https://lolalytics.com/lol/volibear/build/

https://lolalytics.com/lol/volibear/build/?lane=jungle

even click bait youtube channels are now admitting it and repeating all of my criticisms of the new Volibear

why I think he's bad currently

1.) all of his tankiness is tied to his spells and all of them are massively delayed; W needs a recast, E is a 2 second delay, R is a 1? second delay. without these he's one of the squishiest juggernauts in the game and everyone is shitting out burst instakills these days

2.) without the utility of his old flip antidash he's much more dependent on playing aggressively and is more feast/famine as a result. the nerf to his Q speed devastated his ability to get ahead and then nerfs to most of his items have left him considerably worse off.

3.) somewhat tied to the above, he has no real niche to capitalize on compared to other bruisers. As a jungler, he's a weaker ganker than Hecarim or Rek'Sai, a weaker scaler than Kayn, and a weaker engage/tank pick than any actual tank. As a toplane bully pick, champions like Tahm or Shen are just much better and more reliable at securing leads currently. Volibear doesn't have anything to really excel at besides his damage and a gimmicky turret disable.

In the short term he obviously needs a buff, either to his ability to gapclose on opponents or a buff to his ability to survive while trying to close that gap. Long term though I'd like to see his kit's identity sharpened so he can actually excel at something specific that would make you consider him over his competition, rather than whether or not he's just stronger than they are.

Thoughts?