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How to Synergize Volibear with Darius on the Same TeamVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear with Darius

How to Win With Volibear and Darius Paired TogetherVolibear is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Volibear and Darius

based on 964 Volibear with Darius pairs
Win Rate
43.4 %
K/D/A
1.97
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each week. Volibear has been on the same team as Darius in 964 recent, competitive matches. By gathering so much relevant data straight from the publishers of League, we are sure that we can provide you with high quality, insightful builds to help Volibear play with Darius. It is very rare for Volibear to play with Darius as allies. This has only happened in approx. 1.2% of matches with Volibear.

Volibear Darius Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear has done a pathetic job of teaming up with Darius. Typically, he wins a dismal 43.4% of games the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Volibear when fighting on the same team as Darius by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
ThornmailNashor's ToothRiftmaker

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSpirit VisageTrinity ForceDead Man's Plate

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

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
SorceryCelerityWaterwalking
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
W
3
Q
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Darius

Advice to Understand How Darius Will Play

Noxian Guillotine does more damage the more attacks you can land prior to it. Use Noxian Might to deal maximum damage.

Darius benefits greatly from enhanced survivability. The longer you can prolong a fight, the more powerful he becomes.

Decimate is a powerful harassment ability. Strike an enemy from maximum range for the greatest effect.

Volibear Darius Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
43.4 %
VS
Win Rate
56.6 %
Darius Image
5.1
< Kills >
5.5
6.2
< Deaths >
6.6
7.1
< Assists >
5.6
1.16
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
61
< Minions Killed >
130
1.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.52
9,389
< Physical Damage >
10,829
6,131
< Magic Damage >
8,228
776
< True Damage >
673
16,296
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
32,941
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,066
< Gold Earned >
11,573
1.76
< Towers >
2.5
0.27
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
11,595
< Total Healing >
8,449
13,053
< Experience >
14,216
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
638
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Darius as Volibear in LoL

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

Overall, Volibear sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Darius. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Darius helps Volibear perform poorer in competitive LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Volibear tries to synergize with Darius, he sees a big decrease in his total damage output. This change may signal that Darius does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played alongside Darius on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Darius. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Darius.

Moreover, when Volibear plays with Darius on the same side, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Darius does a decent job of protecting Volibear in team fights.

Synergies between Volibear and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Darius

Is Volibear better when played alongside Darius?

There is no perfect ally for Volibear that will always be his ideal synergy. Yet, overall, Darius is a terrible companion for Volibear. By playing on the same side as Volibear, he drops their win rate by -4.6% to 43.4%. This proves that there is an easy to overcome and exploit bond between Volibear and Darius that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Darius has a lower difficulty than Volibear. That means Volibear players don't need to be careful when arranging Darius teammates to play with, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to fight well with you.

Playing alongside, Volibear players should see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Together, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Conversely, by grouping Volibear and Darius together, you may not be granting your other teammates a lot of magical damage output. Make sure to include other champs on your team that helps cover this hole in this pairing's capabilities.

Regardless of the ability of your Darius teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Darius Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Darius, we analyzed 964 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 Volibear with Darius 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 Volibear in order to pair well with Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League, you should continue reading to gather additional lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to have in your Volibear and Darius synergy build consist of Thornmail, Nashor's Tooth, and Riftmaker. When Volibear included at least these three finished items in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting alongside Darius than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 43.4% when playing alongside Darius with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against your oponents, Volibear players should equip the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Celerity, and Waterwalking runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for this champion pairing, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 43.4% winrate overall.

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