How to beat Volibear

Common role: Top / Jungle

A diving bruiser who runs you down, stuns towers, and becomes a raging demigod.

What makes Volibear dangerous

Volibear charges in with a stun (Q), gains attack speed and shields, and his ultimate boosts his health and damage while disabling a nearby tower — letting him dive turrets fearlessly. He heals and runs you down, snowballing off early kills into an unkillable frontline.

How to play against Volibear

• 1Dodge or interrupt his Q charge — it's a run-up stun and his main engage. Without it he can't lock you down.
• 2Respect his tower-dive: his ult disables a turret, so he'll dive you under it. Don't assume tower safety when his R is up.
• 3Grievous Wounds cuts his healing — anti-heal makes his dives losing trades. Kite him after he uses his E slow.
• 4Beat him early or scale — a fed Volibear is a monster, but he's kiteable and CC before his Q catches him.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Q stun is a dodgeable/interruptible charge.
• ✓Healing cut by Grievous Wounds.
• ✓Kiteable outside his engage.
• ✓Snowball-dependent early bruiser.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Volibear's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Tempête impitoyable

  Les attaques et les compétences de Volibear augmentent sa vitesse d'attaque. Au bout d'un moment, ses attaques infligent des dégâts magiques supplémentaires aux ennemis proches.

• Q
  Coup fulgurant

  Volibear gagne de la vitesse en direction des ennemis, étourdissant et blessant le premier qu'il attaque.

  Strong: a run-up stun — his main engage. Weak: dodge or interrupt the charge and he can't lock you down.

• W
  Folie mutilatrice

  Volibear blesse grièvement un ennemi, appliquant ses effets à l'impact et le marquant. Relancer cette compétence sur la même cible inflige des dégâts supplémentaires et soigne Volibear.

• E
  Foudroiement

  Volibear fait tomber la foudre à l'endroit ciblé, blessant et ralentissant les ennemis tout en obtenant un bouclier s'il est dans le rayon de l'explosion.

• R
  Tempête incarnée

  Volibear bondit vers l'endroit ciblé, ralentissant et blessant les ennemis sous lui tout en gagnant des PV supplémentaires. Les tourelles ennemies proches de son point d'atterrissage sont temporairement désactivées.

  Strong: boosts his HP/damage and disables a nearby tower, enabling fearless dives. Weak: don't trust tower safety when it's up; Grievous Wounds cuts the healing.

Itemization

Volibear is AD with healing. Grievous Wounds, armor and slows to kite him are core. Respect his tower-disable dive when his ult is up, and interrupt his Q charge.

This guide covers Volibear's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.