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Tips Against Volibear in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
MarkFromSingedMains says “The new Volibear is rough. His Q will get reset if you fling him before he uses his Q on something, which gives him a great gap closer post-fling, so watch out! When fighting him, try to extend the trades so when he W's you, you wait for the W buffer to wear out before you go near him again, but generally you should lose all trades with Voli, he's too tanky dude!”
xPetu says “Recommended: Standard Runes & Teleport
Tips: Your W does NOT stop him from applying debuff with his first W. It does stop the empowered damage from his second W. Your W also blocks his Q stun. This is very important, because it allows you to dodge his E. If you get stunned and hit by his E, you lose the lane.”
PH45 says “Buy healing reduction since in extended fights his W will heal him. Block his Q with your E and don't stand in his E area and you should win the lane. Bork rush is fine here, but you can also go Sunderer if you feel like you need early HP.”
Drake6401 says “The new Volibear is easier to beat than the old one for Renekton. Be sure to use your dash to avoid his E lightening and his ultimate crash zone. These are his only abilities that can miss so it's important to utilize your evasion against them. Because Volibear wants to hit two W's per fight, Renekton can easily deny him that advantage. It's best not to dash engage him so that you have two dashes to back off. Like all juggernauts, you won't win extended trades. Bring Doran shield because his passive will poke you. His ultimate shuts off towers so don't overstay at too low of HP.”
Sovereign Kitten says “With the recent Volibear rework, some people have been having problems with him, but overall it's much easier to deal with him. The main problem is his movement speed. You would do well with starting (Q) early to avoid his level 1 (Q) stun cheese. We can blind the stun. He no longer can reveal us in bushes, so it's a good safe haven. A few extra points in your (W) will go a long way with this match-up. It's quite easy to keep your distance, however, be wary about his (R) which he can use to close the gap to get on top of you. It's a small AoE for damage that slows and disables nearby turrets. A Zhonya's would help here.
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Rhoku says “TL;DR - SKILL MATCHUP. CONQUEROR RECOMMENDED. FREEZE HIM OFF OF THE WAVE EARLY. DO NOT STAY UNDER TURRET WITH LOW HP VS HIM. YOU DON'T BEAT HIM WITHOUT GHOST. KITE KITE KITE. LAND ALL Qs. GET STEELCAPS.
The main playstyle into him has not changed. You simply have to play it as you would any other tank matchup, except with you being more careful in all ins. He is sooo tanky and is able to output solid damage. You beat him quite easily with W level 1 but unless you have ghost, you would HAVE to avoid his lightning thing and kite him to not deal with the shield because otherwise, you would just be dead. You can wear him out over time using good trades but that needs mana and Darius now has mana problems. If he is giving you any trouble just rush Steelcaps and then Cleaver as the powerspike should help you confidently beat him through his tank items. If he is going AP rush Merc boots instead. In all honesty, its a free lane if you know what you are doing but if he SOMEHOW manages to get fed, he will seriously 1v9 the game. I'm not even kidding. He can get RIDICULOUSLY tanky and somehow outdamage entire teams. 200 Years at it again. Another great job Riot!
P.S. If you lost a trade post level 6 and you arent multiple kills ahead, just go back. Give him the plates, give him the CS. It is better to lose less than to lose a lot more because he might be able to burst you down.”
Anoying bro5 says “You beat him immediately at lvl 1. He doesn't do a lot of damage and once you hit lvl 2 the lane is over for him. Look to parry his Q if you are going to kill him while he is CC. You can also look to parry his 2nd W bite but he shouldn't be an issue in lane at all. If he is running grasp, parry his grasp early in game to negate his healing and damage. Rush Executioners calling to cut his healing as it will make a significant difference in lane.”
LiL Bunnie FuFuu says “Go for stopwatch over time warp tonic in this lane. You will need it when he hits 6 and decides to towerdive you with his ultimate. It is hard to poke him after the early game since he gains a lot of mobility on his Q - and its cooldown is reset by crowd control. Chemtank and randuins are a pretty good option here for keeping him off your team and mitigating his mixed damage.”
Justkb says “try not to get cheesed level 1 or 2 by his W damage. Make sure you engage him once his E has fully finished and his sheild depleted. You can easily run him down level 3 if he tries to engage on you and misses his E. If you are struggling rush Black cleaver and play around your jungler. Normally you would rush trinity into ster and snowball against him at all levels. The only scare might be if he is able to cheese you and somehow freeze early. ”
MythicMike says “You absolutely don't want to keep trading with Volibear. He wil just heal up the damage you did and do half your HP in return. Watch out for his E and poke him/keep him away with your Q and W. Once low, you can all in.”
iZeal says “Do not let him touch you or you lose 50% of your health. Abuse his E cooldown for favorable trades, but keep your distance and don't let him use empowered Ws on you - Q3 should only be used in cases where Volibear cannot commit to any more fighting and you should almost never E in. It is very hard to towerdive him, but he can towerdive you with ease since his ultimate deactivates your tower and his burst is around 50% of your max health at any point until mid to late game. In teamfights however you can assist your team in kiting him with your CC.”
wff010 says “One of the few melee matchups you struggle with because volibear is just so overtuned in 1v1s for no reason. Luckily, that's a 1v1 only thing. Let him push up, and if he gets too close to tower you can fight. Get dshield because his passive procs it. You win in teamfights because he is tank, just ult him into enemy etc. He is susceptible to ganks so ask for some.”
Raen says “Botrk recommended. Be careful when he R then might be hard to kill him cuz he's on steroids when uses R. Your Counter Strike blocks his Q and W. ”
Phrxshn says “Save Mega Adhesive for his Thundering Smash as he comes ghosted. If you immobilize Volibear with your Fling and Mega Adhesive combo then his Thundering Smash will automatically cancel. Avoid getting full stacks of Wounded via Frenzied Maul or take extra damage and let Volibear gain healing. Dodge his Sky Splitter(E) and Stormbringer(R). Kite out his Storm Bringer(R). (Mega Adhesive prevents Stormbringer from being cast) (Mega Adhesive + Fling combo negates Thundering Smash) (Recommended Items: Demonic Embrace, Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Singed) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Volibear)”
Phrxshn says “Save Chomp for his Thundering Smash as he comes ghosted. Avoid getting full stacks of Wounded via Frenzied Maul or take extra damage and let Volibear gain healing. Dodge his Sky Splitter(E) and Stormbringer(R). Kite out his Storm Bringer(R). (Recommended Items: Bramble Vest, Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Trundle) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Volibear)”
3251 says “- Q Passive Auto trades early
- Short Trades only
- dorans shield if you struggle
- E before he gets close enough to start his Q else your E wont dash
- W his Q but beware it will still stun you, but he can't see you to auto / W
- go Oblivion orb after first item to cutdown on his healing”
LunaticDancer says “He's annoying, especially level 1, but if you heavily outtrade him level 6 on and are able to keep up with him at level 2 or 3, depending on how well you play and how much he sucks.”
Alekra says “Not the biggest problem. You have better sustain so you can trade with him. Black Cleaver helps for long trades and you should take Second Wind to counter his passive poke.”
