Volibear, League of Legends champion
Win Rate
49.5%
Pick Rate
4.8%
Ban Rate
3.4%

Volibear vs Heimerdinger

Volibear C TierFighterTank
Patch
26.20
Games
6,282
Lane
All Lanes
Tier
All Tiers
Last Updated
Oct 12, 2026 UTC
Methodology
Data Methodology

Volibear vs Heimerdinger is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Heimerdinger wins with a 56.0% win rate (+12.0%) over Volibear based on 50 games. Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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.

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Volibear
Volibear
45.7%
VS
Heimerdinger
54.3%
Heimerdinger

Who wins Volibear vs Heimerdinger?

Slight Heimerdinger edgeLow confidence

Volibear wins 45.7% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 32.2% and 59.8% (95% range).

Expected
48.8%
From both champions' overall Top win rates
Matchup effect
−3.1 pts
Observed minus expected
Sample
46 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 9 – Oct 11

Key takeaways

  • Current data slightly favors Heimerdinger, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 45.7% of 46 games (95% range 32.2–59.8%).
  • Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.8% for Volibear; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
  • Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 915 gold ahead of Volibear at 15 minutes on average (45 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
  • Volibear players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Heimerdinger: 24.3% of their other Top games, 67.4% 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger Laning Stats

VolibearHeimerdinger

At 15 minutes

Gold difference
−915
Heimerdinger ahead
95% range −1,346 to −484
XP difference
−1,188
Heimerdinger ahead
95% range −1,662 to −715
CS difference
−26.4
Heimerdinger ahead
95% range −35.2 to −17.6
1.73
Kills before 15 min
2.84
2.96
Deaths before 15 min
2.22
1.11
Solo kills before 15 min
1.98
2.2%
First blood
17.4%

Whole-game averages

6.0
CS / min
6.3
620
DMG / min
1,047
11,785
Gold / game
12,068
248
Heal / min
92
1,259
DMG Mitigated / min
430
0.6
CC / min
0.8

Volibear vs Heimerdinger Win Rate by Game Length

Volibear's win rate against Heimerdinger 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.

Too few games
Under 20 min
8 games
Too few games
20–25 min
5 games
Too few games
25–30 min
6 games
Too few games
30–35 min
17 games
Too few games
35+ min
10 games
Volibear vs Heimerdinger95% rangeVolibear usual (Top)

No game length stands out: Volibear's results against Heimerdinger in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.

Volibear vs Heimerdinger 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.

  1. Lane (15 min)HeimerdingerVolibear gold at 15: −915
  2. First itemInsufficient data
  3. Games under 20 minInsufficient data
  4. 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
  5. 30+ min gamesInsufficient data

What Volibear Changes Against Heimerdinger

Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.

  • Mercury's Treads
    Usually
    24.3%
    vs Heimerdinger
    67.4%
    +43.1 pts45.2% WR here
  • Plated Steelcaps
    Usually
    42.8%
    vs Heimerdinger
    6.5%
    −36.3 pts
  • W > E > Q
    the W > E > Q skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    13.8%
    vs Heimerdinger
    under 2%
    −13.8 pts
  • Bone Plating
    Usually
    10.2%
    vs Heimerdinger
    under 2%
    −10.2 pts
  • E > W > Q
    the E > W > Q skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    5.3%
    vs Heimerdinger
    15.2%
    +9.9 pts
  • Doran's ShieldHealth Potion
    Doran's Shield + Health PotionStarting items
    Usually
    4.2%
    vs Heimerdinger
    13.0%
    +8.8 pts
  • Q > W > E
    the Q > W > E skill orderSkill priority
    Usually
    under 0.5%
    vs Heimerdinger
    8.7%
    +8.7 pts
  • Stormsurge
    Usually
    5.2%
    vs Heimerdinger
    13.0%
    +7.8 pts

Best Volibear Build vs Heimerdinger

Usual Volibear build (Top)

65.7% win rate · 70 games

Against Heimerdinger

Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 29 Volibear games against Heimerdinger 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 13.0 min (median of 20 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 Heimerdinger

Usual Volibear runes (Top)

Press the AttackPress the Attack
Precision
TriumphLegend: HasteLast Stand
Sorcery
CelerityWaterwalking
Attack Speed (offense)Adaptive Force (flex)Health Scaling (defense)

64.1% win rate · 39 games

Against Heimerdinger

Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.

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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

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 Heimerdinger FAQ - Patch 26.20

Who wins Volibear vs Heimerdinger?

Current data slightly favors Heimerdinger, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 45.7% of 46 games (95% range 32.2–59.8%).

What is Volibear's win rate against Heimerdinger?

Volibear wins 45.7% of 46 Top games against Heimerdinger on patch 26.20 (95% range 32.2–59.8%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.8% would be expected.

Does Volibear counter Heimerdinger?

Not clearly. Volibear wins 45.7% of 46 games against Heimerdinger, and the 95% range (32.2–59.8%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.

Who wins lane, Volibear or Heimerdinger?

Heimerdinger usually wins the lane: 915 gold ahead of Volibear at 15 minutes on average (45 games with a 15-minute snapshot).

Does Volibear outscale Heimerdinger?

There are too few games of each length to tell yet.

When is Heimerdinger strongest against Volibear?

Heimerdinger is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).

What should Volibear build against Heimerdinger?

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 Heimerdinger: Mercury's Treads (24.3% usually, 67.4% here).

What runes should Volibear use against Heimerdinger?

Use Volibear's usual Press the Attack page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Heimerdinger: Bone Plating (10.2% usually, under 2% here).