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

Volibear vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Volibear

based on 896 Volibear vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Zilean as Volibear came out of an evaluation of 896 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This champion pairing is relatively rare. Volibear is forced to battle against Zilean in only 1.1% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a below average job of countering Zilean. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Volibear vs Zilean games, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zilean.

Best Volibear vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

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
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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 Zilean as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Volibear vs Zilean Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Zilean Image
5.3
< Kills >
2.7
6.6
< Deaths >
4.9
5.4
< Assists >
13.4
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
0.55
137
< Minions Killed >
58
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.51
11,247
< Physical Damage >
1,103
8,597
< Magic Damage >
10,885
726
< True Damage >
752
20,571
< Damage Dealt >
12,741
34,486
< Damage Taken >
18,515
11,826
< Gold Earned >
9,190
2.66
< Towers >
1.94
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
9,079
< Total Healing >
6,947
14,607
< Experience >
12,238
18
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
23
571
< Time Dealing CC >
189

How to Counter Zilean with Volibear in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Volibear versus Zilean matchup stats that can help us figure out the differences between the two. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean..

Volibear normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Zilean. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Zilean

Who is Better, Volibear or Zilean?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when playing against Zilean, with a 47.7% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a bad counter to Zilean.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate compared to Zilean, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Zilean.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Zilean matchups, Zilean 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 bad counter for Zilean. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Volibear against Zilean.

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 Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Volibear, we analyzed 896 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 Zilean 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 Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Volibear to counter Zilean during both the laning 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear usually gets more CS relative to Zilean. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't require 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, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Volibear versus Zilean build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better versus Zilean than with most other common builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 47.7% battling Zilean with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Zilean as Volibear, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Volibear vs Zilean face-offs, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.7% winrate overall.

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