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Volibear vs Illaoi

How often does Volibear beat Illaoi in Top?

Volibear into Illaoi in Top: 44% observed win rate across 770 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 Volibear behind by 1,041 gold.

Volibear at 15:00

Typical gap to Illaoi, from 765 games that reached 15:00.

Does Volibear counter Illaoi?

The count says no. Illaoi holds 56% of 770 ranked Top games here. The lane is still winnable. Volibear wins it back from the spots below, so learn which ones swing it before you lock in Volibear against Illaoi, and play for those first.

Beating Illaoi: the Volibear game plan

A gold lead at 10:00 puts Volibear at 55% across 295 games. Flip the lead and Volibear falls to 37% across 475.

The spotWin rateGames
Ahead in gold at 10:0055%295
Behind in gold at 10:0037%475
First blood51%328
+kills at 10:0055%245
+CS at 10:0056%229
0 deaths at 10:0055%83

Someone usually dies here around 4:05 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:34. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.

Volibear's Top build, with receipts

Into Illaoi specifically, Volibear finishes Dusk and Dawn first most often: 44.5% over 247 games of this matchup.

The most-finished Volibear core is Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage: 57.3% across 3,094 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Dusk and Dawn (16,013 games).

Skill plan: Volibear players max W first and take E at level 1.

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