Volibearvs Graves
Volibear vs Graves is a moderate matchup in LoL patch 26.3. Graves wins with a 52.4% win rate (+4.9%) over Volibear based on 82 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Graves scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Graves 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.
Graves(47.6%)Who Wins the Volibear vs Graves Matchup?
Volibear vs Graves Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Graves matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 82 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 52.4% win rate compared to Volibear's 47.6%, giving Graves a 4.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Volibear controls the early laning stage, but Graves outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Volibear needs to press advantages before Graves reaches their power spikes, while Graves should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Volibear leads by 733 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. While Graves 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 Graves's mistakes. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Volibear vs Graves Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Volibear Build Against Graves
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Graves, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Graves are Navori Flickerblade, Dead Man's Plate and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Volibear an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 60.0% win rate across 5 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Graves. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Volibear vs Graves matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Volibear54.8%Graves45.2%Volibear43.1%Graves56.9%Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 54.8% win rate — a 9.7 percentage point lead over Graves. This lopsided early game means Volibear can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 56.9% win rate — 13.7 points above Volibear. Extended games heavily favor Graves, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Volibear must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Graves reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Graves 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 Graves
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Volibear the best tools to compete against Graves in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.06% | 376 | 1.1 | 636 | 11,859 | 51.0% | 51.1% | |
| 44.07% | 270 | 2.9 | 676 | 12,108 | 42.4% | 45.4% | |
| 47.57% | 267 | 1.4 | 712 | 12,719 | 48.3% | 47.1% | |
| 50.97% | 257 | 1.4 | 641 | 12,153 | 52.1% | 50.0% | |
| 55.33% | 244 | 1.4 | 687 | 12,175 | 59.2% | 51.6% | |
| 45.38% | 238 | 3.2 | 956 | 12,059 | 49.1% | 41.9% | |
| 50.68% | 221 | 3.0 | 880 | 12,648 | 54.2% | 47.4% | |
| 42.66% | 218 | 1.3 | 698 | 12,560 | 42.7% | 42.6% | |
| 46.46% | 198 | 1.1 | 711 | 12,518 | 48.9% | 44.4% | |
| 55.26% | 190 | 1.2 | 642 | 12,642 | 63.4% | 49.1% | |
| 57.54% | 179 | 1.2 | 678 | 12,322 | 54.4% | 60.7% | |
| 51.41% | 177 | 4.8 | 853 | 12,130 | 46.4% | 55.9% | |
| 51.15% | 174 | 3.0 | 756 | 12,388 | 54.8% | 48.5% | |
| 50.69% | 144 | 3.5 | 725 | 12,037 | 48.1% | 53.9% | |
| 44.37% | 142 | 1.2 | 670 | 12,625 | 35.6% | 50.6% | |
| 44.53% | 137 | 1.2 | 635 | 12,227 | 45.5% | 43.9% | |
| 50.74% | 136 | 6.2 | 954 | 12,434 | 55.9% | 45.6% | |
| 48.89% | 135 | 2.8 | 771 | 12,759 | 44.6% | 52.9% | |
| 60.00% | 135 | 6.3 | 905 | 12,117 | 66.2% | 53.1% | |
| 45.45% | 132 | 1.7 | 761 | 12,637 | 42.6% | 47.9% | |
| 48.46% | 130 | 5.5 | 860 | 12,664 | 50.8% | 46.4% | |
| 45.97% | 124 | 1.4 | 681 | 12,447 | 48.1% | 44.4% | |
| 47.58% | 124 | 1.1 | 643 | 12,051 | 54.7% | 40.0% | |
| 43.44% | 122 | 1.1 | 688 | 12,490 | 46.9% | 39.7% | |
| 53.70% | 108 | 1.1 | 705 | 12,791 | 52.9% | 54.4% | |
| 52.83% | 106 | 5.9 | 845 | 12,232 | 49.1% | 56.6% | |
| 45.54% | 101 | 4.5 | 926 | 12,540 | 46.5% | 44.8% | |
| 42.86% | 98 | 1.1 | 681 | 12,291 | 42.3% | 43.5% | |
| 54.08% | 98 | 5.2 | 939 | 12,402 | 59.6% | 49.0% | |
| 46.94% | 98 | 3.9 | 651 | 11,848 | 56.1% | 40.4% | |
| 50.00% | 96 | 3.2 | 710 | 11,774 | 47.3% | 53.7% | |
| 63.16% | 95 | 1.1 | 659 | 11,872 | 59.6% | 67.4% | |
| 43.48% | 92 | 1.3 | 667 | 13,070 | 38.9% | 46.4% | |
| 57.78% | 90 | 1.4 | 710 | 12,778 | 60.0% | 56.0% | |
| 49.44% | 89 | 1.1 | 677 | 12,384 | 42.5% | 55.1% | |
| 57.30% | 89 | 2.0 | 706 | 13,169 | 61.7% | 52.4% | |
| 45.98% | 87 | 5.2 | 1,004 | 12,667 | 51.4% | 42.3% | |
| 47.56% | 82 | 1.3 | 565 | 12,443 | 54.8% | 43.1% | |
| 60.98% | 82 | 1.2 | 751 | 13,014 | 64.1% | 58.1% | |
| 48.78% | 82 | 1.3 | 700 | 12,584 | 42.3% | 51.8% | |
| 51.85% | 81 | 6.3 | 743 | 12,104 | 51.3% | 52.4% | |
| 50.00% | 80 | 1.6 | 811 | 13,461 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.28% | 78 | 4.3 | 856 | 12,777 | 58.8% | 45.5% | |
| 56.58% | 76 | 1.2 | 654 | 12,453 | 64.1% | 48.6% | |
| 45.95% | 74 | 6.3 | 957 | 13,004 | 46.7% | 45.5% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 5.7 | 941 | 12,754 | 61.0% | 40.6% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 5.4 | 888 | 12,645 | 54.5% | 42.1% | |
| 52.17% | 69 | 1.1 | 622 | 11,504 | 46.0% | 59.4% | |
| 44.93% | 69 | 6.2 | 732 | 11,340 | 45.2% | 44.4% | |
| 39.13% | 69 | 2.3 | 703 | 12,451 | 45.2% | 34.2% | |
| 55.88% | 68 | 2.9 | 730 | 12,997 | 57.7% | 54.8% | |
| 47.54% | 61 | 6.5 | 905 | 11,447 | 44.1% | 51.9% | |
| 60.34% | 58 | 6.5 | 848 | 11,957 | 56.3% | 65.4% | |
| 48.28% | 58 | 5.7 | 1,062 | 12,716 | 58.6% | 37.9% | |
| 55.36% | 56 | 1.3 | 716 | 12,109 | 55.6% | 55.2% | |
| 48.00% | 50 | 2.0 | 719 | 12,269 | 48.3% | 47.6% | |
| 60.00% | 50 | 1.8 | 739 | 12,548 | 72.0% | 48.0% | |
| 51.02% | 49 | 5.9 | 965 | 12,177 | 42.1% | 56.7% | |
| 36.17% | 47 | 6.1 | 785 | 11,420 | 41.7% | 30.4% | |
