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How to Win Volibear vs Ahri Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Volibear

based on 2,361 Volibear vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we evaluate each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Volibear resulted from an examination of 2361 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Volibear is forced to battle against Ahri in only 2.9% of his games.

Volibear vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a poor job of countering Ahri. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.6% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Volibear versus Ahri rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ahri.

Best Volibear vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerForce of NatureHeartsteel

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 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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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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Guide to Countering Ahri as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Volibear vs Ahri Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Ahri Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.3
6.6
< Deaths >
5.4
5.5
< Assists >
7.8
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
129
< Minions Killed >
163
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.48
10,526
< Physical Damage >
1,525
7,955
< Magic Damage >
15,003
663
< True Damage >
5,286
19,145
< Damage Dealt >
21,815
33,545
< Damage Taken >
19,898
11,573
< Gold Earned >
11,215
2.48
< Towers >
1.99
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,582
< Total Healing >
4,908
14,275
< Experience >
14,281
18
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
526
< Time Dealing CC >
71

How to Counter Ahri with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some valuable Volibear vs. Ahri counter stats that may help us realize the differences between the two. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ahri’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ahri..

Volibear typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ahri. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Ahri

Who is Better, Volibear or Ahri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when facing off against Ahri, with a 47.6% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a poor counter for Ahri.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Ahri, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Ahri.

Additionally, Volibear has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Ahri matchups, Ahri is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Volibear is a garbage counter for Ahri. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Ahri.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Volibear, we analyzed 2,361 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 Ahri as Volibear 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 Volibear in order to counter Ahri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ahri. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Volibear versus Ahri build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Ahri than with most other common builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 47.6% battling Ahri with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Ahri as Volibear, Volibear players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Volibear vs Ahri counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Volibear are given for every ranked division. To filter the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.