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How to Synergize Volibear with Alistar on the Same TeamVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear with Alistar

How to Win With Volibear and Alistar Paired TogetherVolibear is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Volibear and Alistar

based on 1,207 Volibear with Alistar pairs
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Volibear has fought alongside Alistar in 1207 recent, ranked games. By gathering so much great data from the developers of League of Legends, we are confident that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Volibear synergize with Alistar. It is very rare for Volibear to play alongside Alistar as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in approx. 1.5% of matches with Volibear.

Volibear Alistar Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a below average job of playing alongside Alistar. On average, he wins an acceptable 48.6% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Volibear when fighting on the same team as Alistar by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Alistar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Titanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's PlateIceborn Gauntlet

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

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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Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Alistar

Advice to Understand How Alistar Will Play

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.

Volibear Alistar Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Alistar Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
5.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
137
< Minions Killed >
130
0.44
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.52
11,137
< Physical Damage >
10,829
8,564
< Magic Damage >
8,228
659
< True Damage >
673
20,360
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
32,238
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,534
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.62
< Towers >
2.5
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
8,069
< Total Healing >
8,449
14,073
< Experience >
14,216
17
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
559
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Alistar as Volibear in LoL

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

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

When Volibear plays on the same team as Alistar, he observes a little increase in his total damage output. This change may demonstrate that Alistar helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played alongside Alistar 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 Alistar.

Moreover, when Volibear plays with Alistar on the same side, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage may indicate that Alistar does a decent job of protecting Volibear during teamfights.

Synergies between Volibear and Alistar

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Alistar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Alistar

Is Volibear better when played alongside Alistar?

There is no perfect companion for Volibear that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. Yet, Alistar is a very typical teammate for Volibear. By playing on the same team as Volibear, he increases their win rate by 0.6% to 48.6%. This shows that there is only a small strategic relationship between Volibear and Alistar that allows them to perform better together than without each other.

Alistar has a much greater difficulty compared to Volibear. That means you should be careful when finding Alistar teammates to play with, as they will have to have a much greater level of skill to play well with you.

When playing alongside, you should expect to witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to soak up damage. Combined, these champs will be a great protective duo.

In contrast, by pairing Volibear and Alistar together, you may not be providing your team very much AP. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Alistar ally's ability, you should focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Alistar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Alistar, 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 Volibear with Alistar 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

To truly master Volibear to work well with Alistar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to learn additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to prioritize in your Volibear and Alistar synergy build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Alistar than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing alongside Alistar with this build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Volibear players 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 builds players used for Volibear and Alistar pairings, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

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