Volibear Top has an advantage against Gragas (51.6% win rate) based on 486 games. The matchup leans toward Volibear.
View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Volibear Top vs Gragas Top in patch 15.15 (25.15), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 70%+ in this matchup.
Balanced meta clash: Volibear (3.2%, 28th place out of 62 Top champions) regularly faces Gragas (3.3%, 27th place). Both champions hold solid meta positions, making this matchup knowledge a direct path to climbing and improving your win rate. Optimize for consistency: Press the Attack paired with Presence of Mind (55.4% win rate, 23.5% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Cosmic Drive > Navori Flickerblade > Spirit Visage with Mercury's Treads delivers 70%+ win rate against Gragas.
Win through macro: Volibear takes the matchup (51.60%) despite falling behind in CS (6.41 vs 6.88/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Volibear wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (742 vs 759/min), the 51.6% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Volibear wins the matchup (51.6%) despite a lower KDA (1.60 vs 2.20). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.
| Versus | |
|---|---|---|
| C | Tier | B+ |
| 51.6% | Matchup Winrate | 48.4% |
| 48.90% | Role Winrate | 50.05% |
| #50 | Winrate Rank | #35 |
| 3.2% | Pickrate | 3.3% |
| 1.6 | Average KDA | 2.2 |
| 403 | Gold per Minute | 389 |
| 6.41 | CS/Min | 6.88 |
| 0.32 | Wards per Minute | 0.28 |
| 742 | Damage per Minute | 759 |
While statistically Volibear is slightly stronger than Gragas in the top lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.
Volibear deals mixed damage - the opponent has fewer options for defense. Meanwhile, Gragas deals primarily magic damage (88.87%), additional magic resistance may be required.
Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Gragas, ranking 25th (versus 35th for Volibear) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (2.2 versus 1.6) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.
Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Volibear player to maintain constant pressure on Gragas, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.
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Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …
Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…
Gain 1.5 basic ability haste for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).Earn progre…
Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.Upon reaching level 6, gain an…
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack gran…
Increases attack speed by 10%
Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power
Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18
