Volibearvs Sylas
Volibear vs Sylas is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.14. Volibear wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Sylas based on 30 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 Sylas 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 Sylas Matchup?
Volibear vs Sylas Matchup Summary
The Volibear vs Sylas matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 30 recent matches analyzed, Volibear wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Sylas's 40.0%, giving Volibear a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Volibear dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Sylas 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 Volibear leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Volibear players can confidently pick into Sylas and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Sylas 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 Sylas Laning Phase Breakdown
Volibear is favored during the laning phase against Sylas, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Volibear holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Volibear Build Against Sylas
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Sylas, providing the mobility and stats Volibear needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Volibear against Sylas are Navori Flickerblade, Thornmail and Spirit Visage. 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 Sylas. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Volibear vs Sylas matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Volibear58.3%
Sylas41.7%Volibear61.1%Sylas38.9%Volibear dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 58.3% win rate — a 16.7 percentage point lead over Sylas. This lopsided early game means Volibear 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 61.1% win rate — 22.2 points above Sylas. Extended games heavily favor Volibear, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Volibear holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Sylas players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Volibear Runes Against Sylas
Precision
Sorcery
Running Precision primary with Sorcery secondary allows Volibear to press their advantage against Sylas, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.14. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.49% | 185 | 5.8 | 873 | 11,871 | 46.7% | 46.4% | |
| 46.72% | 122 | 5.8 | 982 | 12,041 | 50.0% | 44.9% | |
| 60.00% | 110 | 6.5 | 895 | 11,566 | 58.3% | 61.3% | |
| 44.12% | 102 | 4.8 | 653 | 10,794 | 33.3% | 51.7% | |
| 50.00% | 82 | 6.0 | 819 | 10,332 | 48.8% | 51.3% | |
| 50.00% | 70 | 4.4 | 843 | 11,309 | 51.6% | 48.7% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 1.6 | 703 | 11,262 | 55.2% | 40.5% | |
| 54.55% | 66 | 1.7 | 689 | 12,318 | 64.7% | 51.0% | |
| 48.44% | 64 | 5.5 | 799 | 11,358 | 34.6% | 57.9% | |
| 44.44% | 63 | 5.7 | 1,095 | 12,048 | 43.5% | 45.0% | |
| 48.33% | 60 | 5.0 | 620 | 10,510 | 37.5% | 55.6% | |
| 47.27% | 55 | 6.2 | 902 | 11,874 | 51.9% | 42.9% | |
| 51.85% | 54 | 6.5 | 936 | 10,764 | 38.5% | 64.3% | |
| 62.26% | 53 | 1.6 | 690 | 11,576 | 64.0% | 60.7% | |
| 47.17% | 53 | 5.8 | 785 | 11,030 | 56.5% | 40.0% | |
| 49.02% | 51 | 1.6 | 683 | 10,956 | 51.7% | 45.5% | |
| 50.98% | 51 | 1.1 | 655 | 11,711 | 44.0% | 57.7% | |
| 43.14% | 51 | 5.2 | 764 | 10,305 | 30.8% | 56.0% | |
| 56.25% | 48 | 6.4 | 773 | 10,268 | 55.6% | 57.1% | |
| 31.25% | 48 | 6.1 | 897 | 11,993 | 38.9% | 26.7% | |
| 42.55% | 47 | 4.5 | 699 | 10,594 | 47.1% | 40.0% | |
| 43.48% | 46 | 5.7 | 719 | 11,655 | 50.0% | 39.3% | |
| 59.09% | 44 | 6.4 | 741 | 10,315 | 57.1% | 60.9% | |
| 51.16% | 43 | 5.5 | 821 | 12,049 | 54.5% | 47.6% | |
| 57.14% | 42 | 6.5 | 858 | 11,678 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 51.28% | 39 | 1.1 | 700 | 11,548 | 69.2% | 42.3% | |
| 46.15% | 39 | 5.8 | 919 | 11,592 | 33.3% | 61.1% | |
| 44.74% | 38 | 6.3 | 745 | 11,629 | 53.3% | 39.1% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 5.7 | 860 | 11,513 | 41.2% | 57.9% | |
| 61.11% | 36 | 5.9 | 886 | 12,626 | 60.0% | 61.9% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 5.2 | 914 | 10,814 | 66.7% | 43.5% | |
| 51.43% | 35 | 1.4 | 602 | 11,527 | 47.4% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 34 | 1.6 | 650 | 11,977 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.88% | 34 | 6.3 | 1,089 | 11,297 | 62.5% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 33 | 5.2 | 891 | 12,985 | 62.5% | 68.0% | |
| 53.13% | 32 | 5.7 | 959 | 11,609 | 42.9% | 61.1% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 5.4 | 746 | 11,527 | 46.1% | 47.4% | |
| 50.00% | 30 | 6.0 | 1,102 | 10,279 | 43.8% | 57.1% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 1.1 | 697 | 11,725 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 60.00% | 30 | 3.0 | 800 | 11,261 | 58.3% | 61.1% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 5.9 | 859 | 11,614 | 64.3% | 53.3% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 1.5 | 515 | 9,465 | 38.5% | 35.7% | |
| 33.33% | 27 | 5.3 | 603 | 9,896 | 30.8% | 35.7% | |
| 69.23% | 26 | 3.3 | 631 | 11,058 | 75.0% | 64.3% | |
| 73.08% | 26 | 6.1 | 936 | 11,880 | 70.0% | 75.0% | |
| 46.15% | 26 | 6.0 | 766 | 12,051 | 25.0% | 55.6% | |
