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Malphite vs Volibear

Malphite
vs
56.2%

over 793 games

Volibear
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Favorable matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatVery tankySplit push

Build vs Volibear

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Sunfire Aegis, Frozen Heart, Hollow Radiance.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Malignance
1
Stormsurge
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Thornmail
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport70%
FlashDot28%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Thornmail
Sunfire Aegis
Frozen Heart
Hollow Radiance
Kaenic Rookern
Bramble Vest
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Zeke's Convergence
Unending Despair
Dark Seal
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Abyssal Mask
Force of Nature
Oblivion Orb
Void Staff
Heartsteel
Iceborn Gauntlet
Tear of the Goddess
Fimbulwinter
Mejai's Soulstealer
Luden's Echo
Dusk and Dawn
Protoplasm Harness
Lich Bane
Hextech Rocketbelt
51.4% WR37 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Volibear's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

The Relentless Storm (P)

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

LevelQWER
312s5s16s–
611s5s16s2m40
910s5s16s2m40
1110s5s16s2m15
1610s5s16s1m50
1810s5s16s1m50

Playing as Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

Playing against Volibear

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take short trades: his second Frenzied Maul (W) on the same target hits harder and heals him based on his missing health.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1