Volibearvs Swain
Volibear vs Swain is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Volibear wins with a 61.5% win rate (+23.1%) over Swain based on 13 games. Volibear 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 Swain 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.
Swain(61.5%)Who Wins the Volibear vs Swain Matchup?
Volibear vs Swain Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Swain matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 13 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 61.5% win rate compared to Swain's 38.5%, giving Volibear a 23.1 percentage point advantage. Volibear dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Swain players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Swain leads by 0.6s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear players can confidently pick into Swain and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Swain 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 Swain Laning Phase Breakdown
Volibear is favored during the laning phase against Swain, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Volibear holds advantages in damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Volibear Build Against Swain
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Swain, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Swain are Dead Man's Plate, Thornmail and Spirit Visage. This combination gives Volibear an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 2 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Swain. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Volibear vs Swain matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Volibear80.0%Swain20.0%Volibear50.0%Swain50.0%Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Swain. This lopsided early game means Volibear can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Volibear at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Swain. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.
Volibear holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Swain players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Volibear Runes Against Swain
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Volibear to press their advantage against Swain, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.76% | 316 | 1.1 | 634 | 12,607 | 49.3% | 53.8% | |
| 49.49% | 300 | 1.5 | 676 | 12,304 | 52.1% | 47.1% | |
| 52.67% | 245 | 1.2 | 687 | 12,438 | 46.2% | 58.9% | |
| 50.21% | 241 | 3.5 | 910 | 12,862 | 54.9% | 46.0% | |
| 48.93% | 233 | 3.0 | 903 | 11,284 | 52.4% | 45.0% | |
| 42.86% | 233 | 3.0 | 621 | 11,278 | 40.7% | 45.1% | |
| 52.73% | 223 | 1.6 | 737 | 12,420 | 51.9% | 53.5% | |
| 55.30% | 218 | 4.6 | 827 | 12,429 | 50.0% | 59.8% | |
| 50.93% | 215 | 5.1 | 848 | 12,272 | 57.8% | 46.0% | |
| 49.76% | 207 | 1.2 | 664 | 12,507 | 48.8% | 50.4% | |
| 52.88% | 192 | 1.1 | 680 | 11,958 | 50.0% | 55.7% | |
| 52.22% | 181 | 1.3 | 717 | 12,085 | 54.0% | 50.5% | |
| 42.37% | 177 | 1.4 | 583 | 12,260 | 37.7% | 45.4% | |
| 50.00% | 168 | 6.6 | 909 | 12,841 | 55.1% | 46.5% | |
| 54.22% | 166 | 1.1 | 620 | 11,782 | 53.4% | 55.1% | |
| 50.61% | 165 | 4.8 | 959 | 12,886 | 53.0% | 49.0% | |
| 56.33% | 159 | 6.2 | 941 | 12,543 | 64.7% | 50.0% | |
| 54.49% | 157 | 4.1 | 766 | 12,724 | 58.9% | 50.6% | |
| 55.41% | 150 | 1.3 | 713 | 12,537 | 60.3% | 50.7% | |
| 53.10% | 146 | 1.3 | 749 | 13,073 | 52.5% | 53.6% | |
| 45.07% | 144 | 3.4 | 590 | 11,724 | 44.8% | 45.2% | |
| 53.28% | 138 | 1.2 | 675 | 12,334 | 51.6% | 54.7% | |
| 42.34% | 137 | 4.3 | 811 | 12,667 | 48.1% | 38.8% | |
| 50.79% | 126 | 1.2 | 664 | 12,502 | 46.8% | 54.7% | |
| 47.20% | 125 | 1.3 | 704 | 13,103 | 51.9% | 43.8% | |
| 45.53% | 123 | 1.3 | 645 | 11,529 | 50.9% | 40.9% | |
| 50.82% | 123 | 1.4 | 705 | 12,846 | 49.0% | 52.1% | |
