Urgot vs Volibear Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Urgot versus Volibear — a fighter/tank hybrid against a fighter/tank hybrid. 413 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Urgot at a 56.9% win rate into Volibear. Being 6.9 points clear of the 50% line makes Volibear a favourable draw for Urgot.
The 350-versus-150 attack range gap means Urgot can contest the wave from outside Volibear’s reach. Urgot can poke for free, so Volibear has to pick a moment instead of trading blindly.
This is a physical-versus-physical exchange between Urgot and Volibear. Before items it is 655 HP, 36 armour, 32 MR for Urgot; 650, 35, 32 for Volibear. At full build levels the gap widens to 2418 HP versus 2389, favouring Volibear. Volibear moves quicker at base (330 against 340), which shows up on roams.
Purge (W) and Stormbringer (R) are usually what decide a trade between Urgot and Volibear. Then it becomes Fear Beyond Death against Stormbringer, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
Riot scores Urgot at 8/10 for difficulty against 3/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. Treat 413 games as the confidence attached to 56.9%.
FAQ
Yes — Urgot holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Urgot wins 56.9% of the recorded games.
56.9% from Urgot's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
413 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Urgot build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Urgot build page.