[25.S1.3] Cookiemanman's CHALLENGER Volibear Jungle Guide
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Recommended Items
Runes: CONQUEROR
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Precision
Inspiration
+8 Ability Haste
+10-180 Bonus Health
+10-180 Bonus Health
Spells:
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Gustwalker Smite
Items
JUNGLE START
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COSMIC FIMBUL VOLIBEAR BUILD
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EARLY ITEMS
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FULL BUILD
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OTHER OPTIONS
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STANDARD VOLIBEAR BUILD
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EARLY ITEMS
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STANDARD CORE BUILD:
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Ability Order COSMIC + FIMBUL SKILL ORDER
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The Relentless Storm (PASSIVE)
Volibear Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
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Ideal Synergies
Lillia
Lillia's biggest threat to Volibear is her ability to kite and ignore much of his damage later into the game. I would try to fight her in the early stages of the game and use my R to negate her ultimate ability.
Udyr
If you have seen Trick2g & I play duo before then you know how strong this duo can be together. Udyr and Volibear are both fairly tanky and apply large amounts of damage very quickly.
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Udyr
If you have seen Trick2g & I play duo before then you know how strong this duo can be together. Udyr and Volibear are both fairly tanky and apply large amounts of damage very quickly.
GUIDE FORMATTED BY ARTHEO BEAR
Hey everyone! I am Cookiemanman, I've been A One Trick Pony Volibear main since Season 5 with thousands of games on the Champion.
I am currently a Challenger
Volibear 1 Trick and am the #1 Volibear Jungle player in the World. I stream almost all of my games on Twitch 6x a week starting around 8pm PST.I wanted to make this guide to help new and experienced players better understand Volibear and his playstyle in the Jungle.
This page is an in-depth guide on how to play
Volibear, including what items to build and info about the different playstyles surrounding the builds. I have also included a wide variety of different match-up explanations, jungle clear path videos, runes and more.I will be updating this guide throughout the season. If there are any major changes to the builds etc. I will include that in the patch note changes at the bottom. Be sure to follow on Twitch
and Subscribe on YouTube for the best Volibear content.
Conqueror is the new MAIN rune I am using on Volibear. It is great in longer fights and combos perfectly with your second W cast Frenzied Maul.
Legend: Haste is very helpful for keeping your spells off cooldown. Which is especially important for the Conqueror playstyle.
Last Stand works out perfectly on this build due to the amount of Health that you have. You are able to get the most value out of this rune without getting close to death.
Magical Footwear helps you save money to focus on other items. It also give you 5 more Move Speed compared to typical boots.
Jack of all Trades is a somewhat confusing rune. It gives you one stack per each unique stat on your items. It gives you additional ability haste and adaptive force which is great for Volibear.
Press the Attack is Volibear's best early-game Keystone rune in the Jungle. PTA makes Volibear's early-game damage output very high and is great at helping him snowball early leads.
Triumph is a great rune to take for Volibear. It helps keep Volibear healthy during extended fights and is great for getting that extra bit of HP to survive tower dives.
Legend: Haste is a helpful rune to keep Volibear's basic abilities on lower cooldown.
Coup de Grace is very helpful at giving Volibear that extra bit of damage to finish off kills against low HP targets.
Celerity works very well with Volibear's kit. While using Thundering Smash you gain a large amount of bonus move speed to catch up to enemies.
Waterwalking is another movement speed enhancement rune that works well with Volibear's kit. It is very strong during fights around objectives and scuttle crab.
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Flash is very strong for Volibear's early-game. It allows him to instantly get on top of targets during his early ganks. I find myself preferring flash to ensure I can snowball kills and get early leads.
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Starting E
Sky Splitter is best for Volibear's jungle clear which is shown off later in the guide. For Volibear's Conqueror page skill order, you will be maxing W Frenzied Maul then Q Thundering Smash.The reason why I max W
Frenzied Maul is because of how much healing / extra damage you receive from Conqueror. By the time your W2 is up you should have Conqueror activated. This will give you a very potent bite and will keep you in fights for much longer. I also find that due to Cosmic Drive and Magical Footwear I don't need the additional MS from maxing Q Thundering Smash. If you feel slow you can put 1-2 additional points into Q..
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Starting E
Sky Splitter as usual. For Volibear's standard Press the Attack page skill order, you will be maxing Q Thundering Smash every single game. This ability is great at allowing Volibear to reach enemies during his ganks. It also does a high amount of damage during the early stages of the game.I don't find myself maxing
Frenzied Maul first because you typically are unable to get 2 W's off during early stage fights and it is better to reach the enemy in the first place. You will max W Frenzied Maul second and E Sky Splitter third.
