r/VolibearMains

I’m new to Volibear and I mainly play him in the jungle. I’m wondering how you decide which build to go for, since he seems to be quite versatile. I assume you’re supposed to adapt your build depending on the game, but for now I always build DnD, Flickerblade, Spirit Visage or Thornmail.

Same question for runes: I always take Lethal Tempo. Is this rune generally the best choice, or should I change my runes depending on the matchup/teamcomp ?

And finally, for abilities, should I max Q or W first?

Any advice would be appreciatied!

Make volibear viable in jungle or another lane. The incredibly low pick rate almost guarantees volibear in top then leaves you immediately countered.

As of right now, if you are red side you must ban Nasus. Blue side, if you are insistent on playing a subpar pick such as volibear, then you need to ban jax/quinn/jayce/teemo/poppy. You can essentially list 50% of the top lane roster.

At least this way, you can flex the pick and counter when they counter draft "voli." That's the sorry state Voli is in.

I get that DnD is just a good overall first item for Voli, besides some matchups where I prefer to go RM first and then DnD, but is Cosmic and its passive MS boost + on hit MS boost just not worth it anymore? I only watch Yordleswaggins and Bearkinglol so I'm just following their games.

Hello everybody!

I just started playing league of legends and really need some help! I chose volibear top as my main and would love to get better! Any advice or suggestion?

Thanks 😊

Between the autistic changes to Q E cooldowns making them 4 seconds apart, to trying to buff volibear when he has never had anything to do with ad since divine sunderer was removed, why not instead try and fix one of the 100 problems voli has in all roles?

FIX 1:

10%/20%/30% tenacity at lvl 6,11,18. This way we can play into comps with stun but still buy omnivamp boots which voli likes.

FIX 2:

Stop pushing ad voli instead of (150% + 25% bonus AD), completely revert that shit and make it (150% + 0.02% bonus HP). Push tank voli, and make navoris voli feel a bit less useless

FIX 3:

lower ult cooldown, 160 second cooldown compared to game changing ults like shen makes no sense

I've begun to look for invades more frequently in my low-diamond games. I've found players a bit inattentive at the start of the game and frankly it's been rather unexpected given the meta this season.

Any thoughts or feedback on the invade pathing for this game at 2X speed (ELO was D2 Flex, which included Emerald ~ Master lol):

A few comments:

• I realize this strategy may seem coinflippy, but I have found the coin often seems to be in Volibear's favor due to his strong level 3.
• My goal with an invade is to disrupt their clear and hopefully force a level 3 fight in my jungle or at a scuttle, as Volibear can win most level 3 fights.
• I knew Syndra wasn't going to contest level 1 after being chunked.
• There was a debate at 5:30 on drag vs gank bot. I committed to dragon when I tracked Lee topside.
• I know it's suboptimal jungle camp timing; however, I was able to deny Lee camps and at 6:40 be at a 53 - 40 farm advantage.
• Gold when backing was quite optimized with first back as Sheen + Boots and 2nd back was Kindlegem at 6:40.

Thank you, and I appreciate all the great information found here!

In some games, i buy this item and it always feels really good, especially vs ranged champs. We all know omnivamp is a really really good thing for voli, and also both ad and ap on the item gives you really high damage, as your q and w have pretty good ad ratios. The slow guarantees a q e combo no matter what. Of course its not optimal for every game but there are scenarios where it really fits. I want to hear some opinions as i have never seen someone else buy it.

Hi guys i am a eme 1 player and i play voli often( if angle allows it but this is another story) and i mostly play AD voli with grap. I sometimes go the ap build but i am so often more comfy AD.
What build variations do you guys suggest
for ad i always go triforce into shojin(maybe cleaver but rarely) into spirit visage and steraks (3rd or 4th between them) and i end with a zhonya(yeah ik its ap but feels so good) or riftmaker

what can i improve on this? when is dd a good angle?

also i need more help on ap builds but i really don't like the navori build , it doesn't suit my playstyle

hi so im new to voli, and I was just wondering if it’s better to build into AP, AD, or a mixture of both? For top lane specifically,im not really sure what im doing on him but he’s so much fun and I really wanna get better!!! any help or advice would be greatly appreciated thank you guys all sm :)))

Hey guys ! I started to main voli I love is sooo much but I’m wondering what I could build ! I tried tank cause I love playing tanks and normally I start with Dusk and dawn into heart steel then going for Mr or armor ! But lately I tried ad and I feel like I’m doing more damage than ap ? I would like to have ur feedback about ap or ad for volibear top !

I’m kind of a noob. Which component is best early? Is it matchup dependent? Somewhat related question: how do you choose when to buy a component of a later item and hold it versus build a full item? I’m thinking Warden’s Mail, Bramble Vest, Giant’s Belt, etc.

Edit: I’m playing Voli top

I find the title kinda funny, because Volibear is actually one of the very few champions who didn't have many changes at all. until the rework he had barely changed at all. when you look at the changes he's received over the years, it was mostly QOL changes and bugfixes with the ocassional buff to keep up with global changes.

it's only during season 8 and early 9 that he got an actual update to make him a bit better.

personally, what i'd like to see is season 3 Volibear but with some of the later changes, because it was mostly bugfix and QOL and imo doesn't make sense not to include them. (i'm talking about the many bugfixes, not the s8 rework)

then it'd be awesome to see Season 8 Volibear again eventually, because they brought so much life to the champion and made him so much more fun.