A_Drunk_Carry says “Voli has a lot of annoying burst potential. Avoid early skirmishes, as they'll often go PTA and rip you up. You outscale him hard. ”
Phrxshn says “Save Seismic Shard for his Thundering Smash as he comes ghosted. If you slow Volibear with your Seismic Shard combo then his Thundering Smash will automatically cancel via duration. Avoid getting full stacks of Wounded via Frenzied Maul or take extra damage and let Volibear gain healing. Dodge his Sky Splitter(E) and Stormbringer(R). Kite out his Storm Bringer(R). (Malphite Offensive Spells prevents Stormbringer from being cast) (Recommended Items: Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Malphite) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Unstoppable Force does not stop Stormbringer on animation)”
Phrxshn says “Save Primal Howl for his Thundering Smash as he comes ghosted. If you fear Volibear with your Primal Howl combo then his Thundering Smash will automatically cancel via duration. Avoid getting full stacks of Wounded via Frenzied Maul or take extra damage and let Volibear gain healing. Dodge his Sky Splitter(E) and Stormbringer(R). Kite out his Storm Bringer(R). (Warwick CC Spells prevents Stormbringer from being cast) (Recommended Items: Blade of the Ruined King, Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Warwick) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even)”
Veng Shotz says “Volibear is that champ that likes to all in brainlessly and will win it if played decently.
Being able to slow you + shield himself, and then stun you, dps you with onhit/magic damage passive+ heal+onhit with his w will make it a very hard lane to kite effectively, you have to stay mid range all lane phase with him.
Be sure to cancel his Q all in with yours, but be aware his goes on a short cd so he can reengage the moment your q falls off/goes on cd.
your safest best is to sidestep his e, wait for the shield to decay (if he stepped up to get it) then eq and walk away, if you keep poking him he will be forced to either back or all in post 6.
be aware when he starts shoving lane as he can easily dive you alone, as well as with his mid/jungler. Make sure your brushes are pinked to see this coming as you'll 100% need to leave turret to avoid being dove.
Once he gets thornmail/firecape/ice gaunt this match up is nearly unwinnable in a 1v1, Generally need to out teamfight him in 5v5's.”
Vandenelis says “you cant win if he trades back, go for q into e with grasp into falling back combo, try to freeze wave near your turret and farm up until the late game. Watch out when ulting him since his ult increases his hp temporarily ”
Phrxshn says “Save Facebreaker for his Thundering Smash as he comes ghosted. Avoid getting full stacks of Wounded via Frenzied Maul or take extra damage and let Volibear gain healing. Dodge his Sky Splitter(E) and Stormbringer(R). Kite out his Storm Bringer(R). (Recommended Items: Bramble Vest, Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Volibear)”
Phrxshn says “Save Infected Cleaver for his Thundering Smash as he comes ghosted. Avoid getting full stacks of Wounded via Frenzied Maul or take extra damage and let Volibear gain healing. Dodge his Sky Splitter(E) and Stormbringer(R). Kite out his Storm Bringer(R). (Recommended Items: Bramble Vest, Mercury's Treads) (Outscaling Edge: Dr.Mundo) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Volibear)”
Dotje says “Keep an eye on when he casts his sky splitter so you can dodge it. If he's about to run in with Q, run as far as you can, and when he's about to hit it Q on top of yourself so he's stunned while you are. After your stun, make sure to keep damaging him as you can kite him well from here.”
Lupus_ToplaneMain says “Really easy level 1 and 2! His q is easy to parry level 2 and he has no damage level 1. But dont underestimate him, he can still kill you!!”
ChevalierArlo says “Evite ele no início do game. Quando você tiver a donzela, coloque o máximo de pressão possível nele, pois caso você não consiga, ele certamente ganhará a rota.”
ModelitoTime says “After these nerfs voli has received over time since his rework he does not feel as strong top lane. Play safe early game until you hit lvl 9. He can't really do anything if you keep distance from him. Just try not to play too far out from your tower, let the wave push on to you a bit.”
chokoryu says “-close to impossible lane for tank.
-Do not die before 10 minutes.
-Take conditioning if jg cannot help much, second wind if jg can secure kills.
-Do not let Volibear push into tower”
RTO says “Like Malphite can build tank and still output huge damage. Poke him as much as possible, watch out for his passive, then trade again when it's down. ”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “After the rework, Voli is quite hard to deal with especially if he's using PTA. Respect his engage and burst damage and only try to poke him with nados. You can sort of win the trades on lvl 1 and 2, but after lvl 3, you gotta play back if you dont wanna get oneshot!
If there are no other tanks, rush Shieldbow.”
SethPRG says “Don't let Volibear stun you into his E. Be careful of this, but past level 6 you can R him out of his E so you should win. Just don't let him cast his 2nd W on you (there's a mark over your head to showcase when he can use it), and don't get hit by the center of his R. Also don't take free poke from his passive. Be careful of his potential R dive with his JG, and watch out in team fights when he tries to give a Christmas present to your team, just regift it! Bramble into Trinity Rush is what I call: The Bear Killer". ”
laoshin3v3 says “Conqueror
You can parry either his Q or his E but Q is easier to react to and E is kinda random. If he interrupts your Q with his E the matchups is by far harder so hold onto it until he uses E”
Fan22 says “Volibear is very tought early game,
Be it Jg or top.
If he is Top poke him whit Q and eat him if he dosnt have his shield up.
Be careful since his R desactivates Turrets and it lets you vulnerable to a free dive with the enemy jungler.”
ineptpineapple says “Pretty busted at the moment his passive will make it hard to kill him at 6 with your ult. Just kite him and try to proc his passive early. Then he is pretty standard.”
Otp Fiora Sorry says “é simples de ganhar podes cancelar o W dele o dar stun com q caso ele não use logo o q e seja espertinho
tenta retirar o w dele com o teu que ganhas de boa ”
Hyzerik says “Can get him early and he is a tank so early he isn't the best. Don't let him use his W twice on you and he needs to get on top of you so it works for you. E his Q so he doesn't get a stun off and dodge his E.”
Raideru says “Pretty easy matchup, whenever he goes for a q or w just block it with your e hit him a few times and just disengage he can never fight u once you have trinity.”
Tulho says “CUIDADO COM LVS 2 E 3. MUITO DANO COM E(DIVISOR DE CÉUS) E MUITA CURA COM O W(FÚRIA SELVAGEM) EM TROCAS LONGAS.
CUIDADO COM OS DIVES COM A SUA ULT(EMISSÁRIO DA TEMPESTADE)
RECOMENDO OSSO REVESTIDO E CORTA CURA.
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TioKirb says “A little bit hard, avoid his abilities and try not to get stunned, he should be relatively easy if you do that. Oblivion Orb seems to be effective as always.”
AmericanNut says “An issue, when he's CSing, he'll poke you simultaneously, he can easily all in you with his ult , (Which stuns tower) so it's all about health conservation for Tahm Kench.”
EU_Toxicity says “One of the few champions that can 1v1 you during most of the game if he has his passive. Play safe early. Save your W and E to disengage from him if he flips you. Once his passive is on cooldown you can win. *OUTDADED* (VOLI REWORKED)”
Bombabo says “Volibear has proven to be a notable threat to Urgot, and will win fights if he gets to engage on his terms. During lane, your best bet would be to E away from him as he attempts to stun you with his Q into his E. If you can kill him before he gets a 2nd W off, you should be fine, but you will have a hard time otherwise. Also, remember that his ult makes him unstoppable, so he can use it when you try to reel him in with your own ult.”
TXK_ says “In short trades avoid his repeated W which has a 5 second cooldown without CDR as it heals a truck-ton. His E is easy to predict due to the audio cue. Other than that, treat him like a typical tank.”