| 52.17% | 46 | 1.1 | 690 | 13,148 | 47.6% | 56.0% | |
| 60.47% | 43 | 6.6 | 848 | 12,293 | 61.5% | 58.8% | |
| 48.84% | 43 | 1.0 | 526 | 11,004 | 47.8% | 50.0% | |
| 59.52% | 42 | 1.2 | 686 | 11,839 | 72.7% | 45.0% | |
| 71.43% | 42 | 5.1 | 893 | 12,154 | 72.0% | 70.6% | |
| 46.34% | 41 | 6.5 | 786 | 12,835 | 43.8% | 48.0% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 6.4 | 787 | 13,141 | 57.1% | 53.9% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 6.0 | 741 | 10,655 | 52.0% | 50.0% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 1.3 | 664 | 12,746 | 53.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.16% | 37 | 3.2 | 607 | 11,869 | 68.8% | 57.1% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 6.5 | 883 | 12,520 | 64.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 1.0 | 723 | 13,041 | 68.8% | 42.9% | |
| 40.00% | 35 | 1.3 | 602 | 11,860 | 33.3% | 47.1% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 5.1 | 633 | 12,480 | 33.3% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 6.2 | 810 | 11,415 | 47.4% | 81.8% | |
| 56.67% | 30 | 6.6 | 1,078 | 12,535 | 53.3% | 60.0% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 1.5 | 794 | 12,240 | 38.5% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 1.5 | 617 | 12,014 | 43.8% | 58.3% | |
| 25.00% | 28 | 5.6 | 722 | 9,986 | 26.3% | 22.2% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 1.1 | 520 | 10,762 | 33.3% | 42.9% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 4.7 | 827 | 12,810 | 60.0% | 68.8% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 1.2 | 552 | 12,485 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.17% | 24 | 6.7 | 878 | 11,770 | 53.9% | 54.5% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 2.6 | 659 | 12,217 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 1.9 | 610 | 10,563 | 45.5% | 66.7% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 2.5 | 727 | 13,321 | 77.8% | 53.9% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 5.6 | 862 | 12,087 | 63.6% | 50.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 5.8 | 714 | 12,782 | 60.0% | 70.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 5.9 | 710 | 10,791 | 60.0% | 70.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 5.7 | 898 | 11,814 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 5.4 | 619 | 10,605 | 41.7% | 28.6% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 4.8 | 769 | 12,342 | 58.3% | 57.1% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 6.0 | 862 | 12,925 | 83.3% | 58.3% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.0 | 896 | 13,070 | 40.0% | 41.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 1.1 | 614 | 11,236 | 44.4% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.9 | 682 | 10,860 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.0 | 749 | 12,147 | 16.7% | 71.4% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.5 | 639 | 10,886 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 2.2 | 802 | 13,871 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 5.1 | 929 | 12,079 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 4.9 | 1,044 | 14,997 | 100.0% | 42.9% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 2.2 | 757 | 12,157 | 80.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.8 | 631 | 12,937 | 100.0% | 16.7% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.3 | 847 | 13,372 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.5 | 708 | 12,248 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 5.8 | 871 | 14,343 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.1 | 593 | 11,251 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.8 | 499 | 8,775 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.9 | 515 | 12,430 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 646 | 10,551 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 662 | 12,043 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Volibear vs Graves - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Graves in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Volibear vs Graves matchup with a 52.4% win rate compared to Volibear's 47.6%, a 4.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 82 recent ranked games in patch 26.3.
How does Volibear do against Graves in the early game?
In the early game, Volibear has the advantage against Graves with a 54.8% win rate versus 45.2%. Volibear players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Volibear do against Graves in the late game?
In the late game, Graves takes over the Volibear vs Graves matchup with a 56.9% win rate compared to 43.1%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Graves matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Volibear with a 52.4% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.3. The 4.9 percentage point advantage means Graves is moderately favored in this lane matchup based on 82 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Graves?
The best Volibear build against Graves includes Navori Flickerblade, Dead Man's Plate, Spirit Visage with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 60.0% 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 Graves?
The best Volibear runes against Graves use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 62.5% win rate in the Volibear vs Graves matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Graves?
No, Volibear struggles against Graves with only a 47.6% win rate. Graves has the advantage in this matchup. Volibear players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Graves's lead.
How do I play Volibear against Graves?
When playing Volibear against Graves, play cautiously and avoid Graves's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Graves has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.