NEED HELP FOR CREATING ITEM SET FOR VOLIBEAR...

[quote=LMNtrixZ]OK so guys i have been playing league for a while and i sought of main Volibear jg, hes so amazing but i dont know a great build for him. im playing: enchantment cinderhulk, frozen, warmog, spirit, boots of swift, dead mans, i am doing alright with this build, i tend to die sometimes but i want your help? could you guys assist me on how i can improve on this build to last longer in team fights or if enemy team trys to gank me?[/quote]

[quote=Re4XN]Actually, I'd build [[Volibear]] as a straight up tank. [[Frozen Mallet]] and [[Titanic Hydra]] have waaaayy too weird item paths in order to be useful to him unless he's clearly ahead, not to mention they're expensive. Typical build goes as follows: [[Enchantment: Cinderhulk]], [[Righteous Glory]] or [[Dead Man's Plate]], [[Spirit Visage]], [[Randuin's Omen]] or [[Banshee's Veil]], [[Thornmail]] and then boots.[/quote]

[quote=Sir Wellington]Not sure I agree with that though. Voli has SO much attack speed (for a tank) from his W that having an AA-based juggernaut/bruiser item is almost always viable, though not always recommended. I would say [[titanic hydra]] is great if your team needs more damage from your frontline, and [[frozen mallet]] is good for both peeling juggernauts off your carries and locking down an enemy mage, assassin, or ADC if they get in melee range. Also, [[thornmail]] is an amazing item, but only against autoattackers. A lot of ADCs now don't necessarily rely on autos for a large portion of their damage ([[lucian]], [[graves]], [[miss fortune]], [[ezreal]], to name a few), so Thornmail is a situational item, not a typical item.[/quote]

[quote=utopus][[frozen mallet]] is in a really rough spot right now. There's nothing stopping you from getting [[titanic hydra]], but if you have to make a choice between the two, i'd certainly prefer [[titanic hydra]]. The extra cone damage can add up to quite a sizable amount. Because your build only itemizes 1 armor item ([[dead mans plate]]), i'd suggest using [[randuin's omen]] instead of [[titanic hydra]]/[[frozen mallet]]. I think the AS slow & crit reduction will provide an overall increase to your survivability; By the time you get to full build, you aren't looking to deal a lot of damage anyways - your 6 item ADC should be the one primarily doing damage[/quote]

[quote=Rammus Da Turtle]i enjoy [[Frozen Mallet]] on voli because it can allow me to get w off easily and not have to worry about gap closing in extended fights when e and q arent available.[/quote]

[quote=Re4XN]Chilling Smite has pretty much the same effect without wasting an item slot.[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje]Plus, volibear's problem is getting to people, not sticking to them (you also have E)[/quote]

[quote=Ekki][quote=Re4XN]Chilling Smite has pretty much the same effect without wasting an item slot.[/quote] [quote=Vynertje]Plus, volibear's problem is getting to people, not sticking to them (you also have E)[/quote]^This. If you're playing [[volibear]] jungle, there's no reason to get [[frozen mallet]], since you can get chilling smite (not that there are many games where you'd need [[frozen mallet]] top anyways). [[titanic hydra]] is a situational item though. I'd rather buy more resistances, since you're already very high on health and would deal some decent damage with [[frenzy]].[/quote]