Talk:Volibear/@comment-5605969-20160108133434/@comment-10136989-20160113144212

His W is not the thing to buff, the damage on it is absolutely crazy and should always be maxed first, but gives an interesting choice between maxing Q or E second, whether you want that extra speed to catch them and a lower cooldown, or a better slow and aoe damage.

Volibear is in a strange place where he's completely viable and strong at certain things, but why pick him when you could pick Mundo, Trundle, Malphite or some other person that is equally tanky and has less trouble closing the gap.

The thing to do is not straight up buff him to their level because that creates as many problems as it solves, but give him some niche he fits that the others don't. In my opinion the thing to buff around would be the ultimate. It's incredibly powerful as simply an autoattack buff, but is pretty lackluster at branching out to other targets, especially if he is being kited and can't autoattack.

My idea would be that his ultimate charges him with Thunder/lightning gaining 100 stacks of "storm energy". Every autoattack for the next 12 seconds has the increased damage and chain lightning but consumes 4 stacks. In addition, R can be reactivated consuming 15 stacks to give Volibear a huge burst of speed very briefly where he can't be slowed (Something like 100% movespeed for 0.5 seconds). This can be reactivated once every 2.5 seconds, and also sends out the immediate chain lightning like the ult does when first activated.

This gives Voli a much better tool for that immediate speed up to someone and flip them, but still gives them a chance if they are quick as it doesn't last long. It also allows multiple lightning procs even when autoattacking isn't an option, and will sometimes force you to choose between another activation for speed or guaranteed damage on enemies. It also works identically to its current version for those times you want to rush Baron, as 100 stacks gives you 25 autos worth over 12 seconds, and almost no Volibear building normally goes over 2.0 attack speed.