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Volibear vs Illaoi

Volibear
vs
42.4%

over 502 games

Illaoi
Analyze a draft with Volibear

Hard matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSplit pushSustained DPS

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Illaoi

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Statikk Shiv
1
Hextech Gunblade
2
Shadowflame
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Dusk and Dawn
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot81%
ExhaustFlash10%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dusk and Dawn
Navori Flickerblade
Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Riftmaker
Unending Despair
Randuin's Omen
Rabadon's Deathcap
Stormsurge
Terminus
Nashor's Tooth
Black Cleaver
Oblivion Orb
Iceborn Gauntlet
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Hullbreaker
Fimbulwinter
Death's Dance
Spear of Shojin
Frozen Heart
Executioner's Calling
Trinity Force
Cosmic Drive
Hextech Rocketbelt
Dead Man's Plate
50.0% WR28 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

Illaoi's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Prophet of an Elder God (P)

Illaoi and the Vessels she creates spawn Tentacles on nearby impassible terrain. Tentacles swing at spirits, Vessels, and victims of Illaoi's Harsh lesson. Tentacles deal physical damage to enemies hit, and will heal Illaoi if they damage a champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s4s16s–
68s4s16s2m
96s4s16s2m
116s4s16s1m35
166s4s14s1m10
186s4s12s1m10

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 Illaoi

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Dodge her E

    Dodge Test of Spirit (E): if it hits, you take part of the damage dealt to your spirit, and if the spirit dies, you're slowed and marked for her tentacles.

  2. Hit her if she pulls your spirit

    If Test of Spirit (E) pulls out your spirit, attack Illaoi instead of running: damaging her shortens the spirit, and moving too far from it marks you for her tentacles.

  3. Pull her away from walls

    Take your trades away from walls: Prophet of an Elder God (passive) spawns her tentacles on nearby terrain, and each tentacle that hits you heals her.

  4. Ask for ganks

    Ask for ganks: Harsh Lesson (W) only makes her leap toward an enemy, so she has no dash to escape, and no stun.

  5. Back off during her ult

    Don't fight during Leap of Faith (R): each champion hit spawns a tentacle, and while it lasts, they're untargetable and slam faster.

Other Volibear matchups

Patch 16.21.1