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Volibear matchups

Tier 4#33 Top6Full build
You playVolibear

Tier 449.5% win · #33 top

An even matchup49.9%Volibear wins 49.9% of games into Darius, about the same as the 49.5% Volibear wins overall.
AgainstDarius

Tier 151.0% win · #2 top

49.9%52.0%

1,805 gamesSample A 51.3%Sample B 52.3%Sample C 49.0%Gold at 15 +217Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Volibear: Gold 51.8% · Plat 50.1% · Emerald 49.3% · Diamond 47.9%Darius: Gold 50.1% · Plat 50.6% · Emerald 50.8% · Diamond 50.5%

Lane plan

Do not get pulled by Darius’s (E). Bring Ignite to lane aggressively or use a couple of [E] pokes to gain lane control.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Statikk Shiv

    You complete Statikk Shiv at ~12 min; Darius completes Youmuu's Ghostblade at ~12 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Darius's Apprehend (E) is 26s, your Sky Splitter (E) is 16s, so you're back first. Level 6: Darius's ultimate 120s, yours 160s.

  • Ghost

    Darius takes Flash + Ghost in 63.7% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (78.0%).

Build into Darius

Sample B · Emerald+ · 729 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's RingHealth PotionHealth Potion

    Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion

    64.3% of games · 53.5% win
    • Doran's BladeHealth Potion53.0%
    • Doran's ShieldHealth Potion36.7%

  2. First back

    BootsDagger

    Boots, Dagger

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item12 min

    Statikk Shiv

    Statikk Shiv

    41.6% of games · 57.1% win
    • Dusk and Dawn48.4%
    • Hextech Gunblade50.0%

  4. 2nd item18 min

    Navori Flickerblade

    Navori Flickerblade

    29.9% of games · 50.0% win
    • Dusk and Dawn58.4%
    • Hextech Gunblade58.5%

  5. 3rd item24 min

    Spirit Visage

    Spirit Visage

    16.3% of games · 61.3% win
    • Thornmail48.9%
    • Dusk and Dawn58.8%

  6. Boots13 min

    Plated Steelcaps

    Plated Steelcaps

    57.1% of games · 52.6% win
    • Mercury's Treads53.0%
    • Ionian Boots of Lucidity47.0%

  7. Late28–28 min

    Spirit VisageThornmail

    Spirit Visage or Thornmail

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 534 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. Lethal TempoLethal Tempopicked in 73.3%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 82.0%
  3. Legend: HasteLegend: Hastepicked in 69.4%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 81.1%

ResolveResolve

  1. RevitalizeRevitalizepicked in 57.9%
  2. DemolishDemolishpicked in 39.9%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 242 games
Q28101213
W34579
E11415
R611

Max

  1. WQE78.5% pick · 566 games53.7%

Darius: W start, max QEW230 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite78.0% pick

FlashGhostDarius: Flash + Ghost, 63.7%467 games

Play against Darius

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Darius's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P HemorrhagePassive
  2. Q Decimate9 / 7.75 / 6.5 / 5.25 / 4s cooldown · 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 mana—9s6.5s4s
  3. W Crippling Strike5s cooldown · 40 mana · 300 range5s5s5s5s
  4. E Apprehend26 / 23.5 / 21 / 18.5 / 16s cooldown · 70 / 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 mana · 535 range—26s26s21s
  5. R Noxian Guillotine120 / 100 / 80s cooldown · 100 / 100 / 0 mana · 460 range——120s100s

Apprehend (E) is the long one early: 26s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Volibear's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P The Relentless StormPassive
  2. Q Thundering Smash12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10s cooldown · 50 mana · 300 range—12s12s11s
  3. W Frenzied Maul5s cooldown · 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 mana · 325 range—5s5s5s
  4. E Sky Splitter16s cooldown · 50 mana · 1200 range16s16s16s16s
  5. R Stormbringer160 / 135 / 110s cooldown · 100 mana · 550 range——160s135s

Sky Splitter (E) is the long one early: 16s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 38 top matchups

Volibear's win rate into each one · green beats Volibear's average, rose falls short
42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%58.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.