Naafiri - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.5%
Pick Rate
4.0%

Naafirivs Volibear

BAssassinFighter
Patch26.14
Matches491,560
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJul 22, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Naafiri vs Volibear is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Volibear wins with a 61.9% win rate (+23.8%) over Naafiri based on 21 games. Volibear holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Naafiri vs Volibear matchup.

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Naafiri Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Naafiri 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.

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Naafiri - 38.1% win rate in this matchup
Naafiri
38.1% WR
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Volibear vs Naafiri matchup - 61.9% win rate
Volibear
61.9% WR

Who Wins the Naafiri vs Volibear Matchup?

Volibear wins the Naafiri vs Volibear matchup
Winner
Volibear
Matches: 21
38.1%
Win Rate
61.9%
3.4
CS / min
3.4
735
DMG / min
651
12,582
Gold / game
12,935
334
Heal / min
381
722
DMG Mitigated / min
1,564
0.2
CC / min
0.8
33.3%
Early Game WR
66.7%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Naafiri vs Volibear Matchup Summary

The Naafiri vs Volibear matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 21 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 61.9% win rate compared to Naafiri's 38.1%, giving Volibear a 23.8 percentage point advantage. Volibear dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Naafiri 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 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear has a strong advantage in this matchup. Naafiri 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.

Naafiri vs Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown

Volibear wins the laning phase against Naafiri in League of Legends

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

Farming
3.4Naafiri
3.4Volibear
Naafiri and Volibear farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.1 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.
Damage
735Naafiri
651Volibear
Naafiri heavily out-damages Volibear by 84 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 Naafiri's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,582Naafiri
12,935Volibear
Volibear earns 353 more gold per game than Naafiri, equivalent to roughly one additional component item. This economic edge comes from a combination of better farming, kill participation, and objective control, giving Volibear slightly faster item completions.
Utility
0.2Naafiri
0.8Volibear
Volibear provides 0.6 seconds more crowd control per minute than Naafiri, 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
1,057Naafiri
1,945Volibear
Volibear vastly out-sustains Naafiri, healing and mitigating 888 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Volibear can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Naafiri is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Naafiri, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Naafiri Build Against Volibear

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Naafiri needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Naafiri against Volibear are Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc and Serylda's Grudge. This combination gives Naafiri an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 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 Naafiri vs Volibear matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Volibear
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Naafiri early game win rateNaafiri33.3%
Volibear early game win rateVolibear66.7%
Late Game
Volibear
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Naafiri late game win rateNaafiri40.0%
Volibear late game win rateVolibear60.0%

Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Naafiri. 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 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Naafiri. 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. Naafiri players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Naafiri Runes Against Volibear

Precision rune tree - Naafiri primary runes vs VolibearPrecision
Conqueror - best Naafiri rune vs VolibearTriumph - best Naafiri rune vs VolibearLegend: Alacrity - best Naafiri rune vs VolibearCoup de Grace - best Naafiri rune vs Volibear
Inspiration rune tree - Naafiri secondary runes vs VolibearInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Naafiri rune vs VolibearCosmic Insight - best Naafiri rune vs Volibear
40.0% WR

