- Win Rate
- 49.7%
- Pick Rate
- 4.6%
- Ban Rate
- 3.4%
Volibear vs Kennen
- Patch
- 26.21
- Games
- 9,218
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Nov 3, 2026 UTC
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
Volibear vs Kennen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.21. Kennen wins with a 53.5% win rate (+7.0%) over Volibear based on 43 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Kennen scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Kennen 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 Kennen?
Volibear wins 45.0% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 30.7% and 60.2% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.1% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −6.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 40 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.20
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.21 · Oct 27 – Nov 3
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Kennen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 45.0% of 40 games (95% range 30.7–60.2%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 51.1% for Volibear; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Kennen usually wins the lane: 707 gold ahead of Volibear at 15 minutes on average (40 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Volibear players pick Mercury's Treads far more often against Kennen: 26.0% of their other Top games, 55.0% 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 Kennen 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 Kennen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Kennen Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear's win rate against Kennen 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 Kennen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear vs Kennen 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)KennenVolibear gold at 15: −707
- First itemInsufficient data
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Volibear Changes Against Kennen
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually26.0%vs Kennen55.0%+29.0 pts36.4% WR here
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually41.3%vs Kennen17.5%−23.8 pts
Spirit VisageItemUsually35.7%vs Kennen57.5%+21.8 pts52.2% WR here
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Kennen5.0%+5.0 pts
Stormraider's SurgeKeystoneUsually0.5%vs Kennen5.0%+4.5 pts
Best Volibear Build vs Kennen
Usual Volibear build (Top)
90.0% win rate · 10 games
Against Kennen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 5 of 29 Volibear games against Kennen 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 14.0 min (median of 21 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 Kennen
Usual Volibear runes (Top)
Lethal Tempo
49.9% win rate · 2,798 games
Against Kennen
Lethal Tempo47.6% win rate · 21 games
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Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.21. 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
Hardest for Volibear
Easiest for Volibear
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 Kennen FAQ - Patch 26.21
Who wins Volibear vs Kennen?
Current data slightly favors Kennen, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 45.0% of 40 games (95% range 30.7–60.2%).
What is Volibear's win rate against Kennen?
Volibear wins 45.0% of 40 Top games against Kennen on patch 26.21 (95% range 30.7–60.2%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.1% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Kennen?
Not clearly. Volibear wins 45.0% of 40 games against Kennen, and the 95% range (30.7–60.2%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Kennen?
Kennen usually wins the lane: 707 gold ahead of Volibear at 15 minutes on average (40 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Volibear outscale Kennen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Kennen strongest against Volibear?
Kennen is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min).
What should Volibear build against Kennen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Volibear's usual Top core: Navori Flickerblade, Dead Man's Plate, Statikk Shiv. The biggest change against Kennen: Mercury's Treads (26.0% usually, 55.0% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Kennen?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 47.6% over 21 games against Kennen. The biggest change against Kennen: Stormraider's Surge (0.5% usually, 5.0% here).