Karthusvs Volibear
Karthus vs Volibear is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Volibear wins with a 67.6% win rate (+35.1%) over Karthus based on 38 games. Volibear holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Karthus build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Karthus vs Volibear matchup.
Karthus Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Karthus 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.
Volibear(32.4%)Who Wins the Karthus vs Volibear Matchup?
Karthus vs Volibear Matchup Summary
The Karthus vs Volibear matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 38 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 67.6% win rate compared to Karthus's 32.4%, giving Volibear a 35.1 percentage point advantage. Volibear dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Karthus players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Volibear leads by 1,276 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear has a strong advantage in this matchup. Karthus players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Volibear overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Karthus vs Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown
Karthus is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Karthus holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Karthus Build Against Volibear
Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Karthus needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Karthus against Volibear are Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap and Blackfire Torch. This combination gives Karthus an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Karthus 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 Karthus vs Volibear matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Karthus17.6%Volibear82.3%Karthus45.0%Volibear55.0%Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 82.3% win rate — a 64.7 percentage point lead over Karthus. This lopsided early game means Volibear can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Volibear is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 55.0% win rate — 10.0 points above Karthus. Extended games heavily favor Volibear, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Volibear holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Karthus players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Karthus Runes Against Volibear
Domination
Precision
The Domination and Precision rune setup gives Karthus the best tools to compete against Volibear in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Karthus matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Karthus'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 Karthus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.15% | 91 | 1.3 | 1,120 | 14,205 | 43.6% | 48.1% | |
| 53.75% | 80 | 1.4 | 1,170 | 13,996 | 51.4% | 55.8% | |
| 50.82% | 61 | 1.5 | 1,057 | 13,986 | 46.9% | 55.2% | |
| 29.63% | 54 | 1.4 | 1,016 | 12,846 | 37.0% | 22.2% | |
| 40.74% | 54 | 1.2 | 1,000 | 13,576 | 52.0% | 31.0% | |
| 52.83% | 53 | 1.3 | 1,102 | 14,431 | 38.9% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 45 | 1.5 | 1,190 | 13,930 | 33.3% | 65.2% | |
| 40.91% | 45 | 1.8 | 1,249 | 12,875 | 30.4% | 52.4% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 1.5 | 1,191 | 15,818 | 57.1% | 40.0% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 1.4 | 1,236 | 14,936 | 35.3% | 65.2% | |
| 32.43% | 38 | 2.2 | 1,191 | 13,009 | 17.6% | 45.0% | |
| 34.21% | 38 | 1.7 | 1,178 | 13,809 | 43.8% | 27.3% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 1.4 | 1,164 | 15,700 | 25.0% | 51.9% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 2.3 | 1,167 | 13,806 | 47.4% | 37.5% | |
| 62.50% | 33 | 1.5 | 1,089 | 14,674 | 53.3% | 70.6% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 1.4 | 1,171 | 15,069 | 72.7% | 36.4% | |
| 65.63% | 33 | 1.4 | 1,216 | 14,022 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 62.50% | 32 | 6.5 | 1,189 | 14,626 | 55.6% | 71.4% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 2.8 | 1,253 | 15,724 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 2.1 | 1,175 | 15,097 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 1.3 | 1,210 | 14,877 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.4 | 1,191 | 14,728 | 25.0% | 61.1% | |
| 40.00% | 30 | 1.5 | 1,118 | 13,173 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 44.83% | 29 | 1.8 | 1,241 | 15,383 | 44.4% | 45.0% | |
| 39.29% | 28 | 2.5 | 1,075 | 12,064 | 26.7% | 53.9% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 7.1 | 1,290 | 14,721 | 44.4% | 31.6% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 7.1 | 1,297 | 15,280 | 41.7% | 68.8% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 1.4 | 1,228 | 14,684 | 46.7% | 58.3% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 1,119 | 13,324 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 72.00% | 25 | 6.3 | 1,277 | 13,059 | 66.7% | 80.0% | |
| 56.52% | 24 | 1.4 | 1,191 | 15,351 | 40.0% | 69.2% | |
| 52.17% | 24 | 2.6 | 1,124 | 13,878 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 43.48% | 24 | 3.2 | 1,399 | 17,314 | 33.3% | 45.0% | |
| 63.64% | 23 | 1.6 | 1,136 | 14,340 | 70.0% | 58.3% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 1.8 | 1,071 | 12,130 | 52.9% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 2.7 | 1,114 | 14,470 | 33.3% | 61.5% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 1.4 | 1,010 | 12,483 | 53.9% | 55.6% | |
| 63.16% | 21 | 6.7 | 1,136 | 14,480 | 55.6% | 70.0% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 1.8 | 1,180 | 14,647 | 60.0% | 45.5% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 1.5 | 1,146 | 15,290 | 33.3% | 30.8% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 1.5 | 1,113 | 15,767 | 85.7% | 63.6% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 6.6 | 1,527 | 15,772 | 50.0% | 30.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.0 | 1,222 | 14,455 | 50.0% | 62.5% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.4 | 1,391 | 14,924 | 50.0% | 58.3% | |
