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

Volibear vs Nasus

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

based on 2,500 Volibear vs Nasus matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches every week. In our dataset, Volibear faced Nasus in 2500 rounds. With so many games with Volibear versus Nasus provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to crush Nasus. This matchup is relatively rare. Volibear fights Nasus in only 3.1% of his games.

Volibear vs Nasus Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a below average job of beating Nasus. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of the time the champions face one another in. In Volibear versus Nasus rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood against Nasus.

Best Volibear vs Nasus Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

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
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
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R
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W
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Guide to Countering Nasus as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Nasus

Nasus is prone to being kited. Try not to engage him at full Health.

Max rank Wither is a very effective counter to Attack Damage characters, so try to avoid getting caught alone by it.

While transformed by his ultimate, Nasus is stronger than most champions in the League. Engage him only if you have a clear advantage.

Volibear vs Nasus Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Nasus Image
5.4
< Kills >
5
6.3
< Deaths >
5.3
5.6
< Assists >
5.7
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
134
< Minions Killed >
161
0.49
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.53
11,752
< Physical Damage >
13,921
9,421
< Magic Damage >
5,494
697
< True Damage >
396
21,870
< Damage Dealt >
19,811
33,067
< Damage Taken >
36,294
11,649
< Gold Earned >
11,389
2.63
< Towers >
2.49
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,872
< Total Healing >
13,408
14,272
< Experience >
14,917
18
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
514
< Time Dealing CC >
476

How to Counter Nasus with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some vital Volibear against Nasus matchup stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Nasus’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nasus..

Volibear normally has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Nasus. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Nasus

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Nasus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Nasus

Who is Better, Volibear or Nasus?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when taking on Nasus, with a 49.1% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes an ok counter for Nasus.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Nasus, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Nasus.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Nasus matchups, Nasus is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Nasus. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Volibear against Nasus.

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 Nasus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nasus as Volibear, we analyzed 2,500 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 Nasus 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 Nasus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to counter Nasus during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Nasus. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Volibear versus Nasus build include Frozen Heart, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs Nasus than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 49.1% battling Nasus with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of beating Nasus as Volibear, Volibear players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Volibear vs Nasus counters, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.1% win rate overall.

If you need to see Volibear versus Nasus tips and counter builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu shown above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every game finished with these champs.