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

Volibear vs Akshan

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

based on 1,361 Volibear vs Akshan matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Volibear fought Akshan in 1361 matches. Having so many games with Volibear vs Akshan gives us faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to shatter your opponent. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear has to counter Akshan in only 1.7% of his matches.

Volibear vs Akshan Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a dismal job of countering Akshan. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs face each other in. In Volibear versus Akshan games, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Akshan.

Best Volibear vs Akshan Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

HullbreakerFrozen HeartJak'Sho, The ProteanDead Man's Plate

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
4
W
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W
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R
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Volibear vs Akshan Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Akshan Image
5.8
< Kills >
8.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.7
< Assists >
5.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.87
127
< Minions Killed >
163
0.51
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.44
10,546
< Physical Damage >
18,637
7,951
< Magic Damage >
3,191
627
< True Damage >
1,104
19,125
< Damage Dealt >
22,932
32,697
< Damage Taken >
21,201
11,677
< Gold Earned >
12,429
2.55
< Towers >
2.12
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,276
< Total Healing >
4,117
14,220
< Experience >
14,112
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
587
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Akshan with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Volibear versus Akshan counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Akshan’s ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Akshan..

Volibear normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Akshan. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Akshan

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Akshan
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Akshan

Who is Better, Volibear or Akshan?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when playing against Akshan, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a poor counter to Akshan.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Akshan, when facing one another, Volibear also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Akshan.

Furthermore, Volibear has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Akshan. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter to Akshan. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Akshan.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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Volibear Wins Against

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Akshan Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Akshan as Volibear, we analyzed 1,361 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 Akshan 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 learn all of the intricacies of Volibear in order to counter Akshan during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Akshan. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Volibear versus Akshan build include Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better versus Akshan than with most other typical builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Akshan with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Akshan 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. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Volibear vs Akshan LoL games, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.8% winrate overall.

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