Volkath reigns as the ultimate conqueror, a dark lord who brings terror to the battlefield on his spectral steed. His unique ultimate allows him to trample enemies while on horseback and enter an “Ultima” state where he becomes temporarily immortal, making him the king of tower dives and backline disruption. Playing Volkath effectively requires precise timing of his immortality window to bait enemy cooldowns and secure kills.
This guide provides the most optimized build, focusing on high physical damage and cooldown reduction, ensuring that when the Dark Lord charges, the enemy team has nowhere to hide.
Role: Warrior
Lane: Solo/Jungle
Tier: S
| Physical work: 165 | Cooldown Reduction: 0 |
| Magic: 0 | Critical Rate: 0 |
| Max Health: 3617 | Running speed: 370 |
| Armor: 130 | Heal /5s: 60 |
| Magic Armor: 80 | Mana Regen /5s: 15 |
| Attack Speed: 0 | Attack Range: Melee |
Volkath’s Summoner Spells
Solo lane
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- Sprint
Jungle
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- Punish
Volkath’s Items
Volkath best build:
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- Spear of Longinus
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- Sonic Boots
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- Frost Cape
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- Medallion of Troy
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- Fenrirs Tooth
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- Blade of Eterenity
Volkath pro build:
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- Gilded Greaves
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- Soulreaver
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- Rankbreaker
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- Omni Arms
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- Rock Shield
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- Blade of Eternity
Volkath’s Arcana
Arcana list:
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- Onslaught
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- Guerrilla
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- Skewer
Effect:
Onslaught x 10
- Attack Damage: +2
- Armor Pierce: +3.6
Guerrilla x 10
- Attack Speed: +1%
- Movement Speed: +1%
Skewer x 10
- Attack Damage: +0.9
- Armor Pierce: +6.4
Volkath’s Rune
Lokheim
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- Shadow Blade
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- Bone Cutter
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- Curse of Death
Human – Vena
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- Arcane Whisper
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- Mana Refill
Volkath’s Ability Order
Ability Order: Skill 1 -> Skill 3 -> Skill 2.
Volkath Counters
Extreme Threats
Ideal Synergies
How To Play Volkath ?
Best summoner spells for Volkath are: Sprint, Punish.
Best items for Volkath are: Spear of Longinus, Sonic Boots, Frost Cape, Medallion of Troy, Fenrirs Tooth, Blade of Eterenity.
Best Arcana for Volkath are: 10 Onslaught, 10 Guerrilla, 10 Skewer.
Best Rune for Volkath are: Lokheim + Human – Vena.
Volkath’s Abilities
Passive: Doom Lord Passive
Whenever an adversary receives damage, it leaves a Doom Mark. When a mark reaches four stacks, it explodes, dealing 200 (+110% of bonus AD) physical damage (which increases by 100 with each level) and 200 (+100% of AD) shield for three seconds (which has an 8-second cooldown).
Skill 1: Death Sweep
Deals adjacent opponents 350/400/450/500/550/600 (+130% of additional AD) in physical damage. targets with Dark Mark are dealt an extra 40% damage and are stunned for one second.
Skill 2: Excrution
Deals 260/280/300/320/340/360 (+60% of bonus AD) physical damage, temporarily slows the victim, leaves a dark mark on them for 5 seconds, and also gives them eyesight.
Recast this spell when there is at least one Dark Mark on the target to charge it, dealing 400/450/500/550/600/650 physical damage (+110% bonus of AD) plus 16% of lost HP.
The cooldown is immediately reset if this ability successfully kills the marked target.
Skill 3: Ultima
Volkath eliminates all self-control effects and enters an 8-second Overload state with a 5/10/15% damage reduction bonus. When active, his regular attacks deal opponents in a circle 20 (+100% of AD) physical damage.
To push back nearby opponents while causing 300/450/600 (+160% of bonus AD) physical damage and taking on Volkath’s Doom Lord form for 3.5 seconds, use the ability once more. Volkath increases his attack speed to 80%, his movement speed to 30%, and he becomes invulnerable while in Doom Lord form. When he leaves the Doom Lord form, 25% of his maximum HP are recovered.
When Volkath is in Overload, every time one of his regular attacks hits an opponent hero, he gets 1 Dark Might, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. The lifespan of Doom Lord is increased by 0.5 seconds for each stack of Dark Might.
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