Volibearvs Gnar
Volibear vs Gnar is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Gnar wins with a 51.3% win rate (+2.6%) over Volibear based on 39 games. Gnar wins the early laning phase while Volibear scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Gnar 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 the Volibear vs Gnar Matchup?
Volibear vs Gnar Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Gnar matchup is a very close matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 39 recent matches analyzed, Gnar wins with a 51.3% win rate compared to Volibear's 48.7%, giving Gnar a 2.6 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Gnar controls the early laning stage, but Volibear outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Gnar 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 crowd control, where Gnar leads by 0.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Gnar is slightly favored, Volibear can absolutely win this lane through smart trading patterns and wave management. Focus on playing around your cooldowns, conceding CS only when necessary, and capitalizing on Gnar's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Volibear vs Gnar Laning Phase Breakdown
Gnar is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Gnar holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Volibear Build Against Gnar
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Gnar, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Gnar are Navori Flickerblade, Riftmaker and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Volibear an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Gnar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Volibear vs Gnar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Volibear42.9%
Gnar57.1%Volibear55.6%Gnar44.4%Gnar dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 57.1% win rate — a 14.3 percentage point lead over Volibear. This lopsided early game means Gnar 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 55.6% win rate — 11.1 points above Gnar. 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: Gnar 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 Volibear Runes Against Gnar
Precision
Resolve
The Precision primary with Resolve secondary combination helps Volibear maximize their potential in this closely contested matchup, providing the right mix of offensive and defensive tools to edge out Gnar.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.11% | 261 | 1.7 | 652 | 12,212 | 58.5% | 46.9% | |
| 46.61% | 221 | 1.7 | 716 | 11,958 | 39.0% | 53.5% | |
| 53.40% | 206 | 5.6 | 923 | 12,098 | 49.5% | 56.9% | |
| 51.76% | 199 | 1.3 | 665 | 11,749 | 50.0% | 52.9% | |
| 50.00% | 192 | 6.6 | 829 | 11,795 | 46.1% | 53.4% | |
| 44.79% | 192 | 1.4 | 670 | 11,880 | 46.9% | 42.7% | |
| 50.55% | 182 | 5.8 | 873 | 12,302 | 55.3% | 47.2% | |
| 44.19% | 172 | 1.3 | 653 | 12,501 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.47% | 170 | 4.8 | 612 | 11,434 | 39.4% | 51.5% | |
| 54.32% | 162 | 6.2 | 881 | 12,169 | 60.0% | 51.0% | |
| 46.15% | 156 | 4.1 | 675 | 11,608 | 51.3% | 40.8% | |
| 45.45% | 154 | 1.2 | 604 | 11,413 | 46.0% | 44.9% | |
| 47.22% | 144 | 1.5 | 679 | 12,198 | 41.5% | 51.9% | |
| 52.11% | 142 | 2.3 | 780 | 12,210 | 50.8% | 53.3% | |
| 47.90% | 119 | 5.6 | 760 | 12,243 | 52.0% | 44.9% | |
| 41.03% | 117 | 1.0 | 639 | 11,814 | 37.5% | 43.5% | |
| 35.65% | 115 | 1.2 | 569 | 11,880 | 45.1% | 28.1% | |
| 53.98% | 113 | 1.3 | 631 | 12,188 | 61.4% | 49.3% | |
| 50.47% | 107 | 6.2 | 828 | 11,512 | 48.0% | 52.6% | |
| 60.00% | 100 | 1.4 | 699 | 11,949 | 57.8% | 61.8% | |
| 56.12% | 98 | 5.9 | 856 | 11,788 | 60.0% | 51.2% | |
| 43.88% | 98 | 5.8 | 882 | 11,701 | 45.2% | 42.9% | |
| 53.76% | 93 | 5.2 | 1,110 | 12,314 | 52.3% | 55.1% | |
| 59.14% | 93 | 5.6 | 1,008 | 11,903 | 59.5% | 58.8% | |
| 41.30% | 92 | 5.2 | 808 | 11,763 | 37.8% | 44.7% | |
| 51.11% | 90 | 5.5 | 922 | 12,264 | 52.6% | 50.0% | |
| 54.65% | 86 | 6.0 | 995 | 12,784 | 44.4% | 62.0% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 6.5 | 926 | 12,703 | 40.5% | 51.1% | |
| 49.40% | 83 | 2.5 | 675 | 11,654 | 51.2% | 47.5% | |
| 65.00% | 80 | 6.6 | 803 | 12,244 | 56.1% | 74.4% | |
| 54.43% | 79 | 1.8 | 671 | 12,039 | 47.1% | 60.0% | |
| 55.13% | 78 | 1.5 | 697 | 12,162 | 57.5% | 52.6% | |
| 69.33% | 75 | 1.1 | 720 | 12,098 | 57.1% | 80.0% | |
| 56.16% | 73 | 1.4 | 692 | 12,732 | 65.8% | 45.7% | |
| 48.61% | 72 | 6.0 | 773 | 11,398 | 35.5% | 58.5% | |
| 56.34% | 71 | 6.2 | 733 | 11,034 | 59.5% | 51.7% | |
| 42.65% | 68 | 1.6 | 628 | 11,684 | 44.8% | 41.0% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 5.1 | 798 | 11,544 | 46.9% | 47.1% | |
| 41.54% | 65 | 5.4 | 874 | 11,885 | 35.5% | 47.1% | |
| 43.08% | 65 | 1.1 | 654 | 12,021 | 42.4% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 64 | 4.7 | 745 | 11,959 | 45.2% | 54.5% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 6.4 | 941 | 12,088 | 53.9% | 39.5% | |
| 53.23% | 62 | 1.8 | 669 | 12,182 | 45.8% | 57.9% | |
| 46.77% | 62 | 6.5 | 715 | 11,611 | 50.0% | 44.7% | |
| 45.90% | 61 | 4.6 | 903 | 12,310 | 53.6% | 39.4% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 4.0 | 713 | 11,784 | 53.6% | 43.8% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 3.4 | 635 | 12,028 | 45.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 60 | 1.9 | 689 | 13,005 | 33.3% | 45.5% | |
| 59.32% | 59 | 6.7 | 872 | 11,839 | 50.0% | 69.0% | |
| 42.86% | 56 | 6.2 | 670 | 9,748 | 46.4% | 39.3% | |
| 60.00% | 55 | 1.1 | 671 | 12,118 | 59.3% | 60.7% | |
| 55.56% | 54 | 5.3 | 798 | 12,340 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 50.94% | 53 | 1.0 | 570 | 11,196 | 60.9% | 43.3% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 5.6 | 1,095 | 11,175 | 53.9% | 32.0% | |
| 54.90% | 51 | 1.2 | 713 | 12,679 | 55.0% | 54.8% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 1.2 | 674 | 12,040 | 56.5% | 46.4% | |
| 54.00% | 50 | 1.3 | 619 | 12,103 | 56.5% | 51.9% | |
