MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Varus vs Miss Fortune
How often does Varus beat Miss Fortune in ADC?
Varus into Miss Fortune in ADC: 46% observed win rate across 3,283 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 113 gold.
Varus at 15:00
- Gold: -113
- CS: -2
- XP: -18
Typical gap to Miss Fortune, from 3,273 games that reached 15:00.
Does Varus counter Miss Fortune?
The count says no. Miss Fortune holds 54% of 3,283 ranked ADC games here. The lane is still winnable. Varus wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Varus against Miss Fortune, and play for those first.
Beating Miss Fortune: the Varus game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Varus at 55% across 1,644 games. Flip the lead and Varus falls to 37% across 1,638.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 55% | 1,644 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 37% | 1,638 |
| First blood | 51% | 1,713 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 1,460 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 1,532 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 50% | 681 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 63% | 258 |
Someone usually dies here around 5:22 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
Into Miss Fortune specifically, Varus finishes Youmuu's Ghostblade first most often: 48.4% over 446 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Youmuu's Ghostblade, Manamune, Edge of Night: 51.4% across 214 games.
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.