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

Volibear vs Pantheon

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

based on 3,657 Volibear vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League games each and every week. In our database, Volibear fought Pantheon 3657 times. With so many games with Volibear vs Pantheon provides us confidence in our ability to provide enlightening data and a supported build to destroy Pantheon. This particular counter matchup is somewhat uncommon. Volibear fights Pantheon in only 4.5% of his games.

Volibear vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a dismal job of countering Pantheon. On average, he wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Volibear against Pantheon matches, Volibear’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Pantheon.

Best Volibear vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHeartsteelTitanic HydraHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
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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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Pantheon as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Volibear vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Pantheon Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.4
6.9
< Deaths >
6.7
5.9
< Assists >
7.4
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.72
127
< Minions Killed >
102
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.4
10,810
< Physical Damage >
19,438
8,184
< Magic Damage >
758
653
< True Damage >
1,194
19,647
< Damage Dealt >
21,390
33,624
< Damage Taken >
25,697
11,598
< Gold Earned >
11,169
2.49
< Towers >
1.62
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,261
< Total Healing >
5,110
14,142
< Experience >
12,855
18
< Vision Score >
29
8
< Wards Placed >
13
569
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Pantheon with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several strategic Volibear against Pantheon counter stats that may help you figure out the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pantheon’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Pantheon..

Volibear often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Pantheon. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Pantheon

Who is Better, Volibear or Pantheon?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Pantheon, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a bad counter to Pantheon.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate than Pantheon, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Pantheon.

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

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

Volibear is a bad counter for Pantheon. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Pantheon.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Volibear, we analyzed 3,657 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 Pantheon 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 Pantheon during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions 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 Pantheon. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Volibear versus Pantheon build include Frozen Heart, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Pantheon than with most other common item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 47.3% when countering Pantheon with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Pantheon 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 rune combinations players chose for Volibear vs Pantheon counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.3% winrate overall.

If you want to view Volibear x Pantheon tips and counter builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides displayed are calculated using all matches finished with both champs.