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Volibear Patch History

Net nerfed across 13 tracked changes.

Every tracked buff, nerf and adjustment for Volibear, newest first — with the exact numbers from each patch. Latest change in Patch 26.15.

4Buffs
6Nerfs
3Adjustments

Change Timeline

  1. Patch 26.15

    NerfJul 28, 2026

    Volibear's Q ability cooldown has been increased.

    Q - Thundering Smash

    • Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10 ⇒ 12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10
    Patch 26.15 details

  2. Patch 26.5

    BuffMar 3, 2026

    Volibear's Q and W have received buffs to their damage and mana costs.

    Q - Thundering Smash

    • Bonus physical damage: +140% ⇒ +160%

    W- Frenzied Maul

    • Mana cost: 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 ⇒ 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40
    • Wounded bonus: + 15% per 100 bonus AD ⇒ + 25% per 100 bonus AD

    E - Sky Splitter

    • Mana cost: 60 ⇒ 50
    Patch 26.5 details

  3. Patch 26.3

    AdjustmentFeb 3, 2026

    Volibear's Q damage increased but E cooldown increased and damage cap reduced.

    Q

    • Bonus Physical Damage: 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 (+ 120% Bonus AD) ⇒ 10 / 20 / 30 / 40 / 50 (+ 140% Bonus AD)

    E

    • Cooldown: 14 ⇒ 16
    • Non-champion damage cap: 190 / 305 / 420 / 535 / 650 (+ 70% AP) ⇒ 150 / 265 / 380 / 495 / 610 (+ 70% AP)
    Patch 26.3 details

  4. Patch 25.24

    BuffDec 2, 2025

    Increased damage scaling for W.

    W - Frenzied Maul

    • Damage: (+100% AD) ⇒ (+110% AD)
    Patch 25.24 details

  5. Patch 25.23

    BuffNov 18, 2025

    Volibear's base attack damage has been increased.

    • Base Attack Damage: 62 ⇒ 65
    Patch 25.23 details

  6. Patch 25.22

    AdjustmentNov 4, 2025

    Volibear's top lane power has been increased while keeping jungle power stable.

    Base Stats

    • Base Armor: 31 ⇒ 35
    • Base Attack Damage: 60 ⇒ 62

    Q - Thundering Smash

    • Minimum Movement Speed: 12 / 16 / 20 / 24 / 28% ⇒ 12 / 15.5 / 19 / 22.5 / 26%
    • Maximum Movement Speed: 24 / 32 / 40 / 48 / 56% ⇒ 24 / 31 / 38 / 45 / 52%

    E - Sky Splitter

    • Damage Cap Against Non-Champions: 650 ⇒ 190 / 305 / 420 / 535 / 650 (+ 70% AP)
    Patch 25.22 details

  7. Patch 25.20

    NerfOct 7, 2025

    Volibear's passive AP ratio and E ability AP ratio have been reduced.

    Passive

    • AP ratio decreased.

    E

    • AP ratio decreased.
    Patch 25.20 details

  8. Patch 25.18

    NerfSep 9, 2025

    Volibear's passive ability has been weakened.

    Passive AP ratio

    • Attack Speed AP Ratio: 4% (up to 20%) per 100 AP ⇒ 3 (up to 17.5%) per 100 AP
    Patch 25.18 details

  9. Patch 25.07

    AdjustmentApr 1, 2025

    Volibear's W damage has been adjusted.

    W - Frenzied Maul

    • Empowered Damage Amp: 50% ⇒ 50% (+ 15% Bonus AD)
    Patch 25.07 details

  10. Patch 14.21

    NerfOct 22, 2024

    E cooldown increased.

    E - Sky Splitter

    • Cooldown: 12 ⇒ 14
    Patch 14.21 details

  11. Patch 14.7

    NerfApr 2, 2024

    Volibear's R cooldown was increased.

    R

    • Cooldown increased.
    Patch 14.7 details

  12. Patch 14.6

    NerfMar 19, 2024

    Volibear's Q movement speed bonus and R cooldown have been increased.

    Q - Thundering Smash

    • Bonus movement speed decreased.

    R - Stormbringer

    • Cooldown increased.
    Patch 14.6 details

  13. Patch 14.4

    BuffFeb 21, 2024

    Volibear's Q movement speed bonus and E cooldown have been decreased, while R's cooldown and turret disable duration have been adjusted.

    Q - Thundering Smash

    • Bonus Movement Speed: 8/12/16/20/24% ⇒ 12/16/20/24/28%

    E - Sky Splitter

    • Cooldown: 13 seconds ⇒ 12 seconds

    R - Stormbringer

    • Turret Disable Duration: 3/4/5 seconds ⇒ 2/3/4 seconds
    • Cooldown: 160/140/120 seconds ⇒ 130/115/100 seconds
    • Crowd Control Resistances during Leap: Crowd Control Immune ⇒ Unstoppable
    Patch 14.4 details