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October 2026 · Patch 7.3c
Tank · TOP · JUNGLE

Volibear Wild Rift Best Build Guide

Bruiser tank build focused on sustain and dive to absorb entry damage and convert pressure into long fights.

★ TOP · JUNGLE Tier B
DMG
UTIL
TANK
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Win 48.4% #82 · ↑1pt
Pick 8.4% #5
Ban 7.6% #28

Builds — official CN server data (patch 7.3)

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Volibear Baron Lane — recommended build

Plated Steelcaps
Recommended bootsPlated Steelcaps
Lethal Tempo
Recommended runes: Lethal TempoBrutalGiant SlayerLegend: AlacrityPerseverance

Power vs. the roster

Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.

Early (lv 1-5)86 %
Mid (lv 6-10)57 %
Late (lv 11-15)10 %
Peaks in the mid game– – roster average
Lv 3 E rank 1Lv 6 Dusk and DawnLv 9 Navori Quickblades + Ultimate rank 2

50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.

Situational adaptations

Divine Sunderer
Divine SundererAgainst 2+ tanks / HP stackers — instead of Dusk and Dawn
Death's Dance
Death's DanceAgainst AD burst (assassins, Zed, Rengar…)
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic RookernAgainst AP burst (Syndra, Fizz, Evelynn…)
Stridebreaker
StridebreakerAgainst heavy mobility

Adaptations by opponent

Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.

Volibear Jungle — recommended build

Mercury Boots
Recommended bootsMercury Boots
Grasp of the Undying
Recommended runes: Grasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindPerseveranceBrutal

Power vs. the roster

Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.

Early (lv 1-5)86 %
Mid (lv 6-10)57 %
Late (lv 11-15)10 %
Peaks in the mid game– – roster average
Lv 3 E rank 1Lv 6 Trinity ForceLv 15 Dawnshroud

50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.

Situational adaptations

Thornmail
ThornmailAgainst healing (Soraka, Aatrox, lifesteal…)
Divine Sunderer
Divine SundererAgainst 2+ tanks / HP stackers — instead of Trinity Force
Death's Dance
Death's DanceAgainst AD burst (assassins, Zed, Rengar…)
Gargoyle Stoneplate
Gargoyle StoneplateAgainst AP burst (Syndra, Fizz, Evelynn…)
Stridebreaker
StridebreakerAgainst heavy mobility

Adaptations by opponent

Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.

Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.

Skill order & runes — background analysis

Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.

Volibear thrives in extended fights where sustain and consistent damage matter. The build reinforces his ability to engage, survive and keep applying pressure.

Skill order

W›Q›E
Passive
Passive The Relentless Storm
Ratios
4% AP
Q
Thundering Smash
271011
Cooldown
13 / 12 / 11 / 10 s
Mana cost
50 / 50 / 50 / 50
Base damage
15 / 40 / 65 / 90
Movement speed
10 / 15 / 20 / 25
Movement speed
20 / 30 / 40 / 50
Ratios
100% bonus AD
W
Frenzied Maul
1468
Cooldown
5 / 5 / 5 / 5 s
Mana cost
35 / 40 / 45 / 50
Base damage
5 / 30 / 55 / 80
Heal
20 / 30 / 40 / 50
Empowered damage
8 / 48 / 88 / 128
Ratios
100% AD
E
Sky Splitter
3121415
Cooldown
13 / 13 / 13 / 13 s
Mana cost
60 / 60 / 60 / 60
Base damage
80 / 110 / 140 / 170
Max damage to monsters
150 / 250 / 350 / 450
Ratios
50% AP · 11/12/13/14% target max HP · 14% max HP
R
Stormbringer
5913
Cooldown
90 / 80 / 70 s
Mana cost
100 / 100 / 100
Bonus HP
175 / 350 / 525
Base damage
300 / 500 / 700
Ratios
100% AP · 210% bonus AD

Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.

Runes

Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo

Stacked attack speed feeds your W — more autos, more frequent bites, and the empowered W heal behind them.

Brutal
Brutal

The flat bonus rides every electrified auto — your early bully trades gain directly.

Giant Slayer
Giant Slayer

Your top-lane duels pit full-HP bruisers — the healthy-target bonus wins the long exchanges.

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity

Attack speed to trigger the passive Chosen of the Storm more often.

Perseverance
Perseverance

Defensive staying power that stretches fights out — and for Volibear, a longer fight is a won fight.

Situational Runes

vs Tanks
Coup De Grace Coup De Grace
›
Giant Slayer Giant Slayer
vs Crowd Control
Overgrowth Overgrowth
›
Perseverance Perseverance
For Split Pushing
Last Stand Last Stand
›
Demolish Demolish
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