User blog comment:Canvasofgrey/A New View on Supports v.1.2/@comment-178.166.24.118-20120503231351/@comment-178.166.24.118-20120504194519

^^ Honestly I had no problems whatsoever in landing Q. I could take a lot of harass due to passive and my own heal spell, which I brought specifically to counter Volibear's lack of support kit (for the matter, Heal plus Exhaust. I never felt the pressing urge of taking flash). Since no bot lane carries ignite these days, laning phase was a breze. Early Philo + passive + 21 points in Defense masteries + Armor seals + Health per level Quints. I simply could not be poked without immediate heavy retaliation. In fact, Volibear is the fastest enemy flash burner I've played. As soon as you get slightly close the enemy lane won't risk and pop flash. Landing the next Q afterwards isn't hard unless they're playing too carefully.

Now that I think of it, I wouldn't recommend playing Support Volibear against Vayne or Kog'Maw, for obvious reasons. I have tried this a couple of times now and I have 3 wins on 4 games, and I never lost bot lane. I played against Ashe, Caitlyn, Graves and AD Kennen. Caitlyn was the most annoying with her traps and net, but I managed. Graves was insta first blood at level 1 (took advantage on the bug where landing q exactly during the enemy flash still flings them behind) and Ashe was the most passive lane of them all, but I managed to pull of some interesting stunts when the enemy jungler came to gank. Ironically the lost match was against AD Kennen.

Like I said, give it a try. Obviously he won't be the Pedobear he is while jungling, but he has a lot of potential, and can even roam almost as well as Alistar in mid game.