Akali - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
48.5%
Pick Rate
3.9%

Akalivs Volibear

FAssassin
Patch26.4
Matches1,089,240
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMar 3, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Akali vs Volibear is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Akali wins with a 59.3% win rate (+18.5%) over Volibear based on 27 games. Akali holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Akali vs Volibear matchup.

Akali Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Akali performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Volibear - 59.3% win rateVolibear(59.3%)
Akali - 59.3% win rate in this matchup
Akali
59.3% WR
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Volibear vs Akali matchup - 40.7% win rate
Volibear
40.7% WR

Who Wins the Akali vs Volibear Matchup?

Akali wins the Akali vs Volibear matchup
Winner
Akali
Matches: 27
59.3%
Win Rate
40.7%
6.4
CS / min
5.6
904
DMG / min
705
11,642
Gold / game
10,836
213
Heal / min
277
607
DMG Mitigated / min
1,425
0.1
CC / min
0.9
66.7%
Early Game WR
33.3%
53.3%
Late Game WR
46.7%

Akali vs Volibear Matchup Summary

The Akali vs Volibear matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 27 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 59.3% win rate compared to Volibear's 40.7%, giving Akali a 18.5 percentage point advantage. Akali dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Volibear players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Volibear leads by 0.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali players can confidently pick into Volibear and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Volibear away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Akali vs Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown

Akali wins the laning phase against Volibear in League of Legends

Akali is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akali holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
6.4Akali
5.6Volibear
Akali edges out Volibear by 0.8 CS per minute — a moderate farming advantage that adds up to roughly 11 CS over a 15-minute laning phase. This translates to earlier component purchases and slightly faster power spikes for Akali.
Damage
904Akali
705Volibear
Akali heavily out-damages Volibear by 200 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Volibear should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Akali's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
11,642Akali
10,836Volibear
Akali generates a commanding 806 more gold per game than Volibear. This substantial economic advantage means Akali consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Volibear should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.1Akali
0.9Volibear
Volibear provides 0.8 seconds more crowd control per minute than Akali, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Volibear coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
821Akali
1,703Volibear
Volibear vastly out-sustains Akali, healing and mitigating 882 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Volibear can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Akali is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Akali, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Akali Build Against Volibear

Spellslinger's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Akali needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Akali against Volibear are Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass and Hextech Gunblade. This combination gives Akali an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 62.5% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Volibear. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Akali vs Volibear matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Akali
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Akali early game win rateAkali66.7%
Volibear early game win rateVolibear33.3%
Late Game
Akali
53.3%
+6.7% advantage
Akali late game win rateAkali53.3%
Volibear late game win rateVolibear46.7%

Akali dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Volibear. This lopsided early game means Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Akali is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.3% win rate — 6.7 points above Volibear. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Akali holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Volibear players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Akali Runes Against Volibear

Domination rune tree - Akali primary runes vs VolibearDomination
Electrocute - best Akali rune vs VolibearSudden Impact - best Akali rune vs VolibearGrisly Mementos - best Akali rune vs VolibearUltimate Hunter - best Akali rune vs Volibear
Resolve rune tree - Akali secondary runes vs VolibearResolve
Overgrowth - best Akali rune vs VolibearSecond Wind - best Akali rune vs Volibear
77.8% WR

