Draft / Ranked opening · separate from item 1
Scorchclaw Pup
450 goldProvides Smite progression and the attack-oriented Jungle companion.
Game patch 26.21Data Dragon 16.21.1
Reference patch 16.20.1
Volibear Jungle · Normal Draft
Volibear has an established clear and map plan that can function without lane income while contesting camps and objectives.
Established roleStandard Summoner's Rift preparationHistorical referenceRecommendation review pending
These patches track recommendation review, build validation and item lookup separately. Updating item data does not complete a build review.
- Recommendation patch
- 16.16 Data Dragon
- Build validation patch
- 16.19.1 Data Dragon
- Item lookup patch
- 16.20.1 Data Dragon
Normal Draft · Jungle
Evidence-supported Volibear Jungle
Follow the completed-item order as a pre-game reference. Components and owned items do not create extra inventory slots.
First item
Dusk and Dawn
3,100 goldThis item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.
Boots
Mercury's Treads
1,250 goldThis is the most-supported Boots choice in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot; change it when the opposing damage or crowd control calls for a different defence.
Core
Navori Flickerblade
2,650 goldThis item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.
Late
Spirit Visage
2,700 goldThis item is part of the most-supported coherent core in the frozen prior-patch public role snapshot. Treat the sample as context, then adjust only for a clearly identified matchup problem.
Flexible
Death's Dance
3,300 goldKeeps a reviewed late option after the prior-patch cross-check; move or replace it only when its stated match problem is present.
Health and recovery
Warmog's Armor
3,100 goldCompletes the six-item inventory with health and out-of-combat recovery after enough bonus health is established.
Complete build choices
Choose the route before play
Recommendation review pending
AlternativeToo much healingChempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
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Best when: Chempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
- First itemDusk and Dawn
- BootsMercury's Treads
- Chempunk Chainsword
- LateSpirit Visage
- FlexibleDeath's Dance
- Health and recoveryWarmog's Armor
AlternativeSustained magic damageKaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
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Best when: Kaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
- First itemDusk and Dawn
- BootsMercury's Treads
- CoreNavori Flickerblade
- Kaenic Rookern
- FlexibleDeath's Dance
- Health and recoveryWarmog's Armor
AlternativeThey stack armourBlack Cleaver shreds armour during extended fights.
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Best when: Black Cleaver shreds armour during extended fights.
- First itemDusk and Dawn
- BootsMercury's Treads
- Black Cleaver
- LateSpirit Visage
- FlexibleDeath's Dance
- Health and recoveryWarmog's Armor
Runes and summoner spells
Runes and summoner spellsVolibearJungle
Reach the fight with control available and absorb the first response.
Resolve
Aftershock
Font of Life
Conditioning
Overgrowth
Precision
Triumph
Legend: Haste
Flash
SmiteSmite is part of Jungle companion progression and objective security. The movement or combat spell beside it is the adjustable slot.
Ghost can fit sustained access; Flash can fit one immediate reposition. Use the champion's route and intended fights to choose.
Static alternatives
Compare the problem before changing the plan
These choices are not selected from live scores. Use one only after you identify the stated match problem yourself.
Too much healing
Chempunk Chainsword
Chempunk Chainsword adds anti-heal without abandoning attack damage and health.
Sustained magic damage
Kaenic Rookern
Kaenic Rookern is a defensive answer when repeated magic damage is the real problem.
They stack armour
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver shreds armour during extended fights.
Kit reference
Volibear abilities
Ability names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads are independently written; the current in-game tooltip remains authoritative.
Abilities Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown (s) / Cost / Listed range (units) Data Dragon 16.20.1
P
Passive
The Relentless Storm
What it doesVolibear's Attacks and abilities grant Attack Speed, and eventually cause his Attacks to deal bonus magic damage to nearby enemies.
Q
Q ability
Thundering Smash
What it doesVolibear gains speed towards enemies, Stunning and damaging the first one he Attacks.
