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

Volibear with Gragas

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

based on 834 Volibear with Gragas pairs
Win Rate
45.3 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download data from from millions of League matches directly from Riot Games each week. Volibear has been on the same team as Gragas in 834 recent, ranked games. By pooling so much accurate data straight from the makers of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can produce high-quality, insightful builds to help Volibear synergize with Gragas. It is very rare for Volibear to play with Gragas on the same team. This has only occurred in approx. 1.0% of games with Volibear.

Volibear Gragas Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a awful job of synergizing with Gragas. Usually, he wins a dismal 45.3% of games the champions try and work together in. If you want to do better as Volibear when fighting on the same team as Gragas by learning how to better synergize your play style with him, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Spirit VisageTitanic HydraIceborn GauntletTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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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Q
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W
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W
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W
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Gragas

Advice to Understand How Gragas Will Play

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Volibear Gragas Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
45.3 %
VS
Win Rate
54.7 %
Gragas Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
5.3
< Assists >
5.6
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
135
< Minions Killed >
130
0.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
11,162
< Physical Damage >
10,829
8,072
< Magic Damage >
8,228
674
< True Damage >
673
19,908
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
33,241
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,670
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.63
< Towers >
2.5
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
8,311
< Total Healing >
8,449
14,194
< Experience >
14,216
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
533
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Gragas as Volibear in LoL

The Volibear Gragas synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gragas, 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 Gragas. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Gragas helps Volibear perform not as well in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Volibear is paired with Gragas, he observes a small increase in his complete damage output. This change could indicate that Gragas provides protection for him to deal more damage or that his allyship also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played with Gragas on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Gragas. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gragas.

Additionally, when Volibear plays with Gragas on the same side, he on average takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt more damage may mean that Gragas does a poor job of protecting Volibear in team fights.

Synergies between Volibear and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Gragas

Is Volibear better when played alongside Gragas?

There is no one best champion pairing for Volibear that will no matter what be his ideal teammate. However, overall, Gragas is a not very good teammate for Volibear. By being on the same side as Volibear, he decreases their win rate by -2.7% to 45.3%. This demonstrates that there is a negative synergy between Volibear and Gragas that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Gragas has a greater difficulty than Volibear. That means you should be careful when enlisting Gragas teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

Playing alongside, you should expect to see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Combined, these two might be able to provide enough cover for their team's carries.

Conversely, by grouping Volibear and Gragas together, you probably will not be giving your other teammates very much magical damage output. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this gap in their capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Gragas ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Gragas Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Gragas, we analyzed 834 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 Gragas 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 truly master Volibear to synergize with Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to include in your Volibear and Gragas synergy build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Gragas than with many other common builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 45.3% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Gragas with these items in his kit.

To have the highest probability of beating your oponents, you 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 combinations that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.3% win rate overall.

If you want to see Volibear and Gragas collaboration tips and builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and guides shown are calculated using every match with data with both champions.