Volibear vs Irelia in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: her level 6 all-in is the threat — respect it; don't fight it without Bramble Vest, and even then stay careful. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPVOLIBEARThe Relentless Storm

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPIRELIAthe Blade Dancer

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Respect her level 6

all-in — it's very deadly; don't challenge it until you have Bramble Vest, and stay cautious even then.

Fight off the wave

Fight her off the wave before her Blade of the Ruined King completes — you're stronger on just the components, and a big wave only lets her clear and heal.

Take her level 1 Q

Concede level 1 prio: when she stacks her passive and Qs onto you, take the Q, W-stun her, and walk away — you dodge ~30% HP and the wave pushes safely to you for level 2.

✕ DON'T

⛔

Never fight her on a big wave — she instantly clears it and heals up a ton, so only commit once the minions are gone.

Runes

PRECISION

RESOLVEuniversal page

SHARDS

No rune change for this matchup — run the universal page, our every-game default.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 56% WR - 520 games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		Q							Q	Q		Q	Q
	W			W	W		W	W
			E											E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXW→Q→E

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