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

Volibear vs Karma

How to Beat Karma as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
MageSupport

How to Beat Karma as Volibear

based on 2,013 Volibear vs Karma matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Karma as Volibear came out of an analysis of 2013 ranked rounds where both champions faced one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Volibear fights Karma in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Karma Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a poor job of countering Karma. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champs battle each other in. In Volibear versus Karma matches, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Karma.

Best Volibear vs Karma Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

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

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureSpirit VisageSterak's Gage

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

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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Q
3
W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Karma as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Karma

Focused Resolve is a strong disengage tool. Create distance to avoid being rooted and seek to engage afterwards.

Karma's Soulflare erupts for bonus damage in the area in which it's placed. React quickly and escape the circle to avoid taking heavy damage.

Karma's passive lowers her Mantra cooldown when she hits enemy champions with abilities and basic attacks. Deny her from getting free hits on you.

Volibear vs Karma Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Karma Image
5.4
< Kills >
3.1
6.5
< Deaths >
5.4
5.6
< Assists >
12.2
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
0.66
136
< Minions Killed >
64
0.46
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.53
10,843
< Physical Damage >
978
8,281
< Magic Damage >
14,217
644
< True Damage >
748
19,768
< Damage Dealt >
15,944
33,420
< Damage Taken >
18,478
11,661
< Gold Earned >
9,251
2.56
< Towers >
2.06
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,562
< Total Healing >
2,771
14,345
< Experience >
11,480
18
< Vision Score >
51
8
< Wards Placed >
22
567
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Karma with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several critical Volibear vs. Karma counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the pair. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Karma’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karma..

Volibear usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Karma. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Karma

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Karma
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Karma

Who is Better, Volibear or Karma?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Karma, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a poor counter for Karma.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate compared to Karma, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Karma.

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

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

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Karma. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Volibear against Karma.

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 Karma Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karma as Volibear, we analyzed 2,013 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 Karma 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 Karma Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Volibear to counter Karma during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often racks up more CS relative to Karma. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Volibear versus Karma build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Riftmaker, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Volibear used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Karma than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 48.6% battling Karma with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Karma as Volibear, you should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Volibear vs Karma battles, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.

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