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

Volibear vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Volibear

based on 1,680 Volibear vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Volibear resulted from an analysis of 1680 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This pairing is somewhat rare. Volibear encounters Gwen in only 2.1% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Volibear has done a average job of beating Gwen. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Volibear vs Gwen games, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Gwen.

Best Volibear vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Titanic HydraStridebreakerHullbreakerDead Man's Plate

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

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
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Gwen as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Volibear vs Gwen Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Gwen Image
5.6
< Kills >
6.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.1
5.6
< Assists >
4.8
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
128
< Minions Killed >
155
0.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.56
10,729
< Physical Damage >
2,898
8,103
< Magic Damage >
14,906
631
< True Damage >
3,702
19,463
< Damage Dealt >
21,507
32,270
< Damage Taken >
29,584
11,501
< Gold Earned >
11,782
2.5
< Towers >
2.55
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
8,238
< Total Healing >
7,733
13,996
< Experience >
14,620
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
433
< Time Dealing CC >
141

How to Counter Gwen with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Volibear against Gwen counter statistics that may help you figure out the distinctions between the two. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gwen..

Volibear typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Gwen

Who is Better, Volibear or Gwen?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when facing off against Gwen, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes an ok counter for Gwen.

While Volibear does have a higher winrate compared to Gwen, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Gwen.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Gwen matchups, Volibear is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Volibear is a decent counter for Gwen. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Volibear, we analyzed 1,680 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 Gwen 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

Volibear Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Volibear versus Gwen build include Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear used at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Gwen than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 50.6% when playing against Gwen with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Gwen as Volibear, Volibear players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Volibear vs Gwen counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Volibear x Gwen tips and counter builds for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using all games completed with these champs.