Vayne vs Volibear Counter Pick

Both champions deal physical damage, which makes itemization unusually simple — armor is correct in both directions and magic resistance is close to wasted. Vayne takes 58.8% from 374 samples recorded at patch 16.13.1.

The gap opens before either kit matters, at 550 attack range against 150. Thundering Smash is the approach tool, granting speed toward enemies and stunning the first target he attacks, and it telegraphs long enough for Condemn to answer it — a knockback into terrain adds a stun of her own. Frenzied Maul heals Volibear when the second cast lands on the same marked target, so denying that repeat is worth more than the damage numbers suggest.

He is the heavier champion at 650 health and 35 armor to start, 2,418 and 123.4 at level 18, and moves at 340 against 330 — Night Hunter only helps while closing, never while fleeing. His 65 base attack damage is the highest opening figure in the pairing, and The Relentless Storm stacks attack speed before eventually adding magic damage to his attacks, the one part of his output armor does not cover. Against all of it, Silver Bolts converts maximum health on every third consecutive hit, the one number armor does not protect. Difficulty ratings read 3 and 8, so the statistic rewards the harder kit; Stormbringer disabling nearby towers on landing is where those 374 games swing back toward him.