the Relentless Storm
Volibear
To those who still revere him, the Volibear is the storm made manifest. Destructive, wild, and stubbornly resolute, he existed before mortals walked the Freljord's tundra, and is fiercely protective of the lands that he and his demi-god kin created...
3/3
Engage
1/3
Peel
0/3
Scaling
2/3
CC
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Abilities
Ability text as Riot writes it, in both languages.
Thundering Smash
Volibear gains speed towards enemies, Stunning and damaging the first one he Attacks.
Frenzied Maul
Volibear damages an enemy, applying on-hit effects and marking them. Casting this ability again on the same target deals bonus damage and Heals Volibear.
Sky Splitter
Volibear summons a lightning bolt at a location, dealing damage and Slowing enemies while granting Volibear a Shield if he's inside the blast radius.
Stormbringer
Volibear leaps to a target location, Slowing and damaging enemies beneath him while gaining bonus Health. Enemy towers near his landing location become temporarily disabled.
Recommended build
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Skill order
W → Q → E
Runes
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Summoner spells
Flash + Ignite
Combos
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Difficult matchups
Gnar44.2%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Top· Patch 16.19· 792 games
Jax44.1%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Top· Patch 16.19· 1,419 games
Kennen43.6%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Top· Patch 16.19· 319 games
Ekko40.5%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Jungle· Patch 16.19· 262 games
Qiyana43.6%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Jungle· Patch 16.19· 296 games
Kindred43.2%One of the three toughest current same-role matchups in this snapshot. Compare the matchup win rate, opponent lift, and sample instead of treating it as a guaranteed result.Jungle· Patch 16.19· 125 gamesBest with
MelVolibear's engage can hand off to Mel's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Mel fills the complementary support job.
BrandVolibear's engage can hand off to Brand's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Brand fills the complementary support job.
AnnieVolibear's engage can hand off to Annie's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Annie fills the complementary mid lane job.
KarmaVolibear's engage can hand off to Karma's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Karma fills the complementary support job.
HweiVolibear's engage can hand off to Hwei's control or damage follow-up. Their control profiles can be chained instead of overlapped. Hwei fills the complementary mid lane job.COMMUNITY LAYER
Matchup notes
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