Volibear vs Vayne Counter Pick

Silver Bolts is what lets a 550-health marksman overcome a 650-health fighter-tank. Every third straight attack or ability on the same target inflicts a share of that target’s maximum health, and the damage scales with Volibear’s 2,418 at level 18 instead of his 123.4 armor. Volibear wins 41.0% across 373 games on patch 16.13.1, a large enough sample to take seriously.

• Condemn pushes Volibear back and stuns him when it hits terrain, undoing the ground that Thundering Smash spent its cooldown to win.
• Night Hunter boosts movement speed toward nearby enemy champions, letting Vayne close in and pull away faster than her 330 base speed alone would suggest against his 340.
• Final Hour adds attack damage and grants invisibility during Tumble, taking away the target Volibear needs in order to keep landing hits.

Difficulty ratings put Volibear at 3 and Vayne at 8, a fair counterpoint: the Vayne side is much easier to waste than the win rate suggests. Both champions deal physical damage, so armor is the shared item priority, and her 23 base armor is the weakest number in the matchup for anyone able to reach her. Sky Splitter slows at range and shields Volibear while he sits inside the blast, while Stormbringer turns a successful engage into tower pressure by disabling nearby turrets. The ability details for Vayne cover the exact Silver Bolts scaling.