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Tips Against Olaf in the Jungle Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
LambWolf says “Olaf is dangerous if you ain't near walls. You can kite him over walls with your q. And try to dodge his axes also. You shred him if he can't heal from you.”
Citric says “Olaf is another great early invader and early duelist. He might full clear his own jungle if you are lucky. He likes to level 1 late invade or even start at the buff you are not doing. Must get an early ward at jungle entrance in this match up. Can also bring ignite and challenging smite to duel him 1v1.”
Maintained says “Phase rush is a must in this match up, as it stops Olaf from being able to run over you anytime he takes a look at you. Being able to avoid fighting him is a huge bonus, as Olaf will want to make as big an impact on the early game before he falls off a cliff. You can't stop him from doing whatever he wants to do though so you're going to have to give up some stuff to Olaf. You're a much better champion than he is in teamfights.”
lightrocket2 says “If he's ahead you cannot escape. Try going PTA to beat him in 1v1 or phase rush to run away but in most situations, you lose. This is my permaban choice. Dodge if you value your LP.”
NixLychee says “You will not win a 1v1 vs. Olaf if he has one braincell, and he can chase you down with his ult and axes. Not a fun matchup, one of my personal favorite bans.”
Insightful says “Olaf is a natural counter to tank junglers due to the nature of his kit, he has a very fast clear, true damage and an ulti that makes him invulnerable to any form of crowd control for a few seconds, this is a good ban if you want to play amumu”
Riealone says “You can’t duel him. Best you can do is ganking / counterganking and farm. Early game is hard, but after mythic and some armor in midgame you beat him”
Goldenstinger says “Alot of fiddle mains have issues with this match up. Just use vision to avoid him and waste his time. Hard farm and ping your laners. You outscale hard. Try and Counter gank when u hit 6+. Most olafs get cocky because of early game power - use this against them to snowball and waste their time. ”
FREAKSTAR says “Disgusting champion, do NOT let him kill you in your jungle. A good Olaf will invade you, run away with your W, and give up camps in necesary.
Do not let Olaf start the game 5/0 and buy Warrior + Black Cleaver or he will destroy your team. Track his location with wards, ping your teammates, and do not try to 2v2 him. You will lose and give him a double kill.
Outscale him and he's a garbage champion. Just get fed on farm and intelligent ganks. Outrun them farm whatever they dont and if they invade you, invade them opposide side.
Try to get whatever objectives you can, and keep your distance from him in fights so he doesn't run you over with axes.”
MiningRicK says “Olaf`s ult makes him unstoppable and that will ruin you, because you have so much CC what makes you to a good Ganker and now you can`t do anything with your abilities.”
Insightful says “well olaf can literally just run you down after 6, he farms really fast aswell so this is not a good matchup, try to avoid fighting 1v1 and play with your team, he eventually falls off”
Insightful says “this is also a very good ban for sejuani, he hard wins early and his ulti blocks your entire kit and he can also do true damage.. unplayable matchup”
qosmox says “The first 2 levels is just about surviving and farming safely. He’s strong in all-in’s and his axe throwing can easily chase you down if you ever taunt him without killing him.Lvl 3-5 you can manage short trades whenever you got everything up. Deny his tradeback with W and just run back after the short trade. Repeat this until he’s low enough that you can kill him with 1 rotation, be wary of his lifesteal while low. Again, important: Never taunt forward unless he’s basically dead. He’s an easy gank pre-6.”
sonminh says “Don't fight this guy early; he will win no matter what. Avoid 2v2 also. AP control and bruiser is useless against him later into the game. AP or AD burst is best into him. If he's strong, play front to back. If not, play back to front.”
FREAKSTAR says “I don't really like playing Fiddle into Olaf, he has too many options to run you down and kill you. He's faster, stronger, and tankier than you are. You will need to out scale him, and focus on fighting his teammates while avoiding him. Zhonya is a good item against him to wait out his ULT duration.”
Karasmai says “Very similar to the Lee sin matchup or rek sai or trundle, he will be very strong early game but either form will hard outscale around 15-20 minutes so just dont die to him and if he wants dragons you can let him take those just make sure you get form and make it to 15-20 mins.”
Pusi Puu says “Don't risk fights unless his w is down and you can kite him in a bush.
Once he used his w you beat him straight up if you kite him properly and try to dodge his axes. Otherwise he just runs you down without counterplay, so try to play passive early game and outscale him.”
Tchouvline says “Olaf's early game is REALLY annoying for Fiddlesticks, his R can completely negate all your kit, so consider playing safe against him.”
IMissedMyQ says “Olaf is extremely vulnerable to you pre-6. He usually gets low in the jungle when clearing camps, so use that to your advantage. Don't worry about falling behind in CS, you will never out farm him. Push for an early lead HARD pre-6 and let that carry you through his mid game. DO NOT DUEL HIM PAST 6!!”
Arfreezy says “A very strong farming jungler that has a powerful early game as well. This matchup can be countered by taking Phase Rush to deny axe slows and Ignite or Exhaust to deny the all in. Always take Red Smite here since Blue Smite is useless against Olaf's immunity to CC. If you can solo him early you will win pretty easily since Olaf has terrible scaling. Make sure to kite properly and you should never die to Olaf in a 1v1.”
Doubtfull says “Olaf wins this match up pre-six. You can win after six if you haven't fallen behind, but you need to knock him up before he gets his ult off. This is a VERY difficult match up in high Elo, but probably something you won't see/won't have as much trouble with the farther down the ladder you are.”
colingogo says “As long as you don't die to him early, you out scale REALLY hard. Give up camps if you need to, but after six you can usually kill him with your team.”
Doubtfull says “Take phaserush in the match up and kite Olaf. There isn't really much he can do. Post 6 he is kind of annoying, as he can cleanse your ult with his own. beware using W in this match up.”
SnowballBarrage says “Used to be a bigger threat, but with phase rush its much easier to run away from him. You can't fight him, or tank many attacks before death(early). Higher clear speed aswell. Care for late invade.”
ak521 says “A decent ban because it is impossible to outplay him alone. He counters your CC with his R, and deals true damage. He also has a lot of health and is hard to take down because he has healing.. kind of makes your team focus him instead of someone else in fights.”
manco1 says “Olaf has good clear is insane and is just over all a great jungler against Teemo. He is a good ban option especially since there isn't much you can do against his level 6. ”
Polarshift says “Olaf players tend to fullclear; Graves is one of those champions who can match his insane clearing speed. If you want to fight him at scuttle try to not get hit by his first axe. Phase Rush on Graves makes it even easier to kite an Olaf out, even if you get hit by an axe. Burst him down when he's low; if you didn't know, Olaf gains more attack speed and heals more the lower HP he is. Feel free to try and kill Olaf while he is doing his Gromp on red side, ask for a good red leash.”
Suseri says “Has a Strong early, try to Dodge his Axes. You start beating him with 1-2 Items after your Jungle Item. You can also just run away from him after you get 6 since he cannot slow you in your Ult.”
Kayn Mains says “Terrible matchup for Kayn early game. Avoid him as much as you can and only look for counterganks.
During mid game it becomes possible to beat Olaf in a duel if he is behind, otherwise continue to avoid him.
It is best to go Rhaast into this matchup. After getting Red Smite together with Black Cleaver you have a solid chance at beating him. Make sure to use your Umbral Trespass (R) during Olaf's ultimate to wait out most of it's duration and deny him from lifestealing off you.”
nZk01 says “if he doesnt get kills early and snowballs hes kinda useless and he will never be able to kill you bcs of your Q, u can try killing him early on but use ignite when he uses his W so he cant heal off of that and conqueror to win the 1v1 at like 10% hp”
Rhoku says “Olaf is impossible to beat without Ghost. And even with Ghost, if you get hit by his axes you are even more of a free kill for him. Trust me when I tell you that if you don't dodge his axes, you are DEAD. You have to dodge at least one of them and you cannot afford to miss your abilities. Not to mention how he has straight up more DPS than you. It is all about his axes. If he lands them all, you die. If you dodge them, you kill him. On the bright side, you outscale him. Once you put him down, he will STAY down and be worthless as you slaughter his entire team.”
Doubtfull says “This match up is really hard for Fiddle. He can ignore your CC and facetank your damage, AND invade you early game. Try to ward out his invades and get your lanes ahead. when his ult is down you can kill him very easily, as he rarely actually builds merc treads.”
BullwhipGriffin says “Olaf Pre level 6 is no threat, try to dodge his axes though and keep your "E" damage reduction up as long as you can until you see him starting to disengage. After level 6 do not ult him until his ult runs out, need to red smite to survive 1v1 post level 6.”
Doubtfull says “You can't really threaten to kill him but you can protect your team from his dives which makes him useless in teamfights later on unless he gets too far ahead. ”
RichMrFork says “If Olaf was a better pick in the meta at the moment then this would be a 5 matchup. Olaf is a early game monster, has great objective control simply because of his ability to run people down with axes and clutch plays with his W. You will almost never be able to deter an Olaf from an objective solo and will likely end up giving early dragons and rift heralds unless one lane is hard winning. Your best chance to win here is getting your lanes ahead. An Olaf with 2 or 3 losing lanes is extremely hard to play as. Denying Olaf early game pressure is key to beating him so look for smart plays around the map.”
Ejsner says “Conqueror suggested. Olaf has always been a pretty rough matchup for Rengar. Rengar leaps, Olaf Q's him, slows him which makes it so Rengar can't get back to bushes, and he will just chase you with Q and kill you. And if he was to get low hp, he can just W and lifesteals up all of the damage you do to him.
Very tough matchup.”
legendtomi1 says “Olaf Pre level 6 is no threat, try to dodge his axes though and keep your "E" damage reduction up as long as you can until you see him starting to disengage. After level 6 do not ult him until his ult runs out, need to red smite to survive 1v1 post level 6.”
PK Noob says “He can cheese you while your still doing your first camps any kill you at any point in the game by pressing r. Avoid fighting him even in teamfights. Go for his team instead or by the time you take him down your team will already be half dead.”
14yo sad lulu says “ENG: Terrible matchup for Kayn early game. Avoid him as much as you can and only look for counterganks. During mid game it becomes possible to beat Olaf in a duel if he is behind, otherwise continue to avoid him. It is best to go Rhaast into this matchup. After getting Red Smite together with Black Cleaver you have a solid chance at beating him. Make sure to use your Umbral Trespass (R) during Olaf's ultimate to wait out most of it's duration and deny him from lifestealing off you.
(RU: Ужасный матч для Кайна в начале игры. Избегайте его как можно больше и ищите только контрганки. В середине игры становится возможным победить Олафа в поединке, если он отстает, в противном случае продолжайте избегать его. Лучше всего пойти в этот матч с Раастом. После получения Красного Удара вместе с Черным Тесаком у вас есть солидный шанс победить его. Обязательно используйте свое Umbral Trespass (R) во время ультиматума Олафа, чтобы переждать большую часть его продолжительности и лишить его возможности украсть у вас жизнь.)
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Jinx_48 says “Tbh idk what go on his maybe red form but i play againts fed olaf red form and he easly winning with me btu if i play oklaf againts kayn blue form he one shoting me so. ”
Ejsner says “Conqueror suggested. Olaf has always been a pretty rough matchup for Rengar. Rengar leaps, Olaf Q's him, slows him which makes it so Rengar can't get back to bushes, and he will just chase you with Q and kill you. And if he was to get low hp, he can just W and lifesteals up all of the damage you do to him.
Very tough matchup.”
Cryastro says “You can kite him pretty easily but when he has ult you can't stun him but when he ults he loses his bonus armour and MR granted by his R passive making him easy to kill.”
Penguto says “You cant 1v1 Olaf since he has a 1v1 potential better than you with his insane lifesteal, also his ultimate can ignore your fear, if you want a chance at 1v1ing him take ignite.”
EUWRATS says “Olaf is one of the strongest junglers in the current patch which makes super strong against heca due to his perma Q slow and insane healing from items like goredrinker, recommend banning”
HVfun says “Olaf recently has been nerfed a few times, but it's still now a great matchup. He out ganks you early, out farms you the whole game, and out duels your if he invades. ”
LukaBre123 says “Never start a 1v1 fight with this guy if he's level 6. Sejuani is strong and has a lot of CC and enough damage to kill him before level 6, but if Olaf ults he will just ignore everything you throw at him.”
Strike1 says “Olaf is quite similar to trundle for kindred. However I wouldn't put him as a tiny threat.
Kindred dances around olaf, if olaf chooses to ult to close the gap and remove the slow. Kindred can answer back with her own R. Once the olaf R is over kindred can use her third auto to finish the job and use her dashes to kite him once again.
