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How to Synergize Alistar with Volibear on the Same TeamAlistar is in the a tier of champions

Alistar with Volibear

How to Win With Alistar and Volibear Paired TogetherAlistar is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Alistar and Volibear

based on 1,207 Alistar with Volibear pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
2.5
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches directly from Riot Games each week. Alistar has fought alongside Volibear in 1207 recently played, ranked matches. By pooling so much great data from the publishers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can showcase high-quality, usable builds to help Alistar synergize with Volibear. It is relatively rare for Alistar to play alongside Volibear as teammates. This has only occurred in about 1.9% of games with Alistar.

Alistar Volibear Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Alistar has done a dismal job of teaming up with Volibear. Normally, he wins an acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Alistar when playing alongside Volibear by figuring out how to better synergize your strategy with him, then look into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Alistar vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Alistar Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureThornmailTrailblazerKnight's Vow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionMinion DematerializerCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Alistar's passive ability p
Alistar's q ability q
Alistar's w ability w
Alistar's e ability e
Alistar's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Alistar and Volibear

Tips for Playing as Alistar with Volibear

Using Flash can allow you catch your target off guard to knock them back into your allies with Pulverize and Headbutt.

Move Speed is very important on Alistar. Consider which boots to buy carefully.

Using Pulverize can allow you to establish better positioning for Headbutt.

Alistar Volibear Synergy Stats

Alistar Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Volibear Image
1.9
< Kills >
2.1
6
< Deaths >
6.1
13.1
< Assists >
13.9
0.35
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
30
< Minions Killed >
33
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,270
< Physical Damage >
1,324
6,430
< Magic Damage >
6,860
885
< True Damage >
894
8,586
< Damage Dealt >
9,078
25,205
< Damage Taken >
26,157
8,215
< Gold Earned >
8,432
1.75
< Towers >
1.8
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,859
< Total Healing >
9,284
10,014
< Experience >
10,386
53
< Vision Score >
54
23
< Wards Placed >
24
258
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Play with Volibear as Alistar in LoL

The Alistar Volibear synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Volibear, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Alistar sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Volibear. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Volibear helps Alistar perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Alistar tries to synergize with Volibear, he observes a little drop in his total damage output. This change could demonstrate that Volibear does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Alistar is played with Volibear on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Volibear.

Additionally, when Alistar plays with Volibear on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may mean that Volibear does a decent job of covering Alistar during teamfights.

Synergies between Alistar and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Alistar
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Alistar
Volibear

Is Alistar better when played alongside Volibear?

There is no one best champion pairing for Alistar that will 100% of the time be his #1 ally. Yet, overall, Volibear is a very typical ally for Alistar. By playing on the same side as Alistar, he lowers their win rate by -0.8% to 48.6%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Alistar and Volibear that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Volibear has a much lower diffuclty than Alistar. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Volibear teammates to fight alongside, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working on the same side, Alistar players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to to cover for your other teammates. When paired, these champions might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Although, by grouping Alistar and Volibear together, you probably will not be granting your team a great deal of magical damage output. Plan to pick other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of your Volibear ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Alistar Players

How We Calculated Our Alistar Volibear Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Alistar and Volibear, we analyzed 1,207 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Alistar with Volibear comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Alistar to pair well with Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The ideal finished items to focus on in your Alistar and Volibear synergy build consist of Frozen Heart, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Alistar bought at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better as an ally of Volibear than with many other common builds. In fact, Alistar boasted an average winrate of 48.6% helping carry Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of crushing your oponents, Alistar players should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Minion Dematerializer, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to pair Volibear with Alistar are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu above.