Champion Stats
| Role | Fighter / Tank |
| Difficulty | |
| Blue Essence | 675 BE |
Why High-Elo Players Smurf with Volibear
Low elo players treat their tower as a sanctuary. Volibear proves them wrong. A smurf abuses the anxiety this causes—players will back off from the wave simply because you existed nearby, losing massive CS. Furthermore, players constantly disrespect the W2 (Wounded Bite) heal. If you bite them once, they should back off, but they stay to fight, allowing you to bite again and heal for 400+ HP. This sustain allows you to win 1v2 ganks with ease.
The Level 1 Cheese
First Blood Strategy
The 'Shield Start' Trade. Start E (Sky Splitter). When the first waves meet, drop E on the enemy melee minions and stand in it yourself. You get a shield, they take damage, and you start auto-attacking with Lethal Tempo. Most melee champs can't break your shield before you've chunked them to half HP. This establishes priority instantly. Alternatively, Q-Start invades are potent if you have a team with follow-up.
The 'Pay-to-Win' Skin Advantage
'Captain Volibear' has the wee-woo sirens. 'Thunder Lord' is classic. 'Prestige Duality Dragon' is very flashy. 'The Thousand Pierced Bear' (Eldritch horror) is terrifying.
When They Ban Volibear
Backup Pick: If Volibear is banned,
Udyr runs similarly.
Warwick heals and suppresses.
Renekton for the point-and-click stun.
Rune Setup
Best Runes: Press the Attack (Aggro) or Lethal Tempo (Extended). Triumph, Alacrity, Last Stand. Secondary Resolve/Sorcery. PTA is best for burst dives.
Skill Priority
Order:
W → Q → EMax W first for the heal and damage. Max Q second for run speed. E last.
Mastering Volibear's Kit
Thundering Smash. Move speed (doubled towards enemies). Next attack stuns.
Frenzied Maul. Bites enemy. Wounds them. Recast on Wounded enemy deals bonus damage + Heals Volibear. W2 is crucial!
Sky Splitter. Calls lightning. Damages/slows enemies. Shields Volibear if he is inside.
Stormbringer. Leaps to location. Grows size/HP. Disables towers. Deals damage and slows. Unstoppable during leap.
Matchup Tips
Annoying. Blinds your Q/W. E shield helps soak poison. All-in him at 6.
Skill. His E blocks your Q/W. Bait E, then re-engage. Voli R cancels CC if timed perfectly (unstoppable frame).
Skill. W2 heal vs his Bleed. Don't fight him late game. Dive him early if you can.
The Ego Check
WARNING: Stop ulting just for damage! Stormbringer (R) gives you CC immunity on cast, bonus health, and tower disable. Wasting it on a target who is already dead is criminal. Save it to Dodge a CC (like
Malphite R) or to enable a Dive. Also, STICK TO ONE TARGET. Your W healing only works if you bite the SAME Wounded target again. If you bite the Top Laner, then bite the Jungler, you get zero healing and you die.
When to Queue Dodge
Dodge Vayne or Fiora. Same story as other juggernauts—true damage kills you. Also Morgana—her bind lasts forever.
Teamfight Role
In teamfights, you are a diver. Q run at their carry. E where you are running to shield yourself. R onto them (disable turrets/crowd control). W bite, auto, W bite again. You are a disruptive tank who demands attention.
The 'Disrespect' Build
AP Volibear. Riftmaker -> Nashor's Tooth -> Hullbreaker. Your passive lightning deals massive AP damage. Your E shield scales with AP. You tackle towers and they explode.
Power Windows
Level 3 (Dive potential). Level 6 (Tower disable). Divine Sunderer/Nashor's completion.
Tilt Factor
Type 'No safety under tower' after a dive. Spam the chest pound emote. Diving them and surviving with 10 HP due to W heal is max tilt.
Recent Patch History
| Patch | Date | Type | Changes |
| V14.10 | May 15, 2024 | ADJUST | Q nerfed |
| V14.7 | Apr 3, 2024 | BUFF | Q nerfed, R buffed |
| V14.6 | Mar 20, 2024 | NERF | Q nerfed, R buffed |
| V14.4 | Feb 22, 2024 | BUFF | Q buffed, E buffed, R buffed |
| V14.2 | Jan 24, 2024 | BUFF | Q adjusted |
Safety Tips
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