How to win lane as Illaoi against Volibear · 56.24% win rate over 914 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Volibear's passive sustain and base stats beat your L1 poke. |
| Level 2 | Illaoi | At L2 your E-tether comes online to start pinning him. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | At L3 a tethered Voli loses the W-into-tentacle trade. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Levels 4-5 dip back to Voli as his Frenzy and base power spike. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Stormbringer's shield lets him tank your R all-in at level 6. |
| First item | Illaoi | With your first item tentacle damage on a tether out-trades him again. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late game settles to a skill fight around his R engage cooldown. |
Volibear wins L1-2: his passive sustain and beefy base stats shrug your early Q poke, and with no E yet you can't pin him. Farm and avoid his Q-root walk-ups.
The full Illaoi vs Volibear report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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