MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Volibear vs K'Sante
How often does Volibear beat K'Sante in Top?
Volibear into K'Sante in Top: 50% observed win rate across 1,125 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 489 gold.
Volibear at 15:00
- Gold: -489
- CS: -8
- XP: -781
Typical gap to K'Sante, from 1,122 games that reached 15:00.
Does Volibear counter K'Sante?
No counter here: Volibear sits at 50% over 1,125 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 K'Sante: the Volibear game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Volibear at 54% across 479 games. Flip the lead and Volibear falls to 47% across 644.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 54% | 479 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 644 |
| First blood | 55% | 492 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 54% | 346 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 56% | 509 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 60% | 135 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 49 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:34 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Volibear's Top build, with receipts
Into K'Sante specifically, Volibear finishes Dusk and Dawn first most often: 52.9% over 314 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage: 59.0% across 61 games.
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.