Dr. Mundo vs Volibear
Skill matchup
You are stronger late game. Farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Volibear
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Dr. Mundo: Warmog's Armor, Heartsteel, Titanic Hydra, Boots of Swiftness, Spirit Visage, Bramble Vest, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Anti CC
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Volibear's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Volibear's Attacks and abilities grant Attack Speed, and eventually cause his Attacks to deal bonus magic damage to nearby enemies.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 12s | 5s | 16s | – |
| 6 | 11s | 5s | 16s | 2m40 |
| 9 | 10s | 5s | 16s | 2m40 |
| 11 | 10s | 5s | 16s | 2m15 |
| 16 | 10s | 5s | 16s | 1m50 |
| 18 | 10s | 5s | 16s | 1m50 |
Playing as Dr. Mundo
Tips to maximize your impact
- Poke with your bonesaw
Poke with Infected Bonesaw (Q): it slows the first enemy hit, deals damage based on their current health and restores your health.
- Pick up your canister
Pick up the Goes Where He Pleases (passive) canister after resisting a CC: it restores health and lowers the passive's cooldown.
- Detonate your Heart Zapper
Recast Heart Zapper (W) next to a champion: the burst heals you for a bigger share of the stored damage if it hits a champion.
- Cast your R after taking damage
Cast Maximum Dosage (R) once you've taken damage, not before the fight: the instant heal depends on your missing health, then you regenerate part of your max health.
Playing against Volibear
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Short trades
Take short trades: his second Frenzied Maul (W) on the same target hits harder and heals him based on his missing health.
- Cut his charge short with CC
If you have CC, use it while he charges with Thundering Smash (Q): his stunning hit is canceled, but the spell comes back right away.
- Back off after his Thundering Smash
After his Thundering Smash (Q), keep your distance: until its 12 to 10 second cooldown is over, only Stormbringer (R) can bring him back onto you in one go.
- Don't count on your tower
Once he hits level 6, don't count on your tower when he dives: Stormbringer (R) disables it for a few seconds on landing.
Other Dr. Mundo matchups
Patch 16.21.1