Volibearvs Akali
Volibear vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Akali wins with a 86.7% win rate (+73.3%) over Volibear based on 15 games. Akali holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Akali matchup.
Volibear Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Volibear 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.
Akali(13.3%)Who Wins the Volibear vs Akali Matchup?
Volibear vs Akali Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Akali matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 15 recent matches analyzed, Akali wins with a 86.7% win rate compared to Volibear's 13.3%, giving Akali a 73.3 percentage point advantage. Akali 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 crowd control, where Volibear leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Akali has a strong advantage in this matchup. Volibear players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Akali 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.
Volibear vs Akali Laning Phase Breakdown
Akali is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Akali holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Volibear Build Against Akali
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Akali, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Akali are Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Volibear 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 Volibear vs Akali matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Volibear33.3%Akali66.7%Volibear0.0%Akali100.0%Akali 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 Akali can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Akali is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Volibear. Extended games heavily favor Akali, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Akali 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 Volibear Runes Against Akali
Resolve
Precision
The Resolve and Precision rune setup gives Volibear the best tools to compete against Akali in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Volibear'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 Volibear 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.69% | 144 | 6.5 | 876 | 12,583 | 58.7% | 44.4% | |
| 47.86% | 140 | 1.6 | 707 | 12,423 | 46.7% | 48.8% | |
| 45.13% | 113 | 1.2 | 691 | 12,335 | 43.1% | 46.8% | |
| 44.23% | 104 | 1.6 | 658 | 12,329 | 47.7% | 41.7% | |
| 46.15% | 104 | 1.2 | 645 | 12,863 | 41.3% | 50.0% | |
| 47.06% | 102 | 5.5 | 818 | 11,733 | 54.5% | 38.3% | |
| 54.08% | 98 | 1.3 | 666 | 12,298 | 55.8% | 52.7% | |
| 35.79% | 95 | 3.9 | 637 | 10,848 | 40.4% | 30.2% | |
| 44.94% | 89 | 2.8 | 908 | 12,118 | 54.8% | 36.2% | |
| 43.18% | 88 | 1.1 | 594 | 12,344 | 41.0% | 44.9% | |
| 55.81% | 86 | 5.3 | 830 | 12,143 | 47.5% | 63.0% | |
| 48.81% | 84 | 1.4 | 738 | 12,599 | 42.1% | 54.4% | |
| 45.33% | 75 | 1.9 | 738 | 12,365 | 41.2% | 48.8% | |
| 50.00% | 72 | 4.6 | 936 | 12,395 | 63.6% | 38.5% | |
| 48.48% | 66 | 4.6 | 735 | 11,196 | 57.9% | 35.7% | |
| 61.90% | 63 | 1.2 | 664 | 12,841 | 65.5% | 58.8% | |
| 43.55% | 62 | 1.3 | 669 | 12,104 | 48.1% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 58 | 1.6 | 671 | 12,469 | 52.4% | 48.6% | |
| 49.12% | 57 | 4.0 | 696 | 11,285 | 41.9% | 57.7% | |
| 53.70% | 54 | 6.8 | 981 | 12,383 | 57.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.10% | 51 | 6.1 | 914 | 11,935 | 48.1% | 41.7% | |
| 52.00% | 50 | 1.1 | 590 | 12,190 | 50.0% | 54.2% | |
| 61.70% | 47 | 1.2 | 667 | 12,179 | 62.5% | 60.9% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 6.4 | 866 | 12,222 | 39.1% | 54.5% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 1.1 | 613 | 12,001 | 52.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 45 | 4.4 | 587 | 11,750 | 31.6% | 53.9% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 5.2 | 960 | 11,969 | 45.0% | 60.9% | |
| 41.86% | 43 | 1.0 | 692 | 12,182 | 50.0% | 34.8% | |
| 39.02% | 41 | 6.0 | 850 | 11,278 | 36.8% | 40.9% | |
| 34.15% | 41 | 4.7 | 754 | 12,076 | 38.9% | 30.4% | |
| 45.00% | 40 | 3.8 | 789 | 11,936 | 42.9% | 47.4% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 5.8 | 914 | 12,744 | 61.1% | 45.5% | |
| 57.50% | 40 | 6.5 | 914 | 12,294 | 57.1% | 57.9% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.2 | 992 | 11,560 | 40.9% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 1.1 | 641 | 12,036 | 46.7% | 52.2% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 6.6 | 897 | 12,218 | 38.9% | 60.0% | |
| 37.84% | 37 | 5.8 | 649 | 11,027 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 5.7 | 937 | 12,346 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 65.71% | 35 | 3.6 | 818 | 12,474 | 72.2% | 58.8% | |
| 42.86% | 35 | 1.4 | 631 | 10,989 | 44.4% | 41.2% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 6.2 | 876 | 13,795 | 83.3% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 6.8 | 850 | 12,705 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 33 | 6.1 | 650 | 11,406 | 25.0% | 41.2% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 1.6 | 644 | 12,588 | 46.7% | 55.6% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 1.3 | 749 | 12,445 | 50.0% | 35.3% | |
| 58.06% | 31 | 4.3 | 819 | 11,458 | 52.9% | 64.3% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 6.8 | 1,111 | 12,006 | 47.1% | 50.0% | |
| 41.94% | 31 | 0.9 | 627 | 12,122 | 42.9% | 41.2% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 1.6 | 673 | 12,364 | 57.1% | 56.3% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 0.9 | 634 | 12,101 | 70.6% | 38.5% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 1.5 | 743 | 14,046 | 55.6% | 63.2% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 0.9 | 647 | 11,162 | 58.3% | 37.5% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 6.3 | 778 | 12,234 | 50.0% | 53.3% | |
