Win Rate
49.8%
Pick Rate
3.2%
Volibearvs Rengar
Patch26.17
Matches368,800
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedAug 29, 2026 UTC
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick
Volibear vs Rengar is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.17. Volibear wins with a 52.9% win rate (+5.9%) over Rengar based on 17 games. Volibear wins the early laning phase while Rengar scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Volibear build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Volibear vs Rengar matchup.
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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
52.9% WR
VS
Rengar
47.1% WR
Who Wins the Volibear vs Rengar Matchup?
Winner
Volibear
Matches: 17
52.9%
47.1%
1.6
1.3
653
908
11,317
12,692
387
462
1,397
632
0.8
0.5
66.7%
33.3%
37.5%
62.5%
Volibear vs Rengar Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Rengar matchup is a moderate matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 17 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 52.9% win rate compared to Rengar's 47.1%, giving Volibear a 5.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Volibear controls the early laning stage, but Rengar outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Volibear needs to press advantages before Rengar reaches their power spikes, while Rengar should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Volibear leads by 0.4s CC/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 Rengar'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 Rengar Laning Phase Breakdown
Volibear is favored during the laning phase against Rengar, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Volibear holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Farming
1.6Volibear
1.3Rengar
Volibear and Rengar farm at nearly identical rates in this matchup, with only a 0.3 CS/min difference. Neither champion holds a meaningful farming advantage, so lane dominance will come from trading and jungle interaction rather than CS leads.Damage
653Volibear
908Rengar
Rengar heavily out-damages Volibear by 255 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Volibear should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Rengar's sustained damage advantage take over.Economy
11,317Volibear
12,692Rengar
Rengar generates a commanding 1,375 more gold per game than Volibear. This substantial economic advantage means Rengar consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Volibear should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.Utility
0.8Volibear
0.5Rengar
Volibear provides 0.4 seconds more crowd control per minute than Rengar, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Volibear coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.Sustain
1,784Volibear
1,095Rengar
Volibear vastly out-sustains Rengar, healing and mitigating 689 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Volibear can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Rengar is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Rengar, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.Best Volibear Build Against Rengar
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Rengar, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Rengar are Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage and Dusk and Dawn. This combination gives Volibear an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build has a 33.3% win rate across 3 games. While the overall matchup may be difficult, this item path gives Volibear the best chance to compete against Rengar. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Volibear vs Rengar matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
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Early Game
Volibear
66.7%
+33.3% advantage
Volibear66.7%
Rengar33.3%♕
Late Game
Rengar
62.5%
+25.0% advantage
Volibear37.5%Rengar62.5%Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 66.7% win rate — a 33.3 percentage point lead over Rengar. This lopsided early game means Volibear can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Rengar is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 62.5% win rate — 25.0 points above Volibear. Extended games heavily favor Rengar, 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 Rengar reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Rengar 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 Rengar
Precision
Sorcery
100.0% WR
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Volibear to press their advantage against Rengar, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.17. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55.17% | 116 | 5.9 | 996 | 12,371 | 65.5% | 44.8% | |
| 60.23% | 88 | 5.6 | 843 | 12,010 | 57.1% | 63.0% | |
| 46.43% | 84 | 6.3 | 874 | 12,234 | 37.5% | 54.5% | |
| 54.17% | 72 | 5.9 | 910 | 11,958 | 51.5% | 56.4% | |
| 41.38% | 58 | 4.7 | 650 | 11,272 | 60.0% | 27.3% | |
| 61.11% | 54 | 2.1 | 663 | 11,837 | 63.3% | 58.3% | |
| 50.00% | 54 | 5.7 | 941 | 13,074 | 48.0% | 51.7% | |
| 52.94% | 51 | 6.3 | 800 | 12,005 | 50.0% | 55.2% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 5.5 | 599 | 11,816 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 45.83% | 48 | 1.4 | 630 | 12,759 | 42.9% | 47.1% | |
| 37.50% | 48 | 1.8 | 676 | 11,924 | 34.8% | 40.0% | |
| 45.65% | 46 | 1.3 | 691 | 12,781 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 60.00% | 45 | 1.7 | 678 | 12,593 | 58.3% | 61.9% | |
| 42.50% | 40 | 1.6 | 718 | 12,827 | 43.8% | 41.7% | |
| 48.72% | 39 | 5.1 | 831 | 12,239 | 50.0% | 47.4% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 1.6 | 700 | 14,039 | 36.4% | 60.0% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 6.0 | 807 | 11,510 | 23.5% | 68.4% | |
| 58.82% | 34 | 6.4 | 902 | 12,051 | 44.4% | 75.0% | |
| 41.18% | 34 | 1.3 | 601 | 13,443 | 50.0% | 36.4% | |
| 52.94% | 34 | 1.2 | 613 | 12,108 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 47.06% | 34 | 5.5 | 1,085 | 11,664 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 5.6 | 850 | 11,885 | 46.1% | 45.0% | |
| 39.39% | 33 | 5.8 | 746 | 11,500 | 43.8% | 35.3% | |
| 51.52% | 33 | 6.3 | 778 | 11,711 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 31.25% | 32 | 5.8 | 878 | 14,004 | 33.3% | 30.4% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 6.0 | 890 | 12,076 | 46.1% | 44.4% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 6.9 | 949 | 13,622 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 55.17% | 29 | 6.5 | 857 | 13,607 | 66.7% | 47.1% | |
| 62.07% | 29 | 5.3 | 725 | 11,885 | 53.9% | 68.8% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 5.0 | 780 | 12,164 | 58.3% | 50.0% | |
