Volibear vs Darius

Volibear
vs
51.8%

over 3371 games

Darius

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Darius

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Volibear: Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Plated Steelcaps, Statikk Shiv, Hextech Gunblade, Thornmail, Riftmaker.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
1
Navori Flickerblade
2
Spirit Visage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Statikk Shiv
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot80%
ExhaustFlash12%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Statikk Shiv
Hextech Gunblade
Thornmail
Riftmaker
Shadowflame
Bramble Vest
Unending Despair
Randuin's Omen
Terminus
Rabadon's Deathcap
Dark Seal
Stormsurge
Nashor's Tooth
Trinity Force
Iceborn Gauntlet
Death's Dance
Zhonya's Hourglass
Frozen Heart
Hullbreaker
Black Cleaver
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Eclipse
Dead Man's Plate
Spear of Shojin
Sterak's Gage
Fimbulwinter
Guinsoo's Rageblade
59.4% WR278 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
DemolishDemolish
RevitalizeRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Darius's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hemorrhage (P)

Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s5s26s–
66.5s5s26s2m
94s5s26s2m
114s5s26s1m40
164s5s21s1m20
184s5s16s1m20

Playing as Volibear

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Playing against Darius

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: each of his hits applies a Hemorrhage (passive) stack, and at five stacks he gains a massive AD bonus.

  2. Leave his blade or hug him

    Step out of range or stick to him when he casts Decimate (Q): only the blade, at the edge, heals him and applies Hemorrhage (passive).

  3. Boots early

    Buy your boots early: before he hits level 6, Apprehend (E) is his only spell to get back on you, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.

  4. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, don't let him put five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks on you: Noxian Guillotine (R) gains true damage with each stack.

Patch 16.21.1