Hello, I'm omfgbkt (NA), and this is F*** YOU! I'M A BEAR, my guide on how to Jungle Volibear

This guide is in progress, and will cover everything Volibear related, from pre to end-game
I'll also include alternate picks for most sections











Recent Patch Note: As of Patch 3.5 Thundering Smash has been changed
- Movement Speed bonus toward champions adjusted to 30/35/40/45/50% from 45% at all ranks.
See the bottom of the skills section for a image showing the new move speeds (in-game tested)

I'm going to be looking at how this changes Volibear throughout his game as this makes his early ms bonus 15-5% lower but gives him a 5% buff by mid game (level 13 with this current build) This could open up some alternate items in this build.

Pros + Good ganking + Amazing HP regen with passive + Lots of CC + Move Speed Bonus & Toss with Q + Great damage while stacking HP with Frenzy + YOU'RE A BEAR!!

Cons - Slow early jungle clears - Need help on first buff - Forced to initiate team-fights - Ultimate depends on being in melee range - Very mana hungry early game - CC ruins your ganks

• Greater Mark of Attack Damage: + 8.55 Attack Damage - Gives you an easier/quicker first jungle clear as well as some extra damage when ganking
  
• Greater Seal of Armor: + 12.69 Armor - Less physical damage for easier jungle clears
  
• Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist: + 24.30 MR at level 18 - You don't need MR early game as jungle monsters only deal physical damage
  
• Greater Quintessence of Health: + 78 Health - For easier jungle clear as well as extra damage on Frenzy
  
  
  

  Alternate Runes

  
  
• Greater Mark of Attack Speed: + 15.3 Attack Speed
• greater mark of armor penetration: + 11.52 Armor Penetration
  
  
• Greater Seal of Scaling Health: + 174.96 Health at level 18
  
  
• I don't really see any good alternates for glyphs on Volibear
  
  
• Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed: + 4.5% Movement Speed
• Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage: + 7.75 Damage

- Summoner's Resolve - Take this for the +10 gold per Smite
- Durability (4/4) - + 6 HP/Level + 108 at level 18. HP is always good and bonus damage on Frenzy
- Hardiness (3/3) - + 5 Armor - A little help with initial jungle clear
- Relentless (2/2) - 15% reduction in slow effectiveness - Helps with ganks and escapes
- Veteran's Scars - + 30 HP - Same as Durability
- Safeguard - Reduces tower damage by 5% - Lets you tower dive and help secure kills
- Tenacious (3/3) - 15% Crowd Control Reduction - Reduces slows, stuns, snares, fears, etc
- Juggernaut (3/3) - + 4% HP - Same as Durability but a % so scales nicely into your end-game build
- Legendary Armor 2/3 - + 3.5% to armor and magic resist from items
- Honor Guard - Reduces all damage received by 3% - You'll be initiating a lot, and focused right after, this helps you stay alive




- Summoner's Insight - Reduces Flash cool-down by 15 seconds
- Wanderer (3/3) - + 2% Move speed when out of combat - Coupled with Mobility Boots you're going to be flying across the map to set up ganks
- Improved Recall - Reduces cast time of Recall by 1 second
- Mastermind (3/3) - Reduces the cooldown of Summoner Spells by 10%
- Runic Affinity - Increases duration of neutral buffs (Red/Blue, Baron) by 20%

Mobility Boots - These are the best boots to run as Volibear, they give a huge move speed bonus when active, and with your Thundering Smash you will be flying at your enemies to set up that toss. You want to put Enchantment: Alacrity for that extra bonus when chasing or running.

Wriggle's Lantern - Another great item for jungling, Wriggle's Lantern gives you 30 armor, 15 attack damage, 10% life steal, a 25% chance for 500 magic damage to monsters (which will help speed up jungle clear times, baron/dragon kills and simply cleaning up lanes), and you get a free Sight Ward every 3 minutes. This item will pay for itself in longer games.

Frozen Mallet - A great AD/Tanking item Frozen Mallet gives you 30 attack damage and 700 HP, as well as slowing your targets movement speed be 40% on each melee attack for 1.5 seconds. The HP gives a nice bonus to Frenzy , and with the slow from item and your Sky Splitter, it will be impossible for enemies to escape you.

