Volibear vs Aatrox Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
Two very different profiles meet in the jungle: Volibear the fighter/tank hybrid, Aatrox the fighter. Over 107 ranked games on patch 16.13.1, Volibear closes out 40.2% of them. Sitting 9.8 points below the 50% line marks Aatrox as a genuine problem pick for Volibear.
A missed Stormbringer from Volibear hands Aatrox the window to land Infernal Chains. Then it becomes Stormbringer against World Ender, and the one still holding it sets the terms. Mana against Blood Well — the sustain maths are not symmetrical here.
Shared damage type here — physical for Volibear as well as Aatrox. Before items it is 650 HP, 35 armour, 32 MR for Volibear; 650, 38, 32 for Aatrox. By level 18 that becomes 2418 health and 123 armour for Volibear against 2588 and 120 for Aatrox. On autos alone the numbers read 65 AD for Volibear and 60 for Aatrox. There is a movement gap too: 340 for Volibear, 345 for Aatrox.
With both sitting in melee range (150 against 175), neither side gets a free poke pattern.
Treat 107 games as the confidence attached to 40.2%.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Aatrox has the statistical edge. Volibear wins 40.2% of the recorded games.
40.2% from Volibear's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
107 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Volibear build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Volibear build page.