Volibear Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.7%
- 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
50.0%
78 games
Max order
W
Q
E
51.0%
51 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 48.7% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (415 games).
- Most common core: Dusk and Dawn → Navori Flickerblade → Spirit Visage — 71% win rate over 7 games.
- Take Lethal Tempo as keystone: picked in 41% of games with a 46% win rate.
- Best matchup: Yorick (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Shen (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Volibear scales: 54% win rate after 35 minutes versus 44% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 72.7% | 8% (33) | |
| 61.9% | 5% (21) | |
| 60.0% | 5% (20) | |
| 58.3% | 9% (36) | |
| 58.1% | 18% (74) | |
| 57.9% | 5% (19) | |
| 57.8% | 15% (64) | |
| 56.8% | 30% (125) | |
| 52.6% | 5% (19) | |
| 48.8% | 58% (240) | |
| 48.6% | 17% (72) | |
| 42.1% | 27% (114) |
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.
45.6%41% 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.
45.9%29% 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.
57.3%28% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
33.3%1% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ignite
49.3%54% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
50.0%19% pick
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Flash + Ghost
45.6%14% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
W
Q
E
51.0%51 games
Q
W
E
50.0%10 games
E
W
Q
20.0%5 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (50%), Q → E → W (47%), W → Q → E (63%).
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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.