- Win Rate
- 49.5%
- Pick Rate
- 4.8%
- Ban Rate
- 3.4%
Volibear vs Gnar
- 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 Gnar is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Volibear wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Gnar based on 78 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 Volibear vs Gnar?
Volibear wins 50.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 39.0% and 61.0% (95% range).
- Expected
- 50.4% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −0.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 76 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- +4.7 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Volibear vs Gnar is an even matchup: Volibear wins 50.0% of 76 games, and the 95% range (39.0–61.0%) comfortably includes 50%.
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 50.4% 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 116, within the margin of error (75 games).
- Volibear players pick Mercury's Treads much less often against Gnar: 24.9% of their other Top games, 14.5% 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Gnar Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear's win rate against Gnar 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 Gnar in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear vs Gnar 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: −116
- First itemEvenVolibear: 12.6 min · Gnar: 13.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Volibear Changes Against Gnar
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually24.9%vs Gnar14.5%−10.5 pts
Boots of SwiftnessBootsUsually5.9%vs Gnar14.5%+8.6 pts- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gnar6.6%+6.6 pts
Trinity ForceItemUsually6.8%vs Gnar13.2%+6.4 pts
Iceborn GauntletItemUsually2.7%vs Gnar7.9%+5.2 pts
Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting itemsUsually4.3%vs Gnar9.2%+5.0 pts
Best Volibear Build vs Gnar
Usual Volibear build (Top)
65.7% win rate · 70 games
Against Gnar
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 2 of 47 Volibear games against Gnar carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Volibear's standard build instead.
- Volibear usually completes Statikk Shiv first, at 12.6 min (median of 25 games).
- Gnar usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.0 min (median of 60 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 Gnar
Usual Volibear runes (Top)
Press the Attack
64.1% win rate · 39 games
Against Gnar
Lethal Tempo
25.0% win rate · 20 games
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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
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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 Gnar FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Volibear vs Gnar?
Volibear vs Gnar is an even matchup: Volibear wins 50.0% of 76 games, and the 95% range (39.0–61.0%) comfortably includes 50%.
What is Volibear's win rate against Gnar?
Volibear wins 50.0% of 76 Top games against Gnar on patch 26.20 (95% range 39.0–61.0%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 50.4% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Gnar?
Not clearly. Volibear wins 50.0% of 76 games against Gnar, and the 95% range (39.0–61.0%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Gnar?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 116, within the margin of error (75 games).
Does Volibear outscale Gnar?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Gnar strongest against Volibear?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Gnar is ahead of Volibear beyond the margin of error.
What should Volibear build against Gnar?
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 Gnar: Mercury's Treads (24.9% usually, 14.5% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Gnar?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 25.0% over 20 games against Gnar.