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

Volibear vs Darius

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

based on 3,119 Volibear vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our data, Volibear faced off against Darius in 3119 rounds. Using so many games with Volibear vs Darius provides us faith in our capability to produce actionable statistics and a supported build to obliterate Darius. This matchup is relatively rare. Volibear fights Darius in only 3.9% of his matches.

Volibear vs Darius Matchup Summary

Volibear does a ok job of countering Darius. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Volibear versus Darius games, Volibear’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Darius.

Best Volibear vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHeartsteelHullbreakerFrozen Heart

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 ForceTenacity and Slow Resist
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
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Darius as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Volibear vs Darius Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Darius Image
5.6
< Kills >
7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
5.7
< Assists >
4.7
1.28
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
130
< Minions Killed >
161
0.5
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.45
10,816
< Physical Damage >
16,759
8,295
< Magic Damage >
101
767
< True Damage >
4,033
19,880
< Damage Dealt >
20,894
32,327
< Damage Taken >
32,052
11,584
< Gold Earned >
11,839
2.53
< Towers >
2.2
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,045
< Total Healing >
8,120
14,163
< Experience >
14,471
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
548
< Time Dealing CC >
164

How to Counter Darius with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some critical Volibear versus Darius counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Darius..

Volibear normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Darius. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Darius

Who is Better, Volibear or Darius?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Darius, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes an ok counter for Darius.

While Volibear does have a higher winrate compared to Darius, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Darius.

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

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

Volibear is a decent counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Darius.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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Volibear Wins Against

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

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Volibear, we analyzed 3,119 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 Darius 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 Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Volibear to counter Darius during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Darius. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Volibear versus Darius build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Darius than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Volibear boasted an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Darius with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Darius as Volibear, you should use 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 Darius fights, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

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