UnMaskedDeity says “Voli is strong but TAYN IS STRONGER. He will beat up the over confidence players but if you kite him around he will look less like a bear and more like a headless chicken.”
byThiagus says “Si dodgeas su e ganas, segunda pagina de runas, ignite es viable, espada de doran. Lvl 1 le ganas all in. A partir de nivel 6 le ganas si le dodgeas su r. Rushear verdugo si estas ganando y si estan even es mejor la vesta espinosa. A partir de nivel 11 no puede hacer nada en 1v1 contra vos”
Noodles912 says “Stay away from minions and you auto win. When he uses R, use E+W and GTFO. DOnt try to duel with him. Farm it up, and one shot his backline.”
Alan234 says “Take PTA and cut-down
I used to think this matchup is hard. However if you just play alpha, constantly harass and play with PTA+ignite he will die before you. Always make sure to Q him before his Q lands. Try to have weird movement whenever he e's, so that he can't land it on you. If he tries to all in you, expecting you to run but then instead you run towards his tower he may miss his r+e and just die. Try not to give him a 2nd W, it goes through Q, heals a lot and damages you a lot.”
AWierdShoe says “He has 2 ways of winning the early levels: 1) To push you in. 2) To hit his E which both chunks you and shields him. So if you focus on getting the push level 1 and you’re careful to not get hit by his E, you should be able to take short trades with him throughout the early lane and slowly chunk him down one trade at a time. Always save your W to block his Q/W and just wait out the E shield before you trade.
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eBrixton says “Volibear can do the same thing as Renekton. He can get his entire combo off on you and you can only sit there and watch as your lifepoints dwindle down like a Yu-Gi-Oh villain.”
NickCola Tesla says “Volibear can easily be considered an extreme threat in the event you are unable to respect the damage he can dish out! He is unbelievably tanky for the amount of burst he can potentially trade with.
The biggest source of his damage comes from his Sky Splitter. If he attempts to engage with this, you need to be prepared to disengage or try to avoid its damage altogether. This, coupled with Volibear's shield, will be enough to half health you without you being able to successfully trade!
You can wear him out over time using good trades, but that requires mana, which Sion struggles with early on. In all honesty, as long as you keep your distance and not try to facetank his damage early on, you will get to a point where you can manage the lane just fine! BUT... if he manages to get fed, he will literally have the potential to 1v9 the game, and your team will hate you a lot. He's able to get so damn tanky while dishing out more damage than entire teams can.
If you lost a trade post level 6 and you don't have a sustainable lead, I would bite the loss and give him the plates. Give him the CS, and give him what he needs to be happy. Lose less than risk losing a lot more!
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viktoreeu says “Beads for sustain and quick trades (aa+e)
Otherwise (longsword +pots) you can just farm it out and wait for your Kraken...
It can either be an annoying matchup or a walk in the park”
StrikeX114 says “His passive and Sky Splitter (E) provide great zoning tools against you. Since his ultimate can disable towers as well, you must be extremely wary near this bear. Save your Commencing Stopwatch for when he decides to towerdive you to discourage further pursuit. In addition, to counter his mixed damage output, I recommend playing with both armor and MR runes to make your overall survivability greater.”
Saarlichenbog says “Volibear suffers from a lack of sustain in lane outside of his runes and W. If you kite out of his primary engage combo of E followed by Q, he then has almost no way of retreating which is why its so easy to punish him for playing aggressively. This lane focuses more on letting him be more aggressive as he tends to get outscaled either way.”
Yume Minato says “if you can dodge the thunder drop and W the stun you could manage something but you'll need some good rengar skill and not being behind.”
GLP1 says “You win him the first 5 levels but at level 6 you'll have to play with a little more care, it's like a Renekton who doesn't oneshot you so much.”
Womsky says “Fighty lane setup, new volibear is kinda cancer like the old one, hard to force much into him, and he is still a stats ball like he was but more fantasy looking now, his Q is a stun and a speed steroid, his w is AA reset that leaves a mark on target, second cast will cause extra damage and heal him for missing hp, his E is a weird shield/damaging ability, hard to do something for him in lane cause his damage/tankinessis pretty annoying, and if u skin into him he just Q E W you into a 50% of ur hp gone while he is next having a shield and waiting for his second W to hit u hard with it, so what u do usually is wait for bone plating and fight him when it is up, volibear usually picks PTA for early damage and cause he has 2 AA abilities which apply on-hits, bruh, get a tabies to lower his burst by alot, and try to rush a blade of ruined king to deal with his high hp/armor and trading, then go to ur normal build.”
Raphi0216 says “Try to sustain with W. You will die if you engage him so don't do it. Dodge his R with your R. Don't take long trades because he will heal with his 2nd W.”
daito Okami says “D blade conq with cutdown dom or fleet with d ring.
Dodge his e it deals a lot of dmg when he tries to q you either e or shroud wait out his shield before trading. Don't go for too long trades because of his w healing.”
Frostyfps says “His base damage is crazy but it is avoidable. Start E and treat him like the other melee lanes. Stun him if he runs at you and wait until it crashes into your tower, he is pretty squishy lvls 1-5 so if you have your passive, look to get a few autos in and all in once you hit your E on him. Avoid his E and you will be fine. I recommend avoiding any all-ins with him after this point if you do not get an advantage as he will smash you with his base dmg after 6 even if you avoid his E and R. You have to kite out his R and then all in with yours however it is much safer to farm up for BOTRK and then all in him once you have it (provided that you avoid his E). Avoid all inning him once he has 2-3 items.”
Greedle says “Rush Sheen And Turn It Into Sundurer Asap. You Win Most Trades But In All-Ins He Can Beat You. With Sundurer And Grasp You Will Beat Him With Ease. ”
Ron_101 says “For this match up bring Grasp Of The Undying or Lethal Tempo with Resolve as the Secondary take short trades you won't win with his level 3 combo try to get a gank or wait till lv6 and try to kill him. Bring ignite for his heal”
Defensivity1 says “Start cpot Both conqueror and grasp are fine, Could consider a phase rush page, with conqueror play a bit safer early,
Have to kite him, melee tanking his damage is the way to lose the 1v1 so always try to kite and have ghouls/maiden do most of the damage.”
TTVXiralid says “Counter Rune Page:
He is strong in the top lane but if you avoid getting hit by his E and not walk up to him so he gets his 2nd W of then he won't be a big problem.”
Mordekaiserrrrrrr says “Volibear can be a tough champion to fight, he can lock you down and deal lots of damage quickly, but he also has very little mana, so after being in lane for a little bit, you can attack him without him being able to really retaliate. He also falls off extremely hard.”
ArmandChad69 says “Hard matchup if played poorly, even to easy if you properly kite and position well with your EQ combos and respect his Q resets and melee damage”
MisterDerpFace says “Try to trade away from his W, since the shield that he gets is actually pretty big. and the slow is also bad. if he Q for no reason, your getting ganked.”
Plasticpear says “While Volibear also has a stun that is hard to miss, you can avoid getting his bit it by baiting him to walk through a trap and then root him and run away with the movement speed boost. Try not to waste you W, since without it, you won´t have a chance of escaping Volibear without using flash.”
YoungTact says “You can W his Q( you still get stunned), respect him when his passive is up and dodge his e by walking out of it or E'ing to a minion to dodge it. Apply lane harass combo whenever u can. Don't go for extended trades when his passive is stacked and his w as well. Go second wind because his passive will proc ur bone plating for free + it would be free heals vs him. Can go 1 adaptive force 1 armor 1 mr. Rush exec”
qasddsa says “Very annoying champion to deal with during laning phase. You need to keep your distance and disengage with Q and W if he starts to run at you. Freeze the wave as much as you can, since pushing up against Volibear is very dangerous due to his strength of setting up ganks. I recommend rushing a Blade of the Ruined King as well as an Executioner's Calling against him.”
