Volibearvs Karthus
Volibear vs Karthus is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Volibear wins with a 54.5% win rate (+9.1%) over Karthus based on 11 games. Karthus 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Matchup?
Volibear vs Karthus Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Karthus matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 11 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 54.5% win rate compared to Karthus's 45.5%, giving Volibear a 9.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Karthus controls the early laning stage, but Volibear outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Karthus 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 damage output, where Karthus leads by 545 DMG/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear players can confidently pick into Karthus and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Karthus away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Volibear vs Karthus Laning Phase Breakdown
Karthus is favored during the laning phase against Volibear, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Karthus holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Volibear Build Against Karthus
Slightly Magical Footwear is the optimal boots choice against Karthus, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Karthus are Statikk Shiv, Spirit Visage and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Volibear an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Karthus. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Volibear vs Karthus matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Volibear42.9%
Karthus57.1%Volibear75.0%Karthus25.0%Karthus 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 Karthus 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 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Karthus. 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: Karthus 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 Karthus
Precision
Inspiration
Running Precision primary with Inspiration secondary allows Volibear to press their advantage against Karthus, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52.33% | 172 | 6.4 | 854 | 11,299 | 48.2% | 56.2% | |
| 50.65% | 154 | 5.8 | 865 | 12,123 | 50.0% | 51.1% | |
| 61.33% | 150 | 1.8 | 657 | 11,986 | 67.7% | 56.5% | |
| 47.26% | 146 | 5.8 | 864 | 11,930 | 51.4% | 43.4% | |
| 47.48% | 139 | 6.3 | 931 | 11,724 | 53.5% | 43.2% | |
| 46.51% | 129 | 1.9 | 701 | 11,582 | 43.5% | 49.3% | |
| 37.90% | 124 | 4.7 | 653 | 10,923 | 36.8% | 38.8% | |
| 47.54% | 122 | 5.0 | 639 | 11,095 | 33.3% | 58.8% | |
| 59.13% | 115 | 1.4 | 663 | 11,838 | 58.9% | 59.3% | |
| 54.46% | 101 | 6.2 | 876 | 11,803 | 46.8% | 61.1% | |
| 52.48% | 101 | 1.3 | 623 | 12,365 | 46.5% | 56.9% | |
| 54.08% | 98 | 1.6 | 731 | 12,455 | 53.9% | 54.2% | |
| 46.88% | 96 | 3.4 | 812 | 12,492 | 52.4% | 42.6% | |
| 45.83% | 96 | 6.1 | 739 | 12,047 | 41.5% | 49.1% | |
| 54.74% | 95 | 1.6 | 725 | 12,697 | 48.6% | 58.3% | |
| 51.61% | 93 | 5.4 | 951 | 11,799 | 57.1% | 47.1% | |
| 37.78% | 90 | 5.7 | 817 | 11,224 | 32.4% | 41.5% | |
| 44.32% | 88 | 6.4 | 1,002 | 12,383 | 34.2% | 52.0% | |
| 56.47% | 85 | 5.6 | 820 | 12,385 | 60.0% | 54.0% | |
| 54.76% | 84 | 1.3 | 691 | 12,814 | 54.0% | 55.3% | |
| 51.19% | 84 | 1.5 | 650 | 12,480 | 55.0% | 47.7% | |
| 45.78% | 83 | 1.3 | 649 | 11,860 | 48.8% | 42.5% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 6.4 | 868 | 12,262 | 47.1% | 40.4% | |
| 43.21% | 81 | 5.5 | 1,103 | 11,968 | 50.0% | 36.6% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 5.9 | 831 | 11,381 | 38.2% | 50.0% | |
| 63.38% | 71 | 5.5 | 798 | 11,566 | 75.8% | 52.6% | |
| 47.89% | 71 | 1.4 | 530 | 11,781 | 45.5% | 50.0% | |
| 55.07% | 69 | 5.7 | 785 | 11,447 | 60.6% | 50.0% | |
| 53.62% | 69 | 4.9 | 699 | 11,655 | 58.1% | 50.0% | |
| 52.94% | 68 | 6.2 | 792 | 11,965 | 53.3% | 52.6% | |
| 53.03% | 66 | 6.6 | 895 | 12,882 | 56.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.38% | 65 | 5.5 | 894 | 12,171 | 51.9% | 57.9% | |
| 53.97% | 63 | 6.1 | 940 | 11,347 | 64.3% | 45.7% | |
| 61.90% | 63 | 5.9 | 945 | 11,638 | 65.6% | 58.1% | |
| 49.18% | 61 | 6.4 | 976 | 12,714 | 42.1% | 52.4% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 6.4 | 858 | 11,124 | 53.3% | 40.0% | |
| 57.69% | 52 | 3.1 | 692 | 11,447 | 61.5% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 52 | 2.6 | 718 | 12,712 | 39.1% | 58.6% | |
| 47.06% | 51 | 6.4 | 793 | 11,873 | 55.2% | 36.4% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 5.0 | 809 | 11,027 | 48.0% | 53.9% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 1.1 | 705 | 12,539 | 35.3% | 58.8% | |
| 46.94% | 49 | 1.3 | 686 | 12,411 | 58.3% | 36.0% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 6.7 | 821 | 12,054 | 70.8% | 41.7% | |
| 47.92% | 48 | 6.2 | 802 | 11,089 | 60.0% | 27.8% | |
| 59.57% | 47 | 5.7 | 831 | 12,647 | 55.6% | 62.1% | |
| 55.56% | 45 | 5.8 | 983 | 12,364 | 60.0% | 52.0% | |
| 51.11% | 45 | 6.1 | 873 | 12,710 | 61.5% | 46.9% | |
| 45.45% | 44 | 2.5 | 678 | 11,282 | 39.1% | 52.4% | |
| 61.36% | 44 | 1.7 | 652 | 13,471 | 66.7% | 59.4% | |
| 46.51% | 43 | 6.0 | 803 | 11,300 | 57.1% | 41.4% | |
| 56.41% | 39 | 1.3 | 704 | 12,019 | 58.8% | 54.5% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 6.2 | 746 | 11,236 | 52.6% | 45.0% | |
| 56.76% | 37 | 6.4 | 863 | 12,913 | 80.0% | 40.9% | |
| 32.43% | 37 | 5.3 | 595 | 10,093 | 37.5% | 23.1% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 1.2 | 646 | 12,636 | 21.4% | 60.9% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 1.8 | 654 | 12,529 | 43.8% | 45.0% | |