| 35.29% | 17 | 1.2 | 1,076 | 13,707 | 12.5% | 55.6% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 1.3 | 1,093 | 14,461 | 50.0% | 72.7% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.8 | 1,212 | 13,672 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 6.1 | 1,419 | 13,997 | 33.3% | 14.3% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 4.7 | 957 | 10,619 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 15 | 2.6 | 1,404 | 16,464 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 28.57% | 15 | 1.7 | 1,341 | 13,512 | 50.0% | 12.5% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 3.0 | 1,164 | 15,023 | 50.0% | 18.2% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.6 | 1,299 | 14,190 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.9 | 1,256 | 14,709 | 60.0% | 44.4% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 1.9 | 1,356 | 14,816 | 25.0% | 20.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 0.9 | 943 | 12,127 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 1.3 | 954 | 13,811 | 80.0% | 22.2% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.2 | 1,154 | 15,286 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 2.7 | 1,141 | 12,855 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.4 | 1,420 | 14,719 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 1.8 | 1,063 | 12,255 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 6.0 | 1,072 | 11,463 | 37.5% | 20.0% | |
| 54.55% | 13 | 6.8 | 1,357 | 16,646 | 100.0% | 44.4% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 2.4 | 1,135 | 12,877 | 42.9% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 13 | 3.1 | 1,264 | 16,012 | 50.0% | 83.3% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 5.8 | 1,295 | 15,328 | 33.3% | 77.8% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 1.1 | 1,272 | 16,663 | 100.0% | 70.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 7.0 | 1,245 | 14,822 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 72.73% | 11 | 6.0 | 1,333 | 13,295 | 83.3% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.2 | 1,177 | 15,165 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.6 | 1,235 | 16,021 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.0 | 1,133 | 10,076 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.8 | 1,217 | 15,398 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 1,103 | 11,537 | 0.0% | 80.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.4 | 1,130 | 11,079 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 1.5 | 1,222 | 14,725 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 22.22% | 9 | 6.1 | 1,359 | 12,463 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 0.9 | 1,261 | 15,746 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.1 | 1,174 | 15,106 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.3 | 1,187 | 13,084 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.0 | 1,183 | 14,741 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 1.9 | 1,167 | 15,051 | 33.3% | 20.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 1,029 | 12,254 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.8 | 1,102 | 13,814 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 2.3 | 1,114 | 14,123 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 0.7 | 1,441 | 14,470 | 0.0% | 28.6% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.5 | 1,288 | 16,051 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.0 | 1,113 | 10,617 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.0 | 1,187 | 12,404 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.1 | 1,099 | 13,683 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.2 | 980 | 14,274 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 2.6 | 1,116 | 12,360 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.2 | 1,456 | 14,141 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.7 | 978 | 11,800 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.8 | 1,022 | 13,025 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.7 | 1,245 | 13,260 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 1,398 | 13,268 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.4 | 1,179 | 14,684 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 1,148 | 12,202 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.3 | 1,105 | 11,586 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 1,157 | 15,639 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.3 | 1,189 | 15,253 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 1,426 | 12,666 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 1,476 | 13,468 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 1,437 | 15,443 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.2 | 1,307 | 14,549 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 2.5 | 1,322 | 15,760 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.5 | 1,362 | 15,067 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.8 | 897 | 9,918 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 853 | 11,885 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Karthus vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Karthus do against Volibear in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Karthus vs Volibear matchup with a 67.6% win rate compared to Karthus's 32.4%, a 35.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 38 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Karthus do against Volibear in the early game?
In the early game, Volibear has the advantage against Karthus with a 82.3% win rate versus 17.6%. Volibear players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Karthus do against Volibear in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Karthus vs Volibear matchup with a 55.0% win rate compared to 45.0%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Karthus vs Volibear matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Karthus with a 67.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 35.1 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 38 games analyzed.
What is the best Karthus build against Volibear?
The best Karthus build against Volibear includes Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Blackfire Torch with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 33.3% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Karthus runes against Volibear?
The best Karthus runes against Volibear use the Domination primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 40.0% win rate in the Karthus vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Karthus counter Volibear?
No, Karthus struggles against Volibear with only a 32.4% win rate. Volibear has the advantage in this matchup. Karthus players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Volibear's lead.
How do I play Karthus against Volibear?
When playing Karthus against Volibear, play cautiously and avoid Volibear's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Volibear has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.