Background Image
How to Win Volibear vs Illaoi Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Illaoi

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

How to Beat Illaoi as Volibear

based on 1,782 Volibear vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
45.6 %
K/D/A
1.68
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Volibear came out of an analysis of 1782 ranked rounds where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Volibear has to counter Illaoi in only 2.2% of his games.

Volibear vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a awful job of countering Illaoi. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.6% of the time the champs face one another in. In Volibear versus Illaoi matches, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Volibear vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

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

Optional Items

HullbreakerDead Man's PlateFrozen HeartSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite 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

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
PrecisionPresence of MindLegend: Tenacity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
Q
9
W
10
Q
11
R
12
Q
13
Q
14
E
15
E
16
R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Volibear vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
45.6 %
VS
Win Rate
54.4 %
Illaoi Image
5.5
< Kills >
6.1
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
5.9
< Assists >
4.6
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
122
< Minions Killed >
190
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.62
10,756
< Physical Damage >
26,478
8,857
< Magic Damage >
846
746
< True Damage >
421
20,360
< Damage Dealt >
27,745
34,340
< Damage Taken >
36,309
11,484
< Gold Earned >
12,338
2.19
< Towers >
3.02
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,950
< Total Healing >
9,369
14,389
< Experience >
15,596
17
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
538
< Time Dealing CC >
452

How to Counter Illaoi with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several critical Volibear vs. Illaoi matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Illaoi..

Volibear normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Illaoi

Who is Better, Volibear or Illaoi?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 45.6% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

While Volibear does have a much lower win rate than Illaoi, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Volibear into Illaoi.

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

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

Volibear is a bad counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Volibear, we analyzed 1,782 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Volibear to counter Illaoi 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 mind the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear typically gets less CS as Illaoi. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling 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 many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Volibear versus Illaoi build include Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Volibear combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Illaoi than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 45.6% when countering Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Illaoi as Volibear, Volibear players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Legend: Tenacity, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Volibear vs Illaoi counters, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 45.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Volibear are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.