Smoldervs Volibear
Smolder vs Volibear is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Volibear wins with a 55.6% win rate (+11.1%) over Smolder based on 9 games. Smolder wins the early laning phase while Volibear scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Smolder build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Smolder vs Volibear matchup.
Smolder Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Smolder 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(44.4%)Who Wins the Smolder vs Volibear Matchup?
Smolder vs Volibear Matchup Summary
The Smolder vs Volibear matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 55.6% win rate compared to Smolder's 44.4%, giving Volibear a 11.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Smolder controls the early laning stage, but Volibear outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Smolder needs to press advantages before Volibear reaches their power spikes, while Volibear should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Volibear leads by 1,189 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear has a strong advantage in this matchup. Smolder 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.
Smolder vs Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown
Volibear is favored during the laning phase against Smolder, 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.
Best Smolder Build Against Volibear
Gluttonous Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Smolder needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Smolder against Volibear are Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin and Black Cleaver. This combination gives Smolder 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 Smolder 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 Smolder vs Volibear matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Smolder66.7%Volibear33.3%Smolder33.3%Volibear66.7%Smolder 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 Smolder 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 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Smolder. Extended games heavily favor Volibear, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Smolder must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Volibear reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Volibear 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 Smolder Runes Against Volibear
Sorcery
Precision
The Sorcery and Precision rune setup gives Smolder the best tools to compete against Volibear in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Smolder matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Smolder'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 Smolder 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.93% | 1,691 | 6.9 | 958 | 13,253 | 53.2% | 54.4% | |
| 54.16% | 1,492 | 6.9 | 984 | 13,724 | 48.2% | 58.0% | |
| 52.99% | 1,272 | 6.7 | 961 | 13,287 | 51.5% | 53.9% | |
| 53.17% | 1,213 | 7.0 | 982 | 13,468 | 52.3% | 53.8% | |
| 57.06% | 1,204 | 6.8 | 961 | 13,379 | 53.3% | 59.6% | |
| 57.18% | 815 | 6.9 | 1,027 | 13,567 | 55.4% | 58.4% | |
| 57.12% | 639 | 7.0 | 1,011 | 14,001 | 53.9% | 59.3% | |
| 58.08% | 625 | 6.9 | 1,038 | 13,893 | 58.9% | 57.5% | |
| 51.57% | 572 | 6.8 | 896 | 13,258 | 54.8% | 49.2% | |
| 50.10% | 481 | 6.7 | 988 | 13,460 | 47.5% | 52.0% | |
| 54.05% | 420 | 6.9 | 969 | 13,424 | 46.8% | 59.0% | |
| 53.40% | 412 | 6.7 | 924 | 13,333 | 52.4% | 54.1% | |
| 54.61% | 401 | 6.8 | 957 | 13,162 | 56.0% | 53.3% | |
| 50.68% | 365 | 6.9 | 1,036 | 13,570 | 53.7% | 48.6% | |
| 57.86% | 337 | 6.9 | 995 | 13,408 | 55.8% | 59.6% | |
| 45.42% | 306 | 6.9 | 1,006 | 13,637 | 41.7% | 47.5% | |
| 52.04% | 270 | 7.1 | 1,018 | 13,883 | 46.1% | 55.7% | |
| 53.79% | 264 | 6.9 | 921 | 13,429 | 44.3% | 60.1% | |
| 57.03% | 249 | 7.1 | 980 | 13,897 | 59.8% | 55.4% | |
| 55.56% | 243 | 7.0 | 984 | 13,425 | 53.8% | 56.7% | |
| 55.50% | 200 | 6.9 | 992 | 13,241 | 52.6% | 57.3% | |
| 49.44% | 180 | 6.9 | 1,040 | 13,895 | 38.5% | 57.8% | |
| 51.45% | 173 | 6.9 | 917 | 13,312 | 47.8% | 53.9% | |
| 52.94% | 170 | 7.4 | 1,045 | 13,936 | 47.8% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 154 | 7.0 | 936 | 13,636 | 44.3% | 53.8% | |
| 57.82% | 147 | 7.1 | 960 | 13,016 | 50.8% | 63.8% | |
| 50.83% | 120 | 6.7 | 870 | 13,043 | 45.6% | 54.0% | |
| 50.45% | 111 | 7.2 | 1,044 | 13,690 | 58.0% | 44.3% | |
| 56.48% | 108 | 7.5 | 1,016 | 13,946 | 57.9% | 55.7% | |
| 55.77% | 104 | 7.0 | 897 | 12,966 | 52.8% | 57.4% | |
| 53.00% | 100 | 6.9 | 903 | 13,695 | 43.2% | 58.7% | |
| 64.77% | 88 | 6.9 | 1,053 | 14,185 | 65.7% | 64.2% | |
| 50.57% | 87 | 6.6 | 856 | 12,292 | 47.4% | 53.1% | |
| 47.62% | 84 | 6.8 | 1,038 | 13,613 | 31.4% | 59.2% | |
| 56.94% | 72 | 7.2 | 1,088 | 13,591 | 64.5% | 51.2% | |
| 36.92% | 65 | 6.8 | 865 | 12,456 | 20.8% | 46.3% | |
| 56.92% | 65 | 6.8 | 1,012 | 13,291 | 53.9% | 59.0% | |
| 56.67% | 60 | 7.2 | 1,128 | 13,060 | 56.0% | 57.1% | |
| 42.37% | 59 | 6.5 | 1,222 | 13,301 | 40.7% | 43.8% | |
| 68.52% | 54 | 6.9 | 856 | 13,352 | 65.5% | 72.0% | |
| 46.30% | 54 | 7.1 | 1,065 | 15,165 | 50.0% | 44.1% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 6.7 | 1,047 | 11,988 | 43.8% | 46.4% | |
| 35.00% | 40 | 7.2 | 981 | 13,037 | 37.5% | 33.3% | |
| 59.46% | 37 | 6.8 | 936 | 12,615 | 57.1% | 60.9% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 6.6 | 895 | 13,641 | 27.3% | 56.0% | |
| 40.00% | 35 | 7.0 | 1,001 | 12,232 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.63% | 32 | 6.7 | 949 | 11,499 | 31.6% | 53.9% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 7.4 | 1,021 | 14,979 | 71.4% | 54.5% | |
| 65.52% | 29 | 6.9 | 1,455 | 14,810 | 44.4% | 75.0% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 6.9 | 905 | 12,034 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 7.3 | 1,041 | 13,418 | 45.5% | 76.5% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 6.6 | 838 | 11,818 | 36.4% | 75.0% | |