| 51.64% | 122 | 3.5 | 825 | 13,066 | 50.9% | 52.2% | |
| 39.50% | 119 | 1.2 | 633 | 11,269 | 38.7% | 40.4% | |
| 43.48% | 116 | 3.0 | 796 | 12,398 | 45.1% | 42.2% | |
| 45.54% | 113 | 6.0 | 838 | 11,520 | 37.9% | 53.7% | |
| 52.73% | 110 | 4.9 | 856 | 11,952 | 52.1% | 53.2% | |
| 54.55% | 101 | 5.1 | 873 | 12,689 | 59.2% | 50.0% | |
| 56.57% | 99 | 3.5 | 796 | 12,856 | 56.5% | 56.6% | |
| 41.67% | 96 | 1.2 | 700 | 12,434 | 34.1% | 47.3% | |
| 47.37% | 95 | 1.2 | 659 | 12,687 | 50.0% | 44.7% | |
| 57.45% | 94 | 1.4 | 707 | 12,392 | 58.7% | 56.3% | |
| 54.35% | 92 | 6.7 | 911 | 11,622 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 49.44% | 89 | 6.2 | 739 | 11,444 | 52.1% | 46.3% | |
| 47.67% | 87 | 6.4 | 926 | 12,622 | 50.0% | 46.4% | |
| 48.24% | 86 | 6.3 | 1,023 | 12,207 | 53.7% | 43.2% | |
| 47.62% | 84 | 1.1 | 658 | 11,766 | 53.2% | 40.5% | |
| 64.63% | 82 | 6.8 | 926 | 13,328 | 65.8% | 63.6% | |
| 58.75% | 80 | 6.1 | 751 | 12,063 | 65.7% | 53.3% | |
| 44.00% | 75 | 5.3 | 888 | 12,287 | 47.4% | 40.5% | |
| 62.67% | 75 | 1.4 | 707 | 13,116 | 57.1% | 66.0% | |
| 57.33% | 75 | 6.0 | 797 | 12,732 | 67.9% | 51.1% | |
| 54.79% | 73 | 1.4 | 792 | 12,447 | 51.4% | 57.9% | |
| 52.05% | 73 | 1.9 | 649 | 11,890 | 53.7% | 50.0% | |
| 55.71% | 71 | 1.4 | 688 | 12,083 | 58.5% | 51.7% | |
| 43.08% | 69 | 1.3 | 731 | 12,216 | 48.4% | 38.2% | |
| 53.62% | 69 | 1.8 | 659 | 11,658 | 52.8% | 54.5% | |
| 62.12% | 67 | 6.1 | 1,100 | 12,019 | 68.6% | 54.8% | |
| 50.77% | 65 | 1.3 | 761 | 14,143 | 55.0% | 48.9% | |
| 60.00% | 65 | 6.1 | 814 | 12,495 | 64.7% | 54.8% | |
| 39.06% | 65 | 6.0 | 849 | 10,948 | 41.9% | 36.4% | |
| 42.19% | 64 | 1.6 | 586 | 11,634 | 36.7% | 47.1% | |
| 50.00% | 60 | 3.7 | 711 | 11,512 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 46.67% | 60 | 6.7 | 812 | 12,868 | 50.0% | 44.1% | |
| 59.65% | 58 | 6.5 | 927 | 12,227 | 57.1% | 62.1% | |
| 44.64% | 56 | 1.1 | 582 | 12,280 | 45.0% | 44.4% | |
| 49.09% | 56 | 6.4 | 822 | 12,652 | 43.5% | 53.1% | |
| 57.41% | 55 | 6.5 | 829 | 12,056 | 54.8% | 60.9% | |
| 52.83% | 54 | 5.3 | 931 | 12,938 | 62.5% | 44.8% | |
| 44.23% | 52 | 1.4 | 619 | 12,367 | 37.0% | 52.0% | |
| 55.10% | 49 | 1.3 | 658 | 12,062 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 56.25% | 49 | 1.6 | 684 | 11,664 | 45.8% | 66.7% | |
| 70.21% | 48 | 1.4 | 724 | 12,412 | 69.6% | 70.8% | |
| 46.81% | 47 | 5.8 | 787 | 12,106 | 55.0% | 40.7% | |
| 70.45% | 45 | 1.3 | 699 | 14,582 | 81.8% | 66.7% | |
| 59.09% | 44 | 5.9 | 906 | 13,285 | 61.1% | 57.7% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 5.1 | 819 | 13,083 | 68.2% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 39 | 3.3 | 588 | 11,192 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 39 | 1.4 | 585 | 11,679 | 35.7% | 64.0% | |
| 58.97% | 39 | 1.2 | 697 | 12,693 | 60.9% | 56.3% | |
| 55.26% | 39 | 6.7 | 826 | 11,666 | 52.6% | 57.9% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 1.8 | 700 | 12,966 | 53.3% | 39.1% | |
| 67.57% | 38 | 1.7 | 727 | 12,927 | 82.3% | 55.0% | |
| 34.29% | 35 | 4.3 | 803 | 12,696 | 27.3% | 37.5% | |
| 64.71% | 34 | 6.5 | 971 | 11,480 | 57.9% | 73.3% | |
| 36.67% | 30 | 1.3 | 614 | 12,386 | 47.4% | 18.2% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 4.6 | 797 | 11,576 | 31.3% | 57.1% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 1.1 | 669 | 12,692 | 54.5% | 52.9% | |
| 64.29% | 28 | 6.0 | 648 | 11,687 | 63.6% | 64.7% | |
| 40.74% | 27 | 5.6 | 705 | 10,836 | 33.3% | 46.7% | |
