Background Image
How to Win Volibear vs Vi Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
FighterAssassin

How to Beat Vi as Volibear

based on 2,382 Volibear vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
44.8 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our dataset, Volibear faced Vi 2382 times. Having so many matchups for Volibear versus Vi gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to shatter your foe. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Volibear encounters Vi in only 3.0% of his matches.

Volibear vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a awful job of beating Vi. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.8% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Volibear against Vi rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Vi.

Best Volibear vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHeartsteelIceborn GauntletThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Vi as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Volibear vs Vi Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
44.8 %
VS
Win Rate
55.2 %
Vi Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6
5.7
< Assists >
8.2
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.49
128
< Minions Killed >
35
0.52
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.46
10,865
< Physical Damage >
16,344
8,343
< Magic Damage >
94
682
< True Damage >
841
19,892
< Damage Dealt >
17,279
33,263
< Damage Taken >
29,760
11,634
< Gold Earned >
11,686
2.49
< Towers >
1.43
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
8,409
< Total Healing >
11,334
14,180
< Experience >
13,571
18
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
555
< Time Dealing CC >
279

How to Counter Vi with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some valuable Volibear vs. Vi counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vi..

Volibear often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Vi

Who is Better, Volibear or Vi?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when playing against Vi, with a 44.8% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes a bad counter to Vi.

While Volibear does have a much lower win rate compared to Vi, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Volibear into Vi.

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

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

Volibear is a terribly counter for Vi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Vi.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Volibear, we analyzed 2,382 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 Vi 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

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Volibear in order to counter Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average accumulates much more CS relative to Vi. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities 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 exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Volibear versus Vi build include Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Vi than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 44.8% battling Vi with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Vi as Volibear, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Volibear vs Vi face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 44.8% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Volibear vs Vi tips and builds for a an individual player tier, please select one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and guides displayed are calculated using every round with data with both champs.