However, if olaf is rly fed he can still be a problem unlike trundle who struggles to close the gap no matter what,”
metalhydra273 says “Even when not meta, Olaf is the hardest counter to Skarner directly by far. His ult and the threat of it mitigats anything you have to offer and he stomps you 1v1. If you face him hope you have a team that can deal with him as he falls off late. If you manage to wait out his ult or if he wastes it, he should have a hard time if you pick him off with your own ult, but you're usually better off just searching for other targets unless it's a prime situation and you know it's down. Watch out for possible invades throughout the game, and try to keep him from getting the early need he wants to 1v9 the game.”
XtheZ115 says “To be blunt, Olaf freaking sucks. His slow lasts far too long and his ult prevents you from flinging him (note that the damage still goes through, so you should fling him if you can), and his lifesteal makes it hard to bully him out of lane. Proxy farming is recommended. ”
LilPaniniUwU says “You will not win a 1v1 vs. Olaf if he has one braincell, and he can chase you down with his ult and axes. Not a fun matchup, one of my personal favorite bans.
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SaltCat says “He wins 1v1 early game, just avoid him , he can r your charm , but he still gets the negative mr debuff, dont get afraid if he r your charm , you can still kill him”
GuillaumeP84 says “Don't fight him in early game but try to fight him lvl 6 if he has under 75 % health. After first item, you will perma loose 1 vs 1 so rush anti-healing.”
LilPaniniUwU says “Terrible matchup for Kayn early game. Avoid him as much as you can and only look for counterganks. During mid game it becomes possible to beat Olaf in a duel if he is behind, otherwise continue to avoid him. It is best to go Rhaast into this matchup. After getting Red Smite together with Black Cleaver you have a solid chance at beating him. Make sure to use your Umbral Trespass (R) during Olaf's ultimate to wait out most of it's duration and deny him from lifestealing off you.
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FrostForest says “One of the harder matchups but loses value once behind
Has a stronger early game then you and will beat you 1v1 but he has no dashes and you will outscale after 6 if the game is even
R him with your team around and force his flash
Your champ is more useful later on”
Bingolyzed says “He has a major early game advantage and can take dragons and out 1v1 you almost always. It is best to respect his early game and track him on the map. Bramble Vest is good against him.”
Tormentula says “Olaf is a strong counterpick against Elise. Not only does his Q kill all your spiderlings, but he also outDPSes her and out heals her. When he gets low he gets boosted attack speed and healing, so if you full combo him and he's still alive, he'll just kill you with sustain, kill your spiderlings with Q, and getting away from him is pretty tough. At level 6 there's just no way you ever beat him 1 on 1 as his ultimate will block Cocoon entirely. Best to play away from Olaf and wait for him to fall off late game when he can't run into your whole team without dying fast and there's grevious wounds to deal with his healing. I prefer never to fight him unless its 2v1 at least.”
Caled says “Olaf thrives on early game skirmishes and can out-trade pretty much any jungler within the early mid-game. Combine this with the fact that Kayn has one of the weakest early games and you have yourself a recipe for disaster. You must respect Olaf’s strength in the early and mid game and pretty much avoid him at ALL costs. Only ever try fighting Olaf in a 1v1 if he is behind and you are going Rhaast. A great tip to know fighting into Olaf is to use your Umbral Trespass (R) to stall out the use of his ultimate. It is recommended to go Red Smite into Olaf as it decreases the damage he will deal in the beginning of skirmishes. Another great item to buy into Olaf is Black Cleaver as it gives you the ability to fight him in an extended fight. ”
Loul_60 says “Really annoying mid game. Early game you can easily stay away from him and take advantage of his low-health clear. Late game, as long as you go Red form, you should be able to kill him, just spend as much time as possible running away while he ults (or use your ult and stay in it for longer).”
litecrunch says “If somebody picks olaf then they want to do their best to carry the game early. He will be even in farm, have more objective pressure, and be able to kill you in an invade. If you know where he is going to start then path away from him to give you the best chance of surviving early and making it to the mid game. The ultimate goal is to tell your teammates where he will be and making it to 20 minutes when he will get outscaled.”
liserith says “Olaf is an early game monstrosity, but you can duel him at any point in the game. Make sure you don't let him get the jump on you and practice kiting. His ult lets him ignore your E, but he will still take the damage from its third hit. ”
Boeoeoeoe says “No dash and a good engage, can't fight against him. If the game last long you can have some chance to win, but in early game he will destroy you.”
Veralion says “Olaf is one of the undisputed kings of the jungle right now. His Q effortlessly keeps you under control and lets him dictate the fight. Even if you have a sizeable health advantage, he can simply kite you until your E mark and W expire and then slap you silly. However, if he has been keeping himself at 50-60% life for clear speed and tries to fight you straight up, you can one shot him with PtA Ignite and bone plating. This requires him to commit to the fight and essentially misplay, though. A lot of Olafs are used to automatically winning and are meatheads, so this is more likely than you'd think. If he gets fed, avoid and play for late. He can't get much done in the later stages of the game. ”
Gumipapucs says “Ugh.
You can fight him pre-6 with extreme caution.
He also likes to get low HP in his first jungle clears, so you can catch him if you track him right and grab a freebie, but after 6 he can just run you down, use walls and don't try to engage him alone unless you are fed. Kiting is mandatory in every situation against him as he will have BS huge lifesteal on autos.”
ZolaGorgonzola says “Can escape from you fear and ultimate after 6. Save your Q for healing yourself and try to fear him when he gets low so he doesn't use his increased attack speed. I always run Ignite into this matchup.”
poopyOCE says “His R counters ur R, and he can melt you, and chase you. Early game he always wins and you CANNOT 1v1 him, just E then reactivate E then run. If he ults from your Fear, use R over a wall and run. Your kit does negate his passive, so try to use that as your advantage otherwise.”
Shinkutsune says “This bad boy presses R and runs down at you, with no counterplay if you are alone. You have your fountain timing to take a coffee at least.”
chevy the sloot says “Farms as fast as you but has less presence. Ward drake and punish his early drake power if you happen to have pressure (if not is okay to give him early drakes). You out scale him hard just make sure to respect his early and snowball after 6.”
c0st0m says “one of the very few matchup where i'd say phase rush is actually good
he can cleanse lillia sleep with his ult, as long as you dont get hit by his q you should be fine to kite him”
Coorowko says “Most annoying champ to play against, he can ignore all of you cc and run you down. If you can bully him early with the help of your team it greatly diminishes his threat. You need to force his ult or catch him out with your team, otherwise his healing and cc immunity will abdolutely destroy Sej. Ban every time, easily Sej's number one counter. ”
Shroomen Rider says “Teemo suffers because the new jungle item does not have On Hit damage, but Olaf doesn't. He out clears you and he can run you down.
Try not to fight him without help unless you catch him from invis. ”
Tinjus says “You can fight him easily at all stages of the game, and since he has no hard CC he poses no threat to you in any stage of the game. Just make sure not to face-tank his hard hitting auto attacks.”
Udyr uber says “É muito complicado de ganhar dele, se estiver de conquistador.
O kit dele é muito quebrado contra o Udyr.
Mas dá de matar ele algumas vezes antes do Level 6
Isso se você conseguir desviar dos machados dele.
Recomendo: Navalha sangrenta+Tabi ninja”
Medieval_Ducky25 says “Olaf can invade Gragas' jungle and set him back in such a way that he can't recover. Make sure to ward your jungle, avoid Olaf early on, and make sure he doesn't snowball.”
DarnuS says “Olaf's early game is very strong. If you fall behind, its pretty much over for you.
His ultimate counter your whole combo. So avoid 1v1'ing him.
You outscale him tho.”
Do1HaveTh3Sauce says “Very broken in the meta. Extremely strong early game, and can delete your health. Bully him pre-6 before he gets his R. Bring PTA and try to cheese him by staying away and poking him to proc PTA, and then take his camps so you get ahead in gold and xp.”
AyeJa3 says “ Do not ever attempt to fight him unless you have overwhelming odds on your side. His Q effortlessly keeps you under control and lets him dictate the fight. Even if you have a health advantage, he can still kite you until your E mark and W expire and then will simply kill you right then and there.”
Spails says “Olaf's ultimate makes an almost impossible to win 1v1 scenario. Your Q and R are worthless for CC while he's in ult, leaving you powerless to stop him.”
PsiGuard says “Olaf can stat-check you even if you play the 1v1 perfectly, and post-6 he can ignore your fear. Avoid fighting him 1v1 and be wary of invades. He doesn't scale well, so if he can't get super strong early, you can carry through ganks in the early-mid game. Take Ignite instead of Flash if you want a chance at 1v1ing him, or just try to avoid duels. If you fight him pre-6, save for fear for when he's low on health, since that's when he's most dangerous.”
WILK3HHH says “Conqueror, this champion have slow on q so its really hard to fight with him and he have life steal from w as well so he can just chase you down with his q”
Bel37 says “He wins the pre 11 1v1's so i dont recommend to 1v1 him if even on gold. But you outscale him hard so just farm and try to counter jungle. executioners is good if he is ahead.”
JunglerBuilds says “Early game you have an advantage, but later he can engage and you cannot stop him. Watch out for his engage, or engage before him! You have stronger ganks, as he has no hard CC.”
ChaseMorePlz says “Stack health as soon as possible since he deals true damage, also wait for his ult to run out and then burn your CC onto him. Group with your team and prevent him from getting onto your backline by stopping him from picking up axes he throws. You have to ward everything early he will come into your jungle to kill you 100% so be cautious and don't give him free kills, he snowballs hard. This is the toughest matchup for Amumu so don't get discouraged, good luck! ”
ChaseMorePlz says “Respect his damage and his passive; the lower he is the deadlier he gets. He can also run through you and your team and you can't do very much about it if he uses his Ult correctly. Try to focus him down before he destroys your back line.”
sonminh says “Don't fight this guy early; he will win no matter what. Avoid 2v2 also. AP control and bruiser is useless against him later into the game. AP or AD burst is best into him. If he's strong, play front to back. If not, play back to front.”
Wolf Rengar says “Recommended: Conqueror Rune Page/Build.
Tips: Dodge his Q's , don't fight him early levels because he will win most likely.
Olaf is strong in long fights so make sure to wait his R out and 1shot him before he heals.”
Cyndakyu says “i just put olaf here because why not but really its every jungler in the game, you will lose unless they are either the worst player in the world or afk”
Maverka88 says “He can block your W with his R. And hard destroy you before lv 6. Dont get hit by axe in early levels or you are dead. Also do not underestimate his sustain. Better use your R on 100hp target than riskin your life .”
DarkAuraLOL says “He has a clear that might faster than yours , he has permanent sustain, he can legit burst you to half in 2 seconds, he has permanent dps, avoid fighting at all costs until you get some good burst items and you're with team, also try to sneak steal his camps, and ping your team to protect your camps, once you get heal reduction and form with some items, you'll be fine .”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Olaf is a very strong early game jungler and it is very hard to fight him early on. Try to rush for level 6 and if possible make sure you are the one doing the counter ganks. ”
MetaSolaray says “Olaf is one of the few champions who does beat Udyr in a direct 1v1. Try to open the fight with a stun, Tiger him and stun him again when he's low on HP. If he cannot auto he can't sustain. This is a heavy skil matchup.”
DarkAuraLOL says “He has a clear that might faster than yours , he has permanent sustain, he can legit burst you to half in 2 seconds, he has permanent dps, avoid fighting at all costs until you get some good burst items and you're with team, also try to sneak steal his camps, and ping your team to protect your camps, once you get heal reduction and form with some items, you'll be fine .”
RedNBlue says “He is easy to kite before level 6 and you should be able to kill him. Just make sure you get a teammate to help due to the fact you probably won't have too much attack speed before his level 6.”
C7 Lord Pingu says “If you don't burst this guy a single combo you're most likely about to lose the colours on your screen. Fortunately however, you do outscale pretty well. Kraken Slayer build is without a doubt the way to go. Try not to focus him in fights unless your team is strong enough to burst him. Following all of his nerfs, you can probably destroy his teammates before he gets anything done.”
lolBlender says “You have to avoid him at all costs early. Use Phaserush runes so he cant run you down as easily. If your teamates feed him theres nothing you can do outside of making him blow his ult early on you so he doesnt get full value out of it.”
KaynPlayer814 says “Olaf is really strong in the early game, you want to avoid him in the early game. You outscale him really hard if you go RedKayn. Your goal is to get RedKayn as possible to match him and outscale him. If you go Blue Kayn you need to hope to get ahead because he can stack a lot of Armor. ”
Dannala says “Weak all ins if he misses his first Q, his passive attack speed and lifesteal won't matter early because of your finishing burst. If he survives your combo you may be in a predicament however, which makes late game fights with Olaf more difficult to near impossible. Even duelist builds will struggle to keep up with his insane healing.”
