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How to Win Blitzcrank vs Volibear Counter MatchupBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions

Blitzcrank vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Blitzcrank in LoLBlitzcrank is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Blitzcrank

based on 3,018 Blitzcrank vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
2.68
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Volibear as Blitzcrank resulted from an examination of 3018 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Blitzcrank encounters Volibear in only 2.1% of his matches.

Blitzcrank vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Blitzcrank does a good job of countering Volibear. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.8% of the time the champs oppose each other in. In Blitzcrank vs Volibear games, Blitzcrank’s side is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Blitzcrank vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorWinged Moonplate

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Force of NatureBloodsongLocket of the Iron SolariThornmail

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Blitzcrank to level upq
>
Second ability for Blitzcrank to level upe
>
Last skill for Blitzcrank to max outw

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Volibear as Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Volibear

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

Blitzcrank vs Volibear Counter Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Volibear Image
2.3
< Kills >
5.6
5.9
< Deaths >
6.7
13.5
< Assists >
5.8
0.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
29
< Minions Killed >
130
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.48
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.51
2,789
< Physical Damage >
10,696
5,868
< Magic Damage >
8,590
937
< True Damage >
688
9,595
< Damage Dealt >
19,974
22,442
< Damage Taken >
32,334
8,406
< Gold Earned >
11,520
1.33
< Towers >
2.51
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
2,299
< Total Healing >
7,991
10,375
< Experience >
14,017
53
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
313
< Time Dealing CC >
544

How to Counter Volibear with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several important Blitzcrank vs. Volibear matchup statistics that can help you appreciate the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Volibear. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Volibear. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Volibear

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Volibear?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when trying to fight Volibear, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a good counter for Volibear.

While Blitzcrank does have a higher win rate than Volibear, when facing one another, Blitzcrank also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Blitzcrank into Volibear.

Furthermore, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Volibear. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Volibear matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Blitzcrank is an above average counter for Volibear. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Volibear.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Blitzcrank, we analyzed 3,018 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Volibear as Blitzcrank comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank in order to counter Volibear during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank on average gets a lot less CS as Volibear. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Volibear build consist of Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Volibear than with many other common item sets. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 52.8% battling Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Volibear as Blitzcrank, you should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Blitzcrank vs Volibear clashes, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.8% win rate overall.

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