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

Volibear with Gwen

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

based on 609 Volibear with Gwen pairs
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Volibear has been on the same team as Gwen in 609 recent, competitive games. By accumulating so much great data straight from the hosts of LoL, we are sure that we can present to you high quality, accurate builds to help Volibear play with Gwen. It is very rare for Volibear to play alongside Gwen on the same team. This has only taken place in about 0.8% of rounds with Volibear.

Volibear Gwen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a awful job of synergizing with Gwen. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.3% of matches the champions play on the same team. If you want to win more matches as Volibear when fighting on the same team as Gwen by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then look into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Volibear vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageHeartsteelRiftmaker

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTitanic HydraNashor's ToothTrinity 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

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
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
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W
8
Q
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W
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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E
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R

Guide to Synergizing Volibear and Gwen

Advice to Understand How Gwen Will Play

Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.

Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.

Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.

Volibear Gwen Synergy Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Gwen Image
4.9
< Kills >
5.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6.6
6.5
< Assists >
5.6
1.12
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
81
< Minions Killed >
130
0.98
< Dragons Killed >
0.51
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.52
9,982
< Physical Damage >
10,829
6,180
< Magic Damage >
8,228
720
< True Damage >
673
16,883
< Damage Dealt >
19,732
33,781
< Damage Taken >
33,093
11,030
< Gold Earned >
11,573
1.81
< Towers >
2.5
0.2
< Baron Takedowns >
0.11
10,589
< Total Healing >
8,449
13,443
< Experience >
14,216
20
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
8
624
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Play with Gwen as Volibear in LoL

The Volibear Gwen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Gwen, 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 very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Gwen. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Gwen helps Volibear perform not as well in ranked League of Legends matches. Yet, the small difference proves that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Volibear is an ally to Gwen, he gets a moderate decrease in his total damage output. This could indicate that Gwen does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Volibear is played alongside Gwen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing with Gwen.

Additionally, when Volibear plays with Gwen on the same side, he often receives a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could mean that Gwen does a poor job of protecting Volibear in teamfights.

Synergies between Volibear and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Volibear
Gwen

Is Volibear better when played alongside Gwen?

There is no top synergy for Volibear that will no matter what be his #1 teammate. Yet, Gwen is a relatively poor teammate for Volibear. By being on the same team as Volibear, she decreases their win rate by -1.7% to 46.3%. This demonstrates that there is a negative synergy between Volibear and Gwen that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Gwen has a greater difficulty than Volibear. That means Volibear players need to be careful when arranging Gwen teammates to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing alongside, Volibear players should observe an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. Combined, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by bringing Volibear and Gwen together, you will not be providing your team enough crowd control. Plan to have other champs on your team that fills this gap in this pairing's potential.

Regardless of the skill of your Gwen ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear Gwen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Volibear and Gwen, we analyzed 609 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 Gwen 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 to pair well with Gwen during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends rounds, you should keep reading to master some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial finished items to build first in your Volibear and Gwen synergy build consist of Spirit Visage, Heartsteel, and Riftmaker. When Volibear combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Gwen than with many other common builds. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 46.3% helping carry Gwen with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Volibear players should take 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 Volibear and Gwen pairings, this mixture of runes resulted in the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.3% winrate overall.

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