Volibear is one of the top 10 ARAM picks. His multiple-target passive and abilities allow him to push waves easily, which allows him to put great pressure on ARAM opponents. On top of that, his kit makes him one of the strongest fighters in this mode.
To make him even stronger, today we are gonna go over his absolute greatest ARAM build for Season 14.
Best Volibear ARAM Items
Heartsteel
Heartsteel is a massive early game purchase which is highly beneficial for Volibear. The item is mainly concentrated on giving us HP and basic attack damage. The basic attack damage buff from Heartsteel is periodic, and it’s equivalent to a percentage of our max HP. Additionally, the item will also periodically increase our max HP after we have applied an auto-attack to an enemy. Overall, it’s a great first purchase for Volibear.
Unending Despair
Unending Despair is an item with a passive that will proc every 5 seconds when in combat with enemy champions. The passive will deal damage to all surrounding enemies, and heal us for 250% of the damage value. Aside from a powerful passive, Unending despair will also significantly crank up our armor and HP values.
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage is a classic magic resist purchase, and it is ideal for our third item. The magic resist of this item is coupled with a bunch of HP and ability haste, making the item a pretty good investment on the stats side. Aside from stats, Spirit Visage will also increase all our healing and shielding by 30% This increase is pretty neat, as it will synergize pretty well with the Unending Despair item, as well as with our W, and E abilities.
Thornmail
After the classing magic resist purchase, it’s only right to get the classic armor purchase as well. Thornmail is an item that will greatly increase our armor stores, and it will also give us a host of beneficial passives. One passive ability will apply grievous wounds to any enemy who dares attack us, while the other will reflect the enemy’s damage back in the magic damage form.
Jak’Sho the Protean
Finally, a solid last purchase I would recommend is Jak’Sho the Protean. Jak’Sho will increase both our armor and magic resist, solidifying our damage resistance. On top of this, Jak’Sho will also give us decent amounts of HP. Lastly, the item will increase our total resistances the longer we stay in combat, meaning the item has a pretty great value since it will synergize with all the items we have built previously.
Boots
The boots that will run the best with our build are either Plated Steelcaps or Mercury Treads. Their extra resistances will enable us to sustain longer and put more pressure on the enemies. In games where the enemy is CC-heavy, I would recommend Mercs, while in the games dominated by basic attacking champions, it would be best to take Plated Steelcaps as they have a 20% damage reduction on auto-attacks.
Runes for Volibear ARAM
- Grasp of the Undying
- Shield Bash
- Conditioning
- Overgrowth
- Triumph
- Legend: Haste
Final Thoughts
Volibear is one of the most solid ARAM picks. He has enough damage to finish off any carry, while also having one of the greatest sustains out of all champions in the game. He works best when played as a full tank, featuring a nice mix of both armor and magic resist items.