Volibear Top Build

Volibear Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Toplane

Volibear Top is best played with Rod of Ages, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, and Unending Despair. The most picked runes for Volibear Top are Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand for the primary tree, with Jack Of All Trades and Triple Tonic for the secondary tree.

Volibear Champion Abilities

The Relentless Storm

Volibear gains 5% (+4% per 100 ability power) attack speed for 6 seconds whenever he deals damage with an ability or attack, stacking up to 5 times.

At 5 stacks, Volibear's claws ignite with lightning, causing his attacks to deal an additional 11−60 (+50% of ability power) magic damage to the target and 4 closest enemies (depending on level). P

Thundering Smash

Volibear gains 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 / 28% movement speed, doubled towards enemy champions for the next 4 seconds. While active, Volibear's next attack deals 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 (+1.2 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and stuns the target for 1 second. Volibear becomes enraged if an enemy immobilizes him before he stuns a target, ending the ability early but refreshing its cooldown. Q

Frenzied Maul

Volibear mauls an enemy, dealing 5 / 30 / 55 / 80 / 105 (+1.0 per attack damage) (+6% of his bonus health) and marking them for 8 seconds. If this ability is used on a marked target, its damage is increased by 50% (+0.15 per bonus attack damage) and Volibear restores 20 / 35 / 50 / 65 / 80 health plus 8 / 11 / 14 / 17 / 20% missing health. W

Sky Splitter

Volibear summons a thundercloud that fires a lightning bolt, dealing 80 / 110 / 140 / 170 / 200 (+80% of ability power) plus 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13% max health as magic damage and slowing by 40% for 2 seconds. If Volibear is inside the blast zone, he gains a (+80% of ability power) plus 15% max health as shield for 3 seconds. E

Stormbringer

Volibear transforms and leaps, gaining 200 / 400 / 600 health and 50 attack range for the next 12 seconds. Upon landing, Volibear cracks the earth, disabling nearby towers for 2 / 3 / 4 seconds and dealing 300 / 500 / 700 (+2.5 per bonus attack damage) (+125% of ability power) physical damage to them. Nearby enemies are slowed by 50%, decaying over 1 second. Enemies directly underneath Volibear suffer 300 / 500 / 700 (+2.5 per bonus attack damage) (+125% of ability power) physical damage. R

Volibear Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Ignite

Ignite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that burns an enemy champion for a few seconds, dealing periodic true damage, applying healing reduction, and revealing the target over the duration.

Volibear Runes

Volibear Items

Volibear Ability Order

Volibear Matchups Overview

Strong against

Yasuo

Tahm Kench

Aurora

Pantheon

Sett

Renekton

Weak against

Teemo

Quinn

Jax

Tryndamere

Aurora

Kennen

Volibear Tips and Tricks

In the early game, keep the minion wave closer to your side of the map. This will give you more opportunities to take favorable trades before hitting level 6. Try to get as close as possible to the enemy laner before activating your Q, ensuring it doesn’t run out before you can apply crowd control. Focus on gaining an advantage in the early game, which will make the mid and late game much easier to manage.

The Best Volibear Builds, Runes, and Items

Most Popular

For the most popular Volibear Top build, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Pick Press the Attack as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, choose Jack Of All Trades and Triple Tonic. For rune shards, take Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health in defense. Start with Rod of Ages, then build Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Navori Flickerblade. Finish with Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, and Thornmail. Max your abilities in the order W - Q - E.

Optional

For an alternative Volibear Top build, take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, with Shield Bash, Second Wind, and Revitalize in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, take Legend: Haste and Presence of Mind. Rune shards should include Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Build Rod of Ages first, then Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Navori Flickerblade. Finish the build with Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, and Thornmail. For your ability maxing, prioritize W - Q - E.

Alternative

For another alternative setup, use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, and Lethal Tempo as your keystone. Follow up with Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Triple Tonic with Jack Of All Trades in the secondary tree. Rune shards should include Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health. Start with Rod of Ages, then build Ionian Boots of Lucidity and Navori Flickerblade. Finish with Spirit Visage, Unending Despair, and Thornmail. Max your abilities in the order W - Q - E.

Off-Meta

If you're looking for an off-meta Volibear Top build, try Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. Use Lethal Tempo as your keystone, followed by Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Triple Tonic with Jack Of All Trades in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health. Start with Riftmaker, then build Plated Steelcaps and Navori Flickerblade. Finish with Guinsoo's Rageblade, Spirit Visage, and Unending Despair. Stick with W - Q - E for your ability maxing.

Situational Volibear Runes and Items

Based on your matchup, team composition, and the state of the game, consider adjusting your items and runes. For example, if you're up against an enemy with high magic resistance, consider incorporating more armor-penetrating items like Thornmail or Void Staff. Likewise, your rune shards may need to be adjusted to focus on Armor or Magic Resist depending on your opponent.