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How to Win Lucian vs Volibear Counter MatchupLucian is in the a tier of champions

Lucian vs Volibear

How to Beat Volibear as Lucian in LoLLucian is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Volibear as Lucian

based on 4,645 Lucian vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
52.7 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Volibear as Lucian came out of an evaluation of 4645 ranked games where both champions clashed against one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Lucian is forced to battle against Volibear in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Lucian vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Lucian does a good job of beating Volibear. Typically, he wins a whopping 52.7% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Lucian vs Volibear games, Lucian’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Volibear.

Best Lucian vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloak of AgilityNoonquiver

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
Rapid FirecannonNavori QuickbladesVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

BloodthirsterLord Dominik's RegardsInfinity EdgeThe Collector

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Volibear as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Volibear

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Lucian vs Volibear Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
52.7 %
VS
Win Rate
47.3 %
Volibear Image
7.8
< Kills >
5.4
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
6.7
< Assists >
5.5
1.79
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
182
< Minions Killed >
136
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.46
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.52
19,023
< Physical Damage >
10,756
2,603
< Magic Damage >
8,153
523
< True Damage >
653
22,150
< Damage Dealt >
19,563
20,755
< Damage Taken >
33,021
12,400
< Gold Earned >
11,634
2.45
< Towers >
2.53
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
5,024
< Total Healing >
8,257
12,755
< Experience >
14,320
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
8
39
< Time Dealing CC >
583

How to Counter Volibear with Lucian in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several influential Lucian vs. Volibear matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Volibear..

Lucian typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives less damage than Volibear. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lucian and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Volibear

Who is Better, Lucian or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually wins when playing against Volibear, with a 52.7% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a good counter to Volibear.

While Lucian does have a higher winrate compared to Volibear, when they face off with one another, Lucian also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Lucian into Volibear.

Additionally, Lucian has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Volibear. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Lucian is an above average counter to Volibear. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Volibear.

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Lucian, we analyzed 4,645 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 Lucian 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

To truly master Lucian in order to counter Volibear during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Volibear. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lucian versus Volibear build consist of Rapid Firecannon, Navori Quickblades, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Lucian used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Volibear than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 52.7% when playing against Volibear with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Volibear as Lucian, Lucian players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Lucian vs Volibear matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.7% winrate overall.

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