Ambessavs Volibear
Ambessa vs Volibear is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Volibear wins with a 51.2% win rate (+2.3%) over Ambessa based on 43 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Ambessa scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Ambessa vs Volibear matchup.
Ambessa Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Ambessa 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.
Who Wins the Ambessa vs Volibear Matchup?
Ambessa vs Volibear Matchup Summary
The Ambessa vs Volibear matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 43 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 51.2% win rate compared to Ambessa's 48.8%, giving Volibear a 2.3 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Volibear controls the early laning stage, but Ambessa outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Volibear needs to press advantages before Ambessa reaches their power spikes, while Ambessa should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Volibear leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Volibear is slightly favored, Ambessa can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Volibear's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Ambessa vs Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown
Volibear is favored during the laning phase against Ambessa, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Volibear holds advantages in farming, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Ambessa Build Against Volibear
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Ambessa needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Ambessa against Volibear are Eclipse, Death's Dance and Spear of Shojin. This combination gives Ambessa an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 42.9% win rate across 7 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Ambessa the best chance to compete against Volibear. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Ambessa vs Volibear matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Ambessa45.5%
Volibear54.5%Ambessa52.4%Volibear47.6%Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.5% win rate — a 9.1 percentage point lead over Ambessa. This lopsided early game means Volibear can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
In the late game (25+ minutes), Ambessa takes over with a 52.4% win rate, leading Volibear by 4.8 percentage points. Ambessa scales more effectively into team fights and objective contests.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Volibear must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Ambessa reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Ambessa survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Ambessa Runes Against Volibear
Precision
Resolve
The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Ambessa maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Volibear.
Ambessa matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Ambessa'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 Ambessa build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57.89% | 76 | 5.5 | 890 | 11,118 | 66.7% | 52.2% | |
| 40.85% | 71 | 6.0 | 932 | 11,390 | 26.1% | 47.9% | |
| 42.65% | 68 | 6.9 | 887 | 11,027 | 41.4% | 43.6% | |
| 56.06% | 66 | 5.9 | 838 | 10,724 | 28.0% | 73.2% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 6.4 | 939 | 12,091 | 47.1% | 48.8% | |
| 52.73% | 55 | 5.7 | 839 | 12,344 | 55.0% | 51.4% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 5.6 | 729 | 11,960 | 42.9% | 47.5% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 6.2 | 709 | 10,154 | 54.2% | 28.6% | |
| 40.00% | 50 | 3.1 | 794 | 11,343 | 45.8% | 34.6% | |
| 53.19% | 47 | 5.9 | 774 | 11,533 | 52.9% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 44 | 3.0 | 893 | 13,228 | 46.1% | 51.6% | |
| 40.91% | 44 | 6.0 | 734 | 9,213 | 27.3% | 54.5% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 5.5 | 858 | 11,327 | 45.5% | 52.4% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 1.7 | 761 | 11,811 | 45.5% | 55.0% | |
| 43.59% | 39 | 5.0 | 936 | 11,647 | 54.5% | 39.3% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 6.1 | 1,321 | 11,984 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 6.5 | 893 | 11,893 | 46.1% | 57.7% | |
| 37.84% | 37 | 6.3 | 933 | 11,451 | 41.7% | 36.0% | |
| 27.27% | 33 | 5.9 | 832 | 12,237 | 30.8% | 25.0% | |
| 57.58% | 33 | 6.5 | 758 | 11,797 | 50.0% | 60.9% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.3 | 865 | 12,069 | 72.7% | 57.1% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 6.5 | 1,148 | 13,115 | 83.3% | 53.9% | |
| 54.84% | 31 | 1.7 | 674 | 11,614 | 38.5% | 66.7% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 5.9 | 856 | 11,518 | 33.3% | 63.2% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 6.3 | 971 | 10,905 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 5.8 | 838 | 10,141 | 69.2% | 47.1% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.1 | 941 | 10,139 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 34.48% | 29 | 1.9 | 821 | 11,556 | 37.5% | 30.8% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 5.8 | 741 | 10,528 | 38.5% | 53.3% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 5.2 | 936 | 11,661 | 45.5% | 56.3% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.0 | 787 | 12,620 | 58.3% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 27 | 6.1 | 1,047 | 12,564 | 81.8% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.7 | 1,031 | 10,890 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 5.2 | 817 | 10,912 | 61.5% | 53.9% | |
| 56.00% | 25 | 6.0 | 914 | 11,372 | 37.5% | 64.7% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 6.0 | 1,002 | 12,743 | 70.0% | 53.3% | |
| 24.00% | 25 | 5.3 | 899 | 11,976 | 12.5% | 29.4% | |
| 33.33% | 24 | 5.6 | 734 | 10,322 | 25.0% | 41.7% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 6.2 | 956 | 10,883 | 33.3% | 26.7% | |
| 37.50% | 24 | 5.4 | 747 | 10,644 | 10.0% | 57.1% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 2.0 | 864 | 13,899 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 5.7 | 785 | 11,571 | 70.0% | 53.9% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 6.1 | 671 | 10,296 | 25.0% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.8 | 637 | 11,607 | 36.4% | 63.6% | |
