Riot Games has finally reworked Volibear in League of Legends. This makes the players happy on one hand. On the other hand, the bear is now one of the worst champions in ranked.
What happened to Volibear? For a few days now, the rework of Volibear has been available on the public game servers. Many players were looking forward to this, as his old kit was no longer up to date and could rarely shine in games, even in niche positions. The announcement for the rework came back in October 2019.
However, the new Voli is not really well-received. A look at his win rates shows that he is currently not performing well in ranked games. His win rate is the second weakest in the last 7 days. Patch 10.11 with the rework of Volibear was released 9 days ago.
His win rate is that bad: The win rate explains the ratio of games played to wins or losses. The top champions have win rates of just over 53% (currently Singed). Then there are some that are hovering around nearly 50%.
Volibear, on the other hand, currently has 44.23% win rate in the last 7 days in ranked games. This is just ahead of Akali, who shows a win rate of 44.17%.
In the last 24 hours, his win rate looks better. He currently has a 46.99% win rate.
Why is the win rate so low? It should also be noted that Volibear has this embedded statistic on over 180,000 games in the last 7 days. The other champions with such low win rates are played far less.
Many now want to play Volibear and try out the rework. Additionally, many need to get used to this playstyle first.
Moreover, a hotfix already followed on June 2, which should strengthen the weak Voli. He was probably not strong enough shortly after his release.
Don’t worry, Volibear is being taken care of
These buffs are planned: Nathan “RiotLutzburg” Lutz is a champion designer at League of Legends. He reached out to the players on reddit and explains what is in store for Volibear in the future.
Patch 10.12 includes some buffs. More mana and health per level, upgrades to the Q ability and the ultimate are also planned.
Additionally, some bug fixes are coming.
This is what Riot says about Voli’s current situation: LutzBurg writes that Volibear has an average win rate of 49% in the jungle. The micro-buffs have increased his win rate by about 3%. However, he still lags behind on the top lane.
Overall, the player feedback is agreed upon:
- His Q made him faster, but he couldn’t catch up with opponents
- His E was hard to hit, but the damage was not impressive when he did hit
- R made him look cool and strong, but he rarely managed to deal damage and sometimes died right after
For this reason, they are addressing the values of his spells instead of just cranking up all his stats.
With the planned changes, Volibear could then reach a healthy position in terms of balance.
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