Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.
Where it thrives (5-comp fit)
Attacknatural · 70%
Catchworkable · 50%
Splitworkable · 50%
Volibear brings the frontline and engage that start the 5v5. Enough Catch and Split sits in the kit to punish a caught enemy before the fight starts. Passive Lightning Claws chains bonus magic damage to up to 4 nearby enemies at 5 stacks.
Kit quirks
Passive Lightning Claws chains bonus magic damage to up to 4 nearby enemies at 5 stacks
W Frenzied Maul marks Wounded then deals bonus damage + heals off missing health on a second hit
R grants ghosting, up to 525 bonus HP, and disables enemy turrets on impact
Q (Thundering Smash)'s empowered-attack window cancels early and instantly refunds its own cooldown if Volibear is hit by an immobilize (stun/root/knockup) or Polymorph while it's active, so hard CC punishes the ability less than it looks like it should.
How Volibear actually performs in ranked solo queue · 48 weighted games