The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Naafiri the best tools to compete against Volibear in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Naafiri matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. The table below shows Naafiri'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 Naafiri build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Naafiri matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.14
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
41.46%1231.370812,46944.7%39.5%
50.41%1214.994812,26860.4%43.8%
57.39%1156.388912,38052.6%59.7%
57.01%1074.293012,35858.7%55.7%
40.95%1051.275312,05346.9%35.7%
52.43%1031.174512,29049.1%56.0%
46.75%771.372512,35048.6%45.2%
50.67%755.993811,46644.7%56.8%
57.33%751.380214,08071.4%48.9%
38.36%735.982211,97746.4%33.3%
47.89%713.576711,59350.0%45.5%
37.14%706.193412,31630.8%40.9%
47.06%681.480113,24250.0%45.0%
55.88%685.898112,04353.6%57.5%
53.73%671.277813,50750.0%55.3%
53.03%663.582112,05850.0%55.0%
44.62%651.370511,98550.0%41.0%
50.00%625.288913,22550.0%50.0%
58.33%606.192412,59762.5%55.6%
50.00%561.177413,05845.8%53.1%
65.45%556.395912,09968.0%63.3%
41.82%555.891412,00550.0%36.4%
47.17%531.271611,87330.8%63.0%
60.38%531.275412,84264.7%58.3%
44.23%521.778011,74443.5%44.8%
50.00%505.989711,82150.0%50.0%
43.75%485.884710,93541.7%45.8%
45.65%461.170811,35137.0%57.9%
50.00%466.288211,15455.0%46.1%
61.90%422.687112,58064.7%60.0%
58.54%411.178512,04070.0%47.6%
52.50%401.171411,81457.9%47.6%
44.74%386.086710,95056.3%36.4%
44.74%381.174111,50461.1%30.0%
60.53%382.079211,66270.6%52.4%
67.57%371.485113,46753.3%77.3%
48.65%371.068512,95552.9%45.0%
52.78%361.178612,96458.3%50.0%
44.44%365.985611,66833.3%52.4%
52.78%366.21,04211,91442.9%59.1%
65.71%353.782613,65333.3%76.9%
51.43%351.171011,47047.1%55.6%
57.58%334.799013,73072.7%50.0%
45.45%331.779011,97857.1%36.8%
53.13%326.091312,99062.5%50.0%
37.50%325.989211,60338.5%36.8%
51.61%311.478811,73253.3%50.0%
54.84%316.189312,66960.0%52.4%
36.67%302.188412,74325.0%44.4%
41.38%291.477613,17050.0%36.8%
24.14%291.268111,69737.5%19.1%
57.14%284.179310,24242.9%71.4%
59.26%276.195812,23870.0%52.9%
59.26%271.886014,41366.7%55.6%
33.33%276.898612,38944.4%27.8%
51.85%276.082112,56177.8%38.9%
38.46%266.898112,64063.6%20.0%
38.46%266.098211,66936.4%40.0%
61.54%266.188812,85157.1%63.2%
52.00%251.679813,31650.0%53.3%
54.17%244.377012,53344.4%60.0%
52.17%236.398111,86772.7%33.3%
39.13%233.676810,08750.0%27.3%
52.17%236.286711,49155.6%50.0%
38.10%213.473512,58233.3%40.0%
28.57%215.793812,29425.0%30.8%
50.00%202.078812,58250.0%50.0%
55.00%203.173411,92837.5%66.7%
63.16%191.374714,36185.7%50.0%
61.11%186.595412,99966.7%58.3%
72.22%182.480611,64066.7%75.0%
66.67%186.289411,57372.7%57.1%
35.29%171.074412,95442.9%30.0%
58.82%175.193613,93133.3%64.3%
43.75%164.488711,47033.3%50.0%
62.50%161.174910,68271.4%55.6%
56.25%165.782511,91137.5%75.0%
66.67%153.489412,70083.3%55.6%
40.00%154.797413,05128.6%50.0%
60.00%154.588111,34057.1%62.5%
53.33%156.783912,99875.0%45.5%
71.43%141.180313,18457.1%85.7%
35.71%146.39019,39855.6%0.0%
42.86%143.292113,11250.0%40.0%
78.57%143.074611,59566.7%87.5%
30.77%131.682813,59150.0%22.2%
61.54%136.51,03813,80883.3%42.9%
25.00%124.987814,4210.0%30.0%
58.33%121.21,03414,88250.0%62.5%
58.33%125.51,07311,60157.1%60.0%
50.00%126.386910,89762.5%25.0%
16.67%123.172211,94950.0%0.0%
41.67%125.180612,25960.0%28.6%
50.00%126.589311,11450.0%50.0%
66.67%123.883613,18860.0%71.4%
45.45%116.984413,03933.3%50.0%
45.45%113.690314,24840.0%50.0%
72.73%111.380313,63680.0%66.7%
70.00%104.51,20215,93266.7%71.4%
40.00%104.175212,003100.0%14.3%
20.00%101.778114,5610.0%28.6%
66.67%96.175913,01666.7%66.7%
55.56%96.371710,83250.0%60.0%
55.56%96.41,04110,39825.0%80.0%
50.00%83.187013,846100.0%20.0%
37.50%81.158211,21866.7%20.0%
37.50%83.78789,66325.0%50.0%
62.50%85.279713,05850.0%66.7%
62.50%82.279213,76933.3%80.0%
50.00%84.31,25611,96766.7%40.0%
37.50%85.388811,18625.0%50.0%
75.00%86.41,14215,408100.0%66.7%
57.14%77.677110,43875.0%33.3%
100.00%76.81,16813,844100.0%100.0%
28.57%74.973111,22066.7%0.0%
50.00%65.61,04112,559100.0%40.0%
16.67%66.27059,47920.0%0.0%
66.67%65.61,17412,19550.0%75.0%
100.00%66.41,26217,623100.0%100.0%
83.33%62.871211,50580.0%100.0%
60.00%55.165610,03666.7%50.0%
40.00%54.91,12317,2230.0%50.0%
20.00%55.880512,744100.0%0.0%
40.00%54.81,29614,00450.0%33.3%
40.00%56.51,03411,79550.0%33.3%

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Naafiri vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Naafiri do against Volibear in League of Legends?

Volibear wins the Naafiri vs Volibear matchup with a 61.9% win rate compared to Naafiri's 38.1%, a 23.8 percentage point difference. This data is based on 21 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.

How does Naafiri do against Volibear in the early game?

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

How does Naafiri do against Volibear in the late game?

In the late game, Volibear takes over the Naafiri vs Volibear matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Naafiri vs Volibear matchup?

Volibear wins the matchup against Naafiri with a 61.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 23.8 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 21 games analyzed.

What is the best Naafiri build against Volibear?

The best Naafiri build against Volibear includes Voltaic Cyclosword, Axiom Arc, Serylda's Grudge with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 66.7% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Naafiri runes against Volibear?

The best Naafiri runes against Volibear use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 40.0% win rate in the Naafiri vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Naafiri counter Volibear?

No, Naafiri struggles against Volibear with only a 38.1% win rate. Volibear has the advantage in this matchup. Naafiri players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Volibear's lead.

How do I play Naafiri against Volibear?

When playing Naafiri 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.