Mordekaiser vs Volibear

Mordekaiser
vs
49.9%

over 3348 games

Volibear

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageDive threatVery tankySplit push

Build vs Volibear

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Mordekaiser: Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Riftmaker, Liandry's Torment, Mercury's Treads, Bramble Vest, Spirit Visage, Thornmail, Oblivion Orb.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Rylai's Crystal Scepter
1
Riftmaker
2
Liandry's Torment
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Bramble Vest
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot83%
FlashTeleport10%

Other options

Bramble Vest
Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Oblivion Orb
Dusk and Dawn
Experimental Hexplate
Zhonya's Hourglass
Hextech Rocketbelt
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Randuin's Omen
Morellonomicon
Dark Seal
Bloodletter's Curse
Seeker's Armguard
Hextech Gunblade
Kaenic Rookern
Mejai's Soulstealer
Force of Nature
Nashor's Tooth
Cosmic Drive
Rabadon's Deathcap
Abyssal Mask
Frozen Heart
Shadowflame
Death's Dance
Spear of Shojin
Unending Despair
57.6% WR271 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth 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 Mordekaiser

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Hit a lone enemy with your Q

    Aim Obliterate (Q) at a lone enemy: if only one enemy is hit, the damage increases.

  2. Activate your passive, then stay close

    Hit champions or monsters three times, then stay close: Darkness Rise (passive) then surrounds you with a damage aura and gives you move speed.

  3. Pull them into your Q

    Pull your targets into the Obliterate (Q) zone with Death's Grasp (E): each spell that hits also counts toward Darkness Rise (passive).

  4. Tank with Indestructible

    Cast Indestructible (W) when you're taking damage: it turns stored damage into a shield, and a recast converts part of it into health.

  5. Isolate the carry in your R

    Cast Realm of Death (R) on their carry, or their jungler near an objective: you isolate them with you, steal part of their stats, and keep them if you kill them.

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.

Patch 16.21.1