| 48.57% | 35 | 6.6 | 827 | 10,986 | 52.2% | 41.7% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 5.6 | 586 | 10,906 | 35.7% | 42.1% | |
| 63.64% | 33 | 2.0 | 727 | 13,009 | 50.0% | 71.4% | |
| 59.38% | 32 | 2.6 | 794 | 11,996 | 54.5% | 61.9% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 3.0 | 533 | 10,669 | 60.0% | 47.1% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 1.4 | 718 | 12,817 | 52.9% | 42.9% | |
| 51.61% | 31 | 6.0 | 964 | 12,312 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 48.39% | 31 | 2.6 | 842 | 12,172 | 33.3% | 57.9% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 5.4 | 729 | 10,831 | 31.3% | 42.9% | |
| 68.97% | 29 | 5.5 | 764 | 12,144 | 83.3% | 58.8% | |
| 68.97% | 29 | 6.6 | 894 | 12,931 | 70.0% | 68.4% | |
| 57.14% | 28 | 1.3 | 661 | 12,476 | 55.6% | 57.9% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.2 | 639 | 11,451 | 40.0% | 69.2% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 5.8 | 764 | 11,609 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 5.9 | 725 | 12,627 | 61.5% | 66.7% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 1.2 | 732 | 11,982 | 60.0% | 35.7% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 0.9 | 580 | 10,784 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 24 | 4.6 | 667 | 10,323 | 28.6% | 20.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 1.1 | 617 | 12,462 | 81.8% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 1.2 | 502 | 10,309 | 40.0% | 28.6% | |
| 66.67% | 21 | 1.5 | 675 | 11,595 | 69.2% | 62.5% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 2.2 | 942 | 14,364 | 57.1% | 66.7% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 3.2 | 688 | 12,462 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 1.6 | 739 | 10,529 | 45.5% | 57.1% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 4.0 | 660 | 12,242 | 71.4% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.1 | 588 | 11,794 | 28.6% | 66.7% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 5.6 | 707 | 11,094 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.9 | 516 | 12,018 | 83.3% | 57.1% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 5.8 | 822 | 11,639 | 83.3% | 57.1% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.0 | 544 | 9,695 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 6.5 | 561 | 11,129 | 11.1% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.2 | 486 | 12,148 | 42.9% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.1 | 758 | 13,372 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 5.7 | 667 | 13,090 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 1.3 | 518 | 8,843 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,139 | 15,191 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.2 | 587 | 12,764 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 2.9 | 878 | 13,204 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.8 | 1,014 | 12,370 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 5.5 | 681 | 9,738 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.7 | 934 | 12,661 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.1 | 677 | 10,350 | 20.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.8 | 652 | 11,381 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 6.5 | 788 | 13,042 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 798 | 11,344 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.2 | 704 | 12,823 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 751 | 9,730 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 721 | 12,436 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.7 | 942 | 16,555 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 684 | 13,669 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 586 | 12,733 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 558 | 10,717 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 724 | 9,998 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
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Volibear vs Karthus - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Karthus in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Volibear vs Karthus matchup with a 54.5% win rate compared to Karthus's 45.5%, a 9.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 11 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Volibear do against Karthus in the early game?
In the early game, Karthus has the advantage against Volibear with a 57.1% win rate versus 42.9%. Karthus players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Volibear do against Karthus in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Volibear vs Karthus matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Karthus matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Karthus with a 54.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 9.1 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 11 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Karthus?
The best Volibear build against Karthus includes Statikk Shiv, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn with Slightly Magical Footwear. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Karthus?
The best Volibear runes against Karthus use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Volibear vs Karthus matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Karthus?
Yes, Volibear has a favorable matchup against Karthus with a 54.5% win rate. Volibear strongly counters Karthus in lane based on current patch 26.11 data.
How do I play Volibear against Karthus?
When playing Volibear against Karthus, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Karthus. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.