PH45 says “Volibear get's quite tanky quick and also has a healing passive so he might be a tricky target to take down. More issues are caused by his E which will deny you your dashes. This lane will most likely be a farm lane, although Volibear might be able to force a fight on you due to his tankiness and other tools. He is relatively easy to gank though so if you can just keep even and wait for your jungler you should be fine. ”
ERNESTSAURUS says “CONQUEROR / SPELLBOOK SETUP - DORANS SHIELD / 3 REJUVENATION BEADS + POT =
Volibear since his rework has surprisingly turned into a way easier matchup for Nasus, before his rework it was next to impossible to lane against him, Now his kit is easier to deal with and you outscale him even Harder. In laning phase due to his Passive and that he will try to punish you early game he will perma push the wave on to your side of the lane making it easier to farm under tower without being traded that hard. A good tip is to get close to his passive (Relentless Storm) to constantly proc Second Wind + Dorans Shield maximazing your sustain and overall since Volibear doesn't really build that much AP appart from a Dorans Ring early on, it deals basically no damage. Once you hit lvl 6 and Sheen powerspike yo can start doing short trades against him and his only sustain he has is reliant on him hitting you twice with his W and by doing short trades you negate it, once he is low enough you can kill him relatively easily. Be careful if you are low HP, similar to Tryndamere or Kled, he is really good at diving since he disables towers. Later on to the game he can't match you solo and since his teamfighting is not that bad, you must splitpush and force him to match you, be prepared for 1v2 or 1v3 scenarios.”
SubHuman Filth says “Take PTA and cut down.
be unpredictable for his E and q him before his stun lands. dont take extended trades, he will win them all because of his W.
you will outscale him, but in early game you need to play aggressive.
do still keep jungle ganks in mind tho.”
Grayified says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. The most important thing to track in the volibear matchup is his starting ability and his runes. If volibear takes PTA and starts W (his maul) you want to make sure that you DO NOT fight him lvl 1. Let him shove the wave in. Volibear's passive will gradually make him shove it in, the best thing you can do is walk up and try to get cs without taking damage. If voli takes grasp or starts his E (the thunderstorm thing) then you can look to shove him in early and get the first 2 waves into turret so it shoves back towards you. Volibear has an INSANE trading combo where he will maul you (his w) to push you off minions where you have to stay away from volibear for 7 seconds so that he does not get the bonus dmg and healing from the 2nd maul. If you walk too close after his first w he will use his q and his e together to basically stun you in place so that you also get hit by the thunderstorm and its really hard to trade back. It is important when getting away from voli and mitigating damage from his combo that you buffer volibear's q with your spin. In this matchup typically you are looking to farm it up and fight him after you get tier 2 boots and essence reaver. There will be times where voli runs out of mana or maybe your jungler comes up where you can look for a kill but other then that look to survive. In the mid game with your CDR + crit you shouldnt have an issue fighting him unless you miss your W slow. Its really important that you beat voli in a single all in trade. Ignite or exeuctioners is really imporant to have too especially if he gets tanky because of his healing. Look to save your E to stick onto him if you know he is looking to ult away or to dodge his ulti dmg. https://youtu.be/2Bmm0YGguSI”
Chili Dog says “Runes: Conq, Triumph, Tenacity, Last Stand + Magical Footwear, Cosmic Insight or Bone Plating, Unflinching.
Sub Runes: Damage, 2x Armor
Summoners: TP
Since his buffs after the rework, he causes some problems for Riven, especially his point and click stun. Try to shield his stun and avoid his E because of the slow. Take short trades because he destroys in longer engagements. One or Two jungle ganks can make it so you can 1v1 him, providing your farm is satisfactory. If no help from jg, its still possible to win lane solo but i would apply map pressure.
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ZergDood says “Be careful with farming, his passive is annoying. You can W his run but it will still stun you (better than nothing). He heals like a madman, has an important powerspike with his R, so be careful. He shouldn't be able to dive you, so if he tries, take that to your advantage and let him die alone. When running away from him, use your Q, and if he's about to stun you, use your W. Afterwards, position yourself so you can pin him on a wall. After his stun, he has no mobility, so you can ult him away. Your W (kinda) stops his dash.”
qazx1427 says “His passive is a pain for the first few levels, but Volibear is another champ that can't do anything when trapped. Just watch out for when he ults, since he can jump out of your wall, land behind you, and potentially turn the tables.”
HIGH TEST TOP88 says “A bit broken right now but will be more even when he gets nerfed, dont let him W you while you have the W debuff on you and dodge his damn E. After 6, you dont want to ult after he ults, ult to get you both away from his E. You want to get bramble eventually.
Dodge his E.
Take armor.”
Ravenborne says “Still collecting some knowledge on this matchup. As far as I can tell though, he beats you levels 1 to 3. After that you should be able to win. You hard outscale him aswell. Do not die early and you are fine.”
Shumair says “Volibear top already isn't as good as it used to be but even at its prime, Mordekaiser would destroy him. His passive will make him shove the wave to you so you don't have to worry about overextending. Use your R after his R to steal more stats but not whilst he's unstoppable in the animation. Other than that, there's not much to it. Just bonk him and he's dead.”
wallobear53 says “Maintain your distance from him so that you have ample time to evade him if he decides to use his Q and chase you down. He will try to get you to overextend and then may ask his Jungler to gank you. Be prepared to Flash if he uses his Flash.
Don’t take extended fights against him as his Passive will allow him to deal more damage to you. He is quite weak during levels one and two so you should do your best to poke him as much as you can during this time.
Once he hits level three, he will be able to trade freely and can easily all-in you. He is strong once he gets access to all his abilities so do your best to keep him at a hand’s distance and invest in some Grievous Wounds in order to cut his healing.
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Murderman5 says “If he avoids your blind, He can stun and take you out in a good way, Use your movement speed to avoid his e, And make sure to find a chance to avoid his stuns afterwards all his attacks will be meaningless as you make the ultimate poke using ignite and spamming him with your abilities :D”
Fiora Pogjet says “His sustain is strong and he is hard to kill. Your main point is to prarry his Q if he runs at you, then try to win the trade. Don't let him bit you a second time with his W.”
NullPC says “After the rework hes able to haras you quite well and stun you after you flip him and just walk away if he want. He wins in extended trades because of his healing and you tower dosent matter post 6. Play around his mana issues and your jungler.”
ModxLoL says “This could potentially be a 5, but for one, he's about to get nerfed as I'm writing this. The other thing is that Volibear is only really a problem for you in the early/mid game. Once you get your Black Cleaver and start getting close to your Death's Dance, the matchup isn't nearly as bad. You will start to outscale him pretty fast, just get Doran's Shield in this matchup and farm the best you can in the early lane phase. Outplay wise, just make sure you dodge his circle AOE slow ability.”
Nytefall24 says “It's solely depending on if he goes tank vs damage. Tank takes awhile but you will win the trade, damage and the heal from bite will make it difficult to out trade him.”
