Volibear

Volibear is a top-laner who mixes a tank’s staying power with a fighter’s steady damage, and his 7/7 attack-defense split shows that mix clearly. Nearly everything he does pushes fights into long brawls. His passive, The Relentless Storm, adds attack speed with each attack and ability, and once that stack grows far enough his hits start sending bonus magic damage into nearby enemies. The longer the clash goes on, the more threatening he gets.

Fights usually open with Thundering Smash, which boosts his movement speed toward enemies and stuns the first target he hits. Outside of his ultimate, it’s the only hard gap-closer he has. After that he chains Frenzied Maul, a bite he can reuse that restores health on its second cast against a marked target, so he can sustain himself during the fight and come out ahead in quick exchanges. Sky Splitter drops a lightning bolt that damages and slows enemies and also shields Volibear if he’s standing within the blast. Players who place it right on themselves in a skirmish get the most out of it.

Tower dives on demand

His defining tool is Stormbringer, a leap that slows and damages enemies when he lands, gives him bonus health, and briefly disables nearby enemy towers. That makes him one of the strongest dive picks in the game. A gank or an all-in beneath turret fire, which would be a death sentence for most champions, is a deliberate, reasonable choice on Volibear.

Rated only 3 out of 10 for difficulty, Volibear fits players who want direct, aggressive play: charge in, build attack speed, and win through pure persistence.