- Win Rate
- 50.6%
- Pick Rate
- 4.2%
- Ban Rate
- 6.0%
Garen vs Volibear
- Patch
- 26.22
- Games
- 8,178
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 14, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Garen vs Volibear (Top): Garen wins 51.0% of 400 ranked games over the last 2 patches (gold diff at 15: -67). Patch 26.22 build & runes.
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Garen vs Volibear is an even matchup: Garen wins 51.0% of 400 games, and the 95% range (46.1–55.9%) comfortably includes 50%.
Garen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Garen 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 Garen vs Volibear?
Garen wins 51.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 46.1% and 55.9% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.8% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +0.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 400 games Lane: Top · Patch 26.21–26.22
- vs patch 26.21
- −1.2 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21–26.22 · Oct 27 – Nov 13
The headline win rate covers patches 26.21–26.22 (400 games). The lane, game-length, build and rune sections below use patch 26.22 only (165 games).
Key takeaways
- Garen vs Volibear is an even matchup: Garen wins 51.0% of 400 games, and the 95% range (46.1–55.9%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.8% for Garen; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 67, within the margin of error (164 games).
- Garen players pick Mortal Reminder far more often against Volibear: 33.9% of their other Top games, 42.4% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Garen and Volibear played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Garen's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Garen vs Volibear Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Garen vs Volibear Win Rate by Game Length
Garen's win rate against Volibear by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Garen's results against Volibear in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Garen vs Volibear Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenGaren gold at 15: −67
- First itemVolibearGaren: 13.7 min · Volibear: 11.8 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesEvenGaren wins 49.4% of 79 games
- 30+ min gamesEvenGaren wins 49.4% of 77 games
What Garen Changes Against Volibear
Choices Garen players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mortal ReminderItemUsually33.9%vs Volibear42.4%+8.5 pts50.0% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually12.7%vs Volibear7.3%−5.4 pts
Flash + TeleportSummoner spellsUsually6.2%vs Volibear10.9%+4.7 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually5.6%vs Volibear10.3%+4.7 pts
Best Garen Build vs Volibear
Usual Garen build (Top)
60.2% win rate · 332 games
Against Volibear
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 16 of 107 Garen games against Volibear carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Garen's standard build instead.
- Garen usually completes Stridebreaker first, at 13.7 min (median of 147 games).
- Volibear usually completes Dusk and Dawn first, at 11.8 min (median of 69 games).
- Skill priority: E > Q > W — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Garen Runes vs Volibear
Usual Garen runes (Top)
Stormraider's Surge
73.3% win rate · 30 games
Against Volibear
Conqueror
63.6% win rate · 22 games
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Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.22. The table below shows Garen'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 Garen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
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Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Garen vs Volibear FAQ - Patch 26.21–26.22
Who wins Garen vs Volibear?
Garen vs Volibear is an even matchup: Garen wins 51.0% of 400 games, and the 95% range (46.1–55.9%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Garen's win rate against Volibear?
Garen wins 51.0% of 400 Top games against Volibear on patch 26.21–26.22 (95% range 46.1–55.9%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.8% would be expected.
Does Garen counter Volibear?
Not clearly. Garen wins 51.0% of 400 games against Volibear, and the 95% range (46.1–55.9%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Garen or Volibear?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 67, within the margin of error (164 games).
Does Garen outscale Volibear?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Volibear strongest against Garen?
Volibear is measurably ahead in: First item.
What should Garen build against Volibear?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Garen's usual Top core: Stridebreaker, Force of Nature, Dead Man's Plate. The biggest change against Volibear: Mortal Reminder (33.9% usually, 42.4% here).
What runes should Garen use against Volibear?
Conqueror with Precision and Resolve — 63.6% over 22 games against Volibear. The biggest change against Volibear: Flash + Teleport (6.2% usually, 10.9% here).