Kingarthur720 says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. The most important thing to track in the volibear matchup is his starting ability and his runes. If volibear takes PTA and starts W (his maul) you want to make sure that you DO NOT fight him lvl 1. Let him shove the wave in. Volibear's passive will gradually make him shove it in, the best thing you can do is walk up and try to get cs without taking damage. If voli takes grasp or starts his E (the thunderstorm thing) then you can look to shove him in early and get the first 2 waves into turret so it shoves back towards you. Volibear has an INSANE trading combo where he will maul you (his w) to push you off minions where you have to stay away from volibear for 7 seconds so that he does not get the bonus dmg and healing from the 2nd maul. If you walk too close after his first w he will use his q and his e together to basically stun you in place so that you also get hit by the thunderstorm and its really hard to trade back. It is important when getting away from voli and mitigating damage from his combo that you buffer volibear's q with your spin. In this matchup typically you are looking to farm it up and fight him after you get tier 2 boots and essence reaver. There will be times where voli runs out of mana or maybe your jungler comes up where you can look for a kill but other then that look to survive. In the mid game with your CDR + crit you shouldnt have an issue fighting him unless you miss your W slow. Its really important that you beat voli in a single all in trade. Ignite or exeuctioners is really imporant to have too especially if he gets tanky because of his healing. Look to save your E to stick onto him if you know he is looking to ult away or to dodge his ulti dmg. https://youtu.be/2Bmm0YGguSI”
BloodyDream81 says “Match up compliqué mais pas imprenable, tu dois prendre l'avantage en early, et jouer ça comme pour Sett et Olaf, tu dois te battre tout en faisant du Kite à l'aide de ton Q, et surtout tu dois éviter son E car en plus de te faire de dégâts et te ralentir, si tu te bats dedans, cela lui fournit un shield de 15% de ses PV max.
Une fois ton anti heal obtenu, tu peux normalement le battre à chaque fois que tu as le fantôme de up en faisant un bon kite entre ses sorts, ceci dit je te recommande de jouer passif tant que tu n'es pas sur de toi sur Darius.
Astuce : Ne reste pas sous tourelle avec peu de point de vie, son ulti lui permet de désactiver les tourelles pendant un certain temps.”
Darrkescru says “Chega a da dó deste urso, use impeto, sempre que ele for te stunar use seu Q e assim você não leva stun depois disto proca o impeto e vai caitando ele ate a morte”
bakk0n says “A very oppressive laner but not that big of an issue to Mordekaiser. As a matter of fact, in many regions, Mordekaiser has been picked as a response to top Volibear. They will usually run Press the Attack with Sorcery or Determination. Try to avoid his W poke and try to not get caught in his stun. Poke him whenever he steps up to farm to prevent him to getting the 5-AA passive.”
Angela du Seithr says “Même si Volibear est très fort, votre forte mobilité l'empêche de facilement vous courir après. Gardez en tête qu'il peut facilement vous dive et gardez votre ultime pour contrer le sien. Ne le combattez pas sous son stéroïde et tout devrait bien se passer étant donné l'absence de régénération que le champion a depuis son rework.”
Magginator says “He will only look for short trades against you so extend them by using e when he runs. If he has ignite just be careful of your health and use that regen.”
Wamson says “Survive the laning phase at all costs! Don’t get bullied out of the lane! Freeze creeps on your side of the lane and farm until mid game.”
MateuszNH says “Hard matchup FOR ME
I don't really get how to play against him yet, he may be around even but owned me hard sometimes. Wukong outscale him and mostly win after lvl 6 but earlier on you must mostly give up wave control. Don't try to fight him too long without executioner as he heals a lot, avoid fighting him while on barrier. If you keep these things in mind u can kill him easily after 6.
I like doran shield for this matchup but blade may work too.”
ACE4291 says “After his buffs this patch. he is a better champion as his health increase makes him tank hits better. BUT you are still stronger early game so bully him and take him off minions. dont stand in his E and disengage if need be”
DirtyDishSoap says “He does alot of damage without items or just building pure tank. Luckily, he doesn't scale too well into late game, and you'll likely shred him to pieces with Maiden out. Be warned, however, that you need to kite him when he "marks" you the first time, otherwise, his 2nd cast will take a huge portion of your health while healing him.”
SabinX says “Champion is too new to get a hold on actual stats. All I've seen is that he is stronger than you early game, after you get lvl. 6-7 he falls.
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Discord Rengar Mains says “This is one of the more harder matchups than the others because he can knock you up mid jump so you need to be very cautious.”
Itreallyhim says “*runs at you, flips macdonalds burgers, eats chikmen nungit, flames minions*
Ult this nerd and kill him.
Reverse rake if hes going hard for you.”
Erenando says “He might be a tank, but he can easily destroy you in the early game, while he is fucked in late. Don't mess up and stack minions. Ganks pre 6 are helpful”
GreeN1337 says “Absolute horror to play against this busted champion. Try to bait out his E and try to all in him. Just remember to stay in Your Shroud as much as you can so he can't kill you with his empowered auto attacks from his R and W. I would recomend maxing W insted of E in this matchup.”
ShinyEmo says “Annoying matchup because of his passive which is very annoying and his R which deals huge damage while going tanky. On-Hit is recommended and when you finish first 2 or 3 items, you will be able to win against him.”
Gunford says “Volibear seems to be not a threat for Graves but his kit is very annyoning. He activates his Q and will slow you with E. His Dmg is really good against you, because his W is magical dmg.
Graves likes the longer fights but Volibear will outsustain you when his passive is up. You wont kill him when his passive is up. Just dont fight him with his passive and R up.
Try to farm up and wait for your jungler. Buy Executioners Calling vs his passive healing.”
Pedrokis says “Chamado do Carrasco, Ignite e muita porrada. / Cuidado com o flip dele, principalmente debaixo da torre. - Se vocês estiverem no meio da lane, tenta guardar seu terceiro Q e usar ele pra trás no rumo do Voli (fazendo com que você o acerte depois - mesma dica do Singed). / Você NÃO DEVE DIVAR OU DAR IGNITE nele se a PASSIVA DELE TIVER ATIVA. - Ele vai praticamente acabar com seu dive e "cancelar" seu ignite com a cura gigantesca da passiva.”
ExfIamed says “Now you might see this from time to time, I find this matchup really fun actually and as long as you W his bite hes pretty free hes just hard to kill cause hes tanky and has his passive, but once all thats down hes a free kill. Just gotta be careful cause he can flip you back into a gank, dont underestimate his damage output either even if hes just going full tank.”
ElementalZyrus says “I guarantee you he will get Bramble Vest first back. This'll hurts your damage a lot, but you can still win against him pretty easily”
Defensivity1 says “Be carefull to not get all inned by volibear, he is very manangable once you hit level 6 just if you go to engage on him be sure to have atleast a 200 health advantage over him and itemize a spirit visage against him.”
XPRflew says “Play safe under tower because his r and his passive will counter your chances of killing Volibear you can get executioner's Calling to reduce his healing so you can fight him.”
New Swain New Main says “You cannot burst him, he will sustain. You will control the lane early easily. However, you will need to build magic pen which leaves you at low defense and susceptible to losing long prolonged trades.”
OneMustFall says “Voli is kind of relentless and even if you SS his Q he can still maul you pretty good. Very dangerous if his jungler is near so always stay warded and give him space.”
TerryTheWolf says “The 2nd strongest counter to Yorick is non other than fat bear. Damage, CC, MS! but it's still more winnable than the irelia match-up. A good i can give you is to keep distance between you and him and farm is much as possible and poke safely with your E and ghouls just to keep him eliminate the odds of a dive!”
Hamstertamer says “Avoid him early game since that combo hurts, and fight him later. Slow him when he uses Q so he can't get to you and combo you. He has no scaling damage so build HP.”
