How do you counter volibear?

ApexInTheCircle·Aug 17, 2015·1 votes·688 views

grievous wounds don't work unless he's under 50% health and there is no grievous wounds available outside of ignite. How do you counter this monster of a champion that seems to outdps most mages?

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bad manner kidAug 17, 20155 votes

You don't counter him by killing him, you counter him by:

Respect his laning presence. Bite hurts. Passive will deny you.
Save roots/slows/stuns for when he tries to grab someone mid game, you'll basically make him useless if he can't do that.
Kite him/Ignite him if you feel like you can out duel his HP.

People don't realize Volibear is actually really dangerous despite his total melee kit. The absolute counter to him is slowing/rooting him because he can never instantly engage without flash.

ApexInTheCircleAug 17, 20151 votes

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You don't counter him by killing him, you counter him by:

Respect his laning presence. Bite hurts. Passive will deny you.

Save roots/slows/stuns for when he tries to grab someone mid game, you'll basically make him useless if he can't do that.

Kite him/Ignite him if you feel like you can out duel his HP.

People don't realize Volibear is actually really dangerous despite his total melee kit. The absolute counter to him is slowing/rooting him because he can never instantly engage without flash.

So say I'm playing viktor, would it be preferable to save his stun till after the flip or attempt to nail him before he gets to you. Saying the volibear has a massively high amount of speed.

bad manner kidAug 17, 20151 votes

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So say I'm playing viktor, would it be preferable to save his stun till after the flip or attempt to nail him before he gets to you. Saying the volibear has a massively high amount of speed.

That's a situational call based off his distance. If you can drop it immediately as he enters your range, theres a good chance it will work.

If you think he will run through it or flash it, save your stun and try to stun as many people as possible where you get flipped.

Stun + Q(with upgrade) MAY get you out of being killed, but once you're flipped it's pretty slim if he still is able to slow you. Your best option without having to use summoners is to try to deter him from attacking you with a stun between you and him. Most people will just walk away if they aren't sure they can continue the gank.

SaltyKrackaAug 17, 20151 votes

You place it right in front of you; if he gets to you he's standing on the circle when he flips you, and gets stunned himself.

SachabotAug 17, 20151 votes

If he's top? I play Quinn into him. All his damage is AA-based.

PeachsPropertyAug 17, 20151 votes

ez DrMundo

Mundo needs a new fur coat anyways.

kikiandcocoAug 17, 20151 votes

As a volibear main. One thing that i noticed conunters me super hardcore and sur 20 is Alistar

Whenever you try to engage with Q. You can just push back with Alistar

UltraSceptileAug 17, 20151 votes

Disengage. Like im saying you need janna to W, Q, ult, and talisman your entire team away disengage. Voli is utterly terrifying in soloqueue because literally no adc can kite him except for kalista or if they can twoshot you cuz 10/0 adc OP. Otherwise, you're fucking dead, because every voli buys righteous glory and if he's jungling, he gets chilling smite or maybe even red smite for negating the adc's damage.

That's about it, Either that or not feeding him.

If you're talking about lane volibear stay the fuck away from him or pick nasus and duel him after you get frozen heart.