| 34.62% | 26 | 1.1 | 560 | 11,290 | 30.8% | 38.5% | |
| 61.54% | 26 | 6.4 | 807 | 13,150 | 50.0% | 68.8% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 2.8 | 739 | 12,089 | 64.3% | 41.7% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 5.4 | 873 | 11,468 | 69.2% | 50.0% | |
| 68.00% | 25 | 1.0 | 605 | 11,028 | 62.5% | 77.8% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 6.2 | 711 | 12,216 | 27.3% | 53.9% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.3 | 683 | 12,254 | 36.4% | 53.9% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.7 | 901 | 12,980 | 53.9% | 40.0% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 5.3 | 681 | 11,691 | 37.5% | 46.7% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.4 | 640 | 11,144 | 40.0% | 58.3% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.6 | 726 | 13,625 | 14.3% | 46.7% | |
| 47.62% | 21 | 5.7 | 877 | 11,870 | 57.1% | 28.6% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 6.3 | 924 | 13,539 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 3.1 | 695 | 10,006 | 53.9% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 6.0 | 649 | 11,337 | 60.0% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.2 | 645 | 10,811 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 1.3 | 606 | 12,104 | 33.3% | 77.8% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 1.8 | 782 | 10,768 | 45.5% | 0.0% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 1.3 | 699 | 11,372 | 44.4% | 37.5% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 2.3 | 668 | 12,526 | 75.0% | 44.4% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 2.5 | 678 | 13,370 | 83.3% | 36.4% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 6.8 | 873 | 12,899 | 70.0% | 42.9% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 5.1 | 554 | 9,487 | 36.4% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 15 | 5.0 | 665 | 10,633 | 25.0% | 14.3% | |
| 26.67% | 15 | 6.1 | 684 | 11,251 | 14.3% | 37.5% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 6.8 | 849 | 12,332 | 83.3% | 66.7% | |
| 13.33% | 15 | 6.2 | 571 | 10,650 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 4.9 | 764 | 12,868 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.2 | 719 | 12,725 | 71.4% | 50.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.1 | 750 | 11,205 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.5 | 681 | 12,613 | 25.0% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 2.4 | 740 | 12,078 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 601 | 10,230 | 83.3% | 25.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 1.5 | 785 | 10,077 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.0 | 824 | 12,133 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 776 | 9,419 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.0 | 589 | 11,761 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 2.4 | 614 | 13,561 | 33.3% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.3 | 742 | 13,612 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.6 | 1,049 | 14,203 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 2.5 | 652 | 11,190 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.2 | 650 | 8,875 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.4 | 693 | 10,418 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.8 | 550 | 9,056 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.0 | 671 | 13,091 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 888 | 15,895 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
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Volibear vs Akali - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Akali in League of Legends?
Akali wins the Volibear vs Akali matchup with a 86.7% win rate compared to Volibear's 13.3%, a 73.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 15 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Volibear do against Akali in the early game?
In the early game, Akali has the advantage against Volibear with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. Akali players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Volibear do against Akali in the late game?
In the late game, Akali takes over the Volibear vs Akali matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Akali scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Akali matchup?
Akali wins the matchup against Volibear with a 86.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 73.3 percentage point advantage means Akali is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 15 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Akali?
The best Volibear build against Akali includes Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Volibear runes against Akali?
The best Volibear runes against Akali use the Resolve primary tree with Precision secondary. This rune setup achieves a 50.0% win rate in the Volibear vs Akali matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Akali?
No, Volibear struggles against Akali with only a 13.3% win rate. Akali has the advantage in this matchup. Volibear players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Akali's lead.
How do I play Volibear against Akali?
When playing Volibear against Akali, play cautiously and avoid Akali's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Akali has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.