Vel'Koz - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Vel'Kozvs Volibear

CMageSupport
Patch26.10
Matches1,009,027
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Vel'Koz vs Volibear is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Vel'Koz wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Volibear based on 5 games. Vel'Koz holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Vel'Koz build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup.

Vel'Koz Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Vel'Koz 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.

Compare against an opponent
Volibear - 60.0% win rateVolibear(60.0%)
Vel'Koz - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Vel'Koz
60.0% WR
VS
Volibear vs Vel'Koz matchup - 40.0% win rate
Volibear
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Vel'Koz vs Volibear Matchup?

Vel'Koz wins the Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup
Winner
Vel'Koz
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
3.6
CS / min
4.8
938
DMG / min
663
12,347
Gold / game
12,983
138
Heal / min
256
541
DMG Mitigated / min
1,352
1.0
CC / min
0.9
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Vel'Koz vs Volibear Matchup Summary

The Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Vel'Koz wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Volibear's 40.0%, giving Vel'Koz a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Vel'Koz dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Volibear 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 930 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vel'Koz players can confidently pick into Volibear and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Volibear away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Vel'Koz vs Volibear Laning Phase Breakdown

Volibear wins the laning phase against Vel'Koz in League of Legends

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

Farming
3.6Vel'Koz
4.8Volibear
Volibear significantly out-farms Vel'Koz by 1.2 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 17 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Volibear a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Vel'Koz players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
938Vel'Koz
663Volibear
Vel'Koz heavily out-damages Volibear by 276 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 Vel'Koz's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,347Vel'Koz
12,983Volibear
Volibear earns 637 more gold per game than Vel'Koz, 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
1.0Vel'Koz
0.9Volibear
Both Vel'Koz and Volibear provide similar amounts of crowd control (0.1s/min difference), meaning neither has a significant advantage in locking down opponents for ganks or team fights. Lane ganks are equally effective for both sides.
Sustain
678Vel'Koz
1,608Volibear
Volibear vastly out-sustains Vel'Koz, healing and mitigating 930 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Volibear can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Vel'Koz is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Vel'Koz, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Vel'Koz Build Against Volibear

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Volibear, providing the mobility and stats Vel'Koz needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Vel'Koz against Volibear are Rod of Ages, Shadowflame and Malignance. This combination gives Vel'Koz an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Vel'Koz
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Vel'Koz early game win rateVel'Koz100.0%
Volibear early game win rateVolibear0.0%
Late Game
Vel'Koz
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Vel'Koz late game win rateVel'Koz50.0%
Volibear late game win rateVolibear50.0%

Vel'Koz dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Volibear. This lopsided early game means Vel'Koz can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Vel'Koz at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Volibear. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

Vel'Koz holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Volibear players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Vel'Koz Runes Against Volibear

Domination rune tree - Vel'Koz primary runes vs VolibearDomination
Dark Harvest - best Vel'Koz rune vs VolibearCheap Shot - best Vel'Koz rune vs VolibearDeep Ward - best Vel'Koz rune vs VolibearRelentless Hunter - best Vel'Koz rune vs Volibear
Sorcery rune tree - Vel'Koz secondary runes vs VolibearSorcery
Manaflow Band - best Vel'Koz rune vs VolibearScorch - best Vel'Koz rune vs Volibear
100.0% WR

