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

Volibear vs Xerath

How to Beat Xerath as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Xerath as Volibear

based on 3,166 Volibear vs Xerath matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.65
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. Within our dataset, Volibear fought Xerath 3166 times. Using so many matchups for Volibear versus Xerath provides us a lot of faith in our capability to produce enlightening data and a supported build to destroy Xerath. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Volibear has to counter Xerath in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Xerath Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a poor job of countering Xerath. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions face one another in. In Volibear vs Xerath matches, Volibear’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Xerath.

Best Volibear vs Xerath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandFiendish Codex

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Frozen HeartNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHeartsteelSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upq
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upw
>
Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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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W
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Volibear

Advice to Win Against Xerath

Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.

Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.

Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.

Volibear vs Xerath Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Xerath Image
5.5
< Kills >
5.7
6.5
< Deaths >
5.2
5.2
< Assists >
9.6
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.3
132
< Minions Killed >
103
0.55
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.41
10,702
< Physical Damage >
621
7,934
< Magic Damage >
22,997
680
< True Damage >
711
19,317
< Damage Dealt >
24,331
33,653
< Damage Taken >
15,759
11,705
< Gold Earned >
10,897
2.52
< Towers >
1.62
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,736
< Total Healing >
1,317
14,458
< Experience >
12,791
18
< Vision Score >
37
8
< Wards Placed >
17
566
< Time Dealing CC >
181

How to Counter Xerath with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Volibear against Xerath matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Xerath..

Volibear normally has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Xerath. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Volibear and Xerath

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Xerath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Xerath

Who is Better, Volibear or Xerath?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Xerath, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes a bad counter to Xerath.

While Volibear does have a lower win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Volibear also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Xerath.

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

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

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter to Xerath. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Xerath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

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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 Xerath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xerath as Volibear, we analyzed 3,166 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 Xerath 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

To truly master Volibear in order to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xerath. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly 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 case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Volibear versus Xerath build include Frozen Heart, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Xerath than with many other common item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 48.7% battling Xerath with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Xerath 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 that we analyzed for Volibear vs Xerath matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xerath as Volibear are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.