Volibear General Guide by TheAncientj

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League of Legends Build Guide Author TheAncientj

Aurabear: Support-Tank Pwnage!

Last updated on February 12, 2012

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Build 1 (Cheat Sheet)

Champion Build: Volibear

Recommended Runes

Purchase Order

Ability Sequence

Mastery Tree Is Outdated

WARNING: These masteries are still using the old tree and have not been updated to the new tree by the guide author. As such, they will be different than the masteries you see in-game.

Masteries

Offense: 9

Defense: 21

Utility: 0

Guide Table of Contents

Introduction

Pros / Cons

Runes

Masteries

Summoner Spells

Items

Unique Skills

Introduction

Though the northern reaches of Freljord are some of the most unforgiving lands in Valoran, the Ursine have survived upon the region's barren, stormy tundra for centuries. As a fierce and respected warrior of the Ursine, Volibear devoted his life to the protection of his people and loyalty to his elder brother, the tribe's chief. When his brother was killed during a hunt on the tundra, the tribe looked to Volibear as his successor. It was an honor and a burden that Volibear had never expected, but he shouldered the charge with pride. However, by Ursine tradition, the tribe could not recognize Volibear as chief until he returned from a journey to the peak of their sacred mountain, a place forever shrouded in a thundering maelstrom. There, Ursine chieftains must speak to the storm itself, gaining clarity and wisdom to empower them as mighty leaders.

Donning the chieftain's traditional armor and enchanted gauntlets, Volibear began the long and perilous climb up the slopes of the mountain. When he reached the peak and gazed into the raging storm above, he saw a horrific vision of a Freljord utterly consumed by war. Amidst the carnage, the Ursine fell dead upon a bloody battlefield. Believing the vision to be an omen of things to come if he did not act against them, Volibear traveled to the capitol of Freljord. The Ursine had not ventured across the southern mountains in centuries and his appearance was met with unease. However, Queen Ashe recognized Volibear as a wise and powerful ally. In what Volibear considered the first step against a war-torn future, they forged an alliance. As part of their agreement, he joined the League of Legends in the name of a unified Freljord, representing the primal might of his nation on the Field of Justice.

''Few can weather the storm that follows in the wake of Volibear's roar.'' - Ashe, the Frost Archer

Who wouldn't love a cuddly bear who helps the team all sorts of ways and can RIP OFF YUR FACE?

With this build you will have a support-tank who can dish out some good burst damage! End build you will supply the team with AS, Lifesteal, passive armor pen, armor, MR, HP/5, and a little AD. With the second build you will also give some CD reducton and MP/5 at the cost of some armor.

Pros / Cons

Pros/Cons

So why do we choose Volibear?

PROS

•Able to sustain well with passive, lifesteal, and summoner heal

•Natural attack speed

•Great gap closer

•Aoe slow and minion fear

•Great burst with W Frenzy active

CONS

•No real escape ability

•Hard to farm early

*Needs a partner or he gets harrassed easily by ranged champs

Runes

greater mark of desolation I select for auto-attacks

For Seals I use for flat armor

For Glyphs I go for straight CD

Quitessences I pick up greater quintessence of desolation

Masteries

I base my mastery selection on two premises. I always go 9 offence 21 defense

1. Volibear is an auto-attack melee champ.

2. Volibear is a tank, and as such initiates and takes damage frequently

In the Offensive Tree I use

Teir I Teir II Teir III

These masteries give me some extra attack damage, attack speed (which loves!), and some extra armor penetration.

In the Defensive Tree I use

Teir I for improved cleanse and heal MR Armor

Teir II and for health and health regen

Teir III for flat health

Teir IV and for initiating and CDR

Teir VI for max health and tenacity boost

Summoner Spells

The Summoner Spells I use for this build are Cleanse and Heal.
There are some other summoner spells that could work out as well, such as Exhaust to help with laning harrass, Ghost for extra chasing and initiating speed, and Smite even though this is not a jungling guide Volibear is an excellent jungler with Frenzy and Chosen of the Storm.

Surge is also an extremely viable option for the attck speed and AP boost which really help you tear up with your ultimate Thunder Claws. I would only use Surge in a off-tank build along with Heal.

Items

Items, Items,well lets see hmmmmmm. This build is about Auras, Auras and more Auras so the key items are Aura items and HP items, as well as resist items, since you are a tank

CORE ITEMS

these for the MR and Tenacity you need to tank
flat bonus HP, need I say more... wink, wink, nudge, nudge say no more!
CD reduction, MR and regen bonus ++GOOD

AURA ITEMS

lifesteal, attack speed for all, CDR for you!
armor, MR and attack for all, extra HP for you
armor, mana CDR for cap and attack speed debuff aura...NICE
health for you, more hp regen aura-wise, and an active sheild to use with Randuin's active for teamfights

OPTIONAL ITEMS

even more armor, hp etc... plus active debuff
more HP and CD aura/MP regen for all!
added to normal games with next patch, good attack speed, health and passive just like your ult!