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

Volibear vs Taric

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

based on 821 Volibear vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our data, Volibear battled Taric in 821 rounds. Using so many games with Volibear versus Taric provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to annihilate Taric. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Volibear is forced to battle against Taric in only 1.0% of his games.

Volibear vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a awful job of countering Taric. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.0% of matches the champs battle each other in. In Volibear versus Taric matches, Volibear’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood versus Taric.

Best Volibear vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Spirit VisageTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity Force

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
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Q
3
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Taric as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Volibear vs Taric Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
Taric Image
5.2
< Kills >
1.9
6.4
< Deaths >
5.3
5.4
< Assists >
13.9
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
0.34
124
< Minions Killed >
35
0.45
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.59
9,963
< Physical Damage >
2,071
8,248
< Magic Damage >
4,615
616
< True Damage >
688
18,828
< Damage Dealt >
7,374
30,837
< Damage Taken >
21,608
11,001
< Gold Earned >
8,364
2.33
< Towers >
2.34
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
7,893
< Total Healing >
11,164
13,329
< Experience >
10,300
16
< Vision Score >
43
7
< Wards Placed >
19
517
< Time Dealing CC >
385

How to Counter Taric with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several vital Volibear vs. Taric matchup stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Volibear normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Taric. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Taric

Who is Better, Volibear or Taric?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when facing off against Taric, with a 44.0% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes a poor counter for Taric.

While Volibear does have a much lower winrate compared to Taric, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Volibear into Taric.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Volibear is a terribly counter to Taric. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Volibear against Taric.

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

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Volibear, we analyzed 821 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 Taric 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 to counter Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average accumulates much more CS compared to Taric. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Volibear versus Taric build consist of Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Taric than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Volibear had an average winrate of 44.0% when countering Taric with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Taric 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. Of all the runes players used for Volibear vs Taric counterpicks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 44.0% win rate overall.

If you want to see Volibear vs Taric tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are computed using every round completed with these champs.