MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Vi vs Volibear
How often does Vi beat Volibear in Jungle?
Vi into Volibear in Jungle: 49% observed win rate across 597 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 Vi behind by 151 gold.
Vi at 15:00
- Gold: -151
- CS: -2
- XP: -28
Typical gap to Volibear, from 594 games that reached 15:00.
Does Vi counter Volibear?
No counter here: Vi sits at 49% over 597 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 Vi game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Vi at 56% across 261 games. Flip the lead and Vi falls to 43% across 336.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 56% | 261 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 336 |
| First blood | 55% | 326 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 58% | 203 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 265 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 54% | 160 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 61% | 64 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:08 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:06. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Vi's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Volibear specifically, Vi finishes Sundered Sky first most often: 42.1% over 95 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Vi core is Sundered Sky, Black Cleaver, Guardian Angel: 61.4% across 1,850 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Sundered Sky (9,877 games).
Skill plan: Vi players max Q first and take W at level 1.