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Don’t just play 100% like I say in this guide, adapt to Volibear, find YOUR playstyle, and what you think is best for him! ;)

Future Updates:

Better jungle chapter
Which jungler can he 1v1
A Volibear spotlight


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Build 1 vs Build 2

Build one

I start by maxing out my Frenzy (W) since that's your best offensive ability and are often your finisher when you gank, after Frenzy i max my Sky Splitter (E) because of the slow, some like the level Thundering Smash (Q) first because of the damage on it increases and then the cooldown also reduces but a gank often don't allow you to use it more than once if you haven't slowed them with your (E)

Build Two

For the second build i start with one point on Frenzy (W) for the increased jungle speed on buffs and then for the finisher when you gank, i start by maxing out Sky Splitter (E) for better ganks, as a tank jungler i will gank often thats the reason for an early point in Thundering Smash (Q) but if you don't want to gank early skip the point in (Q) and take a level in Sky Splitter and then pick the point in Sky Splitter at level 4

Basic overview over Volibear's abilities and a short description on them

When to pick Ionic Spark Over Phantom Dancer

The reason i chose Ionic spark over Phantom Dancer is because i love the passive (thunderbear you know) but it also provides a bit of health early on and only 5% less attack speed than Phantom Dancer
Phantom Dancer are way more aggressive than Ionic spark and can actually provide faster jungling, if you are unlucky with the Ionic Spark procs, it also gives you decent movespeed for better ganks and a nice crit chance combined with Atma's Impaler

Wolves
- Frenzy when the big one are low
Blue Golem
- Keep up the passive from frenzy until it is low then Smite around 450 -> Level up E
Wraiths
- Use E when their are about to hit you, to prevent them from hitting you, since it fear them just before their attack animation hits, then hit the big one with Frenzy
Golems
- Use same tactic as wraiths too Level up W for clearing red quicker
Lizard
- Same tactic as the rest of jungle since it's the fastest and safest Smite around 495 hp
Wraiths
- Use Q on the big wraith and frenzy when it gets low, remember to stop the attack animation with your E depends on your play style
Now gank or recall



What is jungling?


Normally players will gain gold and experience by moving along one of the three lanes and killing enemy creeps. Jungling is the term used when a player instead tries to gain gold and experience by killing the neutral creeps in one of the many camps littering the forested “jungle” area of the map.


Advantages to jungling


-Junglers will generally get less more quickly than other players. This is because a jungler often get fewer creeps and the jungle creeps are not worth that much.

-A jungler’s teammates will generally get experience more quickly than the other team if they don't have a jungler. This is because experience is split among two heroes sharing a lane, such that a hero who is alone in a lane (commonly referred to as a ‘solo’ or ‘solo lane’) levels up faster than either of two heroes sharing a lane. Normally there are five heroes splitting the experience from three lanes (2-2-1), however if one hero jungles there are now effectively four heroes splitting the same experience (2-1-1). Just remember that solo lanes mean faster leveling, and a team with a jungler has two solo lanes.

-A jungler’s moves are harder to predict. Because a jungler spends most of his time outside of the enemies field of vision, it is harder for the enemy team to guess where he is or what he is doing at any given time. This makes it easier for a jungler to assist one of his teammates in a surprise attack, or ‘gank’, on an enemy player.


Disadvantages to jungling


-Junglers will generally level up more slowly than other players. This is because those who fight in lanes are frequently nearby dying enemy creeps, and every player near a dying creep gets the experience for that creep. Note, however, that the more experienced the jungler the faster they kill neutral creeps, to the point that some very skilled and efficient junglers have little or no experience disadvantage.

-A jungler’s teammates may find it harder to ‘push’ early on. Remember that a jungler’s team effectively has two ‘solo’ lanes? Well, this can create a situation where there is only one allied hero in a lane with two enemy heroes. While this can be advantageous in that the lone hero levels up faster than the two enemy heroes, the disadvantage is that a lone hero finds it very hard to gain ground, or ‘push’ into enemy territory. Very often in such 1v2 matchups the solo hero will be forced to play defensively, missing out on potential player or tower kills.

-A jungler is less able to help friends in danger. If you have a teammate that is in the same lane as you, they are actively watching your back in case enemy players try to sneak around, push, or attack you. If you are attacked, a jungler teammate will often times be too distracted to notice or too far away to help until it is too late. Experienced junglers try to keep an eye on what is going on in the three lanes while they are killing neutral creeps so they can still help their allies as much as they can to mitigate this weakness.

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