| 68.18% | 22 | 4.6 | 758 | 11,521 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.4 | 1,139 | 12,093 | 60.0% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.3 | 606 | 9,656 | 60.0% | 28.6% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 5.8 | 865 | 11,282 | 57.1% | 26.7% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 1.9 | 762 | 12,532 | 12.5% | 50.0% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 2.9 | 814 | 12,265 | 62.5% | 33.3% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 983 | 10,315 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.7 | 884 | 13,760 | 71.4% | 33.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 7.2 | 849 | 12,071 | 37.5% | 63.6% | |
| 26.32% | 19 | 0.9 | 603 | 10,957 | 44.4% | 10.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.4 | 758 | 13,112 | 60.0% | 42.9% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 5.1 | 815 | 11,401 | 0.0% | 35.3% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.9 | 749 | 11,038 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 6.5 | 865 | 11,042 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 1.8 | 735 | 10,442 | 54.5% | 33.3% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.9 | 729 | 11,966 | 20.0% | 58.3% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 1.1 | 790 | 14,105 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 814 | 12,314 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 2.2 | 909 | 15,427 | 50.0% | 53.9% | |
| 13.33% | 15 | 5.1 | 907 | 13,093 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 5.4 | 795 | 10,986 | 50.0% | 87.5% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 1.4 | 1,050 | 14,965 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.4 | 757 | 13,575 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.5 | 874 | 11,314 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.3 | 883 | 10,998 | 25.0% | 77.8% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 5.8 | 994 | 11,384 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.2 | 821 | 12,311 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.2 | 1,102 | 14,518 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.9 | 971 | 14,321 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.8 | 988 | 14,481 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.2 | 828 | 13,435 | 20.0% | 40.0% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 874 | 12,375 | 66.7% | 75.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.5 | 1,039 | 14,001 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 1,172 | 10,334 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.3 | 673 | 14,168 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.2 | 1,020 | 16,821 | 100.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 5.4 | 1,015 | 12,318 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 87.50% | 8 | 5.9 | 1,073 | 11,005 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.2 | 884 | 14,471 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.0 | 788 | 9,338 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.7 | 867 | 15,496 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.2 | 1,012 | 16,629 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.0 | 546 | 8,424 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.7 | 1,080 | 12,679 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.9 | 765 | 12,171 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 861 | 10,826 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 100.00% | 6 | 1.1 | 1,218 | 15,966 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 3.2 | 871 | 16,512 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 2.0 | 866 | 13,975 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.1 | 633 | 10,515 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 700 | 10,424 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.3 | 862 | 11,349 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.0 | 565 | 9,178 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.3 | 743 | 12,698 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 519 | 9,133 | 75.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,169 | 13,485 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 805 | 11,486 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
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Ambessa vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Ambessa do against Volibear in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Ambessa vs Volibear matchup with a 51.2% win rate compared to Ambessa's 48.8%, a 2.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 43 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Ambessa do against Volibear in the early game?
In the early game, Volibear has the advantage against Ambessa with a 54.5% win rate versus 45.5%. Volibear players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Ambessa do against Volibear in the late game?
In the late game, Ambessa takes over the Ambessa vs Volibear matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to 47.6%. Ambessa scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Ambessa vs Volibear matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Ambessa with a 51.2% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 2.3 percentage point advantage means Volibear is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 43 games analyzed.
What is the best Ambessa build against Volibear?
The best Ambessa build against Volibear includes Eclipse, Death's Dance, Spear of Shojin with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 42.9% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Ambessa runes against Volibear?
The best Ambessa runes against Volibear use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 80.0% win rate in the Ambessa vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Ambessa counter Volibear?
No, Ambessa struggles against Volibear with only a 48.8% win rate. Volibear has the advantage in this matchup. Ambessa players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Volibear's lead.
How do I play Ambessa against Volibear?
When playing Ambessa against Volibear, play cautiously and avoid Volibear's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Volibear in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.