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+PROS
+ Fast early Jungle clear
+ Very high early game damage + High snowball potential due to his Ultimate + Strong at taking Grubs and Dragons + Strong sustain in the Jungle + Great at Tower Diving + Can dive onto backline targets |
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-CONS
- Falls off hard in later stages of the game
- Very reliant on early kills and gold - Struggles against highly mobile champions - Can be invaded and punished early - If you fall behind early you are relying on team to carry - Easily kited by good players |
Volibear has one of the strongest early-game Jungle clears in the game. I have attached two different clear videos that show off how to efficiently clear on the champ. One of the main key's is keeping your passive The Relentless Storm active in between camps. This is done by kiting the camps towards the next camp you will be clearing.It is important to ensure that you don't let the camp reset and lose valuable time during your clear. Something to keep note of is its not the end of the world if your passive goes down between camps. Even though I have done this clear thousands of times there are still moments when I mess up. It is much better to ensure that you kill the camp and lose a few seconds than to mess up & let the camp reset entirely.
Typically you can finish your jungle clear around 3 minutes and 10 seconds without a leash and you can save your second smite for scuttle. I prefer that my teammates don't leash so the enemy team has less of an idea where I am on the map.
There is nothing too different with the Red Start Jungle clear. You are still looking to keep your passive
The Relentless Storm up between camps. If you want to practice go to the Practice Tool in the client and have this guide up on the side while you clear the Jungle. After enough practice you should be able to do this with no stress at all!
Gustwalker Hatchling is my preferred Jungle starting item on Volibear. This item is great at allowing Volibear to be everywhere around the map. Upon completion you gain additional movement speed when walking through bushes. You can use this to your advantage when looking for ganks or for chasing enemies around objectives. Mosstomper Seedling is another viable starting item if you prefer to be more tanky.I typically don't buy a
Health Potion at the start of the game. However, if you find yourself getting low HP on your jungle clears you can buy one while you learn.
After my first jungle clear I always buy
Dark Seal and Tear of the Goddess. These items stack up throughout the game and it is important to buy them as soon as possible. If you get bonus gold from early ganks or fights look to purchase the components for Cosmic Drive. This can range from Amplifying Tome to Aether Wisp or Kindlegem.
These early items are the main key components to the typical first item
Sundered Sky. Depending on the amount of gold on your first back you will buy a different variety of these items pictures above.If you back with 850 gold, which you typically have after your first clear. I would suggest buying one
Long Sword, Boots, and a Control Ward. If you back at around 1100 gold, I would suggest buying Boots, Long Sword, and a Ruby Crystal.At 1500 gold, I would suggest you buy
Tunneler, Boots, and a Control Ward. Tunneler is great for boosting Volibear's early game damage and dueling stregth. It allows you to win any early game fights against the enemy jungler. It also gives you a bit of tankiness due to the HP the item gives you. It also allows you to be closer to finishing Sundered Sky which is massive for Volibear.
Cosmic Drive is the core item for my new build! It gives you a ton of Ability Haste and helps you stay on top of targets with the bonus MS you receive. On top of that the AP damage scales very well with your passive The Relentless Storm. Fimbulwinter is the second core item of this build. It gives you a good amount of HP and Mana. On top of that when you slow enemies with Sky Splitter or stun them with Thundering Smash you will receive a 100 HP shield which is increased by 80% if there is more than 1 enemy nearby. Armored Advance or Chainlaced Crushers are the upgraded boots that I purchase if my team receives feats of strength. I find myself purchasing Mercury's Treads a majority of the time. This is because it gives an extra stat point for Jack of all Trades. Unending Despair is a great tank item that gives you armor and magic resist. On top of that the item damages nearby enemies and gives you back health based on the amount of damage that was done.In this clip I showcase the strengths of
Cosmic Drive and Fimbulwinter.
Sundered Sky is a very reliable item on Volibear and is a great choice for players that want to focus on higher damage builds. It is currently a very strong item on Volibear and is a big spike in his early-game. When activated it empowers Volibears next basic attack. The activation also works on Volibear's Q Thundering Smash and W Frenzied Maul. Sundered Sky was a new item added in Season 14. As I mentioned earlier it's unique passive allows your next basic attack to critically strike and it heals you for 140% base AD and 6% of your missing health. This is great on Volibear because you already have great damage and sustainability due to your 2nd Frenzied Maul cast. Sundered Sky allows you to live longer in fights and do a ton of damage to squishy targets.In this clip I showcase the strengths of
Sundered Sky.
