How to win lane as Teemo against Volibear · 55.06% win rate (928 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Blind his autos — anti-heal, kite his engage.
Track: Volibear's Q — Thundering Smash (12–10s cooldown). His engage. Blind + kite it.
Read from Teemo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Volibear.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Volibear's level-1 tools are all melee-range, so he must walk into Blinding Dart range to trade at all — take Q first and set the poke tone before he builds any pattern. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | Thundering Smash ramps his move speed toward you, it does not dash — you cannot make him overshoot, so hold Blinding Dart for the autos after the stun and W straight out. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Your full poke loop is live: Q Blind negates his melee burst, Toxic Shot stacks two hits every trade, and W lets you disengage before his bite reaches you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Q is max-ranked, shrooms seal the tribush, and Volibear must spend his Q dash just to step up — every approach he makes costs him cooldowns and a poison DoT stack. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Volibear's R disables the tower and his Q stun into Frenzied Maul lands through your Blind — W is a cast, not an auto; shroom your tower base before he reaches 6. |
| First item | Even / skill | Liandry's Torment amplifies every Toxic Shot tick against his large HP pool and shrooms make his pathing into a minefield — force plates and push tower in a shroomed split. |
| Two+ items | Teemo | Volibear's W heal absorbs your poison DoT at two-item tank levels and his resistances reduce your per-tick damage below lethal thresholds — play for map pressure and shroom corridors, not direct trades. |
Volibear's only Level 1 move is walking up to auto you — Blinding Dart deletes that plan entirely, so open Q and set the poke tone immediately. Thundering Smash arrives at Level 2 and is a speed ramp, not a leap: he cannot overshoot you, so you beat it by pre-moving with W before he closes rather than by side-stepping on reaction. His W Frenzied Maul is a cast, not an auto — Blind never stops the bite or the heal — but it only reaches 325 units, so deny him that range and neither half of it ever happens.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Teemo's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Teemo 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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Teemo — a 55.06% win rate vs Volibear in top lane over 928 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Teemo holds a real statistical advantage (55.06% win rate), so Volibear is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Teemo counters Volibear in top lane, winning 55.06% of 928 Emerald+ games.
Teemo takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Cut Down, and Inspiration secondary (Biscuit Delivery and Cosmic Insight) vs Volibear.
Start Doran's Ring + 2 Health Potions and back for Oblivion Orb (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Nashor's Tooth (on-hit poison) first, then Liandry's Torment, with Sorcerer's Shoes.
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