- Win Rate
- 50.0%
- Pick Rate
- 3.9%
- Ban Rate
- 3.4%
Volibear Top Build: Items & Boots
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 7,791
- Lane
- Top
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 19, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
The most-played Patch 26.20 Volibear build is Plated Steelcaps, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn, Unending Despair, Statikk Shiv, Farsight Alteration: 5.29% of games, 57.8% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.
Best Volibear Build - Highest Win Rate Items
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Early Build Order
Top Summoner Spells
Flash + Ignite58.1%Win Rate82.2%Pick Rate
Flash + Exhaust55.7%Win Rate11.4%Pick Rate
Build Stats
This Volibear build focuses on critical strikes for burst damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
The core items for this Volibear build are Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, and Dusk and Dawn. This item combination achieves a 57.8% win rate across 853 matches analyzed.
At full build, Volibear gains a total of 45 AD, 105 AP, 1100 Health, 75 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.
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Volibear build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Lower in: Gold Efficiency.
The most popular starting items for Volibear are Doran's Ring, Health Potion, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 60.7% win rate and 24.8% pick rate.
- Navori Flickerblade S Tier
Navori Flickerblade
2,65054.76%Win Rate+4.72%WR Diff38.96%Pick Rate - Spirit Visage S Tier
Spirit Visage
2,70054.46%Win Rate+4.42%WR Diff35.26%Pick Rate - Dusk and Dawn S Tier
Dusk and Dawn
3,10051.71%Win Rate+1.67%WR Diff59.17%Pick Rate
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- Win rate by rank & game length
Volibear players complete Statikk Shiv first in 44% of games, winning 50.7% of them. The median first item is finished at 12:00 (25th to 75th percentile: 10:18 to 14:06).
First item
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 50.7% | 44.2% | 12:00 | 3,229 |
 | 54.0% | 4.3% | 12:06 | 311 |
 | 50.4% | 36.8% | 12:24 | 2,691 |
First two items
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 55.0% | 22.1% | 19:24 | 1,463 |
| 54.2% | 20.6% | 19:36 | 1,359 |
| 54.2% | 6.3% | 18:42 | 419 |
Three-item core
| Build | Win Rate | Pick Rate | Done at | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 58.2% | 10.5% | 25:12 | 534 |
 | 61.2% | 2.9% | 24:30 | 147 |
| 59.2% | 4.7% | 25:00 | 240 |
Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.
Volibear players max W > Q > E in 71% of games, winning 50.6% of the 5,345 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.
W
Q
E| Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- W > E > Q: 16% of games, 47.6% win rate
- E > W > Q: 5% of games, 48.8% win rate
- Unending Despair S Tier
Unending Despair
2,80056.83%Win Rate+6.79%WR Diff8.09%Pick Rate - Statikk Shiv S Tier
Statikk Shiv
3,00051.90%Win Rate+1.86%WR Diff52.80%Pick Rate
- Plated Steelcaps S Tier
Plated Steelcaps
1,20050.29%Win Rate+0.25%WR Diff39.46%Pick Rate
- Farsight Alteration S Tier
Farsight Alteration
051.52%Win Rate+1.48%WR Diff10.17%Pick Rate
Combined statistics from all items in this Volibear build.
Armor:75
Movement Speed:45
Crit %:25%
Attack Speed:90%- Movement Speed:8%
Health:1100
Magic Resistance:50
Ability Power:105
Attack Damage:45
This Volibear burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 57.8% win rate across 853 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include rapid attack speed for consistent DPS and substantial health pool for survivability. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Volibear with this build can punish teams that stack armor. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. However, be aware that this build limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns. With a total gold cost of 15,450, this Volibear build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, and Dusk and Dawn power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Volibear build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Strengths
- Rapid attack speed for consistent DPS
- Substantial health pool for survivability
Weaknesses
- Limited ability haste may result in longer cooldowns
Volibear Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)
7,466 gamesMost Volibear Top players rush Statikk Shiv first (44% of games), finished at a median of 12.0 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (41%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Ignite (78%). The game usually starts with Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion.
Volibear boots
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
 Plated SteelcapsMost played | 41.1% | 50.3% | 3,071 |
 Mercury's Treads | 24.1% | 50.0% | 1,797 |
 Gluttonous Greaves | 12.0% | 57.2% | 895 |
 Boots of Swiftness | 6.1% | 52.7% | 452 |
 Ionian Boots of Lucidity | 4.9% | 49.2% | 364 |
Volibear starting items
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2Most played | 36.0% | 49.5% | 2,688 |
 Doran's Ring + Health Potion ×2 + Stealth Ward | 21.4% | 49.8% | 1,596 |
 Doran's Blade + Health Potion | 12.5% | 49.9% | 935 |
 Doran's Shield + Health Potion | 5.8% | 48.5% | 429 |
Volibear summoner spells
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
  Flash + IgniteMost played | 78.2% | 50.1% | 5,840 |
 Exhaust + Flash | 10.8% | 52.4% | 806 |
 Flash + Teleport | 7.8% | 48.2% | 583 |
 Flash + Ghost | 1.3% | 47.0% | 100 |
Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.
Volibear First Item and Core Build Timing
Which item Volibear players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.
First completed item
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Statikk Shiv | 12.0 min 10.3-14.1 min | 44.2% | 50.7% | 3,229 |
 Dusk and Dawn | 12.4 min 10.7-14.5 min | 36.8% | 50.4% | 2,688 |
 Hextech Gunblade | 12.1 min 10.3-14.1 min | 4.3% | 54.0% | 311 |
 Navori Flickerblade | 11.0 min 9.6-13.5 min | 2.5% | 51.1% | 184 |
Three-item core
| Items | Finished | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dusk and Dawn → Navori Flickerblade → Spirit Visage | 25.2 min 22.5-28.1 min | 10.5% | 58.2% | 534 |
| Statikk Shiv → Dusk and Dawn → Spirit Visage | 25.0 min 22.5-28.0 min | 4.7% | 59.2% | 240 |
 Statikk Shiv → Dusk and Dawn → Terminus | 24.5 min 22.0-26.7 min | 2.9% | 61.2% | 147 |
| Statikk Shiv → Navori Flickerblade → Spirit Visage | 24.3 min 22.2-26.6 min | 2.5% | 60.3% | 126 |
 Dusk and Dawn → Navori Flickerblade → Riftmaker | 25.1 min 22.4-27.4 min | 1.2% | 64.4% | 59 |
Every Volibear Top Item by Win Rate
The completed items Volibear players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.
| Option | Players | Win Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dusk and DawnMost played | 61.7% | 51.7% | 4,607 |
| Statikk Shiv | 55.1% | 51.9% | 4,114 |
| Navori Flickerblade | 40.6% | 54.8% | 3,032 |
| Spirit Visage | 36.8% | 54.5% | 2,747 |
 Thornmail | 24.6% | 50.3% | 1,836 |
| Hextech Gunblade | 12.0% | 54.3% | 899 |
| Riftmaker | 11.9% | 56.9% | 890 |
 Unending Despair | 8.4% | 56.8% | 630 |
| Terminus | 6.8% | 59.3% | 504 |
 Randuin's Omen | 6.0% | 52.8% | 447 |
 Shadowflame | 5.3% | 53.4% | 395 |
 Nashor's Tooth | 5.1% | 53.3% | 381 |
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This core is in our ranked data: 58.2% win rate over 534 games.
- Ability Power
- 60
- Health
- 700
- Armor
- 25
- Magic Resist
- 50
- Ability Haste
- 30
- Attack Speed
- 60%
- Crit Chance
- 25%
- Move Speed
- 45
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