Volibear vs Vladimir — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Volibear against Vladimir · 48.12% win rate over 1,274 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Closer than it looks — Volibear owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Vladimir's 3, but the win rate still favours Vladimir: you have to convert those windows or the game slips away. Volibear wins 48.12% of games vs Vladimir in top lane (1,274 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1VolibearLevel 1 is yours: passive attack speed out-trades his thin early Transfusion.
Level 2VladimirLevel 2 flips to Vladimir as his Q sustain heals through your pokes.
Level 3VladimirLevel 3 stays Vlad's with Sanguine Pool dodging your best trades.
Levels 4-5VolibearLevel 4-5 return to you as your bruiser stats out-pressure his still-weak AP.
Level 6VolibearLevel 6 is yours: Stormbringer all-in overpowers his poke before he scales.
First itemVladimirFirst item favours Vlad as AP empowers his Q sustain and E poke.
Two+ itemsVolibearTwo items in you out-teamfight him if you dive early, so the closing edge is Volibear's.

Early game (levels 1–5)

You win level 1 with your passive attack speed out-trading his weak early Transfusion.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Volibear vs Vladimir 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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