| 55.56% | 27 | 4.5 | 587 | 11,111 | 41.7% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 24 | 2.6 | 567 | 10,430 | 35.7% | 50.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.1 | 687 | 10,637 | 46.1% | 60.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 5.7 | 852 | 13,552 | 66.7% | 47.1% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.1 | 563 | 11,725 | 60.0% | 54.5% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.9 | 739 | 11,622 | 70.0% | 55.6% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 1.1 | 640 | 11,763 | 44.4% | 77.8% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 1.8 | 598 | 11,880 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 5.0 | 644 | 11,708 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 0.9 | 724 | 13,141 | 37.5% | 62.5% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 5.8 | 930 | 12,116 | 66.7% | 55.6% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 5.4 | 677 | 10,499 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.3 | 922 | 12,589 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 1.7 | 837 | 13,587 | 40.0% | 62.5% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.2 | 595 | 12,204 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 697 | 12,381 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 4.1 | 740 | 11,706 | 25.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.9 | 707 | 12,676 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 3.0 | 947 | 10,641 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 4.3 | 905 | 13,817 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 556 | 11,456 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.1 | 706 | 10,807 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.8 | 771 | 12,642 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 542 | 10,845 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 2.6 | 639 | 12,257 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.3 | 580 | 12,559 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 584 | 10,818 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 693 | 13,638 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 860 | 14,430 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 874 | 10,667 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.2 | 627 | 11,748 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 799 | 14,421 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.5 | 605 | 12,911 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.3 | 774 | 11,871 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Volibear vs Swain - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Swain in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Volibear vs Swain matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to Swain's 38.5%, a 23.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 13 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Volibear do against Swain in the early game?
In the early game, Volibear has the advantage against Swain with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. 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 Swain in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Volibear vs Swain matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Swain matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Swain with a 61.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 23.1 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 13 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Swain?
The best Volibear build against Swain includes Dead Man's Plate, Thornmail, Spirit Visage with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Swain?
The best Volibear runes against Swain use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Volibear vs Swain matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Swain?
Yes, Volibear has a favorable matchup against Swain with a 61.5% win rate. Volibear strongly counters Swain in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.
How do I play Volibear against Swain?
When playing Volibear against Swain, 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.