Poppu says “Voli just has to build tank items to deal a lot of damage, if you can, would suggest poking him down, getting his passive up, then poking him down again after passive is down and then going for the kill trades. Make sure you have some type of MR item because Voli's 6 allows him to deal AP.”
messketchup says “At all ranks, Rolling Thunder's movement speed boost is 15% while running away. Volibear cannot disengage in lane, and his heal is not effective against Noxian Guillotine.”
Devitt45 says “Fighting Volibear is interesting. You will want to take ignite and grab an executioner's calling. Trading will be hard, considering he can flip you and fear you. Try to predict when he is going to fear and W it. The best way to trade with him is get him low enough to pop his passive.”
ImpossibleLogic says “While not always picked, Volibear is a pretty big threat. His stuns and pull back are some of the most potent in the top lane. Even if you can get him low enough, his passive restores all him health. Recommended that you out kite him and out damage him.”
thundergiraffe says “if im playing the volibear, you are dead. if anyone else is palying the voli you might actually just be fine.
basically if you blind volibear when he uses his q you win. but then like? when I play voli I run at teemo, wait for the blind to run out then flip then just destroy teemo. so it all depends on how good the volibear is.”
LonerFKS says “if he is alone then keep auto-ing him and if the jungler keeps ganking you then please hug the turret you don't want to be getting harrassed by voli and his jungler.”
Trixelkour says “Kinda OP even though not meta. Morello and Spirit's Visage can get you a long way against this big boy. Sunfire is also good along with Adaptive Helms.”
SirDeRp25 says “Pretty simple lane, beware of his Q as he can run faster than you. Respect Voli's Lvl 6 powerspike as he will be able to chunk you down easily, usually never see him to tho!”
BreadyToCrumble says “For me personally he's just annoying. Bait out his passive then go for the all in. However, if he's running on all fours towards you, don't use your E directly at him because he'll fling you behind him and you'll be at the disadvantage. Take "Cut Down" to help a bit. Buy an Executioner's Calling to deal with his regen.”
Mouadyam says “not too hard, just care for his W burst and his passive healing, he's fairly dangerous early, just keep on being healthy with your Q and the dunk is yours.”
Fharamir says “Olaf's passive makes him stronger and stronger the lower his health is due to the attack speed increase. However, this passive can't be used to it's full extent against you because your bite also gets stronger the lower his health is.”
joelblack says “Just play safe. This rude ass bear is the perfect counter to you as a melee. He absolutely destroys you with his abilities and heals all his health back when you poke him. Pray for jungler. ”
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Tips Against Volibear in the Jungle Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Citric says “Volibear is good ganker but you should be able to fight him in the jungle if you guys are at around the same health. Not a threat to Shyvana because you scale harder.”
Riealone says “Volibear is a really strong early game jungler who can easily win all 1v1 and 2v2 fights. But he received a lot of nerfs. So just play safe and wait for Trinity Force. After that he won't be able to do anything to you”
Doubtfull says “I've found this match up fairly easy. Volibear can't get in range to stun you without his flash, and you should be able to dodge his e/R abilities. Don't use your W on him until his Q is down.”
Exoslol says “Simply put, Volibear is broken right now. Don't try to fight him Pre 6 as he will just snap your neck. Volibear is fightable at your level 6. Use your R evolution to kite him around and burst without him being able to hit you in time. Volibear is easily kiteable with CC and slows. At your level 11 with evolved W Volibear should be easily kept far away from team.”
UDYSOF_OCE says “Volibear can cancel Jarvan E-Q very easily with his E and Q. Volibear also out tank Jarvan but has poor teamfighting and no terrain scaling.”
FREAKSTAR says “Volibear wins early, you win late. Try to not let him blow the game open in the first 10 minutes. As long as you keep the match competitive you will destroy him later.”
PulseBeat_02 says “You can easily black shield his stun, but be careful of his other abilities. Most of his abilities require this stun in order to successfully deal with a lot of damage. You may have trouble with his ultimate, but you should be fine later game if you build Liandry's to shred his tanky nature.”
ak521 says “Volibear is best at getting picks with his Q and absorbing damage during his ultimate. Lucky for you, you melt him with your W. Unlucky for you, he's an insane duelist in extended fights, but struggles to stay on top of enemies for that long. This is because his W heals him if he casts it twice on the same target. There's not a ton you can do in this matchup. Counterganking will be pretty useless unless there's a free kill or to save an ally, you might as well stay on the opposite side of the map as him and try to vertical jungle.”
Veralion says “Voli has been figured out and is now worth respecting. Very dangerous in extended duels, so avoid interacting with him alone. Your W outruns him, so he's fairly easy to avoid. He's supposed to function like Elise except way more infrequently and with way less burst. Watch for incoming dives post-6 and position to counter. His annoying cant-ever-fight-me passive is gone, so feel free to engage if you catch him on low health. Make sure he'll die to your initial combo though, or his E and sustained damage may turn the fight. ”
Arfreezy says “Kind of a budget WW or Skarner. Similar to the Sett matchup you can bully him early and outscale. As long as you play efficiently, you shouldn't have problems in this matchup since you always win the 1v1 and can control the neutral objectives.”
Doubtfull says “Voli can cancel you with his Q and facetank your damage. He's a huge pain at just about any stage of the game for fiddlesticks. Just try to ignore him and focus on killing other champions. Probably should build a Liandry's in this match up. ”
DarkAuraLOL says “he has a fine clear and sustain, but you still outclear him , but his burst and lockdown is huge, avoid him at all costs, don't fight him unless your with someone , sometimes avoid him even if he's really low, you really need a huge lead to be able to fight him , once you get heal reduction and form , its possible.”
ChaseMorePlz says “Click on Volibear and find out if his passive is up by finding the little bear buff icon. Fight him when his passive is down, and avoid being around him with low HP since his bite is an execute.”
Gumipapucs says “This champion is very very very annoying. He can do a surprising amount of things unpunished, and he can oneshot you for no reason. Hard to kill, but if you kite him he's definetly killable early, but i wouldn't try to force a play like that unless it's kinda free. If you get ahead you can deal a lot of damage to him, but if he get's ahead he's a monster you don't wanna face and you have to play around him with your team super good as he can even 1v2. Steal some camps and counter his ganks and he will be mad AF.”
Scooltefan says “He might out-damage you with some stupid Build or be really tanky. Dodge his R with your Q, you have enough time. Meditate-reset your AAs for higher DPS.”
RedNBlue says “Harder than Vi to kite as he will keep charging you if you don't move too fast and he will stun you and tower dive you and smash everything to your death.”
BullwhipGriffin says “Volibear and Warwick have nearly the same kit, matchup becomes whoever is the better player and can pull off more ganks. Matchup 1v1 is pretty even all game, Warwicks best chance is a level 3 fight”
FREAKSTAR says “Volibear is a bit over tuned right now, you need to be careful in this match up. You can beat him if you play smart and don't int early. In late game team fights you offer more than him, he is a big ball of stats who needs to snowball to win.”
Tinjus says “A bit tricky, especially in the early game. He will out-sustain you in fights during the early game, and if you face-tank his ultimate you will die very fast. Try to play around with him as much as possible with Void Assault. That way you can avoid the majority of his ultimate.”
Ellesmere says “Volibear is another champ that focuses heavily on early ganks. He is also very tanky and does a lot of damage. Be careful if you proc his passive. If you can't kill him within a second or so of his passive proccing, chances are he'll kill you before you finish him off. One thing that is very effective is making him pay for his early ganks either by ganking another lane, or stealing his jungle once you see he's on the other side of the map.”
