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

Volibear with Graves

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

based on 2,581 Volibear with Graves pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.52
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the stats from from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Volibear has fought alongside Graves in 2581 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much great data directly from the hosts of League of Legends, we feel confident that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Volibear play with Graves. It is relatively rare for Volibear to play alongside Graves as allies. This pairing has only happened in approximately 3.2% of games with Volibear.

Volibear Graves Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a poor job of teaming up with Graves. Normally, he wins a dismal 48.4% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to do better as Volibear when playing alongside Graves by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then check out the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageThornmailNashor's Tooth

Optional Items

Dead Man's PlateSterak's GageKaenic RookernFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
3
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 Graves

Advice to Understand How Graves Will Play

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Volibear Graves Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Graves Image
5.2
< Kills >
5.5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.6
4.8
< Assists >
5.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
166
< Minions Killed >
130
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.52
10,725
< Physical Damage >
10,829
9,138
< Magic Damage >
8,228
598
< True Damage >
673
20,462
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
32,036
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,517
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.81
< Towers >
2.5
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
6,457
< Total Healing >
8,449
14,419
< Experience >
14,216
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
510
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Graves as Volibear in LoL

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

When Volibear tries to synergize with Graves, he sees a marginal improvement in his full damage output. This change could demonstrate that Graves helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played alongside Graves on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Graves.

Additionally, when Volibear plays with Graves on the same team, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could indicate that Graves does a decent job of covering Volibear during teamfights.

Synergies between Volibear and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Graves

Is Volibear better when played alongside Graves?

There is no top champion pairing for Volibear that will 100% of the time be his best synergy. Yet, Graves is a very typical companion for Volibear. By locking into the same side as Volibear, he improves their win rate by 0.4% to 48.4%. This demonstrates that there is not really a strong strategic relationship between Volibear and Graves that results in them performing at the top of their game together than alone.

Graves has a lower difficulty than Volibear. That means Volibear players don't need to be careful when enlisting Graves comrades to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by grouping Volibear and Graves together, you may not be providing your other teammates enough crowd control. Plan to bring other champions on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of your Graves ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Graves Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Graves, we analyzed 2,581 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 Graves 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 pair well with Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The most crucial items to have in your Volibear and Graves synergy build include Spirit Visage, Thornmail, and Nashor's Tooth. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Graves than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 48.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Graves with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Volibear players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Volibear and Graves pairings, this set of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Graves with Volibear are presented for every ranked division. To scope the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.