Volibear vs Vayne Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Volibear versus Vayne — a fighter/tank hybrid against a marksman/assassin hybrid. The sample behind this page is 373 games from patch 16.13.1, and Volibear wins 41.0% of them. That is 9.0 points under even, which is why Vayne is listed among the champions Volibear struggles into.
Neither profile surprises the other: Volibear and Vayne are both physical threats. Volibear carries 650 base health to Vayne’s 550, and 35 armour to 23. That 12-point armour gap favours Volibear in the first all-in. Level 18 armour lands at 123 for Volibear and 101 for Vayne. Volibear also hits harder before items — 65 AD to 60. Speed reads 340 to 330, handing Volibear the better rotations.
Track Frenzied Maul on Volibear and Final Hour on Vayne — the lane swings on those two. Stormbringer and Final Hour are the two buttons that end the exchange outright.
The 550-versus-150 attack range gap means Vayne can contest the wave from outside Volibear’s reach. Volibear has to create the opening before the trade maths turn around — a gap-closer, a freeze, or help from the jungle.
A 8/10 difficulty rating on Vayne, against 3/10, means the sample includes plenty of players still learning it. Read 41.0% as a trend: 373 games is useful, not final. No hand-editing here — the Volibear figures come straight from ranked play.
FAQ
No — current data marks this as a counter matchup: Vayne has the statistical edge. Volibear wins 41.0% of the recorded games.
41.0% from Volibear's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
373 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.