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How to Win Volibear vs Annie Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Annie

How to Beat Annie as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
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How to Beat Annie as Volibear

based on 1,290 Volibear vs Annie matchups
Win Rate
48.1 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our data, Volibear battled Annie 1290 times. Including so many games with Volibear vs Annie gives us confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a pro build to crush your enemy. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Volibear has to counter Annie in only 1.6% of his matches.

Volibear vs Annie Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a poor job of countering Annie. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.1% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Volibear against Annie rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Annie.

Best Volibear vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateJak'Sho, The ProteanForce of NatureHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Annie as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Annie

Annie's summoned bear, Tibbers, burns opposing units around himself. Try to keep your distance from him after he's been summoned.

Keep an eye out for a white, swirling power around Annie. It means she's ready to unleash her stun.

Summoner Smite can be used to help take down Tibbers.

Volibear vs Annie Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.1 %
VS
Win Rate
51.9 %
Annie Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
5.6
< Assists >
8.3
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
129
< Minions Killed >
135
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.46
10,440
< Physical Damage >
907
7,928
< Magic Damage >
20,451
636
< True Damage >
1,239
19,004
< Damage Dealt >
22,598
33,061
< Damage Taken >
17,827
11,653
< Gold Earned >
10,913
2.47
< Towers >
1.81
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,563
< Total Healing >
1,623
14,276
< Experience >
13,610
18
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
10
550
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Annie with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some valuable Volibear vs. Annie matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Annie’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Annie..

Volibear usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Annie. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Annie

Who is Better, Volibear or Annie?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when taking on Annie, with a 48.1% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes a bad counter for Annie.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Annie, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Annie.

Moreover, Volibear has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Annie. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Annie matchups, Annie is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter to Annie. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Annie.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.4% 3193 GamesSingedSinged+ 51.5% 672 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 51.9% 11052 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 52.2% 159 Games

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Annie Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Annie as Volibear, we analyzed 1,290 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Annie as Volibear comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to counter Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Annie. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Volibear versus Annie build include Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Annie than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Annie with this build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Annie as Volibear, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Volibear vs Annie battles, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.1% win rate overall.

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