Hidon1 says “This matchup gets hard after 6, but if he has not gotten a lead before 6 you are chilling. He can not kill you 1v1 and if he tanks the snowball with ult you can just run out with Phase Rush and you are out. If he does have a lead at level 6 he will run over you like a truck. He will simply just snap you over with his full combo. He can not match your ganking potential so try to get some good ganks in before level 6. If you can deny the early drakes from Olaf, you have done your job and he will just get outscaled at 15mins. ”
StarForger says “As Amumu you want to immobilize people, so his R counters you a lot.
Also he has the DPS to bring you down and at the same time the healing to survive any kind of damage you throw at him.”
J03B0B says “Pre 6 Olaf wants to invade you early game to kill/delay your level 6 power spike. He farms faster than you, takes objs better, out duels you... You WILL have to give up camps vs him early. Pray your team has prio and can collapse.
Post 6 he can ult through your cc and kill your squishies (or you) quite easily.
If you don't know who to ban... Ban Olaf! ”
NamaeWaMitsurii says “Id like to sum this matchup with the word "Dodge."
He does very large amounts of damage for the amazing anti-cc he has. His life steal and healing is crazy. BEWARE.”
SingleSausage says “This is my perma ban champ, he beats u early unless u dodge axes and stall it out for his w, but laster on he can counter ur ult with his and overall is an annoying match up”
Schadenfreude says “One of the reasons why I started doing this build. He has on of the best clears in the game and his early dueling potential is top tier. Like Mundo, he will run you down with his axes, he has good sustain, true damage, and his ult is extremely strong. I'd best advice trying to get the level advantage and killing him early to damage his mental. If this doesn't work, counter gank and play around your team until he starts falling off. Try and reduce that damage he going to cause and rush steelcaps and thornmail right after your mythic. ”
YIVENDER says “Has a Strong early, try to Dodge his Axes. You start beating him with 1-2 Items after your Jungle Item. You can also just run away from him after you get 6 since he cannot slow you in your Ult.”
Watsonthe8th says “olaf lands some where between a even and minor threat he hits really hard early game but you have a stun and lots off damage and he relies on autos. Just wait till you can duel him maybe counter gank before he has his level 6. You out scale him hard and its not to long before you can deal with him.”
Karthus man says “Olaf is very, very, hard to kill in the early game. He has a lot of life steal and will try to kill you constantly. If you get to late game, you will heavily outscale him (unless he is fed, then you have little to no chance. )”
RandomGuy2612 says “His strong early and heavy AD damage are your complete counter. Get your teammates to help or ban him completely as he can completely ruin your game.”
Karwit says “Bez 6 poziomu oraz przemiany , niemożliwe jest wygranie z nim 1 vs 1 ( chyba że walka zostanie naprawdę perfekcyjnie zagrana , przy korzystnych warunkach) Tak samo jak poprzednio , jednak Olaf traci na sile po 20-25 Minucie .”
AutrucheSacrew says “In the current meta he's the #1 jungle. Don't even try to contest early scuttle if you have no prio, just kill the scuttle in the other side.”
Maile says “I personally think his is relatively easy because Olaf players love to full clear with low HP. Try to do 3 camps and mirror his path and find him doing the buff with around 200-300 HP and kill him early. ”
GeG_ says “All junglers strong early can fuck you up, and Olaf especially can just R into you after 6. Luckily, if he's not very fed, you outscale him quite hard.”
Connweasel says “This champion is absouelty the biggest danger I have faced. His R completely negates CC, which means you can't knock him up. He goes massive amounts of true damage, and has a lot of self healing in his kit. Olaf has been my go to ban for most of the season.”
CalicoCactus says “Scary man does massive true damage with his E and does not take CC so long as his R is up. If you do have to face him, try to catch him out without his R and use your bramble to help your team, but you basically never win 1v1's.”
b4kk0n the Gold Jungler says “The AD alternative to Elise. While you can counter much of his damage with your W, **his** W lasts a lot longer than yours and he can dish out a lot of damage in quick succession. I recommend this champion as one to ban.”
Papa Urgot says “his r breaks the realm and on top of that he just fucks you up. This guy will ruin you if you dont go tanky.
Armour boots and bramble vest are needed here.”
Mirarkane says “Good farmer, hard to deal with him pre 6 and post 6. Survives your burst and heals back up. Ignores you and destroys everything in front of him. Good ban.”
Eagzey says “His Q kills our boxes, and he's a strong dueler at every stage of the game while being tanky. His R gets him out of sticky situations other junglers would find themselves in against us. Try to avoid.”
KevinThyAsian says “He can run you down after 6, but before that, it’s skill matchup. Annoying to vs bc of his ms, cc countering, and the Q slow he has. it is impossible to vs him after he is fed. After preseason item changes, bruisers can get punished a lot more. ”
Faraz_shadow says “He has the best early power in the game. so avoid fighting him 1v1 before 6 or you will most likely be dead. You outscale him very hard so don't worry.”
Andygumy says “Has a Strong early, try to Dodge his Axes. You start beating him with 1-2 Items after your Jungle Item. You can also just run away from him after you get 6 since he cannot slow you in your Ult.”
Olleander says “he can run you down with ult and counterjungle you really hard but if he falls behind he isn't a threat and you have better ganking potential.”
SnakeTastic says “while hes uses His R you cant slow him with your q so the best option would be to use your ult without ult he shouldnt be much of a problem”
ACE4291 says “Tough but you can avoid if he tries to perma invade you just focus on lanes.
you have Pink wards so finding him should not be an issue.
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Minase says “He technically farms faster than you early on, but you outscale him really hard. Just don't die to him early on and post-6 you can kill him pretty easily. Even though he won't be charmed make sure to try to get your W off for the MR reduction.”
BoyWonder00 says “Completely shuts you down early game. He doesn't have a CC, but his R makes him immune to all CC. Falls off hard late game, but be very careful early.”
BoyWonder00 says “Super strong early game and the more you damage him the stronger he can get. His ult also makes it so you can't slow him and run away. He falls off late game though. ”
FalleN3 says “Although he is tanky and has decent sustain, Olaf has no hard CC and doesn't scale into late game anywhere near as good as Master Yi. He shouldn't be an issue for you, just make sure you don't feed him needlessly. ”
Zekrow says “Cannot be CC'd when he ults.
Also has insane low HP lifesteal which makes him really difficult to deal with in the jungle and lategame.
Overall an unpleasant matchup.”
metalhydra273 says “The hardest Skarner counter in the game. Olaf destroys you in 1v1 and his ult (as well as the threat of it) thwarts about anything you could throw at him. Either you have to try to bait it out or hope your team has good burst to shut him down quickly. If he's even somewhat viable, it's worth permabanning him if you're 1st or 2nd pick.”
Popu says “Just don't get in melee range and you are good. Like ww fight him near a wall and u can kite him. If he can't touch you he can't heal himself. ”
DemacianStandard says “Cannot be duelled at any stage of the game. Save your abilities on him only when your teammates are present, as he lacks mobility. Also, buy a bramble vest. Please. ”
NixLychee says “Just as strong as you early game, don't let him get the early lead first. Instead, play smart but aggressive, and you'll get a better lead.”
SkaterKidd says “-Olaf's Conqueror can make long fights unfavorable for Warwick since Warwick's Passive takes longer to kick in. Olaf's E ignores the damage reduction and the armor Warwick builds. Olaf's R cancels Warwick's Fear and Ultimate.”
AKScorched says “You never win fights against this guy, no matter how fed you are and how behind he is. His ult throws the idea of Fiddlesticks as a champion out the window. If he invades, again you invade back. You win mid-late game against him, unless he gets fed. Focus him in teamfights if anyone else isn't super fed, since most Olafs just press R and dive into 5 people in teamfights.”
brSL7 says “Evite trocar com o Olaf early game.
Como Olaf decai muito no late game você ira ganhar as trocas dele no Mid-Late Game.
Cuidado com invades”
Xidorian says “A decent ban because it is impossible to outplay him alone. He counters your CC with his R, and deals true damage. He also has a lot of health and is hard to take down because he has healing.. kind of makes your team focus him instead of someone else in fights.”
Reason97 says “The ability to render 2 of your 3 CC abilities null and void is a MAJOR problem for you, so be very wary of his ultimate. When it goes up, put some distance between you quickly, flash, wall, whatever you can. Once it's down his threat potential drops, but always try to keep him at an arm's length. ”
gurubashi35 says “His kits completely counters Warwick's kit so only take fight when he's pre-6 or if his R is down. Otherwise you will definitely lose.”
deadsilnce says “never try to face him in early and mid game try to play safe give up some farm if he invades ask for help or try to ward your jungle and invade his jungle whenever he does late game he is just a walking healing pool for you”
chasemyman1 says “Horrible matchup. Pre 6 you can survive and possibly win 2v2 fights however in 1V1 you will lose almost every time. His kit just counters Elise so well as his high health regen means it is difficult to burst him down. If he hits one throwing axe on you he will just run you down. And once he hits lvl 6 he will always kill you as he can simply press R when you cocoon and run you down. Avoid him at all costs and get leads around the map.”
colingogo says “Olaf beats you in straight up fights throughout the entire game, but he cant ever run you down due to your EQ and you can easily ult him and eq out in a teamfight to let your teammates kill him.”
berronii says “Olaf is also one of the strongest 1v1 champions, and do the same as you've did against Trundle - avoid 1v1 with him until you finish Warrior and Hydra. ”
McSushi says “not much people play him now, but when they do, TAKE IGNITE AND INVADE HIM. he is always low in his jg, because it's good for his passive. little does he know, its also good and juicy for you, as you can burst him down every time you find him early game. do not counter gank him. counter jungle him.”
Depresso says “Matchup is not that hard pre-6.
His entire thing is running at people and just like Udyr you can easily deny him that power.
The issue arises when he gets his ult, be wary of taking qs then and try to put Daisy near champions he's going on, but not bodyblock them, in hopes he's missing a braincell and e's the Daisy. It's an olaf after all, it's bound to eventually happen.
Without ult he can't really approach.”
PsiGuard says “Olaf is strictly a better duelist so your best bet is to avoid him early until you've built some damage. Both of you scale poorly, so your job is to snowball your team with ganks harder than he can snowball his. Your ganks are stronger so you can usually pull this off as long as you don't give him a chance to skirmish or fight 1v1s. Ask your bot lane to ward dragon or ward it yourself once it spawns, since Olaf is likely to try and solo it.”
PsiGuard says “This matchup is decided by whether Olaf can snowball the early game hard or not. You heavily outscale him and he'll melt in any fights he commits to if you just dump your cooldowns on him after he ults. Early game, he's a huge threat, so avoid fighting him and concede camps if necessary to avoid giving him free kills. Be careful about ganking early since you'll be massively outgunned in 2v2s and 3v3s until you get 6 and some AP.”
chiefdonut says “My go to ban for playing Singed Jungle. His early game is strong enough to invade you. He can perma slow with axe to run you down. His ult will cancel fling and the slow from rylai's, so there is really no escape.”
classicnoob says “Try to play as aggresive as possible,so he cant beat you,cuz this dudes ult is anooying and his busted E is dumb.Get BT to get a copy of his E.)”
xFirefoxYBA says “You lose to him in any 1v1 pre 6 . in lvl 6 you can 1v1 only if he has 50% hp and you do your full combo. only around completing your 3rd to 4th item you can duel him properly.”
FrickLillie says “Very dangerous. His R basically shuts your offense down and his Q can top your escape. then best way to run from him is to keep some camps up on your side so you can Q to them. Be careful not to overextend. Once his ult is down he's not quite as scary but i would recommend having a teammates assistance to fight him.”
KillyOne says “Olaf is one of the hardest champions for Warwick to deal with. His sustain is as good as yours in 1v1 fights. His damage is simply higher and his ultimate completely counters yours. Be careful how you approach Olaf and choose your fights wisely.”
League Of Cursed says “He can be a extremely frustrating match up, on the caveat he knows what he is doing. As much of a skill matchup as this can be, his ult still nullifies your cc. Granted he can't stop you from draining or ult, but he gets stronger the lower he is. Overall, the matchup favors him generally but just try to look for picks on his squishier team mates and you can try to get a win off that.
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Dopamine_influx says “Many rengar players struggle against olaf, but he's a very linear champ early game : he goes blue to krugs into scuttle, so you can do one of many things against him :
_Reverse clear towards opposite side scuttle to avoid him
_ Clear towards same scuttle if you will have prio
_Red Blue Red, and wait for him, he will be low, triple Q and kill.
He can 1v1 you on redsmite tabi tho, so look to skirmish / not 1V1 him.”
Stiwy says “You will have an hard time with him.
His Q pokes you for some nice damage and his ult can prevent you from executing him with yours.
Eventually, you will outscale him at some point so don't worry too much.
