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September 2026 · Patch 7.2d
Tank · Baron Lane

Volibear Wild Rift — Counters, Build & Tier

Volibear is a Baron Lane or jungle tank-fighter, a god of thunder who combines powerful crowd control with sustained melee damage.

Best build Thornmail › Heartsteel › Unending Despair › Kaenic Rookern › Abyssal Mask Full build →

★ Baron Lane Tier A September 2026 · Patch 7.2d tankdiveengage
DMG
UTIL
TANK
DIFF
Win 51.4% #36 · ↑9pt
Pick 7.1% #6
Ban 6.2% #37

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Complete guide Volibear TOP Wild Rift Guide: Dominate the Rift with the Storm's Roarer Master Volibear TOP in Wild Rift. Discover the optimal build, devastating combos, power spikes, and how to dominate your lane with the Storm's Roarer. Read the guide
Archetype The Engage Tank: Master of Tempo, Not Kills Open Micro skill The Melee vs. Ranged Duel: Dominating Lane Without Fighting Open Macro skill Split Push and Side Lane Pressure in Wild Rift: How to Create Real Map Threat Open
Win Rate (30d) 51.39%-0.28 pts
Pick Rate 7.09%
Ban Rate 6.16%
51.0%51.5%52.0%52.5%7.2c7.2d08/0823/0807/09

Volibear's win rate has dropped -0.28 pts over the last 30 days, now at 51.39%. See the full Wild Rift meta trends for more biggest movers.

§ 01 — Editorial brief

Volibear TOP keeps a very practical place in the current solo queue environment: he is not a constant finesse pick, but a champion who can turn a small lane lead into immediate map pressure.

By Updated 8 Sept 2026 Patch 7.2d

Volibear is a Baron Lane or jungle tank-fighter, a god of thunder who combines powerful crowd control with sustained melee damage. His ultimate summons a storm that destroys nearby turrets, making him a unique structure destroyer in teamfights. His bite deals magic damage scaling with enemy max HP, and his E shreds defenses for an AP-hybrid damage profile. In Wild Rift, Volibear excels in engage-and-fast-push compositions, able to force base races through his turret-destroying ultimate.

Volibear excels in dive compositions seeking maximum resistance access to enemy carries. He benefits from allies who can follow his engages with immediate burst. All-in or electrical pressure compositions get the maximum from his kit.

Volibear is vulnerable against sustained magic damage compositions that bypass his armor. Poke or constant kite champions prevent him from expressing his melee potential. Disengage compositions reduce the impact of his repeated dives.

With Volibear, activate your berserk passive by absorbing damage before engaging to maximize returned damage. Use your ultimate to disable enemy towers during offensive dives. In teamfights, target carries by going through flanks using your mobility.

§ 06 — The matchup wall · TopVolibear Wild Rift Top counters and synergies

Hard Unfav. Skill Fav. Synergy
Vayne
Hard
Vayne
 Heimerdinger
Unfav.
Heimerdinger
 Kennen
Unfav.
Kennen
 Urgot
Skill
Urgot
 Aatrox
Skill
Aatrox
 Fiora
Fav.
Fiora
 Garen
Fav.
Garen
 Orianna
Ideal
Orianna
 Galio
Ideal
Galio
 Yuumi
Strong
Yuumi
Yuumi massively reinforces Volibear's forward pressure by adding speed, sustain, and extra control along his entry path. Once attached, she lets Volibear stay on the front line much longer and replay multiple W cycles in fights that would otherwise end too quickly for him. The duo is very strong when the game is decided by repeated skirmishes rather than by a single perfectly coordinated all-in.
 Nami
Strong
Nami
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Build enginePatch 7.2d build — computed

  1. Core 01 Thornmail Thornmail
  2. Core 02 Heartsteel Heartsteel
  3. Core 03 Unending Despair Unending Despair
  4. Core 04 Kaenic Rookern Kaenic Rookern
  5. Core 05 Abyssal Mask Abyssal Mask
  6. Boots Plated Steelcaps Plated Steelcaps
Full variants, runes & power spikes

§ 02 — Strengths & weaknesses Volibear Wild Rift strengths and weaknesses

↑ Strengths
  • The pick is valuable if you want to punish top laners who defend crashed waves poorly: Volibear can threaten a dive before the opponent has time to stabilize the lane.
  • He gives the team a simple entry point around objectives: Q and R force a clear decision instead of waiting for the enemy to make the first mistake.
  • He is highly rewarding against melee-heavy drafts that must enter his E zone and accept his W cycles to contest a fight.
  • He suits players who can convert a winning lane into map action: top dive, Herald rotation, side pressure, then regroup around the next objective.
↓ Weaknesses
  • Avoid Volibear if the enemy draft already has several tools to kite or deny his entry: in that kind of game, he can burn Q and R without reaching an important target.
  • Do not force him if your team lacks immediate follow-up. Volibear engages hard, but if he enters alone, his shield and sustain do not compensate for a team that arrives too late.
  • Be careful against duelists who can reverse his entry timing. If his Q is parried, dodged, or punished, his trade pattern becomes much easier to read.
  • Avoid him in compositions that only want to poke from range without ever committing: Volibear needs his team to be willing to move forward with him.
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§ 03 — Game planVolibear Wild Rift game plan: early, mid and late game

I Early

Look for aggression windows with E pre-cast and Q…

Lvl. 1 → 6

Look for aggression windows with E pre-cast and Q to force flashes.

