Volibear - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
51.6%
Pick Rate
3.2%

VolibearBuild

SFighterTank
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 7, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology
AuthorDakota Chinnick

The patch 26.11 Volibear build uses Crimson Lucidity, Navori Flickerblade, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn, Unending Despair, Riftmaker, Oracle Lens. This Volibear build has a 8.59% pick rate and a 59.64% win rate in LoL patch 26.11. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Volibear build choices below.

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Most Played
Most Popular Build
  • Navori Flickerblade - Volibear Most Popular Build core itemNavori Flickerblade
  • Spirit Visage - Volibear Most Popular Build core itemSpirit Visage
  • Dusk and Dawn - Volibear Most Popular Build core itemDusk and Dawn
Core Items
59.6%Win Rate
+8.1%WR Diff
8.6%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 1
  • Navori Flickerblade - Volibear Alternative Build 1 core itemNavori Flickerblade
  • Thornmail - Volibear Alternative Build 1 core itemThornmail
  • Spirit Visage - Volibear Alternative Build 1 core itemSpirit Visage
Core Items
56.3%Win Rate
+4.7%WR Diff
4.2%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 2
  • Navori Flickerblade - Volibear Alternative Build 2 core itemNavori Flickerblade
  • Thornmail - Volibear Alternative Build 2 core itemThornmail
  • Dusk and Dawn - Volibear Alternative Build 2 core itemDusk and Dawn
Core Items
54.8%Win Rate
+3.2%WR Diff
5.4%Pick Rate
Alternative Build 3
  • Thornmail - Volibear Alternative Build 3 core itemThornmail
  • Spirit Visage - Volibear Alternative Build 3 core itemSpirit Visage
  • Dusk and Dawn - Volibear Alternative Build 3 core itemDusk and Dawn
Core Items
52.3%Win Rate
+0.7%WR Diff
4.9%Pick Rate

Best Volibear Build - Highest Win Rate Items

Full Build

Early Build Order

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
Spectre's Cowl
Spectre's Cowl
Kindlegem
Kindlegem
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage
Slightly Magical Footwear
Slightly Magical Footwear

Top Summoner Spells

  • SmiteFlash
    Smite + Flash
    54.6%Win Rate49.2%Pick Rate
  • FlashIgnite
    Flash + Ignite
    52.4%Win Rate37.5%Pick Rate

Build Stats

52.25%Win Rate
+0.67%WR Diff
4.86%Pick Rate
622Matches

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 Thornmail, Spirit Visage and Dusk and Dawn. This item combination achieves a 52.3% win rate across 622 matches analyzed.

At full build, Volibear gains a total of 60 Ability Power, 1250 Health, 125 Armor, 50 Magic Resist, giving a strong power profile for magic damage.

Best Volibear Runes

Precision primary rune treePrecision
  • Lethal Tempo
  • Triumph
  • Legend: Alacrity
  • Last Stand
Sorcery secondary rune treeSorcery
  • Celerity
  • Waterwalking
  • Attack Speed
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling
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Volibear Abilities

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Volibear build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health, Magic Resistance. Lower in: Gold Efficiency, Physical Damage.

The most popular starting items for Volibear are Gustwalker Hatchling, Health Potion, Stealth Ward with a 54.2% win rate and 15.4% pick rate.

Gustwalker Hatchling
Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
54.2%Win Rate
15.4%Pick Rate
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potionx2
Health Potion
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward
40.9%Win Rate
14.2%Pick Rate
These are Volibear's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Thornmail (51.5% WR, -0.0% WR diff, 22.8% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Spirit Visage (55.4% WR, +3.8% WR diff, 42.0% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Dusk and Dawn (53.3% WR, +1.8% WR diff, 73.5% pick rate) provides 300 Health, 60 AP, 0.2% AS. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
Top situational items for Volibear include Navori Flickerblade, Unending Despair. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Volibear are Slightly Magical Footwear. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Volibear is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Combined statistics from all items in this Volibear build.

  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:25
  • Total armorArmor:125
  • Total healthHealth:1250
  • Total magic resistanceMagic Resistance:50
  • Total ability powerAbility Power:60
  • Total attack speedAttack Speed:60%
  • Total critical strike chanceCrit %:25%
  • Total movement speedMovement Speed:4%

Build Comparison

Best WR
Most Played
Alt 1
Alt 2
Volibear movement speedSpeed
45
25
25
25
Volibear armorArmor
50
125
125
125
Volibear healthHealth
1450
1250
1250
1250
Volibear magic resistanceMR
50
50
50
50
Volibear ability powerAP
130
60
60
60
Volibear attack speedAS
0.6000000000000001%
0.6000000000000001%
0.6000000000000001%
0.6000000000000001%
Volibear critical strike chanceCrit %
0.25%
0.25%
0.25%
0.25%
Volibear movement speedSpeed
0.04%
0.04%
0.04%
0.04%
When facing Volibear's top counters like DrMundo, Renekton, Amumu, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Volibear needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Navori Flickerblade or Unending Despair based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Volibear performance.
durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,450g~4 min

This Volibear durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 52.3% win rate across 622 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include rapid attack speed for consistent DPS, strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Volibear build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. This build's moderate gold investment allows Volibear to spike earlier in the game. Prioritize completing Thornmail, Spirit Visage, Dusk and Dawn to maximize your mid-game impact. 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
  • Strong physical damage mitigation
  • Substantial health pool for survivability

Champions with Similar Builds to Volibear

Shen champion
Shen
Core Items
  • Titanic Hydra - Shen core item
  • Thornmail - Shen core item
  • Dusk and Dawn - Shen core item
57.3%Win Rate
4.4%Pick Rate

See Also

Volibear OverviewVolibear RunesVolibear CountersAll Items