Volibear Jungle Build, Best Paths & Clearing Guide for Patch 26.11
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RDiscover the best Volibear jungle build for League of Legends Patch 26.11. Learn optimal jungle paths, Volibear build runes & items, skill order, counters and explore our pathing guide to maximize your winrate in the Season 16 meta.
Jungle Trends
Highest Winrate First Camp
Raptors (51.9%)
Most Popular First Camp
Red Brambleback (43.4%)
Top 3 Highest Winrate Paths
Top 3 Highest Popularity Paths
Volibear Tips and Tricks
- Volibear's explosive spell kit quite often pushes him into the pro play scene. He has good single target and area of effect clear, great ganks and the ability to soak up a lot of damage.
- Early game ganks are very important when playing Volibear because he can easily waste the enemy's Flash.
- Always try to fight the enemy jungler on the first Scuttler since Volibear wins most duels this early in the game.
- Every Volibear's engage starts with Thundering Smash while trying to predict the enemy's movement and casting Sky Splitter on that location. This will deal damage and slow the enemy just as you stun them and give you a big shield. Quickly cast Frenzied Maul just as you're stunning the enemy as this is the main damage dealing skill that also provides a lot of sustain from the lifesteal on its second cast.
- Frenzied Maul and Sky Splitter allow Volibear to solo the Dragon— leverage this to get your team ahead!
Volibear Matchups
Volibear Jungle Pathing Guide
Jungle Pathing represents the choices jungle players make in regards to when and where to gank, invade or just path towards. It includes how camps and buffs are cleared between ganks, anticipating counterganks, and spotting opportunities for invading. Effective pathing requires deep understanding of your champion's abilities, their interactions, and how both team compositions play into those choices.
Full clear with a Blue Buff start
The recommended jungle path for Volibear is a full clear starting at Blue Sentinel with Sky Splitter at level one. After killing Blue, unlock Frenzied Maul and clear Gromp & Murk Wolves to reach level three where you unlock Thundering Smash. Continue to Raptors, Red Brambleback, and Krugs, then reach level four and upgrade Thundering Smash. Finish the route by securing Rift Scuttler and/or ganking a nearby river-connected lane.
An alternative start is Murk Wolves → Blue Sentinel → Gromp, which provides safer early XP and health, but you might get invaded on your Blue Buff if they have it warded.
Volibears early aggression peaks after unlocking Thundering Smash and Sky Splitter. Prioritize dueling enemy junglers, grabbing at least one Rift Scuttler, and ganking overextended lanes to maximize map pressure.