This is the main build that I typically build on
Volibear. I have found great success with this build in Masters+ MMR and currently build it 75% of my games. It is important to try and stack up your Dark Seal early into the game to be as strong as possible. This build takes a bit to warm-up but, once you purchase your core items Cosmic Drive and Fimbulwinter you will feel VERY strong!
This standard
Volibear build is a very strong option if you are looking to consistently carry games through early-game strength. Look to start as many fights as possible to continue to build your lead and give your team a much better shot at winning the game. With this build you can truly be a menace on the map and you will feel the strength of Volibear.
There are some cases in game where you may feel that you are lacking damage as
Volibear. These items are great options if you are looking to be the main carry of your team and deal more damage overall. Sundered Sky is my favorite damage option to build on Volibear. It works great with your Q Thundering Smash as it makes your next basic attack critically strike. Since Volibear's abilities count as basic attacks this creates a strong synergy between the two. Navori Flickerblade is cheap, grants movement speed, deals crit damage, which synergizes well with Sundered Sky's crit damage when maxing Q Thundering Smash. Most importantly reduces the basic abilites when applying basic attacks to minions, monsters, and champions. Which allows you to get more stuns with your Q Thundering Smash, and more W2 activations with Frenzied Maul. Sterak's Gage is a good item against heavy CC team comps. It will also give you some more damage and a nice shield to stay alive longer. Nashor's Tooth is a strong AP item that works well with Volibear's passive The Relentless Storm. It also helps increase the damage of your ultimate Stormbringer and E Sky Splitter. Riftmaker is a strong AP Item that keeps Volibear alive longer in extended fights. It is a great option if you are looking for additional damage and sustain. Titanic Hydra is a great AD / Health item that works amazingly with Volibear's kit. You can use the items activation to do an auto attack reset. An auto attack reset is when your next basic attack is fired out immediately and is not limited by your champions attack speed. Since, Volibear's Q & W skills are already auto attack resets, Titanic Hydra now allows your champion to have 3 auto resets. When done correctly this allows Volibear to auto attack 6 times in a very short amount of time.
Against HEAVY AD teamp comps these armor items are some of the most effective on Volibear.
Frozen Heart is one of the best armor items on Volibear. It is a low-cost item and gives Volibear armor and Cooldown Reduction. It is very effective against High Attack Speed champions. Iceborn Gauntlet is a good damage / Anti-AD item due to having Sheen built into it. The slow effect is very nice for Volibear to stay on top of enemies. It also gives Volibear some tankiness due to the armor the item gives. Thornmail is an item I commonly build against champions that heal consistently such as Aatrox and Warwick. Dead Man's Plate used to be one of my favorite items to build on Volibear due to it giving large amounts of movement speed. However, I have found myself building it less and less over the years. I do still think it can be a strong item when you need more catch potential. Randuin's Omen is an item I very rarely buy and I only typically build it when the enemy team comp has AD Critical Strike items.
Against HEAVY AP these are some of the MR items I would look to purchase.
Kaenic Rookern is a very strong item against burst mages. It gives a ton of Magic Resist & HP from its components. It also gives you a Magic Resist shield that typically blocks 600+ HP worth of Magic Damage. Spirit Visage is currently my favorite item to build against AP champions. Spirit Visage works well with Volibear's kit because it makes shields and heals 25% stronger. If there is another shielding / healing champion on the team such as Seraphine, I would recommend buying this item 100% of the time. Force of Nature is an item that I don't buy too often following its nerfs during the season swap. However, if you are looking for another MR option it is a solid pick.
There are certain situations where you will find yourself against a strong mixed damage threat. The enemy team can have a strong AP Champion & AD Champion which makes you need resistances to both. In these situations I find myself building
Jak'Sho, The Protean or Unending Despair to get resistances to both damage types. This item also amplifies any other resistances that you build later into the game. This resistance amplification occurs once you are in combat for 5 seconds which happens often for Volibear.
