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

Volibear vs Heimerdinger

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

based on 1,247 Volibear vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Volibear faced off against Heimerdinger in 1247 rounds. Including so many games with Volibear vs Heimerdinger gives us faith in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to defeat your rival. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of his games.

Volibear vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a dismal job of beating Heimerdinger. On average, he wins a lowly 48.3% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Volibear versus Heimerdinger rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Volibear vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Titanic HydraSpirit VisageForce of NatureStridebreaker

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
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Volibear vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Heimerdinger Image
5.5
< Kills >
5
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
5.7
< Assists >
7
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.13
122
< Minions Killed >
128
0.53
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.49
10,360
< Physical Damage >
807
7,686
< Magic Damage >
23,333
616
< True Damage >
639
18,663
< Damage Dealt >
24,780
33,483
< Damage Taken >
19,747
11,428
< Gold Earned >
10,726
2.35
< Towers >
2.06
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,537
< Total Healing >
2,047
14,126
< Experience >
13,368
17
< Vision Score >
27
8
< Wards Placed >
13
541
< Time Dealing CC >
257

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some critical Volibear versus Heimerdinger matchup statistics that can help you interpret the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Heimerdinger..

Volibear typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Heimerdinger. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Volibear or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 48.3% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a bad counter for Heimerdinger.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Heimerdinger, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Heimerdinger.

Furthermore, Volibear has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Heimerdinger. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Volibear, we analyzed 1,247 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 Heimerdinger 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.

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The best items to have in your Volibear versus Heimerdinger build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Heimerdinger than with many other typical builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 48.3% when playing against Heimerdinger with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Heimerdinger as Volibear, Volibear players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Volibear vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Volibear are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.