Varus vs Miss Fortune ADC Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Varus vs Miss Fortune

Confidence highUpdated Jun 7, 2026

Overview

Varus wins short trades by landing poke and blight stacks before detonating burst damage.
Miss Fortune pressures through (Q) bounce angles and (R) teamfight channel, forcing Varus to manage wave states carefully.
Control the wave to punish Miss Fortune’s last-hit attempts behind low-health minions and hold (R) for pick or peel.

Trading pattern

Step forward to auto or (Q) Miss Fortune when she is locked in a last-hit animation and support threat is low.
Use (E) slow to punish Miss Fortune when she tries to walk through minions for CS or poke angles.
Avoid charging (Q) if Miss Fortune’s (E) slow or support engage cooldowns are available to punish you.

Danger windows

Miss Fortune’s (Q) bounce poke punishes Varus standing behind low-health minions.
Miss Fortune’s (R) combined with support CC creates lethal all-in windows; avoid engaging during channel.
Missing (R) or charging (Q) without support nearby opens Varus to hard engage and burst trades.

Early game

Use the first three waves to thin the wave and create clean (Q) angles away from engage range.
Punish Miss Fortune’s last-hit attempts on caster minions when her support cannot immediately trade back.
Avoid charging (Q) near enemy engage range or when support is too far to follow (R).

Power spikes

Level 6 (R) adds pick threat and peel; hold it to punish immobile Miss Fortune or disengage enemy all-ins.
First completed damage item strengthens poke and on-hit burst, enabling safer wave pressure before dragon fights.
Objective poke setups with charged (Q) and (E) slow help convert lane pressure into dragon control.

Win conditions

Convert poke and blight stack damage into forced recalls and crash waves to take plates.
Use (R) pick threat and wave control to secure bot priority and dragon vision before objectives.
Scale into mid-game DPS role by maintaining health lead and avoiding risky all-ins without (R) ready.