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

Volibear vs Bard

How to Beat Bard as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Bard as Volibear

based on 2,051 Volibear vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
46 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Bard as Volibear resulted from an examination of 2051 ranked games where both champs engaged one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Volibear has to counter Bard in only 2.5% of his games.

Volibear vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a terrible job of beating Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.0% of games the champions face each other in. In Volibear versus Bard games, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Bard.

Best Volibear vs Bard Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSterak's GageForce of NatureFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
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
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Bard as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Volibear vs Bard Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
46 %
VS
Win Rate
54 %
Bard Image
5.4
< Kills >
2.8
6.6
< Deaths >
4.7
5.4
< Assists >
14.1
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
141
< Minions Killed >
31
0.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.51
11,099
< Physical Damage >
3,035
8,455
< Magic Damage >
8,166
696
< True Damage >
1,036
20,250
< Damage Dealt >
12,238
33,283
< Damage Taken >
20,576
11,670
< Gold Earned >
8,988
2.57
< Towers >
1.8
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,376
< Total Healing >
6,437
14,350
< Experience >
11,501
17
< Vision Score >
60
8
< Wards Placed >
26
564
< Time Dealing CC >
492

How to Counter Bard with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Volibear versus Bard matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Bard’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Bard..

Volibear typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Bard. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Bard

Who is Better, Volibear or Bard?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Bard, with a 46.0% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a bad counter to Bard.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate compared to Bard, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Bard.

Additionally, Volibear has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a garbage counter for Bard. Focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Bard.

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

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Volibear, we analyzed 2,051 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 Bard 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 truly master Volibear to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often picks up much more CS compared to Bard. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Volibear versus Bard build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when fighting Bard than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 46.0% battling Bard with this counter build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Bard as Volibear, Volibear players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Volibear vs Bard counter picks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.0% win rate overall.

If you need to get Volibear x Bard tips and builds for a a distinct division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions displayed are calculated using all matches finished with these champs.