- Win Rate
- 49.5%
- Pick Rate
- 4.8%
- Ban Rate
- 3.4%
Volibear vs Akali
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 6,282
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 14, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Volibear vs Akali is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Akali wins with a 62.7% win rate (+25.4%) over Volibear based on 59 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Akali scales better into the 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.
Who wins Volibear vs Akali?
Volibear wins 38.5% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 26.5% and 52.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 49.3% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −10.9 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 52 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
They also met in another lane (Mid): 6 games, Volibear won 33.3%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Akali, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 38.5% of 52 games (95% range 26.5–52.0%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 49.3% for Volibear; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 181, within the margin of error (52 games).
- Volibear players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Akali: 24.3% of their other Top games, 57.7% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Volibear and Akali played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Volibear's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Volibear vs Akali Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Akali Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear's win rate against Akali by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Volibear's results against Akali in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear vs Akali Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)EvenVolibear gold at 15: −181
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Volibear Changes Against Akali
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.3%vs Akali57.7%+33.4 pts46.7% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually42.8%vs Akali11.5%−31.2 pts
Spirit VisageItemUsually32.3%vs Akali53.8%+21.5 pts39.3% WR here
Lethal TempoKeystoneUsually63.7%vs Akali46.2%−17.6 pts41.7% WR here
TriumphRuneUsually73.1%vs Akali59.6%−13.5 pts35.5% WR here
PrecisionSecondary treeUsually13.5%vs Akali25.0%+11.5 pts
Hextech GunbladeItemUsually13.8%vs Akali25.0%+11.2 pts
Second WindRuneUsually14.4%vs Akali25.0%+10.6 pts
Best Volibear Build vs Akali
Usual Volibear build (Top)
65.7% win rate · 70 games
Against Akali
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 31 Volibear games against Akali carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Volibear's standard build instead.
- Akali usually completes Hextech Gunblade first, at 12.1 min (median of 41 games).
- Skill priority: W > Q > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Volibear Runes vs Akali
Usual Volibear runes (Top)
Press the Attack
64.1% win rate · 39 games
Against Akali
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Volibear draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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.
Other Volibear Matchups
Hardest for Volibear
Easiest for Volibear
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Volibear vs Akali FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Volibear vs Akali?
Current data slightly favors Akali, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 38.5% of 52 games (95% range 26.5–52.0%).
What is Volibear's win rate against Akali?
Volibear wins 38.5% of 52 Top games against Akali on patch 26.20 (95% range 26.5–52.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 49.3% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Akali?
Not clearly. Volibear wins 38.5% of 52 games against Akali, and the 95% range (26.5–52.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Akali?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 181, within the margin of error (52 games).
Does Volibear outscale Akali?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Akali strongest against Volibear?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Akali is ahead of Volibear beyond the margin of error.
What should Volibear build against Akali?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Volibear's usual Top core: Navori Flickerblade, Statikk Shiv, Spirit Visage. The biggest change against Akali: Mercury's Treads (24.3% usually, 57.7% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Akali?
Use Volibear's usual Press the Attack page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Akali: Lethal Tempo (63.7% usually, 46.2% here).