Playstyle: Volibear Builds

  1. Attack Speed & Ramping Damage

    4,143 Games

    Lethal Tempo
    Resolve
    Riftmaker

    54%

  2. Sustain & Bruiser

    2,342 Games

    Grasp of the Undying
    Precision
    Iceborn Gauntlet

    51%

  3. Attack Speed & Bruiser

    2,341 Games

    Lethal Tempo
    Resolve
    Iceborn Gauntlet

    51%

  4. Damage Amp & Bruiser

    1,595 Games

    Press the Attack
    Sorcery
    Iceborn Gauntlet

    50%

Core Volibear Item Build Order

Doran's Ring

Starting

Nashor's Tooth
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Riftmaker
Leeching Leer
Blasting Wand

3rd

Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Giant's Belt

4th

Spirit Visage
Spectre's Cowl
Kindlegem

5th

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

6th

Doran's Ring

Starting

Nashor's Tooth
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex

1st

Plated Steelcaps
Boots
Cloth Armor

2nd

Riftmaker
Leeching Leer
Blasting Wand

3rd

Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Giant's Belt

4th

Spirit Visage
Spectre's Cowl
Kindlegem

5th

Zhonya's Hourglass
Seeker's Armguard
Fiendish Codex
Stopwatch

6th

Core Volibear Item Build Path

Doran's Ring
Recurve Bow
Blasting Wand
Fiendish Codex
Nashor's Tooth
Boots
Cloth Armor
Plated Steelcaps
Leeching Leer
Blasting Wand
Riftmaker

Situational

Frozen Heart
Titanic Hydra
Rabadon's Deathcap
Force of Nature
Hextech Gunblade
Dead Man's Plate
The Golden Spatula

Summoner Spells

FlashSmite

Damage Breakdown

Volibear Runes

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
OverhealTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: TenacityLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand
DominationSorceryInspirationResolve
DemolishFont of LifeShield Bash
ConditioningSecond WindBone Plating
OvergrowthRevitalizeUnflinching
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The Relentless Storm

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Thundering Smash

Q

Q

Q

Q

Q

Frenzied Maul

W

W

W

W

W

Sky Splitter

E

E

E

E

E

Stormbringer

R

R

R

Volibear Skill Order

W

Q

E

Volibear Guide

Key Insights
If Volibear is hard-CC'd during
Volibear
Q
, it ends prematurely and resets its cooldown.
Volibear
Q
resets Volibear's auto attack.
Volibear
W
applies Wounded to its target. If cast on a Wounded enemy, it deals 50% increased damage and heals him based on his missing HP. This healing is halved vs. minions.
Volibear
W
applies on-hit effects, including
Volibear
P
.
Volibear
R
also damages and temporarily disables turrets.
Strengths
Excels at extended trades/fights and setting up turret dives.
Volibear
Q
's stun is long enough to land
Volibear
E
/
Volibear
R
.
Volibear
E
's cast animation can be hidden by attacking or using other abilities.
Synergizes well with
Divine Sunderer
,
Sterak's Gage
,
Dead Man's Plate
,
Spirit Visage
,
Titanic Hydra
, and
Black Cleaver
. Can opt for
Stridebreaker
,
Trinity Force
,
Iceborn Gauntlet
,
Turbo Chemtank
, or
Sunfire Aegis
when needed.
Weaknesses
Can be kited very easily by mobile champions or ones who outrange him.
Needs a lead to stay ahead, and falls off it he doesn't get one.
Volibear
R
is telegraphed and slow.
Needs to cast
Volibear
W
at least twice to have successful trades and fights.