FrostForest says “New Volibear is very deadly and beats you in 1v1's in all stages of the game. Luckily your impact in teamfights is favored towards you and you can trade ultimates to force his Ultimate to escape.”
metalhydra273 says “The bear struggles against your cc if he's in a bad position. Keep in mind that your e will reset his q, but if you're running away it should still be enough to flee from him. If he looks for a dive you can counter him with your own ult and possibly make him regret dunking in.”
liserith says “Save your E for his pseudo-ghost, and save your Q for his E. Play near walls and kite him out. He's not too big of a deal, and with your low-cooldown Q, his R is quiet easy to dodge as well. ”
Hidon1 says “This is also a very good match up for you. He does not really scale well and your ganks are stronger than his. He can never kill you, unless he finds you on low health. ”
Bingolyzed says “Your brother out 1v1s you and is more of an early game threat. He will out gank you. You scale harder than him in teamfights though and Bramble Vest is good against him.”
manco1 says “Volibear lives or dies by level 2 or 3, do not fight him within this time. Keep your farm up and carefully counter jungle and he will fall off giving you that late game. Think of him as a bad version of Olaf! ”
JunglerBuilds says “Similar to Udyr, can be stopped with the click of your W, or Q, or Ult. Your E can slow him down and deny him the engage, so he's really not in the best place right now. Deals more damage than most tank junglers however, so don't try to fight him early, he'll most likely win.”
Karthus man says “Volibear is an annoying champ for Karthus. He can run right at you and stun you and then kill you very fast. He also has very good engage tools. The only way to win is either by getting fed or having Voli not get fed and get to late game.”
VelocityCrack says “Too strong in early game and mid game. He just outplay you by pressing QWE all at once. Try not to fight vs him unless you have Conq and ev. W. ”
Karasmai says “He falls under the competitive bracket more than soloq but still a very strong champion. His Q can cancel your Q and your E so stay away if you can distance yourself it will usually be easy. I tend to just kite him back with my W into my team and if i go blue i get youmuus to run past him and if he ults me i smite ult him and exit into a immediate W on him and run like hell. You want to get EXEC asap and don't let him get more than 2 drakes. ”
Stratogos says “He is pretty tanky and the health regen he has is a problem as your W does more DMG the lower he is. Use your ult on teamfights and to gang lanes dont try to 1v1 him ”
CalicoCactus says “Will SHRED you early if you are not smart, Volibear is a really strong bruiser with massive 1v1 potential, once he uses his first W save your Q and leave the fight for a couple seconds so he does not get his second W off to heal him 20% HP, and remember Grievous is a turtle's best friend.”
Happty says “He's only a threat if he's fed. If you want to kill him, wait for a teammate to help you gang on him, but if you're really fed, you may be able to duel him.”
SketchtheHunter says “The unholy trinity returns with Volibear. He can out-sustain you with his new W, he can chase you down and CC you with his Q, and shield himself with his E. The thing is even with all that he can still be a very skill-reliant matchup. Try to get the jump on him so you're at an advantage when fighting him, and be wary of his ultimate post-6. ”
Minase says “He beats you for the first 15 minutes of the game and then he falls apart and is no longer a champion. Path opposite of him so you don't see him and then enjoy the win.”
BoyWonder00 says “Tanky throughout the game, has CC, sustain, and amazing turret dives. If you can get him to stun you before using your W however, you win.”
DjapeFromSerbia says “He can walk into your jungle and take what he wants and largely kill you for free if you fight him. His dueling is really good, and once he gets a Glory he can chase you down if he needs to.”
FalleN3 says “He is tanky and can chase you down. Not the worst to Jungle against but try to not let him set you behind, else it will be difficult to catch up again.”
FalleN3 says “He is tanky and can chase you down. Not the worst to Jungle against but try to not let him set you behind, else it will be difficult to catch up again. Try to avoid 1v1 situations with Volibear, especially until you have multiple items. ”
Holessando says “Voli in early is pretty easy champ to deal with. Stun him and you get the kill. In mid-late, when he becomes tankier, he can contest. Fight him early, it's 50/50, but more for you. Try to dodge his abilities with your E, etc.”
Rhoku says “Volibear can be tricky to deal with. He isn't a traditional tank. Like Mundo, he has very good 1v1. But unlike Mundo, he is very mobile and has a get out of jail free card from level 1. His passive can seriously mess you up as it just saves him. You might need Bramble Vest or something like that into him if you haven't beaten him already. He is more difficult to kite but it is still doable. Just don't int him as he turns into suuuch a monster.”
metalhydra273 says “He can be an annoying front liner but is yet, another tank easily removeable with ult. CC can ruin him before he does too much in a fight, but be careful you don't get too close as to where a stun from him will get you killed. Watch out for his e, it chunks everything rather hard. If you ult him make sure he dies quickly from it.”
AKScorched says “This guy goes ham on you. First off he can cancel your W with his Q, but even if you avoid that from happening he's always way too tanky for your W to do any dmg to him, so he wins every fight against you. And most Volis often invade you a lot which wouldn't be the biggest problem if it weren't for him doing it for the purpose of killing you. Tell your teammates to protect you if he does, since it's the one thing you can do other than running.”
brSL7 says “Não faça trocas com o Volibear caso a passiva dele esteja estacada (quando ele fica cheio de efeito nas costas kkk). Caso esteja na frente dele e ele esteja sem a passiva, você pode matar ele. Na minha opinião você nem troca com ele, sempre foque em gankar e ajudar seu time, mas caso você esteja forte e queria matar ele vai na fé.”
chasemyman1 says “Invade him early always. For some reason he is really squishy early and struggles to clear camps so abuse this. Use your Cocoon to stop his run and then Rappel to close the distance.”
ChaseMorePlz says “Annoying to deal with early to mid but all you have to watch out for is when he runs at you to flip you or your team. You outscale him late game.”
wild overload lol says “Volibear jungle é realmente um perigo para o palhaço após o nível 6, pois impossibilita boas chances que você teria de matar ele, além de poder perder muitos objetivos atoa.”
Eggoman says “I actually find this match up quite hard as his fling disrupts your combos and with his ult he does a lot of damage early. You don't have the ability to kite him which he is prone to so just try and avoid combat with him. If you flash away from him try and aim it over a wall because his speed will catch you if you don't. ”
KillyOne says “New Volibear is a really strong champion, at least in this very moment. He has a stun, shield, heals and tons of damage making him really difficult to deal with even for Warwick. Even after "nerfs" he is still strong in jungle and top lane.”
KillyOne says “Volibear is just a monster on the rift these days, watchout for his Flash Q combo and you should be okay for the most part. You are very unlikely to win an all in with him at any point and thats not what you should be doing with Lillia. Keep your distance and kite kite kite”
Dopamine_influx says “A good voli can full clear in 3:10, be at scuttle lvl 4, and can out duel you even when behind. The best way to play against voli is :
_Counter gank him if you have strong lanes
_Avoid him and play on opposite sides of the map if you don't have strong lanes
But if the voli is bad, you can kill him with triple Q at scuttle.”
Xeldom says “Difficult matchup. For the most part Volibear will beat you in a 1v1. He has naturally high damage as well as he's impossible to one-shot. His skirmishes are very strong. Path on the opposite side of him to avoid scuttle skirmishes and counter ganks.”
Jogress says “This guy has dangerous ult, he has a stun and can do surprise ammouns of damage early on - respect that. He is very likely to ambush you early. He can buy Righteous Glory and become quite swift engager - keep this in mind. Otherwise, in direct fair fights - Volibear is quite pokeable, and is somewhat similar to a Warwick, with his kit. P.S. HE CAN CANCEL YOUR ULT WITH GOOD TIMING OF HIS! Keep this in mind!”
