
Fizzvs Varus
Fizz vs Varus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Varus wins with a 63.6% win rate (+27.3%) over Fizz based on 11 games. Fizz wins the early laning phase while Varus scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Fizz build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fizz vs Varus matchup.
Fizz Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fizz performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Fizz vs Varus Matchup?

Fizz vs Varus Matchup Summary
The Fizz vs Varus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Varus wins with a 63.6% win rate compared to Fizz's 36.4%, giving Varus a 27.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Fizz controls the early laning stage, but Varus outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Fizz needs to press advantages before Varus reaches their power spikes, while Varus should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Varus leads by 0.4s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Varus has a strong advantage in this matchup. Fizz players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Varus overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Fizz vs Varus Laning Phase Breakdown
Varus is favored during the laning phase against Fizz, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Varus holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Fizz Build Against Varus
Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Varus, providing the mobility and stats Fizz needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fizz against Varus are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Lich Bane. This combination gives Fizz an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Varus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Fizz vs Varus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Fizz dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Varus. This lopsided early game means Fizz can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Varus is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Fizz. Extended games heavily favor Varus, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Fizz must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Varus reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Varus survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Fizz Runes Against Varus
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Fizz the best tools to compete against Varus in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Fizz matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Fizz's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Fizz build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.32% | 231 | 5.9 | 791 | 11,863 | 44.7% | 47.5% | |
| 52.31% | 195 | 6.3 | 842 | 12,996 | 54.9% | 50.4% | |
| 51.14% | 176 | 5.9 | 890 | 12,340 | 45.0% | 56.3% | |
| 53.66% | 164 | 6.1 | 879 | 12,695 | 52.1% | 54.8% | |
| 56.17% | 162 | 6.0 | 817 | 12,273 | 54.2% | 57.8% | |
| 51.54% | 130 | 5.8 | 867 | 13,415 | 51.1% | 51.8% | |
| 60.77% | 130 | 5.7 | 859 | 12,369 | 62.7% | 59.1% | |
| 57.14% | 126 | 6.0 | 968 | 12,567 | 59.3% | 55.2% | |
| 48.00% | 125 | 5.6 | 830 | 11,319 | 46.7% | 49.2% | |
| 52.46% | 122 | 5.9 | 810 | 12,419 | 57.8% | 49.4% | |
| 60.00% | 120 | 5.9 | 749 | 12,175 | 60.4% | 59.7% | |
| 57.02% | 114 | 6.0 | 908 | 12,325 | 53.5% | 60.7% | |
| 50.00% | 108 | 5.8 | 790 | 13,185 | 55.9% | 47.3% | |
| 41.75% | 103 | 5.8 | 777 | 11,866 | 54.2% | 30.9% | |
| 54.46% | 101 | 5.3 | 877 | 13,015 | 58.7% | 50.9% | |
| 40.45% | 89 | 6.0 | 923 | 12,095 | 39.5% | 41.2% | |
| 53.57% | 84 | 5.7 | 781 | 12,639 | 50.0% | 55.6% | |
| 52.56% | 78 | 5.3 | 919 | 13,291 | 42.9% | 58.0% | |
| 50.67% | 75 | 5.6 | 889 | 12,756 | 41.2% | 58.5% | |
| 60.27% | 73 | 5.9 | 824 | 11,874 | 51.4% | 68.4% | |
| 57.14% | 70 | 6.3 | 860 | 13,541 | 53.6% | 59.5% | |
| 51.56% | 64 | 6.1 | 878 | 13,612 | 44.4% | 54.4% | |
| 61.29% | 62 | 6.4 | 846 | 12,319 | 56.3% | 66.7% | |
| 47.46% | 59 | 5.5 | 871 | 12,844 | 37.5% | 54.3% | |
| 55.93% | 59 | 5.9 | 866 | 12,620 | 62.1% | 50.0% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 6.1 | 887 | 11,817 | 65.5% | 37.9% | |
| 58.62% | 58 | 5.7 | 826 | 13,279 | 88.9% | 45.0% | |
| 50.91% | 55 | 6.1 | 788 | 11,494 | 59.3% | 42.9% | |
| 58.49% | 53 | 5.0 | 819 | 13,053 | 66.7% | 53.1% | |
| 49.06% | 53 | 5.8 | 834 | 12,018 | 60.0% | 39.3% | |
| 58.82% | 51 | 5.5 | 822 | 13,009 | 52.6% | 62.5% | |
| 38.00% | 50 | 6.0 | 836 | 11,945 | 45.8% | 30.8% | |
| 56.00% | 50 | 5.9 | 836 | 13,235 | 62.5% | 52.9% | |
| 51.06% | 47 | 5.9 | 929 | 13,316 | 50.0% | 51.6% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 5.8 | 896 | 11,800 | 50.0% | 40.9% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 5.0 | 803 | 12,916 | 50.0% | 43.5% | |
| 57.89% | 38 | 6.3 | 930 | 12,416 | 61.1% | 55.0% | |
| 39.47% | 38 | 6.2 | 913 | 12,459 | 50.0% | 31.8% | |
| 44.12% | 34 | 5.5 | 814 | 10,433 | 43.8% | 44.4% | |
| 54.55% | 33 | 6.1 | 851 | 12,561 | 62.5% | 47.1% | |
| 80.65% | 31 | 1.8 | 794 | 12,173 | 86.7% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 5.2 | 932 | 11,998 | 38.5% | 58.8% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 2.5 | 714 | 11,958 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 62.96% | 27 | 5.8 | 883 | 13,659 | 55.6% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.2 | 925 | 12,635 | 40.0% | 47.1% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 5.9 | 853 | 12,724 | 41.7% | 57.1% | |
| 48.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 684 | 12,447 | 41.7% | 53.9% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 2.1 | 631 | 11,513 | 63.6% | 46.1% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.2 | 902 | 14,082 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 5.6 | 1,078 | 14,725 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 1.2 | 629 | 12,635 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 2.4 | 682 | 14,315 | 0.0% | 68.8% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 5.3 | 661 | 12,333 | 83.3% | 30.8% | |
