Vayne vs Volibear Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the Top lane: Vayne the marksman/assassin hybrid, Volibear the fighter/tank hybrid. 374 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Vayne at a 58.8% win rate into Volibear. Being 8.8 points clear of the 50% line makes Volibear a favourable draw for Vayne.
Both Vayne and Volibear threaten mainly physical damage, so one resistance covers the lane. Before items it is 550 HP, 23 armour, 30 MR for Vayne; 650, 35, 32 for Volibear. 12 armour of separation tilts level-one trades toward Volibear. By level 18 that becomes 2301 health and 101 armour for Vayne against 2418 and 123 for Volibear. Volibear also hits harder before items — 65 AD to 60. Movement speed: Vayne 330, Volibear 340.
Vayne threatens Final Hour; Volibear counters through Frenzied Maul. Then it becomes Final Hour against Stormbringer, and the one still holding it sets the terms.
The 550-versus-150 attack range gap means Vayne can contest the wave from outside Volibear’s reach. That forces Volibear to play around cooldowns and pathing rather than raw stats.
Riot scores Vayne at 8/10 for difficulty against 3/10, and that gap alone drags on the average. Stats for Volibear in this matchup are recalculated automatically for Top.
FAQ
Yes — Vayne holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Vayne wins 58.8% of the recorded games.
58.8% from Vayne's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
374 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Vayne build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Vayne build page.