Running Domination primary with Sorcery secondary allows Vel'Koz to press their advantage against Volibear, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Vel'Koz matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Vel'Koz'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 Vel'Koz build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Vel'Koz matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.54%3291.983210,11760.2%43.2%
49.23%3252.582510,47352.7%46.9%
45.95%2221.88429,79948.1%44.7%
42.44%2051.990410,10245.6%40.0%
52.06%1942.088110,24351.3%52.5%
52.46%1832.791910,61954.8%50.9%
50.56%1801.988710,34656.7%46.9%
47.74%1552.185910,60444.3%50.0%
50.33%1512.08719,75055.4%45.5%
42.86%1263.585011,09735.6%46.9%
44.95%1091.97679,31960.9%33.3%
41.28%1091.78579,64446.5%37.9%
51.46%1031.883210,59851.2%51.6%
47.00%1001.987310,33052.5%43.3%
50.00%962.283010,59148.4%50.8%
56.25%963.490811,82253.9%57.9%
58.33%961.687810,50650.0%62.5%
49.47%952.79369,80960.9%38.8%
53.19%941.97839,59161.5%47.3%
49.45%916.596611,97755.3%45.3%
54.44%902.06549,08264.4%44.4%
53.93%891.991010,15961.8%49.1%
51.72%872.01,0029,87550.0%52.8%
57.65%856.497211,67855.3%59.6%
39.74%786.31,03212,26639.5%40.0%
52.70%744.896513,32153.6%52.2%
50.00%741.87939,70450.0%50.0%
52.78%721.78979,96753.6%52.3%
42.03%692.487510,19744.4%40.5%
53.03%666.092311,41648.3%56.8%
63.08%655.31,03411,58159.3%65.8%
57.81%641.887810,14473.3%44.1%
56.45%621.984210,42665.2%51.3%
46.55%586.292510,99840.0%51.5%
45.10%516.391211,57525.0%54.3%
60.78%514.794511,18666.7%57.6%
52.94%516.497511,42461.5%44.0%
48.94%471.78389,53742.1%53.6%
45.65%461.78099,65755.6%39.3%
47.83%463.180610,32758.8%41.4%
55.56%455.794511,54342.9%66.7%
50.00%441.88849,65143.8%53.6%
54.55%445.998411,00260.0%50.0%
44.19%432.095111,02750.0%40.0%
47.62%424.81,01410,30538.9%54.2%
48.78%411.99299,73552.6%45.5%
56.41%396.41,03412,76555.6%57.1%
47.37%386.585010,73740.0%55.6%
44.44%364.787610,25545.0%43.8%
44.44%366.21,04513,26060.0%33.3%
52.78%365.38539,65457.1%46.7%
28.57%354.890712,53611.1%34.6%
45.71%354.392210,01656.3%36.8%
44.12%345.31,01312,53350.0%40.9%
35.29%345.886910,68250.0%27.3%
46.88%325.994611,90440.0%50.0%
46.67%305.897312,54112.5%59.1%
48.28%291.97739,64466.7%35.3%
50.00%285.886711,53025.0%60.0%
62.96%275.796112,05763.6%62.5%
62.96%271.988510,23681.8%50.0%
44.44%272.88789,40854.5%37.5%
55.56%271.997411,09760.0%52.9%
50.00%265.59269,92960.0%36.4%
52.00%256.299811,83154.5%50.0%
48.00%255.71,03711,18330.0%60.0%
54.17%245.31,14111,13970.0%42.9%
58.33%244.61,04313,69860.0%57.9%
60.87%235.51,00910,87445.5%75.0%
52.17%235.192312,07450.0%52.9%
54.55%226.61,06211,66350.0%56.3%
72.73%226.31,06013,777100.0%64.7%
31.82%225.286411,28345.5%18.2%
54.55%226.51,12211,33354.5%54.5%
72.73%226.61,01914,08185.7%66.7%
66.67%216.21,04412,71970.0%63.6%
70.00%205.71,14913,10887.5%58.3%
35.00%204.793710,89866.7%21.4%
52.63%192.01,01210,40670.0%33.3%
47.37%192.39718,73166.7%30.0%
41.18%172.91,18312,99480.0%25.0%
43.75%166.096913,11175.0%33.3%
43.75%165.61,04810,78550.0%33.3%
53.33%155.798712,27660.0%50.0%
40.00%155.990312,654100.0%25.0%
42.86%144.682610,186100.0%20.0%
28.57%145.397912,27233.3%27.3%
85.71%145.71,22113,10287.5%83.3%
71.43%146.797411,77687.5%50.0%
57.14%142.184111,23325.0%70.0%
38.46%131.693611,19825.0%44.4%
76.92%136.61,08314,115100.0%72.7%
46.15%136.498312,15466.7%28.6%
38.46%135.51,02313,32650.0%33.3%
50.00%122.299711,88250.0%50.0%
66.67%125.71,03710,22233.3%100.0%
63.64%112.686411,620100.0%50.0%
72.73%116.21,29713,97275.0%71.4%
54.55%115.81,01311,62350.0%60.0%
63.64%116.11,12411,74383.3%40.0%
63.64%111.57079,42962.5%66.7%
63.64%115.795510,23060.0%66.7%
50.00%102.07418,15157.1%33.3%
50.00%104.61,19011,87450.0%50.0%
60.00%106.11,00611,76180.0%40.0%
44.44%96.41,13813,27466.7%33.3%
11.11%95.186311,33220.0%0.0%
88.89%92.11,0479,389100.0%66.7%
66.67%95.692012,97033.3%83.3%
75.00%84.21,20815,514100.0%71.4%
71.43%73.41,1769,51566.7%75.0%
28.57%76.795010,32725.0%33.3%
28.57%75.91,23112,1600.0%40.0%
57.14%75.11,01912,06933.3%75.0%
42.86%76.71,23714,6590.0%75.0%
50.00%65.81,05010,86650.0%50.0%
33.33%65.28238,13750.0%0.0%
50.00%64.01,2139,07666.7%33.3%
83.33%66.61,18010,29475.0%100.0%
33.33%63.096710,25966.7%0.0%
33.33%63.090211,4710.0%50.0%
66.67%66.599511,077100.0%50.0%
80.00%56.21,03515,554100.0%75.0%
60.00%53.693812,347100.0%50.0%
60.00%55.597310,9310.0%75.0%
80.00%53.48456,727100.0%50.0%
40.00%55.71,10612,180100.0%25.0%
20.00%54.887710,42633.3%0.0%

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Vel'Koz vs Volibear - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Vel'Koz do against Volibear in League of Legends?

Vel'Koz wins the Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Volibear's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Vel'Koz do against Volibear in the early game?

In the early game, Vel'Koz has the advantage against Volibear with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Vel'Koz players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Vel'Koz do against Volibear in the late game?

In the late game, Vel'Koz takes over the Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Vel'Koz scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup?

Vel'Koz wins the matchup against Volibear with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Vel'Koz is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Vel'Koz build against Volibear?

The best Vel'Koz build against Volibear includes Rod of Ages, Shadowflame, Malignance with Sorcerer's Shoes. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Vel'Koz runes against Volibear?

The best Vel'Koz runes against Volibear use the Domination primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Vel'Koz vs Volibear matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Vel'Koz counter Volibear?

Yes, Vel'Koz has a favorable matchup against Volibear with a 60.0% win rate. Vel'Koz strongly counters Volibear in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Vel'Koz against Volibear?

When playing Vel'Koz against Volibear, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.