Warmog's Armor - A great item for tanking even though its recently received nerfs, as the 1000 HP you receive from this item gives you 150 bonus damage on Frenzy . You also regenerate 1% of your health every 5 seconds.

Atma's Impaler - I like to build Atma's Impaler on Volibear for a few reasons. First would be the damage boost equal to 1.5% of your max health, around 75 with full build. You also get 45 armor and 15% critical strike chance, coupled with your high attack speed from Wit's End and Frenzy you'll be dealing a lot of crits. Another bonus is that Avarice Blade builds into it so you can pick that item up early for the bonus gold flow.

Spirit Visage - My last item is always situational, but I'll grab a Spirit Visage most games. You get 20% cool-down reduction, 200 HP, 50 magic resistance, and all healing/regeneration effects on you are boosted by 20%. This item works great with your passive The Relentless Storm, the CDR is also great as when you have this and blue buff you have 40% CDR.

When the game starts buy a Hunter's Machete and Health Potionx5, after that head to your Wolves, hold onto you skill point until you are either attacking wolves, invading, or defending from an invade to select your skill. Normal jungling you put the point into Frenzy , for invading or defending from an invade you should use Thundering Smash. Your mid and whatever lanes adjacent to your Ancient Golem, depending on if you're Purple or Blue, should help you kill the wolves (use one Health Potion after killing the wolves) and then assist you with the Golem. After the Golem has been killed put your next skill point into Sky Splitter and head to Wraiths, using two Health Potion's on the way. Open the wraiths fight with Sky Splitter, and attack the main Wraith. Use Frenzy after a couple swings at it and then Sky Splitter again when it comes off cool down. Your skills will refresh just before you kill the smaller wraiths, no need to use them again. Pop the rest of your Health Potion's then head to the Lizards, fight and kill them, putting a point into Thundering Smash.

(Note: Since you have all three of your skills at this time, you can gank if you see a good opportunity)

Head down to the other Golem, opening the fight with Thundering Smash, you can use it when you're halfway to them to cut a second or two off your jungle time, use Sky Splitter as the large golem is about to attack you, swing 4-5 times then use Frenzy . If you got good help with blue buff you should still have your The Relentless Storm, and by this time the Wraths have re-spawned, you can kill them, then head back to Wolves.

At this point you have a few options.
- Recall and shop if you have either 400 or 750 gold
- Gank a lane
- Continue jungling

If you recall you should have enough money to buy Madred's Razors and Boots, either continue jungling or gank at this point.

If you gank, you want to see what lane needs the help the most, or where you're going to get the easiest kill. When approaching for the gank be sure to ping and let whatever lane you're going for know you're on the way. You also want to be sure to try and not gank a lane that's been warded, if it is you might want someone with some CC in that lane, so they can slow/stun/snare your enemy before you come in with Thundering Smash. For best results on your first gank you might want your lane to engage and try to get the enemy to chase them towards your tower a bit, so that you can go into the lane, start attacking and open up with a Sky Splitter, so that when the enemy starts to run and (most likely) Flash away, you still have Thundering Smash to catch up to them and toss them back to your team.




After you've ganked or jungled more and have bought your Mobility Boots, start working on your Wriggle's Lantern. With the extra move speed from your boots and Wanderer you'll be able to harass your lanes often, with your Thundering Smash and Sky Splitter combination your opponents need to either keep their bushes constantly warded or have to stay near their towers. With the health you'll have after building your Warmog's Armor, and the regen from your The Relentless Storm, it wont matter if they hug their towers anyways, because you will be able to dive them, get a kill and run back out before you die.

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- March 03 2013 - V.01 - Guide initially published with 4 sections completed.
- March 04 2013 - V.02 - Added Items section, fixed a few small thing, added dividing graphics.
- March 05 2013 - V.03.1 - Jungling section started, ganking section started
- March 06 2013 - V.03.2 - A-F finished on ganking section
- April 08 2013 - V.03.3 - Changed starting item, added a few more to ganking section
- April 10 2013 - v.03.4 - Added a few alternate runes, and stats at the beginning. Patch 3.5 changed move speed on Thundering Smash

- Thanks to the makers of the various BB Code guides I've used like Making A Guide by Jhoijhoi
- Thanks to Riot for making this game, and making it free even though I've spent too much money on skins

- And thanks to everyone who I've killed and help kill while playing Volibear, you guys make me feel like the Voli in the video below ;)