Remember to buy tabis and healing reduction. ”
Xeldom says “Difficult match-up. He will never lose to you 1v1 unless he rushes warriors first and is low. Be mindful that the lower hp he is, the higher the DPS he will be dishing out. Make sure you can one-shot him otherwise run. He is a great farmer and invader look to vertical jungling in this match-up.”
ZLOCO says “A decent ban because it is impossible to outplay him alone. He counters your CC with his R, and deals true damage. He also has a lot of health and is hard to take down because he has healing.. kind of makes your team focus him instead of someone else in fights. He is your Worst Counter.”
NoLyfe says “If you find yourself vsing an olaf abuser just hug your team and try not to get picked off with his bull shit ass no cc r. Late game hes gonna just frontline kinda in teamfights so just dive backline and you should be okay. If he hugs hypercarry you should just win the teamfight off that.”
boykah3 says “you cannot duel him dont even get close your best bet is to mirror his jg path meaning if he start red you start red so you end up on opposite sides and gank different lanes. try to catch olaf off gurd with your ult when taking dragons or baron AND REMEMBER YOU OUTSCALE HIM”
AWierdShoe says “You can kite Olaf rather easily. As long as you dodge his Q you should be fine. Just don't get into melee range of him and you'll win 1v1s every time. I don't recommend invading him early, as he has a strong and fast full-clear on his side (and it tends to force you into melee range).”
vxryrvre says “Olaf, being Olaf, can win 1v1's when he shouldn't be able to, make sure to shut him down early game by bringing ignite instead of flash.”
FUCKTHEPOPULATION says “Olaf is kinda a threat cause of his cc resistance but he cant catch up to you that much as Yi can and if you have basic sidestep skills you'll be able to dodge his Qs.”
DarkArbalist613 says “To beat Olaf avoid his axes and try to kite him out. Once he reaches 6 he can run you down so use walls to your advantage, and try to keep him from autoing you.”
Shujin Jasukai says “Do not fight him early unless you have teammates there to back you up or you know you can win the fight if he is very low. Be warned you may think you can kill him but his lifesteal from W will overpower your damage.”
Sheepchu says “Olaf will hard chase you untill you're dead, he can ignore most of your cc during Ragnarok, and slow you preventing to get distance and fight properly.”
Murderman5 says “Olaf's ultimate can completely break your ultimate along with your fearing ability, Olaf is easy early game, So if you can invade him them, Olaf shouldn't be a problem, A level difference can change the whole game”
FreefallPH says “Try to avoid him in your jungle. You can win to this match-up by maintaining your lead from early to mid game and by building an item with cold steel passive.”
MegaAlphaDog says “Olaf's sustain is as good or even better than yours in 1 v 1 fights. His ult cancels yours and he usually does more damage than you. choose your fights wisely and group with team”
GhostReaper87 says “He will invade you lvl 1 and will keep up the pressure. Depends on his skill if he is tracking you or not. You can get solo killed by him and his ult provides him no cc which means your e, w or ult doesn't slow him down. Play for mid to late game and look for opportunities for objectives. Late game is all yours since you will get tanky and will out sustain him in team fights.”
Hide on Nidalee says “Dammm, Olaf is a different match all games, i think it depends a lot of the skill of the olaf player, but on equal conditions is a Major threat. Just kite him and you win the match”
DarkPit59 says “Olaf dispose d'un anti-CC après son niveau 6. Vous n'aurez donc aucun moyen de le charmer ou de le ralentir. Prenez garde à esquiver ses machettes s'il vous poursuit, et tentez de le surprendre.”
pdumpster says “There is almost no point in the game unless you're insanely fed where you win a 1v1, so invading is risky especially with his jg clear being so healthy.”
Flux31 says “Olaf can be an even bigger threat to Warwick if not dealt with properly. His R can cancel your R's suppression so be sure to have your team there as back up.”
D3str00 says “Biggest counter. Olaf has damage, healing, attack speed and immunity on slowing effect from E / your kick. When he throws axe at you, run. Always try to wait up his ultimate and go on him when it's effect will just end.”
WickedPoppet says “He can be a extremely frustrating match up, on the caveat he knows what he is doing. As much of a skill matchup as this can be, his ult still nullifies your cc. Granted he can't stop you from draining or ult, but he gets stronger the lower he is. Overall, the matchup favors him generally but just try to look for picks on his squishier team mates and you can try to get a win off that.”
SavageFy says “Olaf's damage, healing, mobility and clear time are an extreme threat for Amumu. You want to avoid him early game. Olaf often looks to invade Amumu's jungle early.”
Sorrowful Prince says “You simply have no counterplay after level 6. If you don't get stuff going before that while he fullclears chances are high you won't have much impact. You will outscale relatively fast so play it defensively afterwards and look for crossmap plays or counterganks if he makes a mistake. Taking herald while he solos drake is a good option. Don't let him 1:25 you!”
TheDarkLight says “Dude literally counters your whole kit, his ult makes your W essentially useless which is what your kit revolves around. Just ban him. ”
Mowser says “His ult makes you useless. he will ult through you and kill your backline without consequence, he can kill you very quickly if he puts focus onto you after your backline is in the dirt”
kujosrevenge says “You simply will just never win a 1v1 with Olaf, Xin can duel and invade most junglers but Olaf's passive makes him too strong to 1v1 at all points in the game. Highly recommend playing opposite him and denying him scuttles and objectives when you catch him on the wrong side of the map.”
Fabosch is Love says “He cleans really well and has strong drake advantage. You can't catch him when he ults but you do strong damage on him. Peel your carries and you can denie him in teamfight.”
AsarWeth says “Just sad you got into this situation, try to win this game early, this guy will be threat to your whole team, you can 1v1 him before 6, after you will be in real trouble.”
Loki029 says “I personally hate this champ. DON T try to trade, just wait for lvl 6 go full in qith silence, ignite and ult, DON T if the enemy jungler could be near, if you pushed him to his Tower, if he is ahead (Hint: One of my main Bans after Irelia)”
Nico449c says “At lvl 6 you got no chance of winning in most games unless insanely snowballed, Even before lvl 6 you will lose most fights because of hes early healing + dmg + chase potential you win by counterganking him or just outgank him since he got about no gank potential.”
Agrakonis says “This guy can outright deny your ult and then repeatedly smack you and chase until you are dead. Don't fight without team or unless he can't see you and you can get a nice R off and are stronk already.”
Ryttar says “Uuuuh... You won't escape him, you won't outtrade him, you won't outheal him, you won't play against him. Ban it or focus everyone BUT him. ”
lheisse says “With his ulti allowing him to block cc and the early game pressure makes olaf easily your ban priority. You will not win a 1v1 fight vs him”
KajiKumihoAkukei says “Olaf is a very strong early game jungler and it is very hard to fight him early on. Try to rush for level 6 and if possible make sure you are the one doing the counter ganks. ”
briguy1109 says “His passive makes him nearly impossible to kill early-game(2+ attack speed level 3 is insane). Take ignite, and gradually you will see that he becomes a less effective version of you mid-late”
zekynan says “this is difficult to explain but, if you have less than half health and he is full, he wins. the other way around is not garanteed. If you want to fight this prick you will need to catch him on tf or kite him really well ”
Marcua says “Worth a ban. Nidalee is all about getting early leads and bully the enemy jungler. This viking won't let you do that. His whole kit is anti-Nidalee. If he gets ahead, it only takes 1 q for him to get onto you and stay there until you get the gray screen. ”
Daedralus says “Just don't ult him when he ults... You will also look pretty silly as you gauge at him, and him back at you. Your fear also becomes a little useless in that time period, and his healing is pretty much the same deal as you, but he can hit a bit harder with his true damage. Best thing to do is outlast his ult, and your ult can secure it afterwards. In the meantime, keep your Q just a little more so you can pull of a greater heal from below half, or even 20% HP (tripling the bonus as your Q counts as a basic attack).”
Soulreaperjin says “Long as you can beat him by invading him on his either Red or Blue where he is, but you have to set your eyes on minimap when he ganks because he can easily get kills with just Q and E.
Try to out scale him much as humanly possible because otherwise it requires 3 people to kill him at all.”
BlindKidNoThumbs says “Perma ban this broken champ. Hard counters Warwick he beats you early game out clears you beats you in duels and ignores all your CC. If you picked Warwick and they pick Olaf just dodge.”
TSMyth says “Just... Don't. This champion will ruin your games, it'll just make your rage. His ult counters the fuck out of your ult. You can't do shit against a jungler like him. And plus his insanely tanky items, will make it impossible to kill him.”
TSMyth says “Olaf's ultimate, I- I... I don't want to speak about it, it's going to be so annoying especially if he's running after you, you're in deep danger what are you doing to do? Well, wait until his ultimate is over then try to bait him once again, and then E him.”
Ardent Deceiver says “Has early drag prio, can't fight him early and his ultimate makes your boxes useless. His damage against you is also huge. Late game stay far away from him.”
Liibron says “Olaf is a very strong duelist and you don't want to face him in a 1v1 early if possible. However there is a lot of outplay potential if you play well around wall jumps with your Q and kite him out.”
PrideHunter says “Beats you early, beats you mid game, you win late. This champion can invade you early on and really punish elise lvl 1 and 2. at level 6 you stand no chance against him. Nimbus cloak is good against olaf to run away from him.”
urrb says “This is somewhat of a skill matchup. I like to go Conquerer vs. Olaf because otherwise you won't win the 1v1 without a solid lead. Try to catch him at a buff early or get a lead from lanes. If he invades you early on with more health than you, either ping for a laner to help if one is able, or just back off and try to path elsewhere. You don't win unless you catch him with abilities on cd and/or with less hp than you. Try to sidestep his axes if you 1v1 him.”
SpecterZX says “This champ is your biggest counter and he will win most of the time unless your team helps you.If he invades you spam ping your team to help you cuz you dont win the 1v1,otherwise just back off and focus on farming or helping your team else where.”
Messier 16 says “Your only ban this season. His ability to take objectives way sooner than you is the only concern you should have. Other than that, crush him.”
SeekerPTK says “Get a Randuin's and you will ruin his life, you should kill him until ge gets 4 items. If he is building [Feral Flare] you will never kill him late but early he is also quite strong with his perma slow and true damage. Take note that his passive Berserker Rage makes him stronger the lower he gets, as does his W Vicious Strikes. Try to counter jg him.”
SirEdgeLordYi says “He can crush you in a 1v1 except on lvl 3 when you have you meditate up to Auto attack reset , then you have a potential to kill him other than that, do not mess with the angry viking!”
Quezel says “Olaf can easily win early game with his incredible 1v1 potential and post 6 he can ignore your ultimate with his. Don't try to fight him early and just farm rush seekers/tabi/bramble into liandries and you should start winning fights.”
Luthy2278 says “Strong early but you can easily dodge his axes. You will beat him up after a couple items and if he catches you low HP you can just run away from him using your Ult since he can't slow you down.”
SNOBOY says “Good luck, he is very difficult. Early Iceborn, and ganks. No point trying to fight him because he out trades and sustains. With his true damage it is also hard to build against him. Don't face him 1v1 if you can help it.”
Havewyouseenmycaw says “If he ever catches you alone you most likely die very early aggro jungler and his R counters you hard I beat olaf by just avoid him and impacting opposite sides of the map”
TheDrKlord says “Same case for Nocturne, Olaf has the strongest early game of jungle, and one of the worst late games too, you outscale him, avoid fighting him alone.”
Simphoria says “As of S10 this guy is just bonkers. His variety in pathing, ability to duel, to gank, to secure objectives, mind boggling. I don't even know where to start.
Early game, he may full clear or he may gank at level 2. He can't really kill us since we can Q away, but if he shows up in river he will have priority. He can counter jungle us fine and can gank well too. If you do duel him, try to save your stun for when he's lower as that's when he does more damage. Once level 6, don't even bother because his ult negates basically our entire kit. He is very troublesome throughout the whole game. ”
Mkcls says “You can not kill him. Like never. He's gonna toss a hammer to your doom. Outheals your dmg. You will never win 1 vs 1. Requires you to use your Q wisely.”
HackedAccountlol says “Just don't try to be on the same side of the map as he is. You beat him 1v1 when you are level 11 or level 16. He kills every jungler 1v1”
Fyurex says “This viking is a beast. His ult makes him invincible to CC so you can't use the full effect of your Q and R. His damage and tankiness is too much for you to duel him. If he goes in try to kill the enemy carries instead as you will waste time by taking Olaf only. try to get him behind early to make him less usable mid game.”
LFS_aXent says “If you know Olaf, you know this match-up. Be careful of his axes, don't let him pick them up. I would lace them with your E if he runs for it, and root him with W to poke and trade equally. His ultimate isn't super amazing against you, considering you can auto him and outspeed him, while dodging his axes.”
