- Win Rate
- 49.5%
- Pick Rate
- 4.8%
- Ban Rate
- 3.4%
Volibear vs Zaahen
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 6,282
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Volibear vs Zaahen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Volibear wins with a 53.9% win rate (+7.7%) over Zaahen based on 65 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 Zaahen 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 Zaahen?
Volibear wins 54.8% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 42.5% and 66.6% (95% range).
- Expected
- 48.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- +6.1 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 62 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- +7.1 pts Within normal patch-to-patch noise
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 10 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 54.8% of 62 games (95% range 42.5–66.6%).
- Both champions' overall Top win rates predict 48.7% for Volibear; the result is within the margin of error of that, so this matchup mostly reflects the two champions' general strength.
- Volibear usually wins the lane: 572 gold ahead of Zaahen at 15 minutes on average (60 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Volibear players pick Thornmail far more often against Zaahen: 18.4% of their other Top games, 37.1% 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 Zaahen 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 Zaahen Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Volibear vs Zaahen Win Rate by Game Length
Volibear's win rate against Zaahen 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 Zaahen in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Volibear vs Zaahen 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)VolibearVolibear gold at 15: +572
- First itemVolibearVolibear: 11.1 min · Zaahen: 13.0 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Volibear Changes Against Zaahen
Choices Volibear players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
ThornmailItemUsually18.4%vs Zaahen37.1%+18.7 pts47.8% WR here- W > Q > Ethe W > Q > E skill orderSkill priorityUsually72.1%vs Zaahen85.5%+13.3 pts56.6% WR here
Usually5.6%vs Zaahen12.9%+7.3 pts- Q > W > Ethe Q > W > E skill orderSkill priorityUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Zaahen4.8%+4.8 pts
Usually2.2%vs Zaahen6.5%+4.2 pts
Usually2.3%vs Zaahen6.5%+4.2 pts
Best Volibear Build vs Zaahen
Usual Volibear build (Top)
65.7% win rate · 70 games
Against Zaahen
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 43 Volibear games against Zaahen carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Volibear's standard build instead.
- Volibear usually completes Dusk and Dawn first, at 11.1 min (median of 26 games).
- Zaahen usually completes Trinity Force first, at 13.0 min (median of 40 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 Zaahen
Usual Volibear runes (Top)
Press the Attack
64.1% win rate · 39 games
Against Zaahen
Lethal Tempo
70.0% win rate · 20 games
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Volibear matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. 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 Zaahen FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Volibear vs Zaahen?
Current data slightly favors Volibear, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Volibear wins 54.8% of 62 games (95% range 42.5–66.6%).
What is Volibear's win rate against Zaahen?
Volibear wins 54.8% of 62 Top games against Zaahen on patch 26.20 (95% range 42.5–66.6%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 48.7% would be expected.
Does Volibear counter Zaahen?
Not clearly. Volibear wins 54.8% of 62 games against Zaahen, and the 95% range (42.5–66.6%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Volibear or Zaahen?
Volibear usually wins the lane: 572 gold ahead of Zaahen at 15 minutes on average (60 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Volibear outscale Zaahen?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Zaahen strongest against Volibear?
On current data there is no stage of the game where Zaahen is ahead of Volibear beyond the margin of error.
What should Volibear build against Zaahen?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Volibear's usual Top core: Navori Flickerblade, Statikk Shiv, Spirit Visage. The biggest change against Zaahen: Thornmail (18.4% usually, 37.1% here).
What runes should Volibear use against Zaahen?
Lethal Tempo with Precision and Resolve — 70.0% over 20 games against Zaahen. The biggest change against Zaahen: Jack Of All Trades (2.2% usually, 6.5% here).