Volibear Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 49.6%
- Pick rate
- 1.9%
- Ban rate
- 0.4%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Precision 
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Shield Bash
Bone Plating
Revitalize
Last Stand
Legend: Haste
Summoner spells
51.1%
184 games
Max order
W
Q
E
51.1%
47 games
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Volibear
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Volibear wins 49.6% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (361 games).
- Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Navori Flickerblade → Spirit Visage — 67% win rate over 6 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 39% of games with a 46% win rate.
- Best matchup: Yorick (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Shen (25% over 8 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Volibear scales: 55% win rate after 35 minutes versus 45% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 71.0% | 9% (31) | |
| 63.6% | 15% (55) | |
| 61.1% | 5% (18) | |
| 58.9% | 30% (107) | |
| 57.1% | 19% (70) | |
| 56.7% | 8% (30) | |
| 56.3% | 4% (16) | |
| 52.9% | 5% (17) | |
| 52.9% | 5% (17) | |
| 49.3% | 58% (211) | |
| 47.6% | 17% (63) | |
| 45.3% | 26% (95) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Resolve 
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Last Stand
Demolish
Revitalize
Resolve +
Precision
Resolve +
Precision
Keystones
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
46.1%39% pick
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
58.6%31% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
46.2%29% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
33.3%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
51.1%51% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
49.4%21% pick
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Flash + Ghost
47.1%14% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
Q
E
51.1%47 games
Q
W
E
50.0%10 games
E
W
Q
20.0%5 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (51%), Q → E → W (47%), E → W → Q (0%).
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PThe Relentless StormVolibear's Attacks and abilities grant Attack Speed, and eventually cause his Attacks to deal bonus magic damage to nearby enemies.
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QThundering Smash
Volibear gains speed towards enemies, Stunning and damaging the first one he Attacks.
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WFrenzied 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.
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ESky 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.
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RStormbringerVolibear leaps to a target location, Slowing and damaging enemies beneath him while gaining bonus Health. Enemy towers near his landing location become temporarily disabled.