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

Volibear vs Malphite

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

based on 2,826 Volibear vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Malphite as Volibear came out of an evaluation of 2826 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Volibear has to counter Malphite in only 3.5% of his matches.

Volibear vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a poor job of countering Malphite. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Volibear against Malphite games, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Malphite.

Best Volibear vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreakerKaenic RookernSundered Sky

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
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Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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W
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Malphite

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

Volibear vs Malphite Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Malphite Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.1
6
< Assists >
8.6
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.18
130
< Minions Killed >
134
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.45
10,342
< Physical Damage >
4,674
8,620
< Magic Damage >
14,566
711
< True Damage >
654
19,674
< Damage Dealt >
19,895
33,883
< Damage Taken >
24,260
11,737
< Gold Earned >
10,666
2.57
< Towers >
1.88
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,762
< Total Healing >
3,244
14,325
< Experience >
14,087
18
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
11
527
< Time Dealing CC >
624

How to Counter Malphite with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight some strategic Volibear versus Malphite counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..

Volibear typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Malphite. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Malphite

Who is Better, Volibear or Malphite?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Malphite, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a poor counter to Malphite.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Malphite, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Malphite.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Malphite matchups, Malphite is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Malphite. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Volibear against Malphite.

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 Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Volibear, we analyzed 2,826 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 Malphite 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Volibear in order to counter Malphite during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Volibear versus Malphite build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when facing Malphite than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 48.8% when playing against Malphite with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Malphite 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 sets that we analyzed for Volibear vs Malphite battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

If you need to see Volibear x Malphite tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides given are computed using all games finished with both champions.