| 22.22% | 27 | 7.4 | 776 | 12,395 | 15.4% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 6.6 | 940 | 12,708 | 46.1% | 42.9% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 7.2 | 834 | 12,088 | 63.6% | 53.3% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.7 | 911 | 11,503 | 64.3% | 33.3% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 7.3 | 943 | 11,645 | 33.3% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.8 | 896 | 10,069 | 41.7% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 7.5 | 1,121 | 14,393 | 57.1% | 61.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 7.3 | 1,107 | 13,300 | 71.4% | 38.5% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.9 | 1,034 | 13,316 | 37.5% | 58.3% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 7.0 | 858 | 9,660 | 46.1% | 66.7% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.6 | 1,146 | 13,756 | 66.7% | 46.1% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.2 | 882 | 12,659 | 55.6% | 77.8% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.7 | 1,037 | 15,159 | 80.0% | 46.1% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.3 | 830 | 11,782 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.6 | 1,079 | 14,501 | 66.7% | 58.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 7.3 | 1,144 | 13,713 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 5.8 | 1,164 | 13,185 | 66.7% | 54.5% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.9 | 1,032 | 11,330 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 6.3 | 974 | 12,752 | 28.6% | 70.0% | |
| 75.00% | 16 | 6.7 | 985 | 11,961 | 88.9% | 57.1% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 6.7 | 907 | 11,606 | 57.1% | 55.6% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 7.3 | 1,133 | 14,707 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 7.4 | 919 | 12,792 | 44.4% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 7.3 | 906 | 12,990 | 75.0% | 70.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.5 | 1,655 | 12,643 | 80.0% | 55.6% | |
| 35.71% | 14 | 7.5 | 1,006 | 13,972 | 66.7% | 27.3% | |
| 30.77% | 13 | 7.1 | 1,098 | 10,598 | 40.0% | 25.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.7 | 808 | 12,478 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.0 | 955 | 13,152 | 40.0% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.8 | 1,045 | 11,620 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 7.4 | 1,324 | 11,584 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 7.3 | 979 | 13,586 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 6.8 | 954 | 12,689 | 25.0% | 62.5% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 7.0 | 1,020 | 13,204 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.8 | 1,104 | 14,277 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 7.8 | 906 | 10,648 | 16.7% | 83.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 7.2 | 934 | 10,448 | 42.9% | 25.0% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 7.1 | 1,035 | 14,499 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.8 | 1,234 | 14,415 | 75.0% | 57.1% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 6.3 | 1,136 | 11,084 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.2 | 1,064 | 12,504 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 7.0 | 932 | 12,727 | 25.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.6 | 735 | 9,523 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 1,292 | 16,147 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.3 | 812 | 13,538 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.9 | 849 | 12,612 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 7.1 | 1,000 | 11,319 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 7.7 | 981 | 15,244 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.4 | 972 | 13,310 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.7 | 1,024 | 12,250 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.6 | 811 | 11,884 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.8 | 950 | 12,619 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.2 | 1,012 | 11,436 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.6 | 1,028 | 11,186 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.0 | 985 | 13,137 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,136 | 16,848 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.0 | 1,256 | 13,311 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 8.0 | 779 | 14,238 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.1 | 925 | 12,748 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.9 | 1,136 | 14,882 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.5 | 796 | 10,610 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.0 | 743 | 9,945 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 969 | 13,836 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 833 | 13,584 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
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Smolder vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Smolder do against Volibear in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Smolder vs Volibear matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to Smolder's 44.4%, a 11.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Smolder do against Volibear in the early game?
In the early game, Smolder has the advantage against Volibear with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Smolder players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Smolder do against Volibear in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Smolder vs Volibear matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Smolder vs Volibear matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Smolder with a 55.6% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 11.1 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.
What is the best Smolder build against Volibear?
The best Smolder build against Volibear includes Essence Reaver, Spear of Shojin, Black Cleaver with Gluttonous Greaves. 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 Smolder runes against Volibear?
The best Smolder runes against Volibear use the Sorcery primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Smolder vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Smolder counter Volibear?
No, Smolder struggles against Volibear with only a 44.4% win rate. Volibear has the advantage in this matchup. Smolder players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Volibear's lead.
How do I play Smolder against Volibear?
When playing Smolder 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.