Lyieru says “Olaf is a freaking tank, try to nerf him before he reaches level 6, but you need to have at least an Tiamat or a Serrated Dirk to cause more damage. When Olaf reaches level 6 and triggers his ultimate, just use yours too to avoid him and/or maybe delude him”
Mr. Nyahr says “Olaf's true damage and attack speed steroid will be able to shred you very quickly. Dodge his axes, and keep in mind that he is stronger at low health. If you get ahead, you should be fine, but be wary.”
today ill feed enemy team says “This matchup as a jungler is more easy than when you are playing against a olaf on top lane, but you need to respect his passive and his R, try to slap him, so you orbwalk him and so you can engage on him again and kill him.”
MarkTheHipster says “Olaf is really good into Ornn anyways, since Ornn likes shorter trades because of his long cooldowns and low mobility. While Olaf absolutely LOVES extended trades. He also out farms Ornn so be extra cautious vs him.”
Doaenel says “Olaf out-sustains and out-damages Hecarim by a long shot. In order to play versus him, you need to focus on farming and ganking early game. Never force a 2v2, because Olaf will win. Even if you have an item lead on Olaf, you will never beat him in fights, so just focus on getting the rest of the map ahead.”
1Joshua says “annoying as he is better than you at fast clear plus will screw you if you just fight him alon as he regen a lot dont engage if you are not far ahead.
Try to allways have info on him to steal is jgl and get that needed lead”
VapoSK says “Olaf will mince you in a 1v1 his ult will make your E useless and you cant 1 combo him. Request help from your laners to deal with him and use rappel to stall after your combo.”
G2 Ryan says “Avoid him early game, you win since Olaf depends on kills alot. Ward and Invade, you will be able to beat him level 11. (Buy Ninja Tabis)”
Her0mars says “Probably won't be going for you, so I guess you could try peeling carries..? early game your laners really shouldn't die to this guy. However when team fights roll around all you can really do to get him off is try to kill him.”
CryAwake says “The worst creature to exist he has true damage life steal and his ultimate negates all crowd control effects. get grievous wounds to even stand a chance.”
Hamstertamer says “Very hard to deal with, gets in your face and shreds you, and you can't CC him to disengage. Your only hope is to oneshot him with ult, but then he loves going spirit visage and tank items so he'll likely survive that. If he's too much of a problem get a zhonyas.”
RSol Fox says “Early game is not so bad but after 6 you will struggle. Your stun is a big part of your dueling power which olaf can ignore with his ult.”
HKRV says “Really strong early game, don't trade too much and try to kill him with your laner as you won't stand a chance. Worth placing wards to know his movement as you not really want to face him in your jungle.”
yasinpg says “A summary of teamfights will be him charging into your team and you charging into his after popping Locket. Extremely in your favor.
Simply don't 1v1 him early and you should be fine.”
Jadiac5 says “watch out for his dmg. It will always be more then you think so only attack when charmed. If he chases you you will have to leave when you know you wont be able to fight him.”
IskaDP says “Strong fighter with his passive life steal and attack speed. Don't commit to duels too early or recklessly because most time you won't escape him when he ults and you can't cc him.”
triger34 says “Olaf is very interesting champion.He can slow you and can regen his health.That`s why for him is very easy to kill the mobs.Yeah i know not many people play olaf JG but in major level he is very OP.”
Eqxilibrium says “He will out 1v1 you if you don't burst him to death. Once he procs Conqueror and his passive gets stronger, you will lose. Try to outgank as his early game can be pretty strong.”
Intello says “Olaf is pretty strong early. The less health he has the more attack speed he gets.
AVOID HIS AXES. They will slow you an insane amount and he will kill you. If he picks them up his cooldown is pretty much reset.
His ult is a nightmare. No CC will affect him so your slow/root is useless. If he procs it run if you're alone and wait it out.
He usually gets spirit visage so get Magic Pen and slow items to help kite him.”
PandaSenpai101 says “You demolish him in trades and his E is really easy to predict. You crush him, even if he uses his ultimate. However, the new Conqueror changes makes him very hard to solo 1v1.”
fetlol says “Be cautious when fighting Olaf with low HP. His passive allows him to becomes stronger as his health gets lower. Also, don't waste any CC abilities during his ultimate. Finally, just try and dodge his axes.”
best teemo says “Start: doran shield, armor runes
How he will try to trade against you:
olaf will try to hit you with one spear then run up to you, grab the spear and run you down.
How to win trades pre6:
lvl 1 against this match up is the most important because this is your chance to bring his hp so low that he cannot all in you, try to bring his hp down to half lvl 1, all you have to do is side step his axe, then walk up and auto him as hard as you can until he gets his next axe in 7 seconds. after he gets lvl 2, keep side stepping his axe but be more cautious, if olaf walks up to try to grab the thrown axe, disengage, but if he doesn't then throw an auto attack at him. an easier way to sidestep his axe is to stand next to a minion that's about to die, the olaf will try to axe both you and the minion so you can get an idea of where he will throw the axe, then side step it. if he doesn't throw an axe in a while, throw a q at him carefully so he knows this isnt a passive lane. You might want to rush tabai against him.”
Bombabo says “You can do a decent amount o damage to him, but don't expect to get away without ulting over a wall or something. Early encounters strongly favor him”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “Earlier in the game, you should be able to win this lane, just don't fight him for more than 2-3 sec. because he'll definitely outdamage you.”
Nairyk says “Olaf is a pain in the ass early game, if you manage it he will start falling off. His axe hurls do plenty of damage and also makes it possible for him to walk up on you, again - wait for back up and play with him. When he ults you can not disdain or ulti him..”
HAMMERSLAYER says “A passive jungle pick with a tendency for counterjungling, try to avoid any 1v1 combat with him in early game and until you get Bloodrazor or Botrk, or both, he will try to powerfarm until 6 and get vision/crabs while harashing any availiable lane once he gets ulti and easily diving them, so once he gets his ulti try to be nearby to countergank him so he can't get kills and snowball the midgame.”
New Player says “Not much of a threat in general as Olafs usually don't have enough effective health to stay in fight for long enough - he is often the first one to get kited and killed. Just make sure not to 1v1 him as he can take you on.
Otherwise, if fed and building some resists to stay in a fight for longer, your team might need to back off from the enemy and focus him down first OR alternatively kill all the other players and kill him last.
It could be hard to choose the second option depending on your team.
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iam2sxy1 says “olaf will dominate you after 6 as he will counter you in every possible way just like pantheon suggested to switch lanes before he hits 6”
Ricnnn says “Antes do level 6 você deve ganhar a troca, mais recomendado você dar counter jungle/farm e aproveitar pressão das lanes pra objetivos e ganks e dives forçados, recomendado as runas ''Total Presença De Mapa''”
Jomickies says “This champion cannot be CC'd after level 6. This makes him an incredible pain in the rear as your primary method of killing enemies is by CCing them. In order to kill olaf you have to wait out his ult and try to body block him from your team. ”
The Lost Drawing says “Daño considerablemente alto ya que por naturaleza eres tanque y el tiene una habilidad que mete daño verdadero.
Aunque no tiene CC en si, su 'R' te hace 'counter', se cura y poquea machin xD.”
WiskeyANDGin says “his ult is really a counter for you, cant 1 vs 1 in close combat, kite and waste his ult, without ult u can beat him, but still, dont go in melee range, its dangereous”
drunken hunter says “Olaf is one of the champs i banned every game. This guy gets more attack speed the lower he drops, he got life steal + attack speed as an ability, he got the point and click true dmg, he got the axe that slows and just needs to pick it up and it has no cooldown. With his ult Olaf cannot get stunned/slowed/taunted/... anymore and gets even more dmg and movement speed. And with all that he is still tanky. In the early game when he doesnt have all of his abilities you can try to trade him. On the other hand you can try just to farm and wait for a gank.”
kkiskk says “Call jungler for ganks to bully him early. Otherwise you may lose duel. His Q hurts ( If you always get hit by it). His duel ability is top tier, passive AS when low HP / Q aoe slow scale with 1.0 bonus AD / W AS and lifesteal / E true damage scale with 0.5 total AD / R gives tank potential and CC immune with extra AD”
smokeyxde says “This dude is seriously a problem. His ult cancels everything you stand for. Your only option is to group on him, and deal enough damage to kill him.
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Tips Against Olaf in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Sovereign Kitten says “Olaf is a strong level 1-2 cheese champion. If he picks up his axe after throwing/hitting you, it will reduce the cooldown by 4.5 seconds. You can NOT (Q) most of his auto damage or slow him in his (R). He will often run Ghost and simply run you down once you get hit by one of his axes, if you are extended against him. He is very tanky and makes utilizing (R) and (Q) relatively useless. I would highly recommend you play a kiting build like PTA, as it requires less from you, and deals with many of the key issues when facing him. Focus on things like movement speed and the ability to kite and not rely so much on your (Q) or (R).
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I Am Goliath says “Just survive the early game against Olaf and you outscale him. If you get hit by an axe simply just E away because he will chain axe chase you down, be very careful early game in this matchup and wait until you have W maxxed and some items, also it's very important to keep in mind YOU CANNOT pull him in with your ultimate while he is in his ultimate since he cannot be disabled so it's a good idea to save your ultimate until after he uses his. As long as he doesn't snowball early you win mid and late game.”
Drake6401 says “Goes well against your burst trade style because his Q and ult are perfect tools for chasing. Try to get a lead before level 6 and chose your fights wisely after. If you use your full combo and then he ults after you, there's not much you can do to stop him. Make sure to avoid using your dash too much post six so you have some kite power.”
Anoying bro5 says “Do not fight him until lvl 3. You want to parry his lightning attack which is pretty fast which they usually use after one aa. If you land parry you win the trade. When Olaf ults, your riposte does not slow or lower attack speed so it is best to run if you cant kill him quickly. You out scale so if you are struggling, sit back and farm under tower.”
MrDomian says “He can avoid your R with his R.
You can hit him, but don't go into long trades.
Enter when he is low on health and you have all the skills.”
quinn adc says “Seems like an impossible matchup post 6, but I classify it as medium if you run phase rush.
First, make sure to side step Olaf's Qs in lane with your harrier procs. If he lands a Q on you and tries running you down, Auto E Auto combo him to proc phase rush and run away.
This keystone provides move speed along with 75% slow resistance, so if Olaf is chasing you down and lands Qs on you, phase rush counters the slow from his axes.
The matchup pre 6 is heavily quinn favoured, so side step his axes and then play the matchup as any other melee matchup, which is be aggressive when olaf misses Q.
He has no gap closers without it, so you can hard trade him.
If you are getting in an intense 1v1 with him, ignite kinda earlier to apply griev wounds to mitigate his W heal and conq heal, and also to proc nimbus cloak from your runes to grant you extra MS.
Now, post 6 Olaf DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT vault olaf while his R is active. If you are extremely low and have no choice, then that is the only time you should vault him when his R is active. The reason you don't is becasue R grants him slow immunity, and so your E will not slow NOR knock olaf back, and that is a critical part about Quinn's vault ability.
How to win post 6 olaf is, when he activates R, instantly proc phase rush by either auto auto auto, OR Auto - Q - Auto. By procing PR, you have slow resistance and insane MS to make his Qs unable to slow you, and enough move speed to out run olaf in his R ability.
Side step the axes if you can, and focus on trying to just run away by procing harriers from passive or q when you can.
NOW, when his 6 second R ends, IMMEDIATELY use vault on olaf, and then re-engage on him because he will have no gap closer without his ult :)
I rush bork here, so you should also save bork active for after his R expires to apply a slow on him. Practice makes perfect for this matchup, but post 6 is actually not bad with phase rush! Just save that E boys until his R expires always.”
SaltCat says “Level 1 you win with passive, level 2 also, level 3 you lose , play passive and get grevious wounds, after level 6 you can easily kill him”
RTO says “Avoid trading until level 3. His level 1 is disgusting. Very easy to gank for you jungler, so call for a gank. Even at level 6, do not look for all in without chunking him down. ”
LiL Bunnie FuFuu says “Olaf kind of just runs at you and kills you and there's not much you can do about it. Unplayable lane after lvl 6 and you should dodge.”
DarkyTheReal says “Level 1 bait his q into your minions, so he pushes the wave, you start trading at level 3 at your tower with quick trades until you can all-in him. If you have problems you can get Executioner's calling and Plated steel caps”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Undertow(Q) or Axe. Try to avoid going near his Axe on the ground or path towards it because if he picks it up it refreshes his Undertow. Reckless Swing(E) deals true damage, but also damages him try to take advantage of that in a trade. Use Ignite or buy Thornmail or Morello's to counter his Vicious Strikes(W). Save Fling until his Ragnarok(R) is down. (Fling does not work under Ragnarok) (Mega Adhesive does not work under Ragnarok) (Outscaling Edge: Singed) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Olaf) (Recommended Items: Thornmail or Morello's)”
Boptimus says “Rare lane, but extremely hard. Early on Olaf can run you across the lane and kill you with Q. Once he hits 6 he's immune to CC and will just run you down. Stay close to tower and grab as much CS as you can.”
maxlid3 says “At early levels he can't really do much but after level 6 he can just run you down and slow you a lot with his axes. Keep your distance after level 6 and maybe buy antiheal if he becomes a bigger threat.”