| 52.00% | 25 | 1.7 | 655 | 12,106 | 44.4% | 56.3% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.6 | 954 | 12,360 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 758 | 11,875 | 61.5% | 27.3% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 1.0 | 504 | 9,184 | 38.5% | 60.0% | |
| 63.64% | 22 | 1.7 | 831 | 11,773 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 5.0 | 516 | 8,309 | 35.7% | 37.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 1.6 | 638 | 11,810 | 42.9% | 42.9% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 5.9 | 586 | 10,954 | 50.0% | 38.5% | |
| 61.90% | 21 | 3.4 | 651 | 12,935 | 66.7% | 60.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 4.8 | 789 | 11,843 | 66.7% | 63.6% | |
| 45.00% | 20 | 2.0 | 771 | 12,882 | 28.6% | 53.9% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 5.4 | 740 | 10,487 | 60.0% | 70.0% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 6.3 | 770 | 9,609 | 18.2% | 66.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 1.9 | 681 | 11,236 | 62.5% | 36.4% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 1.8 | 736 | 12,678 | 20.0% | 35.7% | |
| 61.11% | 18 | 6.7 | 955 | 12,063 | 50.0% | 70.0% | |
| 27.78% | 18 | 5.0 | 753 | 9,843 | 20.0% | 37.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 0.8 | 537 | 10,520 | 37.5% | 50.0% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 2.5 | 877 | 12,234 | 66.7% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 2.8 | 729 | 11,855 | 28.6% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 1.6 | 574 | 11,848 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 4.8 | 810 | 13,841 | 66.7% | 63.6% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.0 | 852 | 10,429 | 37.5% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 0.9 | 578 | 9,923 | 57.1% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 12 | 1.7 | 718 | 12,800 | 100.0% | 45.5% | |
| 66.67% | 12 | 1.1 | 693 | 12,427 | 80.0% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 1.5 | 770 | 14,752 | 50.0% | 87.5% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.9 | 791 | 14,238 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 1.1 | 558 | 10,816 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 4.9 | 613 | 12,328 | 100.0% | 55.6% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 1.3 | 615 | 10,583 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.1 | 741 | 10,464 | 66.7% | 25.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 2.8 | 520 | 10,748 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 651 | 9,743 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 6.0 | 808 | 11,706 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 6.0 | 849 | 14,735 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 6.6 | 644 | 12,427 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 1.4 | 810 | 12,584 | 33.3% | 80.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.7 | 879 | 12,813 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.5 | 799 | 12,074 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.2 | 426 | 8,011 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 1.5 | 736 | 12,231 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.6 | 730 | 10,000 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 721 | 11,624 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 1,159 | 11,021 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.0 | 553 | 9,216 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.4 | 544 | 8,725 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 0.9 | 458 | 8,575 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 2.4 | 600 | 12,939 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.1 | 686 | 10,509 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
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Volibear vs Sylas - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Volibear do against Sylas in League of Legends?
Volibear wins the Volibear vs Sylas matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Sylas's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 30 recent ranked games in patch 26.14.
How does Volibear do against Sylas in the early game?
In the early game, Volibear has the advantage against Sylas with a 58.3% win rate versus 41.7%. 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 Sylas in the late game?
In the late game, Volibear takes over the Volibear vs Sylas matchup with a 61.1% win rate compared to 38.9%. Volibear scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Volibear vs Sylas matchup?
Volibear wins the matchup against Sylas with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.14. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Volibear is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 30 games analyzed.
What is the best Volibear build against Sylas?
The best Volibear build against Sylas includes Navori Flickerblade, Thornmail, Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads. 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 Sylas?
The best Volibear runes against Sylas use the Precision primary tree with Sorcery secondary. This rune setup achieves a 54.5% win rate in the Volibear vs Sylas matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Volibear counter Sylas?
Yes, Volibear has a favorable matchup against Sylas with a 60.0% win rate. Volibear strongly counters Sylas in lane based on current patch 26.14 data.
How do I play Volibear against Sylas?
When playing Volibear against Sylas, 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.