MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Volibear vs Zed
How often does Volibear beat Zed in Jungle?
Volibear into Zed in Jungle: 51% observed win rate across 555 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 555 gold.
Volibear at 15:00
- Gold: -555
- CS: -6
- XP: -406
Typical gap to Zed, from 552 games that reached 15:00.
Does Volibear counter Zed?
No counter here: Volibear sits at 51% over 555 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 Zed: the Volibear game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Volibear at 58% across 196 games. Flip the lead and Volibear falls to 47% across 359.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 58% | 196 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 47% | 359 |
| First blood | 53% | 363 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 187 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 58% | 198 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 63% | 192 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 66% | 76 |
Someone usually dies here around 7:54 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:09. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Volibear's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Zed specifically, Volibear finishes Dusk and Dawn first most often: 47.5% over 183 games of this matchup.
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.