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Volibear·Top Build

The Relentless StormP
Thundering SmashQ
Frenzied MaulW
Sky SplitterE
StormbringerR
Win rate49.9%
Pick rate2.7%
Ban rate1.9%
Matches5 095-
Volibear Top has a 49.9% win rate with 2.7% pick rate in Emerald + and is currently ranked B tier. Based on our analysis of 5 095 matches in patch 14.10 the best build for Volibear is Unending Despair, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Winter's Approach, Spirit Visage, and Thornmail. Most picked runes for Volibear Top are Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, and Revitalize for primary tree, as well as Legend: Haste, and Presence of Mind for secondary tree.
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Volibear Build

Top Top  Patch 14.10

Most Popular

Win Rate 54.8% based on 509 matches

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Recommended builds

Build
WR
Grasp of the UndyingPrecision
Unending Despair

Most Popular

54.8%
Press the AttackResolve
Nashor's Tooth

2nd Most Popular

54.7%
Press the AttackResolve
Riftmaker

Alternative

55.8%
Grasp of the UndyingPrecision
Iceborn Gauntlet

Off-Meta

57.8%

Top Players
ALL

Player name
WR
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junixe OTP

60.0%
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Bmou OTP

54.0%
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MrPhamTu1001#VN2 OTP

57.1%

runes

Resolve
Resolve
Grasp of the UndyingAftershockGuardian
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
Precision
Precision
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Move Speed
Health Scaling
Health
Tenacity and Slow Resist
Health Scaling

spells

SummonerFlash

D

SummonerTeleport

F

items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
2
Stealth Ward

@ 17 sec

Early Items

Tear of the Goddess
Boots

@ 3 min

Core Items

Unending Despair
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Winter's Approach

@ 19 min

Full Build

Unending Despair
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Winter's Approach
Spirit Visage
Thornmail
Frozen Heart

ability order

Max:

W

right arrow

Q

right arrow

E

right arrow

Skills

The Relentless Storm
Thundering Smash
Frenzied Maul
Sky Splitter
Stormbringer
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R
17
E
18
E

situational items

Overlord's Bloodmail
Iceborn Gauntlet
Randuin's Omen
Force of Nature
Sundered Sky
Jak'Sho, The Protean

Volibear Matchups Overview

Volibear General information

Volibear tips and tricks

Keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map in the early game. This will allow you to look for favourable trades pre-6.

Get as close to the enemy laner as possible before activating your Thundering SmashQ so it doesn’t run out before you can CC them.

Look to gain an advantage in the early game to make the mid and late game easier.

Volibear combos

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The Best Volibear Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +

Most Popular

If you want to use the most popular Volibear Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, followed by Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize in the primary tree, as well as Legend: Haste and Presence of Mind in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Unending Despair as your first item, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Winter's Approach. For your last 3 items, you should build Spirit Visage, Thornmail and finish with Frozen Heart. For the skill order, you want to stick with W - Q - E. Right now, this build has 54.8% winrate over 509 matches played.

Optional

Your second option for Volibear Top build would be to take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. The runes that this build takes advantage of are Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Demolish with Revitalize in the secondary tree. The shards used in this build are Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense. The items for the build are Nashor's Tooth, which you should build first, followed by Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item and Riftmaker as your third item. The rest of the items in order are Hullbreaker, Spirit Visage and Thornmail. The skill order for this build is W - Q - E. In the current patch, this build has a 54.7% win rate over 274 matches.

Alternative

If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Press the Attack as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Demolish with Revitalize in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Riftmaker as your first item, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity as a second item and Nashor's Tooth as a third item. You want to finish the build with Hullbreaker, Zhonya's Hourglass and Spirit Visage. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it W - Q - E. This build is currently sitting at a 55.8% win rate across 129 matches played.

Off-Meta

If you want to try an Off-Meta Volibear Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind and Revitalize as your primary rune tree, and Legend: Haste with Presence of Mind as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Iceborn Gauntlet as your first item, then finish Ionian Boots of Lucidity as your second item, and Spirit Visage as third item. The last 3 options are Thornmail, Frozen Heart and Randuin's Omen. The ability order for this build is W - Q - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 57.8% win rate over 90 matches played.

Situational Volibear Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Volibear build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.

Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Volibear runes page.

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Volibear Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +

Best Matchups

In Patch 14.10 the best possible matchups for Volibear Top are:

Consider picking Volibear into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Volibear.

Worst Matchups

We highly recommend avoiding picking Volibear in the current patch into the following Top matchups:

These champions are considered as Volibear counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.

Additional Notes

If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Volibear counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.