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

Volibear vs Nami

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

based on 2,240 Volibear vs Nami matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our data, Volibear engaged Nami 2240 times. With so many matchups for Volibear versus Nami provides us confidence in our capacity to provide informative statistics and a supported build to annihilate your rival. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Volibear encounters Nami in only 2.8% of his matches.

Volibear vs Nami Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a below average job of countering Nami. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of games the champs fight each other in. In Volibear vs Nami matches, Volibear’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Nami.

Best Volibear vs Nami Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

HeartsteelFrozen HeartDead Man's PlateSterak's Gage

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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Q
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Nami as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Nami

Aqua Prison is a very powerful ability with a long cooldown, take advantage of the situation if Nami misses this ability.

Tidal Wave has a very long range but travels slowly, be aware of when it is coming your way as you can move out of its path.

Try to avoid fighting an opponent affected by Tidecaller's Blessing, it lasts a short duration so waiting it out can help you greatly.

Volibear vs Nami Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Nami Image
5.3
< Kills >
1.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5
5.2
< Assists >
15.5
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
0.34
135
< Minions Killed >
24
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.58
10,657
< Physical Damage >
880
7,950
< Magic Damage >
8,391
642
< True Damage >
579
19,249
< Damage Dealt >
9,851
32,700
< Damage Taken >
15,904
11,606
< Gold Earned >
8,505
2.64
< Towers >
2.31
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0
8,277
< Total Healing >
10,129
14,276
< Experience >
10,804
18
< Vision Score >
57
8
< Wards Placed >
25
576
< Time Dealing CC >
198

How to Counter Nami with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several important Volibear versus Nami counter stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nami’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nami. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Volibear normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Nami. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Nami

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Nami
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Nami

Who is Better, Volibear or Nami?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when facing off against Nami, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a bad counter for Nami.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Nami, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Nami.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Nami matchups, Nami is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Volibear is a trash counter to Nami. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Nami.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Nami Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nami as Volibear, we analyzed 2,240 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 Nami 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 Nami 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear usually gets much more CS compared to Nami. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Volibear versus Nami build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Nami than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Nami with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Nami as Volibear, Volibear players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Volibear vs Nami LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% win rate overall.

If you need to see Volibear vs Nami tips and counter stats for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using all matches run with both champions.