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

Volibear vs Kayle

How to Beat Kayle as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Kayle as Volibear

based on 2,356 Volibear vs Kayle matchups
Win Rate
46.1 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Kayle as Volibear resulted from an analysis of 2356 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This matchup is relatively rare. Volibear encounters Kayle in only 2.9% of his matches.

Volibear vs Kayle Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a pathetic job of countering Kayle. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.1% of matches the champions face each other in. In Volibear vs Kayle games, Volibear’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kayle.

Best Volibear vs Kayle Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

HullbreakerSterak's GageSpirit VisageStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upq
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upw
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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
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E
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W
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayle as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Kayle

Kayle starts the game as a weaker melee champion. Try to put her behind before she ascends to her ranged form.

Kayle is usually a fragile target. If you see her ultimate cast on an ally, switch to attacking her.

Divine Judgment only grants Kayle or her allies immunity to damage. Slows and stuns can still be applied, so trap them if they're being overzealous.

Volibear vs Kayle Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
46.1 %
VS
Win Rate
53.9 %
Kayle Image
5.3
< Kills >
6
6.3
< Deaths >
5.9
5.6
< Assists >
5.8
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
127
< Minions Killed >
194
0.59
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.58
9,459
< Physical Damage >
7,286
7,023
< Magic Damage >
14,083
566
< True Damage >
506
17,048
< Damage Dealt >
21,875
31,939
< Damage Taken >
22,733
11,540
< Gold Earned >
12,653
2.57
< Towers >
2.81
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
7,998
< Total Healing >
7,112
14,261
< Experience >
15,668
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
521
< Time Dealing CC >
240

How to Counter Kayle with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some vital Volibear vs. Kayle counter statistics that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayle’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kayle..

Volibear usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Kayle. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Kayle

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Kayle
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Kayle

Who is Better, Volibear or Kayle?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when playing against Kayle, with a 46.1% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes a bad counter for Kayle.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Kayle, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Volibear into Kayle.

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

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

Volibear is a bad counter for Kayle. Focus your actions on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Kayle.

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 Kayle Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayle as Volibear, we analyzed 2,356 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 Kayle 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to counter Kayle during both the laning 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 listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often accumulates less CS compared to Kayle. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, 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 on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Volibear versus Kayle build consist of Frozen Heart, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Kayle than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 46.1% when countering Kayle with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Kayle as Volibear, Volibear players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Volibear vs Kayle counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.1% winrate overall.

If you need to get Volibear vs Kayle tips and builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies given are calculated using all games finished with both champs.