| 35.71% | 28 | 6.0 | 762 | 12,531 | 33.3% | 36.8% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 1.0 | 556 | 13,386 | 80.0% | 55.6% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 6.6 | 935 | 12,584 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 25 | 6.8 | 828 | 9,958 | 25.0% | 11.1% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.4 | 889 | 13,930 | 53.9% | 36.4% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.0 | 1,189 | 13,840 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 6.0 | 885 | 11,322 | 53.9% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 1.5 | 612 | 12,919 | 0.0% | 73.3% | |
| 38.10% | 21 | 1.7 | 599 | 11,916 | 30.0% | 45.5% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 689 | 11,049 | 45.5% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 1.1 | 607 | 10,364 | 61.5% | 28.6% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 1.4 | 585 | 13,406 | 44.4% | 45.5% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 5.1 | 878 | 11,091 | 44.4% | 63.6% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.3 | 865 | 12,082 | 36.4% | 62.5% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 5.4 | 979 | 12,137 | 71.4% | 58.3% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 4.8 | 908 | 11,820 | 60.0% | 62.5% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 4.9 | 556 | 10,275 | 61.5% | 60.0% | |
| 23.53% | 17 | 2.4 | 841 | 11,215 | 30.0% | 14.3% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 1.6 | 653 | 11,317 | 66.7% | 37.5% | |
| 62.50% | 16 | 1.5 | 691 | 14,028 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 43.75% | 16 | 2.2 | 713 | 12,258 | 100.0% | 10.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 1.8 | 689 | 11,581 | 55.6% | 42.9% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 1.4 | 786 | 14,497 | 0.0% | 30.8% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 4.6 | 608 | 12,632 | 28.6% | 37.5% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.9 | 853 | 12,518 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 73.33% | 15 | 6.1 | 803 | 12,977 | 75.0% | 71.4% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 2.9 | 732 | 12,675 | 70.0% | 40.0% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 1.1 | 575 | 11,735 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.7 | 728 | 11,557 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 28.57% | 14 | 5.9 | 723 | 10,611 | 28.6% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 0.8 | 565 | 10,417 | 33.3% | 62.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 6.1 | 768 | 11,354 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 3.6 | 636 | 12,992 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.1 | 607 | 11,195 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 5.8 | 992 | 10,670 | 42.9% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.8 | 802 | 12,663 | 66.7% | 57.1% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 1.4 | 575 | 11,994 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.6 | 734 | 12,636 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 6.9 | 660 | 11,323 | 42.9% | 40.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.8 | 733 | 13,693 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 1.7 | 575 | 11,890 | 22.2% | 66.7% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 1.4 | 761 | 13,533 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 1.2 | 688 | 13,189 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 5.8 | 807 | 11,645 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 2.0 | 846 | 13,297 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.3 | 667 | 12,037 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.1 | 589 | 11,441 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 3.5 | 678 | 12,434 | 100.0% | 20.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 1.7 | 808 | 12,455 | 40.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 2.0 | 732 | 11,062 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.5 | 868 | 12,576 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 5.0 | 801 | 11,823 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 1.0 | 637 | 13,776 | 0.0% | 20.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.0 | 812 | 13,080 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.0 | 690 | 12,777 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.6 | 604 | 10,796 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 0.8 | 558 | 11,024 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.2 | 647 | 8,962 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 3.6 | 925 | 10,672 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 435 | 8,227 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 674 | 12,890 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 563 | 9,623 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 844 | 13,246 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 791 | 12,471 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
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Volibear vs Rengar - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Rengar in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Volibear vs Rengar matchup with a 52.9% win rate compared to Rengar's 47.1%, a 5.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 17 recent ranked games in patch 26.17.
How does Volibear do against Rengar in the early game?
In the early game, Volibear has the advantage against Rengar with a 66.7% win rate versus 33.3%. 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 Rengar in the late game?
In the late game, Rengar takes over the Volibear vs Rengar matchup with a 62.5% win rate compared to 37.5%. Rengar scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Rengar matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Rengar with a 52.9% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.17. The 5.9 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 17 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Rengar?
The best Volibear build against Rengar includes Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 33.3% 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 Rengar?
The best Volibear runes against Rengar use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Volibear vs Rengar matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Rengar?
Yes, Volibear has a favorable matchup against Rengar with a 52.9% win rate. Volibear strongly counters Rengar in lane based on current patch 26.17 data.
How do I play Volibear against Rengar?
When playing Volibear against Rengar, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.
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