| 77.78% | 18 | 4.6 | 919 | 12,988 | 75.0% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 6.2 | 850 | 13,140 | 40.0% | 76.9% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 3.3 | 863 | 14,048 | 40.0% | 41.7% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 5.5 | 800 | 11,131 | 55.6% | 42.9% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 5.8 | 912 | 11,434 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 4.9 | 936 | 12,404 | 57.1% | 44.4% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.5 | 567 | 10,866 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.4 | 916 | 14,830 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.1 | 697 | 13,171 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 5.9 | 837 | 11,096 | 14.3% | 37.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.6 | 706 | 15,234 | 100.0% | 58.3% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.3 | 821 | 15,076 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 4.6 | 830 | 11,693 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.7 | 765 | 14,966 | 100.0% | 45.5% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 2.4 | 798 | 13,518 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.9 | 872 | 13,807 | 40.0% | 71.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.6 | 790 | 10,399 | 37.5% | 75.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.4 | 590 | 10,295 | 57.1% | 0.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.2 | 594 | 8,243 | 37.5% | 33.3% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 2.0 | 854 | 15,183 | 25.0% | 14.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 609 | 13,220 | 66.7% | 28.6% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 711 | 11,456 | 80.0% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 975 | 13,312 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.3 | 796 | 10,522 | 60.0% | 20.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.5 | 712 | 14,283 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.4 | 887 | 13,130 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 4.6 | 832 | 11,745 | 40.0% | 100.0% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.8 | 759 | 11,972 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.4 | 730 | 10,001 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.9 | 722 | 13,293 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.5 | 775 | 13,651 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 0.9 | 606 | 9,249 | 57.1% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 965 | 14,906 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 626 | 9,078 | 25.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 804 | 12,340 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 1,025 | 11,406 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.4 | 850 | 14,193 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.5 | 808 | 14,715 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 4.4 | 890 | 9,650 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.0 | 673 | 9,924 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 0.7 | 642 | 12,709 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.1 | 951 | 16,126 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.9 | 569 | 8,199 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.7 | 819 | 14,909 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 4.1 | 648 | 11,867 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.1 | 725 | 14,118 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.1 | 706 | 12,817 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.3 | 925 | 13,234 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.0 | 556 | 11,245 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.7 | 860 | 14,180 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.3 | 723 | 8,939 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 4.3 | 785 | 12,354 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 914 | 10,672 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 666 | 10,744 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.8 | 814 | 12,243 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 939 | 14,772 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 947 | 13,004 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.1 | 668 | 13,995 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.2 | 687 | 14,329 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 909 | 12,984 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 819 | 10,832 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.1 | 1,143 | 18,207 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.1 | 695 | 13,981 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 715 | 15,235 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
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Fizz vs Varus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Fizz do against Varus in League of Legends?
Varus wins the Fizz vs Varus matchup with a 63.6% win rate compared to Fizz's 36.4%, a 27.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Fizz do against Varus in the early game?
In the early game, Fizz has the advantage against Varus with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Fizz players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Fizz do against Varus in the late game?
In the late game, Varus takes over the Fizz vs Varus matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Varus scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Fizz vs Varus matchup?
Varus wins the matchup against Fizz with a 63.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 27.3 percentage point advantage means Varus is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Fizz build against Varus?
The best Fizz build against Varus includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Lich Bane with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Fizz runes against Varus?
The best Fizz runes against Varus use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Fizz vs Varus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Fizz counter Varus?
No, Fizz struggles against Varus with only a 36.4% win rate. Varus has the advantage in this matchup. Fizz players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Varus's lead.
How do I play Fizz against Varus?
When playing Fizz against Varus, play cautiously and avoid Varus's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Varus has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.