Darius vs Volibear TOP Matchup Guide | LaneStomp

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Darius vs Volibear

Updated Jun 3, 2026

Overview

Use your high early agency and lane pressure to deny Volibear safe scaling and force extended trades where your passive stacks matter.
This is a snowball matchup where you want to leverage your all-in and reset potential to punish Volibear's attempts at durable brawls.

Trading pattern

Threaten (E) to force Volibear to respect your engage and prevent him from freely using (Q) to stun.
Use (Q) outer edge for damage and sustain, then follow with autos and (W) to keep pressure and stack passive.
Punish Volibear when he misses (Q) or (E), as he loses his main engage and sustain tools.

Danger windows

Beware when (Q) stun is available, as it enables his engage and follow-up (W) healing.
Avoid extended trades when Volibear can land his second (W) bite, which heals him significantly.
Exercise caution when Volibear has (R) available, as he can dive and force fights under turret, especially if you are low health.

Early game

Start by controlling the wave near center or on your side to force Volibear into your (E) pull range.
Use (Q) outer edge to heal and trade when Volibear commits to melee range.
Avoid short trades that let Volibear use his (W) healing and (E) shield effectively; aim for extended fights where your bleed stacks dominate.

Power spikes

At level 6, stack passive before committing to (R) to execute and reset; use this window to secure kills or force recalls.
After your first bruiser item, use increased durability and damage to force longer trades where your passive and healing outvalue Volibear's sustain.
Respect Volibear's level 6 (R) dive threat and his first item spike, avoiding extended fights under turret without summoner advantage.

Win conditions

Force extended melee trades near your (E) range to stack passive and leverage your (Q) healing to outlast Volibear's sustain.
Use level 6 execute (R) windows after chipping Volibear to secure kills and snowball lane pressure.
Control wave position to deny Volibear safe trades and force him into your kill range, then transition to side lane pressure and resets.