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

Volibear with Briar

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

based on 2,513 Volibear with Briar pairs
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we pull the stats from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each week. Volibear has been on the same team as Briar in 2513 recent, ranked matches. By accumulating so much accurate data straight from the makers of LoL, we are confident that we can provide you with robust, accurate builds to help Volibear synergize with Briar. It is relatively rare for Volibear to play with Briar on the same side. This has only taken place in approx. 3.1% of rounds with Volibear.

Volibear Briar Synergy Summary

Volibear has done a ok job of teaming up with Briar. Typically, he wins an acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions try and work together in. If you want to play better as Volibear when playing alongside Briar by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with them, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernHullbreakerSterak's GageHeartsteel

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
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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
5
W
6
R
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W
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Q
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W
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Q
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R
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R

Volibear Briar Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Briar Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
5.2
< Assists >
5.6
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
162
< Minions Killed >
130
0.14
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.52
10,998
< Physical Damage >
10,829
9,195
< Magic Damage >
8,228
594
< True Damage >
673
20,788
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
32,063
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,718
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.99
< Towers >
2.5
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
6,476
< Total Healing >
8,449
14,585
< Experience >
14,216
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
503
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Briar as Volibear in LoL

The Volibear Briar synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Briar, 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 Briar. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Briar helps Volibear perform poorer in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Volibear plays on the same team as Briar, he observes a small increase in his full damage output. This difference may indicate that Briar supports by providing protection for him to deal more damage or that their presence also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played with Briar 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 Briar.

Moreover, when Volibear plays with Briar on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Briar does a decent job of protecting Volibear during team fights.

Synergies between Volibear and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Briar

Is Volibear better when played alongside Briar?

There is no top synergy for Volibear that will always be his ideal teammate. Yet, overall, Briar is a decent ally for Volibear. By being on the same side as Volibear, they increases their win rate by 2.6% to 50.6%. This signals that there is a good bond between Volibear and Briar that results in them performing stronger together than without each other.

Briar has a lower difficulty than Volibear. That means Volibear players don't need to be very careful when finding Briar comrades to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a relatively low level of skill to do well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Volibear players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these champs should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

In contrast, by bringing Volibear and Briar together, you probably will not be granting your team enough magical damage output. Make sure to pick other champions on your team that neutralizes this relative disparity in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of your Briar ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Briar Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Briar, we analyzed 2,513 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 Briar 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 learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to pair well with Briar during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League games, you should keep reading to learn some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot.

The top items to have in your Volibear and Briar synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Briar than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 50.6% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Briar with this build.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, Volibear players 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 that we analyzed for this team composition, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Briar with Volibear are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.