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How to Synergize Graves with Volibear on the Same TeamGraves is in the a tier of champions

Graves with Volibear

How to Win With Graves and Volibear Paired TogetherGraves is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Graves and Volibear

based on 2,581 Graves with Volibear pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we download the results of from millions of League games straight from Riot Games each and every week. Graves has gone into battle with Volibear in 2581 recently played, ranked matches. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with robust, usable builds to help Graves play with Volibear. It is relatively rare for Graves to play with Volibear on the same team. This has only occurred in approximately 1.5% of rounds with Graves.

Graves Volibear Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Graves does a poor job of playing alongside Volibear. On average, he wins a dismal 48.4% of matches the champs fight alongside one another. If you want to maximize your potential as Graves when fighting on the same team as Volibear by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Graves vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Graves Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsBloodthirsterYoumuu's Ghostblade

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeOpportunityHubrisDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Graves to level upq
>
Second ability for Graves to level upe
>
Last skill for Graves to max outw

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Graves's passive ability p
Graves's q ability q
Graves's w ability w
Graves's e ability e
Graves's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
Q
4
W
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Graves and Volibear

Tips for Playing as Graves with Volibear

Smoke Screen can be used both to escape and to set up a kill.

Using Quickdraw to get into range and delivering a point blank Buckshot can do lots of damage.

Graves Volibear Synergy Stats

Graves Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Volibear Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
6.6
< Assists >
7
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
52
< Minions Killed >
54
1.48
< Dragons Killed >
1.54
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.48
16,985
< Physical Damage >
17,681
791
< Magic Damage >
839
1,558
< True Damage >
1,633
19,334
< Damage Dealt >
20,153
28,784
< Damage Taken >
29,908
12,362
< Gold Earned >
12,774
1.56
< Towers >
1.72
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
13,371
< Total Healing >
13,908
13,899
< Experience >
14,441
23
< Vision Score >
23
6
< Wards Placed >
6
486
< Time Dealing CC >
493

How to Play with Volibear as Graves in LoL

The Graves Volibear synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Volibear, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Graves sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Volibear. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Volibear helps Graves perform poorer in competitive League games. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Graves tries to synergize with Volibear, he sees a little decrease in his complete damage dealt. This difference may indicate that Volibear doesn't help cover for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Graves is played alongside Volibear on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Volibear.

Additionally, when Graves plays with Volibear on the same team, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Taking not as much damage may mean that Volibear does a decent job of covering Graves in team fights.

Synergies between Graves and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Graves
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Graves
Volibear

Is Graves better when played alongside Volibear?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Graves that will always be his best synergy. Yet, overall, Volibear is a relatively poor ally for Graves. By being on the same side as Graves, he drops their win rate by -2.1% to 48.4%. This signals that there is a harmful bond between Graves and Volibear that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Volibear has a lower difficulty than Graves. That means Graves players don't need to be very careful when lining up Volibear comrades to play with, as they will have to have a lower level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

Conversely, by grouping Graves and Volibear together, you will not be granting your side enough utility. Make sure to have other champs on your team that offsets this gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Volibear ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Graves Players

How We Calculated Our Graves Volibear Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Graves and Volibear, we analyzed 2,581 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Graves with Volibear comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to truly master Graves in order to pair well with Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should continue reading to master additional tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The most important items to build first in your Graves and Volibear synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Youmuu's Ghostblade. When Graves used at least these three great items in his build, he did a lot better as an ally of Volibear than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Graves boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Volibear with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for this team composition, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.

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