Tank or bruiser Volibear?

The most reliable build on Volibear is the one that preserves the first spike while still keeping an escape valve. If your item order prevents you from playing the champion's first real window, the build may look strong on paper but it is not reliable.

When should Volibear's build be adapted?

You should adapt as soon as the enemy draft stops you from playing the timing the build was meant to serve. If you need to survive longer, absorb more poke, or answer a specific engage pattern, the purchase order must move before you even think about the final six-slot build.

Which enchant should you choose on Volibear?

gargoyle is often the most stable choice because it directly supports this game plan: absorb initial damage, stay in fights and apply sustained pressure through hybrid damage and sustain.

Volibear Wild Rift Best Build Guide (Patch 7.2a)

Builds — official CN server data (patch 7.2)

Three reads of the same champion, computed by our engine on official CN server data (current-patch stats, ratios and prices): a reliable base to adapt to your game. Why this data? →

Standard — frontline

Thornmail›

Heartsteel›

Unending Despair›

Dead Man's Plate›

Abyssal Mask

14,300 — total cost

Vs AD comps

Thornmail›

14,200 — total cost

Vs AP comps

14,450 — total cost

Recommended bootsPlated Steelcaps

Recommended runes

Power spikes (computed)

Early (1-5)

6/10

Mid (6-10)

1/10

Late (11-15)

1/10

Lv 3 E rank 1Lv 4 W rank 2Lv 15 Abyssal Mask

Situational adaptations

Mantle of the Twelfth HourAgainst AD burst (assassins, Zed, Rengar…)

Kaenic RookernAgainst AP burst (Syndra, Fizz, Evelynn…)

The detailed guide below dates from patch 7.0e and is being rewritten — for the current meta, rely on the variants above.

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