How to win lane as Urgot against Volibear · 57.97% win rate (790 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Kite his stun all-in — poke him and shred when his dashes are down.
Track: Volibear's Q — Thundering Smash (12–10s cooldown). His engage. Bait it before committing.
Read from Urgot's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Volibear.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — his W bite heal trades evenly against your poke. |
| Level 2 | Even / skill | At level 2 short trades still hinge on who lands their combo, so it's a skill fight. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 both champs have engage tools and the trade stays a coin-flip. |
| Levels 4-5 | Urgot | At level 4 your full Q-W-E combo edges ahead of his bite sustain. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 Stormbringer's shield and tower disable pull the all-in back to even. |
| First item | Urgot | Your first Bramble-plus-Cinder item and Grievous Wounds out-DPS his heal. |
| Two+ items | Urgot | Late your resists and shred out-pace his W self-heal in extended fights. |
Levels 1-3 are a genuine skill matchup — Volibear's W bite heals him and empowers his next auto, so short trades favour whoever lands their combo cleanly. Play it even, respect his E slow into Q pounce engage, and don't get greedy before you have all your tools.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Urgot's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Urgot 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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Urgot — a 57.97% win rate vs Volibear in top lane over 790 games is a real advantage.
Not really — Urgot holds a real statistical advantage (57.97% win rate), so Volibear is the one working uphill.
Statistically yes — Urgot counters Volibear in top lane, winning 57.97% of 790 Emerald+ games.
Urgot takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Volibear.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Black Cleaver (shred + the leg tempo) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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