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

Volibear with Thresh

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

based on 2,880 Volibear with Thresh pairs
Win Rate
46.2 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each and every week. Volibear has gone into battle with Thresh in 2880 recent, ranked matches. By pooling so much accurate data from the hosts of League, we feel confident that we can showcase high quality, accurate builds to help Volibear synergize with Thresh. It is relatively rare for Volibear to play with Thresh on the same side. This has only happened in approximately 3.6% of games with Volibear.

Volibear Thresh Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a terrible job of fighting on the same side as Thresh. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.2% of rounds the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to win more matches as Volibear when playing alongside Thresh by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with him, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothHullbreaker

Optional Items

Frozen HeartRiftmakerSterak's GageTitanic Hydra

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 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
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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Q
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W
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Thresh

Advice to Understand How Thresh Will Play

Communication is key when making use of Thresh's lantern. Let your teammates know how you like to use it.

Death Sentence and Flay can be combined in either cast order for powerful combinations.

Thresh can collect souls without needing to kill units himself. Planning your map position to be near the most deaths will help to maximize soul collection.

Volibear Thresh Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
46.2 %
VS
Win Rate
53.8 %
Thresh Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
5.7
< Assists >
5.6
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
136
< Minions Killed >
130
0.47
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
11,077
< Physical Damage >
10,829
8,324
< Magic Damage >
8,228
667
< True Damage >
673
20,069
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
33,242
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,636
< Gold Earned >
11,573
2.52
< Towers >
2.5
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
8,516
< Total Healing >
8,449
14,298
< Experience >
14,216
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
563
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Thresh as Volibear in LoL

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

When Volibear plays on the same team as Thresh, he observes a small increase in his full damage dealt. This difference may demonstrate that Thresh helps provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played together with Thresh on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Thresh.

Additionally, when Volibear plays with Thresh on the same side, he typically receives a little more damage than when he plays alone. Taking more damage could mean that Thresh does a poor job of covering Volibear during teamfights.

Synergies between Volibear and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Thresh

Is Volibear better when played alongside Thresh?

There is no one best companion for Volibear that will 100% of the time be his ideal ally. Yet, Thresh is a not very good ally for Volibear. By playing on the same team as Volibear, he drops their win rate by -1.8% to 46.2%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful synergy between Volibear and Thresh that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Thresh has a much greater difficulty compared to Volibear. That means you should be very careful when finding Thresh allies to play with, as they will need a much greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Fighting on the same side, Volibear players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. Together, these champs will be a great protective duo.

Although, by aligning Volibear and Thresh together, you may not be providing your side enough magic damage. Make sure to include other champs on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their kit.

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

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Thresh Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Thresh, we analyzed 2,880 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 Thresh 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 in order to pair well with Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most important items to build first in your Volibear and Thresh synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Hullbreaker. When Volibear included at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Thresh than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 46.2% helping carry Thresh with this build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing your oponents, Volibear players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Volibear and Thresh pairings, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.2% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to team up Thresh with Volibear are given for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.