Volibear vs Gwen — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Volibear against Gwen · 49.73% win rate over 565 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Volibear is favoured — Volibear owns 6 of the 7 game windows to Gwen's 1. Volibear wins 49.73% of games vs Gwen in top lane (565 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VolibearGwen is weak pre-Mist, so your Level 1-2 Passive autos and Q dominate her CS.
Level 2VolibearAt Level 2 your Q run-down beats her before Skip 'n Slash is reliable.
Level 3VolibearLevel 3-5 your W sustain and E zoning out-brawl her Snip Snip poke.
Levels 4-5VolibearYour Q stun catches her through Skip 'n Slash resets before she scales.
Level 6VolibearR leap plus stun lets you dive her out of the Hallowed Mist at Level 6.
First itemGwenFirst-item Nashor's-Riftmaker Gwen out-duels you inside her cloud.
Two+ itemsVolibearLate, your tank-diver R re-engage and sustain pin her back down.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are yours — Gwen is weak before her Mist and dash come online, so your Passive autos and Q gap-close punish every last-hit she reaches for. Push the tempo and deny her free farm.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Volibear vs Gwen 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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