MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Gnar vs Volibear
What is Gnar's win rate vs Volibear?
In Top, Gnar wins 54% against Volibear across 833 observed ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Gnar ahead by 607 gold.
Gnar at 15:00
- Gold: +607
- CS: +18
- XP: +717
Typical gap to Volibear, from 825 games that reached 15:00.
Does Gnar counter Volibear?
Yes. Gnar wins 54% of 833 ranked Top games into Volibear. That is a real edge in this lane, so play for it. The 10:00 rows below show how often Gnar closes the game out from a lead, and how often Volibear claws it back.
How to beat Volibear as Gnar
When Gnar is ahead in gold at 10:00, this matchup runs 59% over 485 games; behind, it drops to 47% over 348.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 59% | 485 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 348 |
| First blood | 60% | 351 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 61% | 309 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 59% | 569 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 58% | 173 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 90 |
The median first death in this lane comes at 4:40; the level 6 spike lands around 5:26. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.
What does Gnar build in Top?
Into Volibear specifically, Gnar finishes Trinity Force first most often: 55.3% over 396 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage: 53.7% across 54 games.
The most-finished Gnar core is Trinity Force, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage: 59.2% across 2,858 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Trinity Force (21,196 games).
Skill plan: Gnar players max Q first and take Q at level 1.