How to win lane as Volibear against Maokai · 50.75% win rate over 467 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Level 1 is yours — you out-brawl a mana-starved, low-damage Maokai. |
| Level 2 | Volibear | Level 2 stays yours as W's heal wins the trades through his sapling poke. |
| Level 3 | Volibear | Level 3 favours you: full combo all-in beats him while his mana lags. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | Levels 4-5 remain yours since his damage can't threaten your health pool. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Level 6 is yours — R Stormbringer answers his all-in and out-bursts him. |
| First item | Volibear | First item stays yours as W's on-hit wins any extended war of attrition. |
| Two+ items | Maokai | At 2+ items Maokai's full-tank build and CC make him an unkillable peel wall. |
You control the early lane. Maokai's saplings and W Twisted Advance root are annoying, but he's mana-hungry and his damage is low, so every time he commits a W you trade back hard with Q Thundering Smash and heal it off with W Frenzied Maul. Walk him down between his cooldowns and deny his farm.
The full Volibear vs Maokai 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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