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

Volibear vs Tristana

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

based on 2,873 Volibear vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Volibear came out of an examination of 2873 ranked games where both champs clashed against one another. This matchup is relatively rare. Volibear encounters Tristana in only 3.6% of his matches.

Volibear vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Volibear does a ok job of countering Tristana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of games the champions battle each other in. In Volibear vs Tristana rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Tristana.

Best Volibear vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSpirit VisageFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
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Second ability for Volibear to level upq
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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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E
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Q
3
W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Tristana as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Volibear vs Tristana Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Tristana Image
5.5
< Kills >
7.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6
5.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
125
< Minions Killed >
164
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.56
10,614
< Physical Damage >
16,993
8,065
< Magic Damage >
2,256
677
< True Damage >
433
19,357
< Damage Dealt >
19,683
31,935
< Damage Taken >
21,128
11,415
< Gold Earned >
12,319
2.5
< Towers >
2.74
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,232
< Total Healing >
5,930
14,020
< Experience >
12,708
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
522
< Time Dealing CC >
63

How to Counter Tristana with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here feature some vital Volibear versus Tristana counter statistics that may help us interpret the distinctions between these two champs. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Tristana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Tristana..

Volibear often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Tristana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Tristana

Who is Better, Volibear or Tristana?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when taking on Tristana, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Volibear does have a higher winrate than Tristana, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Tristana.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Tristana matchups, Volibear is the better champ 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 Tristana. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Tristana.

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

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Volibear, we analyzed 2,873 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Volibear to counter Tristana during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Volibear versus Tristana build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better countering Tristana than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when countering Tristana with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Tristana as Volibear, Volibear players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Volibear vs Tristana LoL games, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Volibear vs Tristana tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific player tier, please select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides given are calculated using all matches completed with both champions.