Running Domination primary with Resolve secondary allows Akali to press their advantage against Volibear, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Akali matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Akali's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Akali build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Akali matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
48.55%4846.189711,94452.6%44.9%
49.26%4746.086112,02345.5%52.0%
56.23%2666.297112,02858.1%54.6%
44.02%2596.083112,54245.8%42.9%
44.19%2166.083711,75746.9%42.5%
50.95%2116.190212,03357.8%44.4%
44.44%1996.078911,46142.1%46.6%
51.79%1955.983812,31161.1%46.3%
48.35%1845.794112,25850.0%47.1%
49.40%1705.782911,69848.6%50.0%
44.87%1586.483311,75651.9%37.7%
47.37%1536.098412,11056.7%40.0%
43.15%1465.587511,78334.5%48.9%
51.47%1365.987011,93553.5%50.0%
44.44%1366.282511,43545.3%43.3%
54.89%1345.893512,08755.6%54.4%
53.38%1346.079611,87452.4%54.3%
55.30%1325.786611,45755.9%54.7%
47.29%1305.578511,73647.4%47.2%
45.24%1286.091212,60155.6%37.5%
40.50%1216.182011,92252.0%32.4%
51.35%1136.686111,73056.9%46.7%
49.11%1126.092611,74848.2%50.0%
52.83%1065.986011,72454.5%51.6%
50.00%1046.593011,76950.0%50.0%
43.69%1036.078112,12648.8%40.0%
48.04%1035.886612,43545.0%50.0%
51.00%1006.082812,17746.1%54.1%
45.83%985.781010,58152.7%36.6%
47.42%975.982212,08248.7%46.5%
51.61%935.590112,20954.8%49.0%
49.44%905.887112,65352.6%47.1%
38.20%896.497812,24445.0%32.6%
48.15%826.11,00012,17250.0%46.5%
43.04%806.299711,59160.5%26.8%
48.75%806.081412,40357.1%42.2%
40.51%795.784111,72538.6%42.9%
49.35%786.01,01412,29842.4%54.5%
38.67%776.01,06811,87844.1%34.1%
48.65%746.392812,61456.3%42.9%
50.00%745.889111,18044.4%55.3%
49.30%716.21,07012,36048.0%50.0%
50.00%706.089712,11148.0%51.2%
43.48%696.282811,43146.9%40.5%
50.72%696.393412,16832.1%63.4%
56.72%676.087811,94051.7%60.5%
53.03%666.280412,46864.3%44.7%
45.90%625.875911,85059.3%35.3%
53.33%606.293911,74752.2%54.0%
44.83%585.981110,96244.1%45.8%
44.44%556.388111,85243.5%45.2%
42.59%546.398311,87048.3%36.0%
45.28%536.183211,50431.8%54.8%
50.00%526.01,04912,84850.0%50.0%
48.08%526.193612,16147.1%48.6%
46.00%506.891311,83548.3%42.9%
50.00%485.777711,28645.0%53.6%
50.00%486.383711,75753.9%45.5%
47.92%485.994311,98147.4%48.3%
46.81%476.383311,46037.5%56.5%
54.35%466.61,01113,06158.8%51.7%
44.44%456.41,20612,30446.7%43.3%
40.91%446.174611,39045.5%36.4%
60.47%436.385312,64347.1%69.2%
67.44%436.41,01213,87572.7%65.6%
50.00%406.178612,41664.7%39.1%
42.50%405.277411,55550.0%38.5%
48.72%396.176210,96342.1%55.0%
53.85%396.597912,99162.5%47.8%
51.28%396.691711,82442.1%60.0%
45.95%386.393910,89842.9%50.0%
51.35%375.98259,77045.0%58.8%
55.56%366.181811,83366.7%44.4%
34.29%356.170010,81530.8%36.4%
50.00%356.684812,05461.5%42.9%
36.36%335.884611,96625.0%42.9%
45.16%316.188111,71250.0%41.2%
53.33%306.088412,06757.1%50.0%
51.85%276.292912,33969.2%35.7%
59.26%276.490411,64266.7%53.3%
55.56%276.378610,88064.3%46.1%
76.92%265.992312,82372.7%80.0%
48.00%256.290212,20250.0%47.1%
45.83%246.299611,80941.7%50.0%
66.67%246.190411,92981.8%53.9%
45.45%226.187812,16954.5%36.4%
47.62%225.889212,31037.5%53.9%
35.00%206.193910,11936.4%33.3%
50.00%186.092211,75411.1%88.9%
50.00%186.593513,00840.0%62.5%
33.33%186.61,04913,15742.9%27.3%
44.44%186.084511,29060.0%25.0%
58.82%176.01,05712,93585.7%40.0%
64.71%176.076012,47062.5%66.7%
68.75%165.61,09315,451100.0%58.3%
64.29%146.077911,32183.3%50.0%
57.14%145.47209,49654.5%66.7%
46.15%136.084110,83633.3%75.0%
53.85%136.189413,62850.0%54.5%
46.15%135.877611,23433.3%50.0%
58.33%135.298712,44550.0%66.7%
66.67%125.781412,42657.1%80.0%
33.33%125.392814,57066.7%22.2%
36.36%116.586211,02950.0%20.0%
45.45%115.976510,63228.6%75.0%
63.64%115.799814,11875.0%57.1%
45.45%115.794812,15880.0%16.7%
40.00%105.499412,87640.0%40.0%
50.00%105.598614,16933.3%57.1%
88.89%95.190812,476100.0%75.0%
55.56%95.45809,01766.7%33.3%
77.78%95.798011,049100.0%66.7%
62.50%86.193513,56750.0%75.0%
75.00%85.378712,44466.7%80.0%
12.50%85.882911,85825.0%0.0%
62.50%85.79769,79240.0%100.0%
57.14%75.51,02013,6670.0%80.0%
42.86%76.780511,58240.0%50.0%
42.86%75.81,02013,312100.0%33.3%
71.43%75.51,12412,10866.7%75.0%
71.43%76.17859,53860.0%100.0%
71.43%75.587411,995100.0%60.0%
66.67%64.88568,88675.0%50.0%
83.33%66.51,02412,74966.7%100.0%
66.67%65.388112,065100.0%50.0%
60.00%56.893510,641100.0%0.0%
60.00%54.276911,09966.7%50.0%
20.00%56.394812,2150.0%33.3%
60.00%55.198710,8080.0%100.0%
80.00%55.874112,969100.0%66.7%
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Akali vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Akali do against Volibear in League of Legends?

Akali wins the Akali vs Volibear matchup with a 59.3% win rate compared to Volibear's 40.7%, a 18.5 percentage point difference. This data is based on 27 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Akali do against Volibear in the early game?

In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Volibear with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Akali players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Akali do against Volibear in the late game?

In the late game, Akali takes over the Akali vs Volibear matchup with a 53.3% win rate compared to 46.7%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Akali vs Volibear matchup?

Akali wins the matchup against Volibear with a 59.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 18.5 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 27 games analyzed.

What is the best Akali build against Volibear?

The best Akali build against Volibear includes Shadowflame, Zhonya's Hourglass, Hextech Gunblade with Spellslinger's Shoes. This build achieves a 62.5% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Akali runes against Volibear?

The best Akali runes against Volibear use the Domination primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 77.8% win rate in the Akali vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Akali counter Volibear?

Yes, Akali has a favorable matchup against Volibear with a 59.3% win rate. Akali strongly counters Volibear in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Akali against Volibear?

When playing Akali against Volibear, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.