User blog comment:AtheistUntoDeath/Which of these champions would win? Part 8/@comment-24073465-20140625144722

well, with another "Which of these champs would win?", it's also time for another segment of "Analyze those champs".....

1) Physical Structure: Both Volibear and Warwick are animalistic in structure, only with bipedal characteristics rather than quadraped (Voli can show quadraped characteristics if he wants; Warwick doesn't seem to show the same, at least not in game)...

Both are reasonably strong.....While Warwick is basically a werewolf made chemically rather than by poisoned bite, he'll probably have strength characteristics of a man-wolf hybrid....good strength and speed, and one hell of a sniffing ability....his vision (especially nocturnal) should also be quite good...

Volibear however will undoubtedly be stronger....We're talking about 500 Kg of sentient Polar bear (or grizzly in some of his skins) who fights regularly, so that is not all fat stuffed in that giant walking rug....combined with regular bear musculature and power, which is tremendous to begin with, one smack by this bear's paw will hit like a truck....and is almost as dangerous as one too....also, like a poster below me said, Voli may not have as good a nose as Warwick, but it's still better than a human's, so while WW may smell out Voli first, if he's close enough, even Voli should be able to say "Hmmm....that walking Olaf-pelt is close by...better be on my guard"...

Warwick may have speed on his side, so maybe dodge a couple of blows, and land some himself, but that isn't gonna be enough to topple Voli so quickly or easily...

Advantage in Physical Strength goes to Volibear....

2) Mental Structure: Warwick is a good scientist and has some smarts (I'd consider him EVEN smarter, but the new lore kinda kiboshed that, by no mention of him being an actual al/chemist) and craftiness....given how he lays traps and easily captures almost all targets, he was a pretty good hunter even before getting fur and fleas....

Volibear has been training from a young age, and will undoubtedly have battle tactics and following insticts, etc....However, he is not as smart as Warwick as any means, and may easily get snared in a trap WW sets....

However, if WW DOESN'T set a trap to impair Voli's movement or strength or something, and the two just go to blows, their mentality is animalistic in nature which is basically going to be "RAWR-RAWR-RAWR....GET HIM!!!"...(Kinda like some players I've seen in-game)

Here, I have to give a slight advantage to WW, simply because he might plan ahead, trap volibear,etc, but if it becomes an animal version of Bare-Fisted Boxing, mental structure goes in anyone's case....

3) Battle Skills: Voli's trained for battle....He knows the in's and out's of it, and can dish it out like nobody's business...Add to that, the fact that he acts like a goddamn lightning rod, and you have a reason to stay as far away as possible from those paws....

Warwick, on the other hand, is the quintessential predator...He's not gonna just jump in front of Voli and go "RAWR-RAWR-RAWR...IMMA KEEL YOU"...(Again, kinda like some players have gone)...he's gonna sniff him out, wait for him, trap him, and when the conditions are ideal, jump on his super-sized rear (Not literally, though)....also, he's gonna focus on lifestealing (his passive, Q, and R are basically all about that), and hitting quickly while dodging....

The reason I give this to Volibear however is simply because of two reasons....

1] When bringing dow the thunder, he's basically the equivalent of a Condensor for that electricity....WW's metal claws MIGHT perforate Voli's skin, but they WILL DEFINITELY conduct electricity, and unless he's wearing rubber shoes, he will basically fry himself if he tries to go at it...

2] Voli's raw strength REALLY helps in this case....even one hit might be enough to decide the fight...WW can try to lifesteal, but I dare you to lifesteal when you have 3 cracked ribs and a collapsed lung due to Voli simply hitting you in the chest....

4) Weapons and Armor: Voli has armor covering his front, and parts of his arms and legs....for weapons, all he has is his claws and his lightning...combined with his strength though, those are some spanking-good weapons...One thing he DOESN'T have,however, is neck armor....because of this, if WW follows a genral wolf-plan of "Go for the Neck arteries", he simply has to avoid Voli's fists, and get a few sharp tears in there....Avoiding the fists, however, is the hard part....

WW has some metal armor which might offer some torso protection, but WILL NOT withstand much force....thus, beyond a couple of blows, WW is at Voli's mercy (or lack of it)...He also has metal claws....now these MIGHT be designed so as to tear Voli's flesh....however, given how tough a bear-skin is, unless he's going for a soft point (Like the neck arteries, as I said), they'll take a while to inflict major injuries....also, like I said before, they'll conduct electricity quite easily, so WW had better watch out when Voli starts flashing (kinda like Pacman)

In the weapons and armor part, I simply have to give it to Voli...On top of a thick bear skin, he's put armor for additional defense....plus his Lightning can provide good offense as well as defense.....

Overall, I have to say that in a simple 1v1 fight, Voli will simply power through, and Warwick has no chance there....However, IF Warwick uses his hunter skills, lures Voli into traps to sap health, and hits him in critical spots when he's weakened, he has a chance of getting a Bear-skin rug for his apartment....But that's a BIG IF, and I have to give the advantage to the Intensive-Care Bear....