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

Volibear vs Skarner

How to Beat Skarner as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Skarner as Volibear

based on 255 Volibear vs Skarner matchups
Win Rate
45.1 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
0.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Skarner as Volibear resulted from an analysis of 255 ranked games where both champions battled each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Volibear has to counter Skarner in only 0.3% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Skarner Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a pathetic job of countering Skarner. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.1% of games the champions face each other in. In Volibear against Skarner matches, Volibear’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Skarner.

Best Volibear vs Skarner Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageHeartsteelRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sundered SkyNashor's ToothIceborn Gauntlet

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

Advice to Win Against Skarner

Skarner can't harm you very much outside of short range, so stay away from him!

Skarner is especially dangerous when inside Crystal Spire zones his team controls. Try to capture them ahead of time if a fight may break out around them.

Skarner's Move Speed is increased as long as his shield, Crystalline Exoskeleton, persists. Attack him to lower his speed.

Volibear vs Skarner Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
45.1 %
VS
Win Rate
54.9 %
Skarner Image
5.6
< Kills >
4.6
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
5.4
< Assists >
8.5
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.07
133
< Minions Killed >
37
0.47
< Dragons Killed >
1.59
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.42
10,413
< Physical Damage >
8,704
8,377
< Magic Damage >
3,296
549
< True Damage >
662
19,339
< Damage Dealt >
12,663
32,131
< Damage Taken >
28,776
11,642
< Gold Earned >
10,857
2.46
< Towers >
1.45
0.1
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
8,082
< Total Healing >
10,360
14,018
< Experience >
13,257
18
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
7
524
< Time Dealing CC >
816

How to Counter Skarner with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Volibear against Skarner matchup statistics that may help us realize the differences between the pair. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Skarner’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Skarner..

Volibear normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Skarner. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Skarner

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Skarner
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Skarner

Who is Better, Volibear or Skarner?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Skarner, with a 45.1% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes a poor counter for Skarner.

While Volibear does have a much lower win rate compared to Skarner, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Volibear into Skarner.

Furthermore, Volibear has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Skarner. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Skarner matchups, Skarner is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Volibear is a garbage counter for Skarner. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Volibear against Skarner.

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 Skarner Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Skarner as Volibear, we analyzed 255 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 Skarner 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 truly master Volibear in order to counter Skarner during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear usually gets much more CS relative to Skarner. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Volibear versus Skarner build include Spirit Visage, Heartsteel, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Skarner than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Volibear boasted an average win rate of 45.1% battling Skarner with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Skarner 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 runes we have analyed for Volibear vs Skarner fights, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.1% winrate overall.

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