MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Volibear vs Zac
How often does Volibear beat Zac in Jungle?
Volibear into Zac in Jungle: 46% observed win rate across 443 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 ahead by 293 gold.
Volibear at 15:00
- Gold: +293
- CS: +10
- XP: +209
Typical gap to Zac, from 442 games that reached 15:00.
Does Volibear counter Zac?
No counter here: Volibear sits at 46% over 443 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 Zac: the Volibear game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Volibear at 52% across 274 games. Flip the lead and Volibear falls to 36% across 169.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 52% | 274 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 36% | 169 |
| First blood | 49% | 306 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 52% | 197 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 52% | 303 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 56% | 180 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 67% | 69 |
Someone usually dies here around 8:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:00. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Volibear's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zac specifically, Volibear finishes Dusk and Dawn first most often: 52.5% over 162 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage: 67.7% across 62 games.
The most-finished Volibear core is Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage: 56.5% across 3,419 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually Dusk and Dawn (11,246 games).
Skill plan: Volibear players max Q first and take E at level 1.