How to win lane as Volibear against Vladimir · 48.12% win rate (1,274 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Coinflip — Q-flip his pool all-in, but his sustain out-trades your early. Whoever snowballs the early takes it.
Track: Vladimir's W — Sanguine Pool (28–16s cooldown). Dodges your damage. Bait it.
Read from Volibear's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Vladimir.
This is Volibear's own plan; across 1,274 pooled games the lane is leaning Vladimir.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Volibear | Level 1 is yours: passive attack speed out-trades his thin early Transfusion. |
| Level 2 | Vladimir | Level 2 flips to Vladimir as his Q sustain heals through your pokes. |
| Level 3 | Vladimir | Level 3 stays Vlad's with Sanguine Pool dodging your best trades. |
| Levels 4-5 | Volibear | Level 4-5 return to you as your bruiser stats out-pressure his still-weak AP. |
| Level 6 | Volibear | Level 6 is yours: Stormbringer all-in overpowers his poke before he scales. |
| First item | Vladimir | First item favours Vlad as AP empowers his Q sustain and E poke. |
| Two+ items | Volibear | Two items in you out-teamfight him if you dive early, so the closing edge is Volibear's. |
You win level 1 with your passive attack speed out-trading his weak early Transfusion.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Volibear's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Vladimir, slightly — Volibear wins 48.12% of 1,274 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Vladimir has a small statistical edge (51.88% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Vladimir has the slight edge (Volibear wins 48.12%), though it stays close.
Volibear takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Vladimir.
Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion (vs his poke) and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Sundered Sky (the all-in sustain spike) first, then Spirit Visage, with Mercury's Treads.
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