
Volibear
Recommended Build
Most popular build path
Recommended items for Volibear: Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Plated Steelcaps, Statikk Shiv, Thornmail, Randuin's Omen, Dead Man's Plate.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Anti CC
Other options
Playing as Volibear
Tips to maximize your impact
- Charge in, then stun
Cast Thundering Smash (Q) to charge at your target: your speed doubles when heading toward a champion, and your next auto stuns them.
- Two Frenzied Mauls on one target
Hit the same target twice with Frenzied Maul (W): the second hit, on the marked target, hits harder and heals you based on your missing health.
- Stay under your lightning
Cast Sky Splitter (E) where you're fighting and stay in the zone: when the lightning strikes, you gain a shield, and enemies hit are slowed.
- Dive the tower with your ult
To dive under a tower, cast Stormbringer (R) near it: on landing, you disable it for a few seconds, and you gain bonus health.
Versus
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Volibear matchups
Global strengths and weaknesses
All Volibear matchups
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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.
Abilities and cooldowns
Volibear's Attacks and abilities grant Attack Speed, and eventually cause his Attacks to deal bonus magic damage to nearby enemies.
| 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 |
How pros play Volibear
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Patch 16.21.1