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

Volibear vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Volibear

based on 3,018 Volibear vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Volibear resulted from an evaluation of 3018 ranked rounds where both champions faced off against one another. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear fights Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a below average job of countering Blitzcrank. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Volibear versus Blitzcrank games, Volibear’s team is 0.2% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Volibear vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageForce of NatureHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upq
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upw
>
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
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Volibear vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Volibear against Blitzcrank matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Volibear often has a much larger longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Volibear or Blitzcrank?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a bad counter for Blitzcrank.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Blitzcrank.

Moreover, Volibear also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Volibear is a bad counter to Blitzcrank. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Blitzcrank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Volibear, 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 Blitzcrank 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Volibear in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear typically picks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Volibear versus Blitzcrank build include Frozen Heart, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Blitzcrank than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 47.2% battling Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Blitzcrank as Volibear, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Volibear vs Blitzcrank matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.2% win rate overall.

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