II Mid

Group for Dragon/Herald: your kit excels in…

Lvl. 7 → 11

Group for Dragon/Herald: your kit excels in corridors.

III Late

Front-to-back; threaten the dive backline if…

Lvl. 12+

Front-to-back; threaten the dive backline if Stase/Gargoyle available.

§ 07b — Advanced MechanicsVolibear: combos & tips Wild Rift

Standard trade combo
1 E E
2 Q Q
3 AA
4 W W
5 AA

Slow with ability 3, ability 1 to close the gap to the target + stun on auto-attack, ability 2 for burst damage + heal if the target is marked, auto-attack for sustained damage

Gank combo
1 Q Q
2 AA
3 W W
4 E E
5 AA

Use ability 1 to catch up with the target in lane, stun on auto-attack, heal + burst, ability 3 for the slow and damage

Tower dive combo
1 R R
2 Q Q
3 AA
4 W W
5 E E

Use the ultimate to disable the tower for 3s, safely dive under the tower, stun, burst, then retreat

Mechanical Tips

  • Thundering Smash (1) CC pause: if Volibear is immobilised (stun, root) BEFORE stunning a target with 1, the duration of 1 is paused — the stun will still be available once the enemy’s CC has ended
  • Sky Splitter (3) guaranteed to hit on stun: Ability 3 may miss moving targets, but if the target is stunned by Ability 1’s auto-attack, Ability 3 is guaranteed to hit — sequence Ability 1 → auto-attack (stun) → Ability 3 for the guaranteed hit
  • Stormbringer (Ult) tower disable: the ultimate disables nearby towers for 3s — diving under a tower with the ultimate is one of the game’s few tower-disable mechanics
  • The Relentless Storm (passive): each ability grants an AS stack, and at 5 stacks, auto-attacks unleash an AoE lightning strike — maintain a steady rhythm of abilities to maximise lightning procs

Common Mistakes

  • Thundering Smash too early: Level 1 grants speed towards enemies — use it for chasing, but activating it when the enemy is already adjacent wastes the speed boost
  • Stormbringer in open terrain: the ultimate is more valuable for tower dives than as an engage across the map — without a tower to disable, the ultimate is merely a knock-up
  • Frenzied Maul without a mark: Ability 2 only heals if the target is marked by Ability 2’s passive — always auto-attack the target first to apply the mark, then use Ability 2 for the maximum heal

Notable Interactions

  • Stormbringer (Ult) can be combined with Flash for a surprise engage from the bushes — Flash under the enemy tower, then use the Ult to disable the enemy
  • The Relentless Storm (passive) synergises with Blade of the Ruined King and attack speed items for prolonged teamfights
  • Volibear is strong against poke compositions as Frenzied Maul (2) can sustain his HP through repeated heals
Go deeper Mechanics & Tips — Volibear Every combo, the advanced tips, the common mistakes and the full game plan. Open the section

§ 08 — DialoguesVolibear Wild Rift FAQ

Q.01 Is Volibear TOP a good blind pick? +

Volibear can be blind picked in some games, but he is not a consistently reliable blind pick. He becomes risky if the opponent can answer with range, kiting, or highly technical dueling. Before picking him without information, mainly check whether your team has follow-up and whether you can play around early objectives. If your composition already lacks backline access or sustained damage, Volibear may create an entry that no one can convert.

Q.02 When should Volibear use his ultimate? +

Volibear's best R is rarely a random survival button. It should convert an already prepared situation: a dive with a wave, an engage around an objective, a forced turret passage, or the end of a trade when the enemy has no defensive tool left. If you use R while your team cannot follow or the target can simply escape, you lose the champion's main pressure tool for very little return.

Q.03 Is Volibear better at split pushing or teamfighting? +

Volibear uses side lane as leverage, but he should not stay isolated without a purpose. His split is good when it forces someone to answer, prepares a wave, or opens a rotation toward Herald, Dragon, or Baron. In teamfights, he is strong if the engage is coordinated and the team deals damage behind him. The correct plan is often hybrid: short side pressure, then regroup when his R can change the area.

Q.04 Why does Volibear sometimes become useless late game? +

Volibear becomes weaker late game when he no longer has an easy target to reach. Carries have more defensive tools, supports protect better, and turret mistakes are less free. If he enters without vision or follow-up, he simply absorbs crowd control and gets kited. To stay useful, he must look for short angles, play with vision, protect objective access, and avoid confusing frontline duty with automatic engage.

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Data — Stats per levelVolibear Wild Rift base stats per level (1-15)

Movement speed 350Attack range 175Bonus attack speed / lvl +1.7%
Show stats per level
LvlHPADArmorMRManaHP regenRes. regen
1690624638390912
28186650.7404559.812.7
39467055.44252010.613.4
41,0747460.14458511.414.1
51,2027864.84665012.214.8
61,3308269.54871513.115.5
71,4588674.25078013.916.2
81,5869078.95284514.716.9
91,7149483.65491015.517.6
101,8429888.35697516.318.3
111,97010293581,04017.119
122,09810697.7601,10517.919.7
132,226110102.4621,17018.720.4
142,354114107.1641,23519.521.1
152,482118111.8661,30020.321.8

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