Varus vs Twitch ADC Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Varus vs Twitch

Confidence highUpdated Jun 7, 2026

Overview

Varus controls lane priority by punishing Twitch's last-hit attempts with charged (Q) and (E) slows.
Varus wins short trades by landing poke and blight stacks before Twitch can engage from stealth.
Twitch scales better but struggles early; Varus must leverage poke and wave control to deny farm.

Trading pattern

Step forward to auto and detonate blight stacks when Twitch commits to last-hit animations.
Only punish last hits if enemy support cannot immediately trade or zone; otherwise, hold back.
Use (E) slow to lock Twitch in place during CS attempts, then follow with charged (Q) poke.

Danger windows

(Q) stealth with support follow-up creates lethal all-in windows; avoid charging (Q) when unseen.
After (R) is down, Twitch's engage weakens; be cautious when your (R) is unavailable.
Avoid stepping into brush or river zones without vision, as Twitch can (Q) with (Q) and (R).

Early game

Use first three waves to thin the wave and create clear (Q) angles for poke.
Punish Twitch stepping up for caster minion last hits only if enemy support is out of engage range.
Avoid charging (Q) near brush or when enemy support threatens immediate engage.

Power spikes

Level 6 (R) adds pick threat and self-peel; hold it to punish Twitch's stealth engages.
First completed damage item strengthens poke and wave control, enabling safer plate and dragon pressure.
Use item spike to force Twitch under turret, denying his free farm and stealth setups.

Win conditions

Convert poke damage and blight stacks into health leads that force Twitch recalls.
Crash waves to take turret plates before dragon, leveraging lane priority from poke pressure.
Use (R) pick threat with support to secure dragon control and deny Twitch's stealth angles.