MattB040 says “Beefy. Don't mess with Voli until you have full built jungle item or you have a gank going on. Otherwise you feed the lightning bear the kills on a platter.”
AWierdShoe says “Volibear is actually difficult to kite because of his Q's movement speed. You'll want to pop your W when he gets close in his Q animation, otherwise it's a guranteed stun for him. Even if it seems like you have an edge, Volibear can heal if he hits you with his W twice. Avoid his E with your E, but watch out for his R when you're under towers as it disables them for a short period.”
FUCKTHEPOPULATION says “NO NO NO NO PERMA BAN THIS THING IF U WANNA PLAY LILLIA NO NO NO JUS PERMA BAN IT NO DONT ALLOW IT TO EXIST ON YOUR GAME NNONOONNOONONO”
DarkArbalist613 says “Since his Recent nerfs he has become less of a problem, but his Q movement speed can still really mess you up. try to kite him out and use wall to your advantage because he has no way to scale terrain other than his ult.”
Comrade Eshgrim says “He is too chunky to kill quickly or alone. Keep him at bay with your slows, preventing him from landing his full combo on you. Hop out of his E and ult, or use your own ult to survive his and try to turn it from there if you have no other options.”
TowerShieldDude says “Unlike Lillia, Volibear has an ungodly flash q stun at lv 3. He'll just spend the early game counter jungling you. You'll outscale him, but your lack of objective priority is a damning factor.
While at this stage you'll lack any form of hard cc. He'll also be able to catch you out with a Flash Q stun.
Ban at all costs!”
Zailent says “In early game you can kill him solo with a smite. But his tankyness mid/late game calls for Rhaast. Also his E is a true and magic dmg ability so he will one shot you if you chose shadow assasin.”
GhostReaper87 says “He can do everything as you but with higher dps. His ult can provide tower dives and can take down drakes easily. Try to get mid or bot ahead since voli gets tanky as later the game goes and your carries need the dps to burst him down.”
Lighge says “Hope this champ gets nerfed. But you can beat him early game. Try to counter jungle asap and be sure to never feed him as he's actually immortal late game.”
DarkPit59 says “Volibear dispose d'un boost de vitesse de déplacement et d'un passif qui lui permet d'éviter la mort en obtenant une énorme régénération. Prenez garde à lui et ne le combattez que si son passif est en récupération.”
Al3ksP says “Volibear JG is often very tanky, this means that you usually wont be able to 1v1 him, be careful of his burst of movement speedd on his Q, and try to dodge his ult with your Q aswell.”
Hawary says “avoid this matchup because if voli put his hands on you , idk u just die or escape with u rappel but if u ever faced voli u should ward ur jungle very well and change to tracker's knife”
SavageFy says “Volibear's early mobility, damage and healing makes him a major threat.
His passive also gives him early game advantage. Getting him low health, to where his passive procs, along with his W makes you very vulnerable if you end up dueling early on. ”
Ehxakt says “He can deny your e. Can also invade you. His W is pretty strong. (Doesnt matter anyways because this is before the rework, if your readin this he is prob already reworked.)”
TrevorJayce says “Volibear has a free heal, a knockup, a fling, free attack speed as well as burst, all the while being able to build tanky as fuck. Consider him when banning, but he's being reworked soon so we'll see how much more cancer he is upon release, but knowing Riot, every newest rework or release is always the most broken champion in the game at that time.”
Morzanoth says “Now this is where it gets a bit tough. Fizz struggles against tanks as the game progresses, but volibear is probably the most dangerous of them all. You can't burst him hard enough to ignore his passive and his kit allows him to stick to you very well. Do not try and 1v1 a volibear, you will lose in an extended trade at all times in the game. ”
Nico449c says “You got a shot of winning early if you invade him lvl 3 or burst him down first but i would not recommend you to try. He got decent ganks but you got better so try either get a good countergank or outgank him”
Soulreaperjin says “Recently he has been starting to appear in jungle, so be careful of his Q since he can easily just yeet you behind him and spam his E, also keep in mind his Passive cooldown.
Only big threat he poses is his W which can be hard to deal with in early game but late game he's pretty much useless besides when he pops his R.”
MannerlessNG says “Same reasons as mundo, just less so. His damage is a problem, however the inability to escape him is worse. You will outscale him very badly if you don't feed, and by the mid game, he matters not.”
Elipt says “He can see you incoming with your E and click E. This cancels your E and leaves you in a bad position. This really messes you up in team fights.”
Split King says “Shyvana generally has an easy time against low mobility champs that have to fully commit to deal damage. Shyvana beats Volibear in 1v1's even if Volibear is vastly ahead”
The Top Bear says “Volibear can deal a pretty significant amount of damage early game, and can mess you up if he cancels your pounce. Only fight this man if you hit a few spears beforehand.”
urrb says “This champion is dumb. There is no winning against him early game. Don't try to cheese him. There is no point. He will win even if he is low many times with his passive, and even if he doesn't he'll just get away and leave you for one of his laners to clean up. Warn your laners that you can't do much early, ward his jungle or the river for your laners if you can, ping where you think he is, and try to path in a way that avoids him so you can make plays where he isn't.”
orangepenguinhead says “He has CC and is pretty tanky, try to avoid this matchup but if your opponent picks Volibear into you, try to pressure the map as early as you can. ”
OGPOTATOJEFFSHACO says “he beats you. just ignore or counter gank. your ignite doesn't fully counter his passive. Can kill him with set up but its best to save your abilites for other targets.”
0kruemlmonster says “After Rageblade you can fight him. I hate Volibear as a champion because he goes full tank and still deals more damage than you early.”
Simlito says “Don't fight bears they are scary looking! If voli has his passive then the you shouldn't engage since he will just be stalling time for his teamates to catch up to you.”
DefinitelyNotAhmed says “With the tanky build of a Volibear and the amount of cc he has which synergizes with his build, Amumu would definitely get obliterated.”
FesteringJester says “His passive makes WW's useless. Late game scaling is much stronger than ours. You will need to constantly keep on eye on him. His jungle clear is fast, if not faster than ours. Again, late game he is going to be a serious threat. DO NOT feed him at all costs. ”
pixelhidef says “He's a beast, literally. He will fall off late game if he doesn't snowball tho... so avoid uneven fights with him early and mid game and focus on out-scaling to late game through efficient farming and objectives.”
xMalcho says “His passive is too strong and he is better in 1v1.Don't fight with him lvl 3 because he is much stronger.Try to farm for late game and ignore him in team fights just go for the carry.”
SovietBear says “Before you hit lv6, try not to fight Volibear since he have an OP passive as well as Q and E for CC. (Dont underestimate his damage even if he's just a tank)”
xTheUnlimited says “This guy is just a massive tank. Hes way more tanky than youll ever be and has a lot of sustain through his passive, that can heal him up back to full hp after a fight. If he has his passive up you have no chance in 1v1'ning him. Your ganks are way better through your huge amount of CC. Try to use that by making a lot of ganks!”
Hunterlogic says “Voli becomes really tanky if he builds it. If his passive is up I would not try to fight him unless you have a lead. His W will absolutely shred you if he gets it off. This can go either way, just be smart about it. Pre 6 he wins hands down.”
Yi Guide says “He is tanky and can chase you down. Not the worst to Jungle against but try to not let him set you behind, else it will be difficult to catch up again. Try to avoid 1v1 situations with Volibear, especially until you have multiple items. ”
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