Cooldown (s)12/11.5/11/10.5/10Cost50Listed range (units)300
W
W ability
Frenzied Maul
What it doesVolibear damages an enemy, applying on-hit effects and marking them. Casting this ability again on the same target deals bonus damage and Heals Volibear.
Cooldown (s)5Cost20/25/30/35/40Listed range (units)325
E
E ability
Sky Splitter
What it doesVolibear summons a lightning bolt at a location, dealing damage and Slowing enemies while granting Volibear a Shield if he's inside the blast radius.
Cooldown (s)16Cost50Listed range (units)1200
R
Ultimate
Stormbringer
What it doesVolibear leaps to a target location, Slowing and damaging enemies beneath him while gaining bonus Health. Enemy towers near his landing location become temporarily disabled.
Cooldown (s)160/135/110Cost100Listed range (units)550
Adapt the plan
What to do when the game changes
Judge the whole lane or map state, not only personal kills. Choose the situation closest to the current game.
Ahead plan
Convert tempo into camps, vision and objectives
Pathing
Take efficient camps between plays so a lead does not disappear into repeated waiting.
Map play
Use lane priority before invading or starting an objective, and leave when nearby lanes cannot move.
Fights
Enter through controlled vision and keep a route out; a winning Jungler still loses a shutdown when isolated.
Even plan
Keep the clear moving and choose high-information plays
Pathing
Track opposing camps and lane states instead of forcing the first visible target.
Map play
Trade sides of the map when contesting would require weaker lanes to move first.
Fights
Save important control for the enemy who threatens your carries or objective access.
Behind plan
Recover guaranteed camps and avoid desperate invades
Pathing
Path through known territory and help lanes only when the opponent is genuinely vulnerable.
Map play
Cross-map rather than arriving late to a lost objective, then restore defensive vision with an ally.
Fights
Play around the strongest teammate and make the enemy commit into your control.
Pings, movement and objectives
Volibear Jungle map plan
Link each clear to the next informed decision. Pings should tell lanes where you are pathing and whether the team is contesting or trading an objective.
Turn tempo into controlled territory
- Ping
- Use On My Way before entering a lane, Assist Me before an objective and Danger when nearby lanes cannot move to an invade.
- Path or gank
- Gank when the lane has reach, damage and a safe exit. Do not wait beside a protected target while camps and the next objective disappear.
- Objective
- Establish vision with the nearest winning lane, keep Smite available and avoid chasing away from the objective after gaining control.
Choose the play with the clearest information
- Ping
- Use On My Way early enough for the lane to prepare, Assist Me only when nearby lanes can move, and Retreat when the contest has already become late.
- Path or gank
- Prefer a lane with crowd control, damaged opponents or a favourable wave. A visible opponent is not automatically a usable gank.
- Objective
- Check Mid and Bot priority before Dragon, or Mid and Top before Herald. Set a safe entrance before beginning the objective.
Trade the map instead of forcing recovery
- Ping
- Ping Retreat from lost contests, Danger on likely invades and On My Way when covering a vulnerable lane or remaining camp.
- Path or gank
- Counter-gank or help only when allies can survive until arrival. Repeated low-chance ganks deepen the camp and level deficit.
- Objective
- If entry is unsafe, trade for camps, a wave, vision or the opposite objective. Keep Smite and crowd control for a contest the team can actually reach.
Objective setup
Four calls, in order
Pings create a shared plan; they do not replace checking waves, vision and who can move.
- 1Before the route
Decide which camps lead toward the objective and ping the nearby lanes before they spend the wave or recall timing.
- 2Check priority
Confirm which nearby lanes can move first. Do not convert an isolated objective marker into a forced fight.
- 3Control entry
Move with a teammate, sweep one entrance and keep Smite available before committing damage to the objective.
- 4Finish or turn
Call whether the team is finishing, fighting or leaving. Mixed decisions are more dangerous than either clear choice.
Later objectives: Repeat the same process around later major objectives: handle nearby income, communicate the route, enter through vision and agree on the fight before committing.
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Put Volibear into a real matchup
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