How to win lane as Volibear against Vayne · 51.98% win rate (1,443 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
She kites your all-in — Q-stun to stick, all-in early.
Track: Vayne's E — Condemn (20–12s cooldown). Wall-stun. Q-stun her so she can’t kite.
Read from Volibear's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vayne.
This is Volibear's own plan; across 1,443 pooled games the lane is leaning Volibear.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Vayne | Level 1 is Vayne's: Tumble poke and Silver Bolts true damage chunk you before you can reach her. |
| Level 2 | Volibear | Level 2 flips to Volibear as Thundering Smash's stun lets you catch and punish her. |
| Level 3 | Volibear | Level 3 stays yours with full CC to stick to her. |
| Levels 4-5 | Vayne | Level 4 swings back to Vayne on her attack-speed and Condemn kiting spike. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Level 6 is yours: Stormbringer's slow shuts down her kiting for an all-in. |
| First item | Vayne | First item favours Vayne as crit/attack-speed plus Silver Bolts shreds your health if she spaces well. |
| Two+ items | Volibear | Two items in you out-teamfight and dive the squishy carry, so the late edge is Volibear's. |
She pips level 1 with early Tumble poke and Silver Bolts chunking your health before you have a gap-closer.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Volibear's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Volibear vs Vayne 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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Volibear, slightly — a 51.98% win rate edge over 1,443 games; execution can flip it.
Mostly — Volibear has a small statistical edge (51.98% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
Not a hard counter — Volibear has a slight edge (51.98% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.
Volibear takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Vayne.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs her poke) and back for Core component + boots (≈1300g). Build Sundered Sky (the all-in sustain spike) first, then Spirit Visage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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