SettVEVO says “I don't see Olaf top ever, but he ignores CC when he hits 6 which means he will dodge your W probably and you literally cant ult him when his ults up. You can win early as long as you get him low enough to kill him with an E stun to W. But after its just really boring. As long as you don't die to him in lane he won't be as scary as he seems later. He is a champion who starts with an advantage and has to keep it to win. So just let him fall off and don't let him keep it.”
Rhoku says “TL;DR - SKILL MATCHUP. DON’T FIGHT HIM BEFORE LEVEL 3. KITE HIM TO HAVE HOPE OF BEATING HIM EARLY. DON’T LET HIM HIT YOU WITH HIS AXES. BE CAREFUL WHEN FIGHTING HIM LEVEL 6. STEELCAPS’S ARE MANDATORY.
You do NOT want to fight Olaf early on. Once he hits one of his axes, you are legit fucked as the slow allows him to catch up and land another one. Try to play safe until you get both of your CC abilities. Basically, wait till level 3. At that point, you have the CC to stop him from moving and getting his axes which allows you to kite him properly. And if you can properly kite out an Olaf, there is essentially nothing he can do. Try not to die to Olaf. Remember that Olaf falls off super hard so if he LOSES lane, his team essentially has no toplaner. Try to dodge his axes. In all honesty, if you are patient you will win this lane. Try to be careful as he spikes extra hard in level 6. You no longer will be able to kite him out with JUST your CC. You HAVE to dodge his Axes AND have Ghost. Try to kill him when he is low as Olaf is great at healing in crucial moments. His DPS is also highest when he is low. In terms of runes, I’d recommend Bone Plating and Conqueror. Phase rush is somewhat helpful for when you want to disengage but Conqueror helps you just out fight him. Steelcaps are great as usual.”
xPetu says “Recommended: Standard Runes & Teleport
Tips: He beats basically every all-in, so basically you should never E in. Passive shield his Q poke. Use W when he W's.”
PH45 says “Don't let him get too many E's on to you as it deals true damage. He has quite a good sustain with his W so careful for that. He also gets more attackspeed the lower his HP gets so be careful of that. If he misses his Q and throws it far away from himself then you can try to fight him as he misses a lot of his damage without his axe spam. After 6 he can avoid your stun but he wont have his extra resistances from his ult either.”
ForgottenProject says “This is guy is a cheese pick. His Early-Game is stupidly strong but he falls off.
[1]Do not fight him before level 3 he will out damage you hard.
[2]Try to Predict and parry his E(his Dunk).
[3]Farm up and you should beat him at lv6.
[4]Try to dodge his Axe the best you can as it gives him a window to All-in or stack his Conqueror.
[5]Rush Executioner's After your Tiamat, you don't want him to kill thanks to his absurd lifesteal.”
Psychopathic Top says “Worse matchup than yi. Olaf top is seen a lot more as well. This champion can run you down on level 1, and would snowball too much of a gold difference for you to matter even post Sunderer. Level 6, ragnarok makes him immune to wither, so again (like yi), Nasus is playing with three abilities. Even if you miss every cs in the first wave, do not walk up for cs, as he will run you down with axe spam. In lane, look to survive and prevent getting turret dove. Do not ask for jungle help as Olaf simply 1 v 2s. Get bramblevest early to stop his insane healing, and try to scale up without dying. The later it gets, the better odds of you winning the game.”
Stinkee says “Olaf is an insane early game champion. He will constantly throw axes at you and try to all in you at level 2-3.
Once he is level 6 it gets even worse when he ults and is immune to all of your CC making you near useless.
If you can survive laning phase you will scale better. Take Grasp and get armor and health items and max Q or W.”
iZeal says “Pre 6 you can poke him down without him being able to do much unless you are overextended. Try not to burst him down to low hp but instead use your Q3 to kill him so he cannot abuse his passive and W to lifesteal. After 6 you have to respect his ultimate since you can't CC him during it. When he doesn't have it up, he is a sitting duck to your combos though.”
Alan234 says “Go Phase Rush with boots into swifties and w max second.
Dodge his q's and run immidately if he hits you, because you will die if you dont. Later on your outvalue him due to scaling, just survive early and concede cs. Ignite late due to his passive. His ult stops your q but removes resistances so you can blow him up (you will need to tank his autos though so you need to know your dmg)”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “Olaf is extremely powerful, so I suggest you grab a bramble vest first and then rush Shieldbow after. If you survive his ult, you should be able to kill him.”
DippyDan says “Strongest level 1 if he picks up all his axes. Can chase you down and cheese you at level 1. Can kill you at level 6 since riposte won't slow his AS. You will eventually outscale him easily. TIPS: [1] Watch for a level 1 invade. [2] Let him push first wave, and you can trade one you are level 2. [3] eventually get executioner for his healing.”
Chease says “His passive combined with heal makes him almoste imposible to kill early, so hold your W till his low enough then execute him with it. After six watch out for his R, if he dodges your W u are most likely dead or at least he hard wins trade.”
Justkb says “This can be difficult if you allow him to get free trades off early. You have much better range, which means you can poke him down with E, Q, W at level 3, just don't make sure you are pushed as his Q and gap close will become a problem for you. I would recommend rushing phage and poking with Q, using the movement speed to avoid his Axe’s, while also ensuring the wave doesn’t perma push. Once you Hit level 6 with Phage and Tabi you can look to fight him if you can bait out his W.”
Fan22 says “Olaf its one of the worst champs to deal as maokai (and probably a very good Ban), after he uses his R theres literally Nothing you can do to stop him from running down your team, which lets you useless in Teamfights, as you cannot do something to help your allies meanwhile they are being chased by Olaf.
I recommend rushing bramble vest and asking your jungler for ganks to Olaf pre-6, after 6 its complicated to do something against him, but if your jungler it's ok and you arent too behind he should be killable.
As i said before Olaf counters you really hard as he has a better early and also has true damage and can become Unstopable with his Ultimate, even in the late game he will still be a pain the ass.
To win try to TP or roam to other lanes to get your team ahead, or to get a dragon and hopefully beat Olaf late game, end the game as soon as you can and get advantages everywhere in the map.”
LoLReal says “One of the few champions that can trade with us level 1 and win. Respect Olaf's early game and we will be stronger mid + late game.
This is mostly a skill match up. Play smart and don't overcommit.”
Rhoku says “SUPER hard matchup. He outdamages you, he avoids your ultimate, he is better than you for 90% of the game and if you get hit by 1 axe, you are done for. You basically want to sit back and not walk up at all. BELIEVE me when I tell you that if he hits you with 1 axe, you WILL die. You better be able to disengage with a backwards E once he is running at you because otherwise, you are done. Get Tabis, Bramble Vest, Seeker's Armguard, Rylais and Lyandries. You are stronger lategame when you both have items but just don't let him get a kill on you. A snowballed Olaf will destroy EVERYTHING.”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Undertow(Q) or Axe. Try to avoid going near his Axe on the ground or path towards it because if he picks it up it refreshes his Undertow. Reckless Swing(E) deals true damage, but also damages him try to take advantage of that in a trade. Use Ignite or buy Thornmail to counter his Vicious Strikes(W). Save Offensive Abilities until his Ragnarok(R) is down. (No skills does not work under Ragnarok) (Outscaling Edge: Malphite) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Recommended Items: Thornmail)”
Xerath gaming says “None plays olaf on top, atleast I don't see it to happen but if u fight him on top, you can't really do anything against him. He beats you in laning phase and mid game since he is more op in these than you, in late game you should win it. Take ignite!”
YasTilt says “Block his Q with your W, this Champion has absurd Anti-Heal so mind taking Anti-Heal against him. Don't use your tornado when he uses his Ult and you can try to pick Exhaust to slow him down.”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Undertow(Q) or Axe. Try to avoid going near his Axe on the ground or path towards it because if he picks it up it refreshes his Undertow. Reckless Swing(E) deals true damage, but also damages him try to take advantage of that in a trade. Use Ignite or buy Thornmail to counter his Vicious Strikes(W). Save Infected Bonesaw until his Ragnarok(R) is down. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Olaf) (Recommended Items: Thornmail) (Outscaling Edge: Dr.Mundo)”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Undertow(Q) or Axe. Try to avoid going near his Axe on the ground or path towards it because if he picks it up it refreshes his Undertow. Reckless Swing(E) deals true damage, but also damages him try to take advantage of that in a trade. Use Ignite or buy Thornmail to counter his Vicious Strikes(W). Save Offensive Abilities until his Ragnarok(R) is down. (No skills does not work under Ragnarok) (Outscaling Edge: Warwick) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Recommended Items: Thornmail or Executioner's)”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Undertow(Q) or Axe. Try to avoid going near his Axe on the ground or path towards it because if he picks it up it refreshes his Undertow. Reckless Swing(E) deals true damage, but also damages him try to take advantage of that in a trade. Use Ignite or buy Thornmail to counter his Vicious Strikes(W). Save Pillar of Ice until his Ragnarok(R) is down. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Olaf) (Recommended Items: Thornmail) (Outscaling Edge: Trundle)”
Amvill says “Don't build Rylias against him since his ult can negate its effects. This only applies to olaf top. His all in is equal to that of a Tryndamere.”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Undertow(Q) or Axe. Try to avoid going near his Axe on the ground or path towards it because if he picks it up it refreshes his Undertow. Reckless Swing(E) deals true damage, but also damages him try to take advantage of that in a trade. Use Ignite or buy Thornmail to counter his Vicious Strikes(W). Save offensive abilities until his Ragnarok(R) is down. (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Sett) (Recommended Items: Thornmail) (Outscaling Edge: Even)”
Papa Urgot says “This guy will fuk you up as well. He can Ult so your realm goes away he has more healing and dmg then u. Get Seekers Antihealing and tabis as well.”
KarmaChamelion says “Rarely seen top now days. While his ult is a giant middle finger to your CC. You out scale him and Bramble can deal with his healing, don't feed him early and he won't be much of a threat later on. However if he gets fed early he will make you feel pain.”
SanLourdes says “Olaf has been nerfed so he is a little less of a threat, but his ult completely ignores all of your CC and his range with his axe throws in addition to his damage output will definitely be a force to be reckoned with. If you scale, you shouldn't have too much of a hard time defeating him in the late game, but in the early game, stand clear.”
Marwaii says “Rush anti heal.
He will kill you if he lands a single axe and can counter your ulti with his own. Just kite him and poke with Q until you get mythic and you should win.
Take Trinity + Swiftness.”
slogdog says “Olaf can run you down in a long lane so be very wary of that. But he has no mobility and is still heavily reliant on landing Q's. Use W smart and kite in and out with ghouls and R to kill him.”
Bombabo says “The key to beating Olaf is to survive early. He outpokes you, outdamages you, and outsustains you. He is also very capable of tower diving you due to his ult, which prevents you from being able to E or R him. However, he falls off pretty hard around Mid-Game, and you should have no problem taking care of him unless he's fed. Ask for ganks”
laoshin3v3 says “Conqueror
Be very careful if he is low life since he is a lot stronger. You can kill him pre 6 since you can slow his attack speed and best case scenario even parry Q or E. After lvl6 the matchup gets a little harder but you outscale hard.”
SethPRG says “If you fall for the early cheese level 1 trade, you will probably lose, especially if he has ignite. However, it's possible to win Level 1 if you learn W first, and can dodge an axe or two. If you get hit by an axe, do not under any circumstance just try to walk away, it will be a terrible trade for you, and you could end up dying, or tower dove by him and his JG. At the very least you can fight him and try to blow his flash when he needs to dodge your W. In an AA duel, you will win, at least till level 6. You will want to bully him once you reach level 3, and start building for Trinity Force, going for Sheen first. Nothing else matters here for Mythic items, you just need to abuse the burst and in fight bonus AD from it to be able to kill Olaf. If he ever ults, you need to position smart to hit your W, for example, having your back against the wall. The only use of ulting him during his ult is to get away, dodge the slow from an axe of his, or just delay his ult so it runs out quicker. If you're not ahead, you will probably lose the 1v1, so splitting in this matchup isn't ideal. You will want to match him however in sidelines and hope to catch him out with your team if he pushes too far. In team fights you can't realistically stop him from ulting onto your team and chopping them into sushi, so your best bet is to engage on his team and force him to respond to you. But if he's smart, he could save his ult during that situation, so forcing it out by starting a fight by ulting him into his team into an E if possible, or bursting his carry down are both ways to try and achieve that. He's stronger the lower HP he is, but you stack Conquerer faster than him, so be aware of those things. Rushing Bramble Vest is a must this matchup, and Plated Steelcaps as well unless the rest of his team is a heavy AP/CC based comp. Black Cleaver is also useful in this situation as a 2nd or 3rd item if he is building a lot of armor, but generally I would go Death's Dance just to spread out some of his AD damage in an all-in. Sterak's Gage would be a decent early build for this matchup, as you would be able to survive through his ult probably, and deal more W
true damage.”
