken from games actually played in major leagues.
- How often does Aphelios face Varus?
- 195 times between January 18, 2020 and October 4, 2025, across 7 competitions.
- Where is this matchup most common?
- In LPL, with 62 of the 195 duels and a 41.9% win rate for Aphelios.
Recent duels
The latest games where these two actually faced each other.
| Date | Leagues | Patch | Team | Players | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2025 | LTA S | 25.19 | FMFlamengo MDL vs FAFarenvehn | ianshaka · Trigo (Matheus Trigo) | Varus |
| August 10, 2025 | LEC | 25.15 | Fnatic vs Team BDS |  Ice (Yoon Sang-hoon) ·  Upset | Varus |
| February 15, 2025 | LCK | 25.S1.3 | Dplus Kia vs Nongshim RedForce |  Jiwoo ·  Aiming | Varus |
| March 8, 2024 | LPL | 14.4 | Oh My God vs Top Esports |  Able ·  JackeyLove | Varus |
| February 5, 2024 | LEC | 14.2 | Fnatic vs G2 Esports |  Hans Sama ·  Noah (Oh Hyeon-taek) | Varus |
| January 28, 2024 | LCK | 14.1 | OBOKSavingsBank BRION vs DRDRX |  Envyy ·  Teddy | Varus |
| January 28, 2024 | LCK | 14.1 |  Hanwha Life Esports vs  T1 |  Viper (Park Do-hyeon) ·  Gumayusi | Varus |
| January 27, 2024 | PCS | 14.1 |  PSG Talon vs  Frank Esports |  Betty ·  MnM (Wong Ka Chun) | Aphelios |
| January 27, 2024 | PCS | 14.1 | Frank Esports vs PSG Talon | Betty · MnM (Wong Ka Chun) | Varus |
| January 23, 2024 | LPL | 14.1 | Oh My God vs  Team WE |  Prince (Lee Chae-hwan) ·  Starry | Varus |
Other duels for these champions
Same champions, other opponents — sorted by how often the matchup happens.
- Aphelios vs JinxBot65446.2%
- Aphelios vs XayahBot31251.3%
- Aphelios vs EzrealBot29154.6%
- Aphelios vs KalistaBot24449.6%
- Aphelios vs Kai'SaBot20451.5%
- Aphelios vs ZeriBot19453.1%
- Aphelios vs Miss FortuneBot19160.7%
- Aphelios vs LucianBot18044.4%
- Aphelios vs AsheBot17853.9%
- Aphelios vs SennaBot12755.9%
- Aphelios vs ZiggsBot7145.1%
- Aphelios vs JhinBot6159%