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

Volibear vs Caitlyn

How to Beat Caitlyn as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Caitlyn as Volibear

based on 8,115 Volibear vs Caitlyn matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
10.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Volibear faced Caitlyn 8115 times. Including so many games with Volibear vs Caitlyn gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to counter Caitlyn. This counter matchup is relatively common. Volibear encounters Caitlyn in 10.1% of his games.

Volibear vs Caitlyn Matchup Summary

Volibear has done a average job of countering Caitlyn. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Volibear versus Caitlyn games, Volibear’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Caitlyn.

Best Volibear vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsBlasting Wand

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapExperimental HexplateCosmic DriveUnending Despair

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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Guide to Countering Caitlyn as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Caitlyn

Keep behind allied minions if Caitlyn is harassing you with Piltover Peacemaker (it deals less damage with each subsequent target).

You can intercept Ace in the Hole's missile from hitting an ally if you stand in its path.

Volibear vs Caitlyn Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Caitlyn Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.6
6.5
< Deaths >
5.9
5.7
< Assists >
6.8
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
131
< Minions Killed >
173
0.52
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.54
10,857
< Physical Damage >
19,723
8,165
< Magic Damage >
1,476
681
< True Damage >
547
19,705
< Damage Dealt >
21,746
33,391
< Damage Taken >
19,222
11,640
< Gold Earned >
12,005
2.54
< Towers >
2.57
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,622
< Total Healing >
5,367
14,357
< Experience >
12,612
18
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
541
< Time Dealing CC >
90

How to Counter Caitlyn with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several valuable Volibear vs. Caitlyn matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Caitlyn’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Caitlyn..

Volibear usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Caitlyn. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Caitlyn

Who is Better, Volibear or Caitlyn?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Caitlyn, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes an ok counter for Caitlyn.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate than Caitlyn, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Caitlyn.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Caitlyn matchups, Caitlyn is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Caitlyn. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Caitlyn.

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

LilliaLillia+ 51.4% 3193 GamesSingedSinged+ 51.5% 672 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 51.9% 11052 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 52.2% 159 Games

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Caitlyn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Caitlyn as Volibear, we analyzed 8,115 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 Caitlyn 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

Volibear Build Caitlyn Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Volibear in order to counter Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Caitlyn. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Volibear versus Caitlyn build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Caitlyn than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 49.5% when playing against Caitlyn with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Caitlyn 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 players picked for Volibear vs Caitlyn battles, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.

If you want to view Volibear x Caitlyn tips and counter stats for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match run with both champs.