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

Volibear vs Kindred

How to Beat Kindred as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Marksman

How to Beat Kindred as Volibear

based on 1,580 Volibear vs Kindred matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.64
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Volibear engaged Kindred in 1580 rounds. Including so many games with Volibear versus Kindred provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening statistics and a pro build to defeat Kindred. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear has to counter Kindred in only 2.0% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Kindred Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a poor job of countering Kindred. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Volibear vs Kindred matches, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood versus Kindred.

Best Volibear vs Kindred Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

HullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanFrozen HeartTitanic Hydra

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
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 Kindred as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Kindred

When Kindred uses Lamb's Respite get inside, it stops all champions from dying.

Kindred is fragile - turn the pressure up on her, and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Clear the Hunts Wolf activates on jungle camps to slow down Kindred's damage output.

Volibear vs Kindred Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Kindred Image
5.1
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
6.6
5.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.17
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
124
< Minions Killed >
39
0.46
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
9,939
< Physical Damage >
14,382
7,327
< Magic Damage >
3,712
580
< True Damage >
1,154
17,846
< Damage Dealt >
19,248
31,328
< Damage Taken >
29,559
11,061
< Gold Earned >
11,730
2.4
< Towers >
1.6
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
7,877
< Total Healing >
16,358
13,628
< Experience >
13,035
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
533
< Time Dealing CC >
211

How to Counter Kindred with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some strategic Volibear against Kindred counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between this set of champions. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kindred’s ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Kindred..

Volibear usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kindred. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Kindred

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Kindred
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Kindred

Who is Better, Volibear or Kindred?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when facing off against Kindred, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Volibear makes a bad counter to Kindred.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Kindred, when facing one another, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Kindred.

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

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

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Kindred. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Kindred.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Kindred Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kindred as Volibear, we analyzed 1,580 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 Kindred 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

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Volibear to counter Kindred during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather 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 by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear often picks up much more CS as Kindred. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Volibear versus Kindred build consist of Spirit Visage, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Kindred than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 48.8% when countering Kindred with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Kindred as Volibear, you should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Volibear vs Kindred counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Kindred as Volibear are shown for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.