Volibearvs Heimerdinger
Volibear vs Heimerdinger is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Volibear wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Heimerdinger based on 14 games. Heimerdinger 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 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.
Who Wins the Volibear vs Heimerdinger Matchup?
Volibear vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Heimerdinger matchup is essentially a coin-flip matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 14 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 50.0% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 50.0%, giving Volibear a 0.0 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Heimerdinger controls the early laning stage, but Volibear outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Heimerdinger 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 sustain, where Volibear leads by 1,102 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear has a statistical edge, but the margin is close enough that respecting Heimerdinger's strengths is important. Trade when cooldowns are favorable, track the enemy jungler, and build toward your strongest item spikes to convert the slight advantage into a decisive lead. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Volibear vs Heimerdinger Laning Phase Breakdown
Heimerdinger is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Heimerdinger holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Volibear Build Against Heimerdinger
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Heimerdinger, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Heimerdinger are Navori Flickerblade, Hollow Radiance and Riftmaker. This combination gives Volibear an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Volibear vs Heimerdinger matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Volibear42.9%
Heimerdinger57.1%Volibear57.1%Heimerdinger42.9%Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger 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 57.1% win rate — 14.3 points above Heimerdinger. 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: Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger
Sorcery
Resolve
The Sorcery 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 Heimerdinger.
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 Heimerdinger - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Heimerdinger in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Volibear vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to Heimerdinger's 50.0%, a 0.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 14 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Volibear do against Heimerdinger in the early game?
In the early game, Heimerdinger has the advantage against Volibear with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Heimerdinger players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Volibear do against Heimerdinger in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Volibear vs Heimerdinger matchup with a 57.1% win rate compared to 42.9%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Heimerdinger matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Heimerdinger with a 50.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 0.0 percentage point advantage means Volibear is slightly favored in this lane matchup based on 14 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Heimerdinger?
The best Volibear build against Heimerdinger includes Navori Flickerblade, Hollow Radiance, Riftmaker with Mercury's Treads. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Volibear runes against Heimerdinger?
The best Volibear runes against Heimerdinger use the Sorcery primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Volibear vs Heimerdinger matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Heimerdinger?
Yes, Volibear has a favorable matchup against Heimerdinger with a 50.0% win rate. Volibear slightly edges out Heimerdinger in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Volibear against Heimerdinger?
When playing Volibear against Heimerdinger, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Heimerdinger. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.