Volibearvs Sylas
Volibear vs Sylas is a very close matchup in LoL patch 26.19. Volibear wins with a 50.0% win rate (+0.0%) over Sylas based on 34 games. Sylas 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 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 Volibear vs Sylas?
Volibear wins 51.9% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 38.9% and 64.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 53.0% From both champions' overall Jungle win rates
- Matchup effect
- −1.2 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 54 games Lane: Jungle
- vs patch 26.18
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Jungle · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.19 · Sep 24 – Sep 28
They also met in another lane (Top): 12 games, Volibear won 58.3%.
They also met in another lane (Mid): 11 games, Volibear won 45.5%.
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 51.9% of 54 games (95% range 38.9–64.6%).
- Both champions' overall Jungle win rates predict 53.0% for Volibear; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 51, within the margin of error (54 games).
- Volibear players pick Plated Steelcaps much less often against Sylas: 36.6% of their other Jungle games, 20.4% 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 Sylas 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 Sylas Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Sylas Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear's win rate against Sylas 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 Sylas in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear vs Sylas 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)EvenVolibear gold at 15: +51
- First itemEvenVolibear: 0.2 min · Sylas: 0.2 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Volibear Changes Against Sylas
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Jungle games.
Plated SteelcapsBootsUsually36.6%vs Sylas20.4%−16.2 pts
Mercury's TreadsBootsUsually34.9%vs Sylas48.1%+13.2 pts65.4% WR here
Sorcerer's ShoesBootsUsually3.0%vs Sylas9.3%+6.2 pts
ShadowflameItemUsually3.5%vs Sylas9.3%+5.8 pts
Sudden ImpactRuneUsually0.8%vs Sylas5.6%+4.7 pts
Best Volibear Build vs Sylas
Usual Volibear build (Jungle)
65.9% win rate · 91 games
Against Sylas
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 3 of 35 Volibear games against Sylas carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Volibear's standard build instead.
- Volibear usually completes Gustwalker Hatchling first, at 0.2 min (median of 35 games).
- Sylas usually completes Scorchclaw Pup first, at 0.2 min (median of 32 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > 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 Sylas
Usual Volibear runes (Jungle)
Lethal Tempo
57.9% win rate · 197 games
Against Sylas
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Volibear draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.19. 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 Sylas FAQ - Patch 26.19
Who wins Volibear vs Sylas?
Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 51.9% of 54 games (95% range 38.9–64.6%).
What is Volibear's win rate against Sylas?
Volibear wins 51.9% of 54 Jungle games against Sylas on patch 26.19 (95% range 38.9–64.6%). Based on both champions' overall Jungle win rates, 53.0% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Sylas?
Not clearly. Volibear wins 51.9% of 54 games against Sylas, and the 95% range (38.9–64.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Sylas?
Neither side reliably wins the lane: the average gold difference at 15 minutes is 51, within the margin of error (54 games).
Does Volibear outscale Sylas?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Sylas strongest against Volibear?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Sylas is ahead of Volibear beyond the margin of error.
What should Volibear build against Sylas?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Volibear's usual Jungle core: Navori Flickerblade, Thornmail, Spirit Visage. The biggest change against Sylas: Plated Steelcaps (36.6% usually, 20.4% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Sylas?
Use Volibear's usual Lethal Tempo page (Precision + Inspiration); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Sylas: Sudden Impact (0.8% usually, 5.6% here).