Volibear
Champions that beat Volibear
- Bel'Vethjungle
Bel'Veth out-paces Volibear in jungle skirmish at 16.10 — Endless Banquet stacking and Royal Maelstrom damage reduction blunt Q stun + double-W trade pattern, listed as #1 Volibear jg counter
- Dariustop
Darius wins extended trades because every auto and Decimate (Q) applies Hemorrhage (P) stacks. Thundering Smash (Q) stun gets interrupted by Apprehend (E) pull, and Noxian Guillotine (R) executes in the 5-stack window before Stormbringer (R) jump triggers.
- Fioratop
Fiora's Riposte (W) parries Thundering Smash's stunning auto and stuns Volibear back instead. Her Duelist's Dance Vitals deal true damage (damage that ignores Armor and Magic Resist — no defensive stat reduces it), so Volibear's tank stack does nothing in the 1v1.
- Jaxtop
Jax's Counter Strike (E) dodges every basic attack for 2 seconds, including the stunning auto that ends Volibear's Q. Q resolves with no stun, no damage, and Counter Strike then area-of-effect-stuns Volibear back.
- Lee Sinjungle
Lee Sin's Safeguard (W second cast) is a self-dash to an ally or ward — he resets out of Volibear's Q dash arc, so the stunning auto whiffs. Dragon's Rage (R) then kicks Volibear backwards out of his own follow-up range during the early skirmish window 3-6.
- Nasustop
Nasus only loses lane when he is poked from range — Volibear has to walk into Siphoning Strike (Q) range to do Thundering Smash (Q) damage. Nasus gets free stacks every wave while Wither (W) keeps Volibear slowed off Sky Splitter (E) plus Stormbringer (R) all-in.
- Nocturnejungle
Nocturne's Shroud of Darkness (W) is a spell shield that eats Thundering Smash's crowd control component, so the Q dash lands with no stun.
- Quinntop
Quinn Vault (E) knockback resets her behind Volibear before the Thundering Smash (Q) stunning auto lands, denying the engage. Blinding Assault (Q) blanks the empowered auto and Heightened Senses (W) attack speed kites the Frenzied Maul (W) bite window in extended lane trades.
- Shacojungle
Shaco's Deceive (Q) is a stealth blink — Volibear's Q dash has nothing to lock onto if Shaco vanishes pre-stun. Hallucinate (R) clone splits Volibear's R target lock: if Volibear leaps onto the wrong copy, the real Shaco backstabs from stealth with a guaranteed crit.
- Talonjungle
Talon out-roams and out-bursts Voli pre-6 — Shadow Assault stealth bypasses Q stun lock and Rake slow keeps Voli out of W bite range
- Teemotop
Volibear's Frenzied Maul W bite empowered auto chains second-hit damage on landing. Blinding Dart Q cancels the bite mid-windup, The Relentless Storm passive attack-speed stack drops with no autos landing, Thundering Smash Q dash slow cannot catch Move Quick W kite,
- Trundletop
Volibear's Frenzied Maul W bite needs melee range and his Stormbringer R leap commits with no return. Pillar of Ice E drops a wall between him and the wave, Chomp Q keeps stealing his AD, Conqueror keystone lets Trundle out-sustain extended fights,
- Udyrjungle
Volibear has no disengage and Stormbringer R leap commits him with no return ability. Udyr's stance dance Wilding Claw Q triple-hit plus Blazing Stampede E stun out-DPS Frenzied Maul W bite, Iron Mantle W shield resets every 6 seconds outlasting his combo windows,
- Vaynebot
Vayne Condemn (E) knocks Volibear out of the Thundering Smash (Q) dash arc and stuns him on terrain instead, denying the empowered first-auto stun. Silver Bolts (W) true damage shreds his Overgrowth HP stack and Final Hour (R) invisibility breaks Sky Splitter (E) target
Champions Volibear beats
- Aatroxtop
Aatrox The Darkin Blade (Q) third-cast knock-up has a long wind-up, so Volibear Thundering Smash (Q) clean stun cancels the swing mid-animation. Frenzied Maul (W) double bite outheals Deathbringer Stance passive damage and World Ender (R) revive does not break the Q stun chain.
- Camilletop
Thundering Smash (Q) stun interrupts Hookshot (E) mid-flight, and Stormbringer (R) global jump lets Volibear leap allies away from Hextech Ultimatum (R) arena. Frenzied Maul (W) bite out-sustains Tactical Sweep (W) heal in long trades.
- Karthusjungle
Karthus has no dash at all, so Volibear Thundering Smash (Q) plus level 3 invade lands the first-auto stun cleanly. The Frenzied Maul (W) double-bite plus Sky Splitter (E) combo bursts him before Wall of Pain (W) can slow Volibear out of melee range or Requiem (R) channels.
- Kaynjungle
Pre-form Kayn has weak stats and Reaping Slash (Q) on long cooldown; Shadow Step (E) only a terrain dash. Volibear's level 3 Q stun + double-W bursts him before orb threshold. Once Kayn transforms around minute 7 the matchup flips.
- Kha'Zixjungle
Pre-6 Kha'Zix has no meaningful Leap (E) and Void Assault (R) stealth isn't online. Volibear invades red side at level 3: Q stun + double-W kills before Kha'Zix can reset the dash, because Taste Their Fear (Q) needs isolation he can't enforce.
- Master Yijungle
Master Yi Alpha Strike (Q) only dashes to enemies after clearing the jungle, so Volibear Thundering Smash (Q) plus level 3 invade lands the first-auto stun before Yi can Alpha out. Frenzied Maul (W) double bite chunks him before Highlander (R) attack speed window opens.
- Setttop
Sett Haymaker (W) needs grit charge time, so Volibear Thundering Smash (Q) lands inside that window and double Frenzied Maul (W) outheals the eventual knock-up trade. Sky Splitter (E) AOE stun cancels Facebreaker (E) pull and Pit Grit passive auto-stacks reset.
- Tryndameretop
Volibear Thundering Smash (Q) Move Speed burst plus guaranteed first-auto stun catches Tryndamere mid-Bloodlust (Q) crit window, denying his Spinning Slash (E) escape angle.
- Yasuomid
Volibear Thundering Smash (Q) Move Speed burst plus guaranteed first-auto stun interrupts Yasuo Sweeping Blade (E) dash mid-flight on a clean Q connect. Frenzied Maul (W) double bite outheals Last Breath (R) burst window and Way of the Wanderer passive shield refreshes too slow.
- Zedmid
Volibear jg is a strong counter to Zed at 16.10 — Q stun + R suppress lock cancel Death Mark before he can re-position with Living Shadow