MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Skarner vs Volibear
How often does Skarner beat Volibear in Jungle?
Skarner into Volibear in Jungle: 43% observed win rate across 150 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 Skarner behind by 343 gold.
Skarner at 15:00
- Gold: -343
- CS: -3
- XP: -119
Typical gap to Volibear, from 150 games that reached 15:00.
Does Skarner counter Volibear?
No counter here: Skarner sits at 43% over 150 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Volibear: the Skarner game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Skarner at 46% across 55 games. Flip the lead and Skarner falls to 41% across 95.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 46% | 55 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 41% | 95 |
| First blood | 44% | 87 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 49% | 43 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 42% | 50 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 49% | 47 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:01 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:19. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Skarner's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Volibear specifically, Skarner finishes Heartsteel first most often: 52.1% over 48 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Skarner core is Heartsteel, Unending Despair, Spirit Visage: 59.8% across 625 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Mosstomper Seedling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Heartsteel (4,257 games).
Skill plan: Skarner players max Q first and take Q at level 1.