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Volibear

The Relentless Storm

To those who still revere him, the Volibear is the storm made manifest. Destructive, wild, and stubbornly resolute, he existed before mortals walked the Freljord's tundra, and is fiercely protective of the lands that he and his demi-god kin created.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
The Relentless Storm
Q
Thundering Smash
W
Frenzied Maul
E
Sky Splitter
R
Stormbringer

Volibear

Overview

On patch 16.21, Volibear is rated A tier in the top lane, winning 51.1% of 5,682 ranked games with a 5.9% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Lethal Tempo with Flash and Ignite and builds Dusk and Dawn, Statikk Shiv, Navori Flickerblade, and Plated Steelcaps.

Volibear struggles most against Anivia (30%), Camille (36.7%), and Ambessa (38.7%) and does best against Master Yi (64%), Jayce (63.6%), and Kennen (61.1%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 5,682 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

51.1%

Win rate

5.9%

Pick rate

5.7K

Games

16.21

Patch

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Matchups

All Volibear matchups

Strong against

Master Yi64.0%25
Jayce63.6%22
Kennen61.1%36
Yasuo59.9%137
Irelia58.1%117

Weak against

Anivia30.0%20
Camille36.7%30
Ambessa38.7%31
Zaahen39.3%56
Shen42.0%81

Abilities

P
The Relentless Storm
Volibear's Attacks and abilities grant Attack Speed, and eventually cause his Attacks to deal bonus magic damage to nearby enemies.
Q
Thundering Smash
Volibear gains speed towards enemies, Stunning and damaging the first one he Attacks.
Cooldown: 12/11.5/11/10.5/10Cost: 50Range: 300
W
Frenzied 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.
Cooldown: 5Cost: 20/25/30/35/40Range: 325
E
Sky 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.
Cooldown: 16Cost: 50Range: 1200
R
Stormbringer
Volibear leaps to a target location, Slowing and damaging enemies beneath him while gaining bonus Health. Enemy towers near his landing location become temporarily disabled.
Cooldown: 160/135/110Cost: 100Range: 550