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

Volibear with Annie

How to Win With Volibear and Annie Paired TogetherVolibear is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Synergize Volibear and Annie

based on 1,234 Volibear with Annie pairs
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We pull the results of from millions of League games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Volibear has gone into battle with Annie in 1234 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the creators of LoL, we are completely sure that we can showcase robust, insightful builds to help Volibear play with Annie. It is relatively rare for Volibear to play alongside Annie on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 1.5% of rounds with Volibear.

Volibear Annie Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a awful job of teaming up with Annie. Typically, he wins a dismal 46.3% of matches the champions fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Volibear when playing alongside Annie by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Annie Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Trinity ForceFrozen HeartSpirit VisageThornmail

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 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
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
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W
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R
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W
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Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Annie

Advice to Understand How Annie Will Play

Molten Shield is a good spell to cast to work up to Annie's stun, so sometimes it's beneficial to grab at least 1 rank in it early.

Striking killing blows on minions with Disintegrate enables Annie to farm extremely well early in the game.

Storing a stun for use with her ultimate can turn the tide of a team fight.

Volibear Annie Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Annie Image
5.6
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
5.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
128
< Minions Killed >
130
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
11,410
< Physical Damage >
10,829
8,021
< Magic Damage >
8,228
671
< True Damage >
673
20,104
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
33,916
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,694
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.5
< Towers >
2.5
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
8,999
< Total Healing >
8,449
14,364
< Experience >
14,216
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
564
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Annie as Volibear in LoL

The Volibear Annie synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Annie, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Annie. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Annie helps Volibear perform not as well in competitive League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Volibear is an ally to Annie, he observes a small increase in his total damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Annie supports by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that her presence on the team also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played with Annie on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Annie.

Additionally, when Volibear plays with Annie on the same side, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Annie does a poor job of covering Volibear in team fights.

Synergies between Volibear and Annie

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Annie
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Annie

Is Volibear better when played alongside Annie?

There is no ideal synergy for Volibear that will always be his top ally. However, overall, Annie is a relatively poor teammate for Volibear. By being on the same team as Volibear, she lowers their win rate by -1.7% to 46.3%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful strategic relationship between Volibear and Annie that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.

Annie has a greater difficulty than Volibear. That means Volibear players need to be cautious when lining up Annie comrades to play with, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing together, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magical damage. Combined, these two can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.

Conversely, by pairing Volibear and Annie together, you probably will not be giving your side enough AD. Make sure to include other champs on your team that nullifies this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the ability of your Annie ally, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Annie Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Annie, we analyzed 1,234 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 Annie 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 in order to work well with Annie during both the laning and mid / late game phases of LoL rounds, you should keep reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Volibear and Annie synergy build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Annie than with most other common builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 46.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Annie with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Volibear and Annie pairings, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.3% winrate overall.

If you need to get Volibear and Annie collaboration tips and builds for a a specific division, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and tips and suggestions given are calculated using every match finished with these champs.