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

Volibear vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Volibear

based on 1,546 Volibear vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our data, Volibear did battle with Vex in 1546 matches. Having so many matchups for Volibear versus Vex gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a recommended build to annihilate your enemy. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Volibear has to counter Vex in only 1.9% of his games.

Volibear vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a below average job of beating Vex. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Volibear vs Vex rounds, Volibear’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Volibear vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

HullbreakerJak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity ForceSpirit Visage

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
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W
5
W
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R
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W
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Volibear vs Vex Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Vex Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
129
< Minions Killed >
157
0.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.43
10,843
< Physical Damage >
1,388
8,565
< Magic Damage >
21,836
695
< True Damage >
858
20,103
< Damage Dealt >
24,083
33,985
< Damage Taken >
19,167
11,797
< Gold Earned >
11,349
2.56
< Towers >
1.86
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,763
< Total Healing >
2,136
14,406
< Experience >
14,176
18
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
536
< Time Dealing CC >
558

How to Counter Vex with Volibear in LoL

The stats shown here feature some strategic Volibear against Vex matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Volibear normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Vex. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Vex

Who is Better, Volibear or Vex?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually fairs equally well when playing against Vex, with a 49.3% win rate. Therefore, Volibear makes an ok counter to Vex.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate than Vex, when facing one another, Volibear also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Volibear into Vex.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Volibear vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Vex.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Volibear, we analyzed 1,546 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Volibear to counter Vex during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vex. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Volibear versus Vex build consist of Thornmail, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Vex than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 49.3% when countering Vex with these items in his kit.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Vex as Volibear, Volibear players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Volibear vs Vex counters, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you need to view Volibear x Vex tips and builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game with data with both champs.