| 43.75% | 48 | 1.4 | 633 | 12,505 | 43.5% | 44.0% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 1.6 | 764 | 11,624 | 52.4% | 56.0% | |
| 60.87% | 46 | 1.8 | 752 | 12,277 | 69.6% | 52.2% | |
| 46.67% | 45 | 5.2 | 670 | 11,812 | 55.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 45 | 6.1 | 859 | 11,973 | 44.4% | 37.0% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 5.9 | 754 | 12,439 | 46.7% | 48.3% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 7.1 | 836 | 13,347 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 6.3 | 866 | 12,042 | 60.0% | 39.1% | |
| 38.10% | 42 | 1.7 | 526 | 11,276 | 37.5% | 38.5% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 1.7 | 715 | 11,752 | 55.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 40 | 1.6 | 699 | 11,441 | 57.1% | 42.1% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 1.6 | 707 | 12,357 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 5.3 | 641 | 9,138 | 42.9% | 55.6% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 6.9 | 870 | 12,286 | 38.9% | 66.7% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 4.6 | 766 | 11,989 | 50.0% | 45.0% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 6.4 | 783 | 12,637 | 56.3% | 38.1% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 1.2 | 653 | 11,879 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 63.64% | 33 | 1.5 | 770 | 11,843 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 5.7 | 713 | 11,467 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.2 | 627 | 11,298 | 62.5% | 54.5% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 5.5 | 694 | 11,651 | 35.7% | 46.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 3.6 | 782 | 11,834 | 38.5% | 54.5% | |
| 50.00% | 24 | 4.9 | 678 | 12,090 | 54.5% | 46.1% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.2 | 982 | 12,512 | 54.5% | 41.7% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 6.2 | 875 | 12,629 | 61.5% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.3 | 676 | 13,325 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 4.5 | 888 | 13,170 | 0.0% | 53.3% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.1 | 732 | 11,284 | 37.5% | 54.5% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 4.5 | 601 | 10,316 | 30.0% | 66.7% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.6 | 617 | 11,230 | 54.5% | 28.6% | |
| 76.47% | 17 | 5.3 | 759 | 12,360 | 60.0% | 83.3% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 2.6 | 884 | 13,499 | 50.0% | 72.7% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 5.2 | 741 | 10,781 | 42.9% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.7 | 629 | 12,469 | 33.3% | 44.4% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 5.2 | 524 | 9,054 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 1.2 | 711 | 10,494 | 42.9% | 25.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.3 | 756 | 11,766 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.4 | 843 | 13,417 | 0.0% | 62.5% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 682 | 9,943 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.5 | 874 | 12,197 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.6 | 847 | 14,945 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.1 | 665 | 16,202 | 0.0% | 55.6% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.5 | 864 | 12,537 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.5 | 575 | 9,706 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.0 | 779 | 12,773 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 2.6 | 584 | 10,153 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 5.4 | 876 | 9,122 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.4 | 717 | 12,121 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 3.0 | 595 | 11,438 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.0 | 698 | 13,598 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 464 | 10,085 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 582 | 8,092 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 572 | 8,379 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 406 | 10,723 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 865 | 14,513 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 636 | 11,666 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
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Volibear vs Gnar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Gnar in League of Legends?
Gnar wins the Volibear vs Gnar matchup with a 51.3% win rate compared to Volibear's 48.7%, a 2.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 39 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Volibear do against Gnar in the early game?
In the early game, Gnar has the advantage against Volibear with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Gnar players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Volibear do against Gnar in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Volibear vs Gnar matchup with a 55.6% win rate compared to 44.4%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Gnar matchup?
Gnar wins the matchup against Volibear with a 51.3% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 2.6 percentage point advantage means Gnar is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 39 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Gnar?
The best Volibear build against Gnar includes Navori Flickerblade, Riftmaker, Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Volibear runes against Gnar?
The best Volibear runes against Gnar use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Volibear vs Gnar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Gnar?
No, Volibear struggles against Gnar with only a 48.7% win rate. Gnar has the advantage in this matchup. Volibear players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Gnar's lead.
How do I play Volibear against Gnar?
When playing Volibear against Gnar, play cautiously and avoid Gnar's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Gnar in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.