Volibear vs Udyr
Skill matchup
You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Udyr
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Volibear: Dusk and Dawn, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Mercury's Treads, Statikk Shiv, Hextech Gunblade, Thornmail, Riftmaker.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Udyr's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Udyr has four basic Abilities that swap between Stances and can Recast an Ability to renew it with Ultimate benefits. Additionally, after using an Ability, Udyr's next two Attacks gain Attack Speed.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 6s | 6s | – |
| 6 | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s |
| 9 | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s |
| 11 | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s |
| 16 | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s |
| 18 | 6s | 6s | 6s | 6s |
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.
Playing against Udyr
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- Trade after his stun
Once Blazing Stampede (E) has stunned you, take your trade: he can't stun you again for a while.
- No CC while he's awakened
If you have CC, don't use it when he awakens Blazing Stampede (E): he's immune to immobilizing effects then. Wait for the effect to end.
- Stay away from his storm
Keep your distance from Wingborne Storm (R): it damages and slows nearby enemies every second, and once awakened, it follows the last enemy he hit.
Other Volibear matchups
Patch 16.21.1