Volibear vs Warwick — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Volibear against Warwick · 53.16% win rate over 1,108 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Volibear is favoured — Volibear owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Warwick's 1. Volibear wins 53.16% of games vs Warwick in top lane (1,108 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1Even / skillLevel 1 is even skill: both rely on trade timing with no clear edge.
Level 2Even / skillLevel 2 stays skill as his Q heal and your passive cancel out.
Level 3VolibearLevel 3 is yours: full kit lets your attack speed out-sustain his Q lifesteal.
Levels 4-5VolibearLevels 4-5 remain yours as Frenzied Maul stacks snowball extended trades.
Level 6VolibearLevel 6 is yours: E-stun cancels Infinite Duress and Stormbringer wins the all-in.
First itemVolibearFirst item stays Volibear as bruiser stats push your DPS past his sustain.
Two+ itemsWarwickTwo items in Warwick out-scales with low-HP frenzy and W tracking, so the late edge is Warwick's.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-2 are a skill matchup: his Q lifesteal and your passive both reward good short-trade timing, with neither decisively ahead.

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The full Volibear vs Warwick 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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