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Aphelios with Volibear

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How to Synergize Aphelios and Volibear

based on 1,845 Aphelios with Volibear pairs
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
1.94
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull data from from millions of LoL games straight from Riot Games each week. Aphelios has gone into battle with Volibear in 1845 recently played, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data from the makers of LoL, we are totally sure that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Aphelios synergize with Volibear. It is relatively rare for Aphelios to play with Volibear on the same team. This pairing has only occurred in about 2.1% of rounds with Aphelios.

Aphelios Volibear Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aphelios does a pathetic job of synergizing with Volibear. Usually, he wins a dismal 45.5% of games the champs try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to maximize your potential as Aphelios when playing alongside Volibear by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aphelios vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsNoonquiver

Core Aphelios Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsThe Collector

Optional Items

Runaan's HurricaneBloodthirsterKraken SlayerStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aphelios to level upq
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Second ability for Aphelios to level upe
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Last skill for Aphelios to max outq

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkOverhealLegend: BloodlineCut Down
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aphelios's passive ability p
Aphelios's q ability q
Aphelios's w ability w
Aphelios's e ability e
Aphelios's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Synergizing Aphelios and Volibear

Tips for Playing as Aphelios with Volibear

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Aphelios Volibear Synergy Stats

Aphelios Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Volibear Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.7
6.3
< Deaths >
6.4
5.6
< Assists >
6
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
170
< Minions Killed >
176
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,962
< Physical Damage >
20,370
1,319
< Magic Damage >
1,360
418
< True Damage >
461
21,700
< Damage Dealt >
22,192
18,643
< Damage Taken >
19,033
11,608
< Gold Earned >
11,936
2.22
< Towers >
2.38
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,142
< Total Healing >
5,318
12,195
< Experience >
12,595
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
134
< Time Dealing CC >
138

How to Play with Volibear as Aphelios in LoL

The Aphelios 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, Aphelios sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Volibear. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Volibear helps Aphelios perform not as well in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Aphelios is an ally to Volibear, he observes a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This change may indicate that Volibear does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Aphelios is played alongside Volibear on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Volibear.

Moreover, when Aphelios plays with Volibear on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Volibear does a decent job of covering Aphelios during team fights.

Synergies between Aphelios and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Aphelios
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aphelios
Volibear

Is Aphelios better when played alongside Volibear?

There is no top ally for Aphelios that will always be his best teammate. Yet, overall, Volibear is a terrible teammate for Aphelios. By locking into the same team as Aphelios, he lowers their win rate by -3.1% to 45.5%. This proves that there is a terrible bond between Aphelios and Volibear that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Volibear has a much lower diffuclty than Aphelios. That means you don't need to be cautious when lining up Volibear allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Working cooperatively, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Aphelios and Volibear together, you probably will not be giving your side much AP. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Volibear ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Aphelios Players

How We Calculated Our Aphelios Volibear Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aphelios and Volibear, we analyzed 1,845 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 Aphelios 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 Aphelios to work well with Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The top items to prioritize in your Aphelios and Volibear synergy build include Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards, and The Collector. When Aphelios used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Volibear than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Aphelios had an average winrate of 45.5% helping carry Volibear with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Overheal, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for this team composition, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 45.5% winrate overall.

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