AlanVenator says “His poke early game with Qs is not to be underestimated. Do not get baited by his low HP as he will gain attack speed. His ultimate prevents your second cast of "Fear beyond death". Do not fight him early levels. Get some sort of healing reduction if you want to fight him.”
Sporkintahn says “DANGEROUS!!! --- Not many Olaf tops around but I see it occasionally. DO NOT FIGHT HIM LEVELS 1 or 2.--- Like you he thrives in extended trades as he deals more damage the lower HP he is due to his passive increasing his AS the lower he is. He also has Lifesteal from his W so he can heal up quite a bit. --- Just make smart trades, avoid his Axe (Q) harass and at level 6 you can All-In him. --- Build Steelcaps and Bramblevest. --- Once he gets Goredrinker you may not be able to fight him anymore unless you're ahead and have a heal cut. It is absolutely busted on him at the moment.”
doozy99 says “Go for the Tank rune page or get Goredrinker as your mythic. Get double armor in your flex runes. Buy bramble vest first back. If you're behind max W, otherwise max Q. ”
PinkUnicornGod says “Olaf is very strong early and makes your laning phase absolute hell. Buy Dorans Shield and just try to poke him when he walks up to hit minions. RUSH BRAMBLE. The lane doesn´t get any easier after lvl.6 since Olafs ult cleanses yours. In a 1v1 you have to ult him before he ults so you still get the stolen stacks even though you aren´t in the death realm. If you ult him while he is in his ult your ult will just be wasted (no stolen stats). I don´t recommend fighting him head-on until 2-3 items. Don´t overextend or he will have it easy to just run you down with his q. If his Jungler for some reason ganks after lvl.6 you can ult the jungler and hopefully trade 1 for 1 or maybe even get a kill and get out.”
TXK_ says “Busted champion who wins at all stages in the game. Pre 6 you can peel him off yourself with E so focus on farm. Olaf falls off so play for late game.”
Vandenelis says “ you can beat him if he runs out of mana, if he does not buy corrupting pot, then he might kill you level 1 with his axes. if he runs out of mana, you should be equal in the lane, if a jungle ganks you and you get a kill, while he has none, you win the lane. if you have a lead after level 6 you should beat him hard.”
The Real Fake says “You can't ever fight him early (before first back), you may be able to fight him after your first clear/back if you go Red Smite & Ignite. He is stronger than you in 1v1s, but you have much better ganks , faster clears, split push, and mobility. Recommended to Red Smite & Ignite, or utilize Phase Rush to avoid him. Against a good jungler, this can be an impossible matchup if they choke you out of your own jungle.”
MagicallyDelish4 says “If he misses his Q level 1 you win the all in. Post 6 you can try to fast combo him to kill him but walk away if he uses his ulti. Use E or Qs so he doesn't run you down. ”
tibs2 says “Bramble any% speedrun. Scary match up but if done correctly should lead to you going even and outscaling. Try to always be fairly close to tower if he is 6 as he can run you down very easily. Pre 6 is pretty fine tho as if he tries to run you down you can just kite with q and w. Look to use w to run away faster, getting t2 to run away even faster is very nice too.”
SadmanV3 says “Olaf poses a slightly larger threat to Nasus than most, this is largely because trading with Olaf almost always results in a loss in the early game. With his passive allowing him to gain more attack speed at lower health, you can be caught off guard by his damage output.
1. Avoid trading when Olaf is at low health
2. Withering (W) before trading is one way to gain a more favorable trade.”
Noodles912 says “Would be extreme if his range was longer. Just hug your tower and you're fine. If you try to 1v1 at all, say goodbye to your LP. Outscale him, and get that sweet elo.”
Urgodzilla says “Chases you with Qs, chunks with E, heals a lot with W, hardcounters your R with his R. Do your best to survive early game, don't let him get fed and you will be fine after lvl13.”
SanLourdes says “Olaf is a tough matchup. Even though he was nerfed, he still remains a strong counter to you. He has damage, movement speed, and anti-CC that completely cancels your ultimate. Do not use your ultimate on Olaf unless you know that his is on cooldown. Don't get his by his axes. Build Doran's Shield, Plated Steelcaps and Rylai's as soon as possible.”
negoZoma69 says “A very cheesy toplane pick. Stay safe at level 1 and focus on sidestepping his axes. You can't really kill Olaf in lane unless he dives you so just play safe and farm from distance. You can outperform him in teamfights.”
SleeplessX says “He is extremely strong in a duel, don't get hit by his Q and get run down the lane. Let him push to you. He dumps on you post-6 with his ult but doesn't scale well unless fed, play for the team”
Pawn Sacrifice says “Ok. I will classify this matchup as even but the real bad notice here it's his ultimate, that counters yours - at least, you can't cast the second part of your ultimate, while his ultimate is active -. It's really annoying but its not a difficult lane to Urgot. You will not have a bad time...”
Rime101 says “Haven’t played vs one in a long time top lane.
I’d say proto > morello with Q Max.
Dont play too far up in the lane he has a lot of kill pressure
Even if it feels like he heals for 9000 hp keep poking him down enough so he can’t all in you
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Erenando says “He heals too much with his W and he is immune to your slow while he ults. He is an absolute beast with conquerer and his pokes with his Q will tilt you for sure. In any cases, try to stack as much as possible or dodge the game. He is probably your hardest counter”
GrGamingTeo says “Olaf is a god. You will never see him in the top lane but that one time you are against him you will not like this game at all. If you try to trade him away from your tower, he will heal back his missing health, he will chase to your tower and might even kill you. You need to respect him forever. The only time you will have a chance to kill him is only if his wave is really close to your tower and you pull him in and take him down with the help of the tower. Also once he hits lv6 you lose no matter what ou do. The only reason why he is not a LV6 threat is because you will never play against him in the top lane.”
LunaticDancer says “The scariest thing he has is lifesteal and attack speed buffs when on low hp, so be wary of that, but generally you heavily outtrade him. Also, your W counters his ultimate, a nice bonus.”
SpyDaFX says “extremely annoying, ask for ganks, go doran's shield, try to roam and get a lead, last hit and dont push, try to get a lead before level 6 because his ult is completely dumb and annoying (still killable at level 6 but it's a skill matchup, that is favored to him). dodge his axes. go Conqueror.”
Ravenborne says “Do not fight him Level 1 and 2. Level 3 you win against him. If you are both Level 6 start the fight off by pulling him in so he can't R it afterwards. Ghost is mandatory so he does not keep you slowed with Q. He has a lot of sustain so Bramble Vest is a very good buy here.”
BigManYam says “He will go aggressive on you early game by poking with his axes so make sure to avoid his axes by weaving and get early ganks if you can so he can't ult from your wither. But don't overextend mid game as well as this match up is favored for Olaf. ”
MarkFromSingedMains says “His Q is great for chasing you down, his W allows him to regen after chasing you down, and his E negates the stat buff you get from your R. Add onto this his R cancelling your W and E and you've found yourself in a horrendous lane. Bramble is recommended here.”
wff010 says “I recently had a very interesting experience. With my old sett runes, I'd have won the fight level 1 with my w. However, I lost the fight because I played it wrong with these runes. I w'd too early, and he had w, so he lifestealed faster than I could kill him. How to prevent this? Auto attack him until both of you are as low as possible and THEN use your w level 1 to one shot him so he doesn't get his max attack speed and lifesteal. You should easily win trades with AA, AA, Q, Q, E, W or variations of that between levels 1-5 and you should use that pressure to build a cs lead so you can kill him even after level 6.”
Devilofthewest says “Olaf is dangerous as he gets into later stages of the game . The best way to deal with him is to stomp him early , Dont get into extended trades with him. Use Electrocute runes and go for burst trades every time electrocute is up and you will win. its easy as that , dodge his hatchets and burst him ( BRING IGNITE )”
ChevalierArlo says “A temporada 11 tá sendo ótima pra ele, então não é raro achá-lo no top. Rushe corta-cura e evite trocar com ele com a ultimate dele ligada. Tome MUITO cuidado com ele no nível 1.”
ModelitoTime says “Olaf early game is just crazy, just stay back and if he hits you with his Q just E towards your turret and run away. Buy a early Executioners Calling, and about once you hit lvl 6+ you should start to win the matchup, *also not that if olaf casts his ult you cannot slow him, stun him, or even use your ult against him*”
xxskipskipxx says “Dodge his Q and try to E his E!!!
If he throws his Q too far away from him you can trade him ! Try not to kite towards his Q !!!
Keep in mind that his R gives him Armor and MR , which he loses when he activates his R! ”
LoLReal says “Nobody really plays Olaf top these days but this lane is actually quite hard. He wins early levels and is very strong against us mid game. He can R out of our R so we have no snowball potential against him post 6. Just get tabi, farm and try to go even, you will be more useful late game.”
ineptpineapple says “AWFUL MUNDO'S WORSE COUNTER PART. Just try to do what you do in all matchups that are awful try to avoid stuff and if he initiates q w e away and save your ult for yourself unless you know you can kill him.”
Hyzerik says “Throws a lot of axes, if he goes for a axe near you try to combo him. Otherwise he will just keep throwing them at you. Watch out for his ult as it makes your E and R useless.”
JannaMainOTP800K says “Pre 6 make sure to dodge his Q and show him who is the domina in you top-lane realationship. After lvl 6 there are three options
1. Praying and Simping
2. Running away using ghost flash and phaserush
3. Trolling your entire team as they predicted in champselect”
TioKirb says “Humiliate him on early and he won't be a threat ever again, add the Oblivion Orb to that and he will become useless against your Magic-based burning wrath.”
LeSocair says “Dodge his axes at all costs. This pick isn't common, but when it's a good pick, he's very good. I'm just keeping it as Extreme Threat because whenever Olaf is picked it's because he's rly good.”
sauronkaiser says “The thing with olaf is never understimate him. This champion is a god when it comes to surprise you winning fights you though you had already won.”
Mord3kaiser says “Olaf is a hard matchup for mordekaiser early on because of his advantage in long trades with his insane healing. He has a qss ultimate and is hard to pin down in team fights with your ult as a result. ”
Ramixx says “I haven't fought Olaf evenly as I usually snowball but from what I could tell Olaf beat me if he snowballed and if he didn't he would usually just die.”
EU_Toxicity says “Olaf is famous for his level 1 and 2 all-in rundown potential with his Q axe spam. Play at a safe distance very early on, let him push so he wouldn't have enough distance in lane to run you down. Once you reach level 3 you've outscaled him so long as he didn't cheese you and you can start playing aggresively. Get tabis and an item to reduce his healing and you're good.”
Malol67 says “One of the champions that you want to avoid before you have at least lvl 3,
try to block his E and autos with your E.
try to abuse the 3-5 window,since its kinda harder when he has ult if you don't have ignite or anti heal.”
iZeal says “A difficult matchup that can snowball out of control. Darius has a fighting chance against Olaf early game, however you have to abuse your superior range by using your E and your W slow to counteract the huge difference between Olaf's attack speed and yours. Use your E to stop him from autoattacking you to death when he is close to death so you can finish him off. After level 6 you somehow have to survive Olaf charging at you while you have 0 options to setup your Q. If you can somehow hit your Q anyways (maybe by flashing) you have a chance of winning or if you can disengage (Phase Rush is a possibility in this matchup). One of the few matchups where I might go Black Cleaver for added early defensiveness. You will outscale Olaf hard though and he becomes setup fodder for your passive in the lategame.
DBlade/DShield, Ninja Tabis!, Phage (Cleaver possible)”
DarkWolfDavid says “Hes Pretty same like Warwick, but has more heal, mora ttack speed, and you just cant fight him, if he has R. You cant escape by E stun and you cant run away becouse of slow. But atleast he has no big CC”
TrinityForceYasuo says “Olaf is a big yasuo counter its really hard to play around him in the laning phase. Extended trades if he hits his Q he wins them 100%, gets more attack speed the lower hp he is, his W gives life steal and attack speed and his E deals true damage and its cooldown gets lower with every hit he does on a champion. Respect him level one otherwise you will die because he can run you down. His ultimate denies every type of CC,slow etc. If you want give it a try and level 3 try to poke him with your Q and play around your W to block his Q. Its really hard to execute but not impossible. If you want buy executioner to lower his healing or brumble vest which I would recommend the most because it gives you defensive stats, reduces his healing and heals a bit of magic damage onto him when ever he attacks you.”