In this section I will be explaining how I play out
Volibear's early game! I typically start the game buy warding the top-side river at around 50 seconds in game and then I will back & buy Oracle Lens. I do this to protect against any invades which can set behind my early game & to protect my mid laner from ganks. I then full clear my jungle towards my bot side in around 80% of my games. I do this to ensure my topside camps are up when Grubs are spawning. This allows me to not waste any time or tempo while clearing my jungle. Also, I get to help my bot laners build a lead by ganking them first.After my first
jungle clear I look to gank either botlane or mid lane to try and get an early kill. If there is no gank opportunity I take scuttler and reset. I will always look to contest scuttler because Volibear is much stronger than 95% of junglers at this stage in the game.After reseting I will look to continue farming the
jungle and looking for gank opportunities. You want to ensure that you get a kill with your Flash in the early game. With Flash Volibear is able to easily get on top of targets and get his damage down. You have to ensure that you don't waste your summoner spells without getting a reward such as a kill or multiple assists for your team. Volibear is very dependent on building leads in the early game to stay useful.You should look to continue clearing the
jungle efficiently and reach level 6 as soon as possible. Once, you have your ultimate Stormbringer you can look to set up dives on enemy laners. I personally like to look bot lane because you can get two kills instead of one. Also, you will have assistance on the dive with your support. After, diving I look to try and take objectives such as drake AKA Dragon or void Grubs on the second respawn.If you do find yourself falling behind in the early try not to panic! By forcing plays and ganks that aren't possible you will find yourself falling further & further behind. Look to continue clearing your
jungle and try to set up counter ganks to support your team.
Once you reach the mid-late game stages of the game
Volibear can be very effective. If you built your early game lead as described earlier you will have a ton of priority on the map. You should look to be starting fights around objectives with your team & continue building your lead and stacking your items such as Dark Seal. One of the easiest ways to win games in lower elos is by stacking objectives such as Dragon. Volibear is really strong at teamfighting once you complete your core items such as Sundered Sky or Cosmic Drive.In teamfights I typically play to dive onto the enemy carry with my ultimate
Stormbringer. I start the fights by using my Q Thundering Smash and running at the enemy carry. I will then place my E Sky Splitter on top of them and press R Stormbringer to put myself on top of the enemy. I will then stun them with my Q and start attacking them with Frenzied Maul and auto attacks. Typically, the carries will die very fast in that combonation and your team will quickly win the fight.If you find yourself dying often or getting kited when diving onto the enemy carry, you can look to peel for your team. I do this for stunning enemy champions diving onto my back line with
Thundering Smash. I will then focus the champions in front of me and be a strong tank for the rest of my team. Make sure to keep your Frenzied Maul mark up to keep your Health up throughout the fights.You should be looking to close the game out sooner than thirty minutes when playing
Volibear. As I mentioned earlier, you should be looking to stack objectives such as dragon & grubs to make this easier. You should also be trying to take Baron Nashor when you have the opportunity. Volibear is very strong at taking & tanking objectives. You will find yourself losing very little if any HP when doing Baron or Dragons.Look to group with your team and take advantage of your mid-game strength and end the game as soon as possible. If you are having problems ending the game, look to find angles where you can pick off enemies. I do this by clearing vision and creating gaps in their vision to creat pick angles. Through this you can find picks onto their carries or onto their jungler when they are clearing.
Once you reach 35 minutes+ you will find yourself feeling weaker than the rest of the champions in the game. This is due to
Volibear's lack of late-game scaling & just due to the nature of the champion. Look to find angles to be effective through tanking damage for your teammates and picking off enemies with your Thundering Smash.
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In this section I will give a short guide on who I typically ban in what elo. When I am playing
Volibear in lower elos I will find myself running into champions such as Rengar, Trundle, and Graves. These champions can be very annoying to deal with and I would suggest banning one of these three.If you play
Volibear in higher elos such as Diamond+ you will run into more higher skills junglers and champions. Around this elo is when I would typically start banning champions such as Bel'Veth, Lillia, and Kindred.
In Patch 14.7 Volibear received nerfs to his Ultimate Cooldown and his Q interaction with critical strikes was adjusted. His Ultimate is now 160 seconds at level 6 compared to 140 in the previous patch. This isn't too big of a deal but of course makes it so you are able to make ultimate plays less often. The adjustment to his Q nerfs the damage to his best item Sundered Sky. This causes your combo at level 8 to be decreased by 100 damage and this number only grows as the game goes on. Sundered Sky however is still the best item that you can build on Volibear jungle.
In Patch 14.6
Volibear received nerfs to his kit. His Q Thundering Smash is now 4% slower compared to its previous % MS bonus. This makes it a bit harder to reach enemies on ganks. His ultimate Stormbringer received a small nerf on its cooldown by 10 seconds at all ranks. Overall, Volibear is still in a strong state and the nerfs don't effect your gameplay that much.
In Patch 14.6
Volibear received buffs to his kit mainly his Q Thundering Smash. This makes it easier reach enemies on ganks. His ultimate Stormbringer received a buff on its cooldown. Overall, Volibear is back to dominate the jungle.
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