NickCola Tesla says “Another completely unwinnable matchup for Sion, amazing! The raw early game strength of Olaf rivals that of Darius, and against Sion, it's no exception.
Don't even step up to lane for the first level, take your E second for the slow, and use that to disengage to the best of your ability if he tries to get on top of you. Go the tank rune setup designed for ranged matchups, since even approaching his general area will end with you dying. You could also take Arcane Comet and purchase a Doran's Ring to poke him down from range more.
Once level 6 hits, his all-in potential only gets worse. You have to play with EXTREME care, since you'll have no way to CC him. Check the "high threat matchups" section for greater detail!”
Saarlichenbog says “Olaf is known as the melee bully equivalent of the top lane. You are essentially both competing for pressure the entire lane which can sway either way. Both Olaf and Kalista have tools they can use which can give them the one up in the matchup, but ultimately the power in Olaf's ultimate gives him his scaling spike earlier in the game than Kalista and if utilised correctly can stop Kalista from scaling before the end of the game if the matchup is dead even. If he misses his Q early on, use the opportunity to make a long trade as he will most likely greed for the axe reset.”
Captain Dantems says “Tome cuidado com os machados, de resto só pokeia ele. Grasp com Chamuscar ou inspiração. Poção Corrupta ou Cristal de Safira com 3 poções de vida.”
ItsPaulygon says “You win before he reaches 6, but if you don't scale well, he will dominate you. You won't be able to stun him after 6 so force him out of lane early.”
llametekudasai says “tiene el daño necesario para matarte en el lvl1, por lo cual no es necesario que te metas a lvl temprano si estas bajo vida, intenta estar a la par de el, el ignite te ayudara a cortar sus curaciones y recuerda empezar con una E, ya que si el tiene ulti es muy probable que te mate antes que esta se acabe.”
pedrohnasc says “Do NOT overextend your trades with him, he'll Q you to death. Before level 6 try to poke him down. Without Olaf's R it's kinda easy to fight him, but when he has ult you can't CC him with your Q's.”
Delvoid says “Olaf beats you early in every aspect of the lane phase. Try to survive let him push you in and farm as best you can. Mid/late you out scale. Be careful of his R as its stops your R + E”
OmegaDelta000 says “One of the best early games in the game, even when you get your transformation you'll still have a bit of trouble fighting him, but it's not impossible.”
Mordekaiserrrrrrr says “Olaf is insanely damaging to you early, and if you try to pull him to you with the E + Q combo, you just give him an opportunity to take all of your hp away with his attacks. He can easily poke you down with Q, although they cost lots of mana, so try to bait and dodge Q to waste his mana. If you are hit, he can easily chase you down and kill you if you are low. Also, his Ultimate stops your ult, although you still get to have the stats for 7 seconds and until he respawns if you manage to kill him. A good idea is to stick under turret and ask for ganks from jungler or mid laner. ”
TangoVallhala says “You can poke him, try killing before 6, if he is able to stick on to you save your W to drag him off along with Second and third Q, this matchup is similar to Reneketon because he can snowball in lane so keep your distance!”
Penguinoverlord1 says “Olaf will annihilate you in laning phase, but as long as you play to survive by avoiding his poke from his Q's, you outscale him very very hard in late game. When you are trying to all in him, make sure he doesn't have his R up, as he can 1v2 with 1 item and his R very easily in most gank situations.”
YoungTact says “Respect his level 1-2 all in potential, can look for harass with Q & Passive but you HAVE to dodge incoming axes or you risk burning sums/flatout dying. Try your best to disengage using e/w respectfully if he gets a series of axes onto you.”
qasddsa says “He can run down your team with Ult and be a huge frontline. Be sure to dodge his axes. Very hard to deal with once he gets a few tank items. Recommend buying a Blade of the Ruined King.”
ERNESTSAURUS says “CONQUEROR / SPELLBOOK SETUP - CLOTH ARMOR + 4 POTS =
Olaf top is a sort of out of meta pick, since nowadays toplane is usually filled with scaling picks but there is still some players that will go Olaf top and try to cheese you. The key to win this lane is to dodge his Q's, if you get hit by his Q's early on while you are overextended just W and look to disengage he can kill you even with you stacking like 3 minion waves early on, try to farm until lvl 6 and Sheen and after that it becomes way harder for him to kill you since with Conqueror + Legend Bloodline you can sort of match his Conqueror + W healing, just remember to use W after his R ended, using it while he still hasn't used R or while he is using it, its a complete waste of cooldown. Later on regardless if you either decide to splitpush or teamfight, he can't match you at all unless he got a lead on you early on, Olaf simply doesn't scale at all in comparison to Nasus infinite Q scaling and he can't even match you even in 1v2 scenarios, he becomes super useless and basically a sack of potatoes that can become CC-less with his R (as an analogy).”
SubHuman Filth says “go phase rush or grasp. Get early boots. Swifties pref.
You can't really win this lane at all. focus on farm and outscale.
dodge his q's and get early armor.”
Grayified says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. The biggest part about the Olaf matchup is to get him to throw axes at you while you are sitting in your minion wave so that he shoves into you. Having the wave pushing towards Olaf is typically bad. Olaf has really good all in with the axes and he can potentially just run you down the lane if he hits more then 1 in a row. At level 4 you do have opportunities to trade/allin the olaf assuming you kept your health pool pretty high. A big opportunity to all in Olaf is if he throws an axe pretty far away from himself, if you spin on him and look to all in, he cant run towards his axe to reset his q cooldown which gives you a great advantage. You can also take advantage of his W cooldown which gives him a lot of lifesteal and attack speed to look for trades if he wastes his w. Post 6 you start to outscale Olaf, your ultimate is much better then his for the 1v1. In the mid-late game you will be able to beat Olaf 1v1 outside of his turret, if you are ahead you can even turret dive him 100-0. If you feel you cannot dive him, try to push in and outrotate him with the insane mobility Tryndamere has and look for flank opportunities to start a fight with a man advantage. ”
Pyroen says “His ult makes your passive useless. He will also likely be able to sustain with lifesteal even at low levels when you try to all in him at close range, so keep your distance and be ready to dodge his axe throwing and you should be fine!”
Nabura says “Phase rush might be decent in this matchup however I have not tested it in practice. His only way to snowball on you is with cheese Q spam early. Buy executioners and use W to dodge his Qs, you can run him OOM if you dodge enough.”
EntxRecoil says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. The biggest part about the Olaf matchup is to get him to throw axes at you while you are sitting in your minion wave so that he shoves into you. Having the wave pushing towards Olaf is typically bad. Olaf has really good all in with the axes and he can potentially just run you down the lane if he hits more then 1 in a row. At level 4 you do have opportunities to trade/allin the olaf assuming you kept your health pool pretty high. A big opportunity to all in Olaf is if he throws an axe pretty far away from himself, if you spin on him and look to all in, he cant run towards his axe to reset his q cooldown which gives you a great advantage. You can also take advantage of his W cooldown which gives him a lot of lifesteal and attack speed to look for trades if he wastes his w. Post 6 you start to outscale Olaf, your ultimate is much better then his for the 1v1. In the mid-late game you will be able to beat Olaf 1v1 outside of his turret, if you are ahead you can even turret dive him 100-0. If you feel you cannot dive him, try to push in and outrotate him with the insane mobility Tryndamere has and look for flank opportunities to start a fight with a man advantage. ”
Adolfie says “Olaf isnt seen on toplane too much, but if you meet him, you cant win early fights, and then he can break your W thru his R. BRAMBLE VEST is needed in this kind of matchup, so be sure to pick one up”
Ayanleh says “Early on morde does not have the sustained damage to beat olaf and he has so much sustained healing in lane more than you. Not only that, he can also instantly remove your ultimate with his ultimate.”
HIGH TEST TOP88 says “You win an allin at lvl 3-5 but lvl 1-2 and when you both have ults, you don't win an even allin. Rush tabi.
Eventually get bramble aswell.
Take bone plating.
Take armor.”
Mrobby says “Olaf is very strong at early game skirmishes, but he is not unbeatable, if he misses his axe you can pretty much beat him easily, and if you go phase rush he will NEVER be able to kill you on his terms unless you just run it down on him”
wallobear53 says “Dodge his stray Qs in the lane when you can, otherwise, he will be able to chase you down easily and will force you off the wave which will set you back early on.
Invest in some Grievous Wounds early on to reduce his healing during trades. This will give you more of an even footing while trading with him, especially when he is on low health.
Once he gets his Ultimate, he can easily set up ganks with his Ultimate and Q. Try not to overextend in this lane without knowing where the enemy Jungler is, or you will simply get run down in this lane, and you don’t want Olaf to get a lead early on.
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Fiora Pogjet says “Olaf top isn't seen much but he is strong against Fiora. You can go for early trades with lvl 2 or 1 but care about him chasing you down with his q. Before lvl 6 and after lvl 6 it is always coming up to you trying to outplay him.”
Teemain says “
Go for Grievous Wound items to counter his W.
Do NOT underestimate this guy when he is low health! When he is half health, try to jebait his Flash by Igniting + Q + E...
As soon as you can hit him with Ignite + Q combo when he is half health, you can guaranteee his Flash UNLESS you are a bad
Garen player and can't dodge his Q.
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Teemain says “
Go for Grievous Wound items to counter his W.
Do NOT underestimate this guy when he is low health! When he is half health, try to jebait his Flash by Igniting + Q + E...
As soon as you can hit him with Ignite + Q combo when he is half health, you can guaranteee his Flash UNLESS you are a bad
Garen player and can't dodge his Q.
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Tranex says “This champ is gonna wreck your ass like your uncle last night, you try to 1v1 him, you loose, you try to ult him, he uses his ult and u loose, but at least he can die”
gsaeyx says “(GO TO THREATS MINOR TO SEE THE NEW W.I.P OLAF GUIDE. IF YOU WANNA PLAY SAFE JUST FOLLOW THIS) --- Build full tank otherwise he shreads you like a truck. Just stay back and safefarm. If you die you have good kill protential with your passive so don't be afraid to int.”
Kingarthur720 says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Long sword refillable potion start. The biggest part about the Olaf matchup is to get him to throw axes at you while you are sitting in your minion wave so that he shoves into you. Having the wave pushing towards Olaf is typically bad. Olaf has really good all in with the axes and he can potentially just run you down the lane if he hits more then 1 in a row. At level 4 you do have opportunities to trade/allin the olaf assuming you kept your health pool pretty high. A big opportunity to all in Olaf is if he throws an axe pretty far away from himself, if you spin on him and look to all in, he cant run towards his axe to reset his q cooldown which gives you a great advantage. You can also take advantage of his W cooldown which gives him a lot of lifesteal and attack speed to look for trades if he wastes his w. Post 6 you start to outscale Olaf, your ultimate is much better then his for the 1v1. In the mid-late game you will be able to beat Olaf 1v1 outside of his turret, if you are ahead you can even turret dive him 100-0. If you feel you cannot dive him, try to push in and outrotate him with the insane mobility Tryndamere has and look for flank opportunities to start a fight with a man advantage.”
Gnarcisist says “Single biggest threat to you in lane. Olaf does more damage to you as he gets lower on health so fighting is already an uphill battle. His ult negates yours and his speed will make it hard to run back to tower if your caught. Rush armor and wait for jg help”
BloodyDream81 says “Match up à l'avantage de Darius, mais il y a quelques trucs à bien maîtriser pour cela !
Premièrement, ne jamais affronter un Olaf avant le niveau 3, c'est du suicide pur et simple il va t'exploser.
Deuxièmement, éviter absolument ses haches, c'est relativement simple une fois que tu as le timing, et c'est une condition nécessaire pour gagner les trades.
Troisièmement, quand tu l'affronter utilise ton E pour le maintenir loin de sa hache, et une fois le niveau 3 dépasser, tu es quasiment sur de le vaincre, en plaçant efficacement ton A pour la regen !
Astuce : Les tabi ninja sont indispensable contre Olaf. A noter également que Olaf perd très vite en puissance quand la game progresse, donc si tu le bat en phase de lane, ils ont littéralement un joueur de moins dans la partie.”
Angela du Seithr says “Olaf est très fort et il s'agit d'un des personnages que vous n'avez aucun intérêt à provoquer en duel dès le niveau 1. Toutefois, si vous vous maintenez à bonne distance et restez hors de portée de ses haches, vous courir dessus lui consommera beaucoup de ressource tandis qu'avec une simple Cotte Épineuse vous pouvez réduire son impact.”
Alzeidx says “Very hard matchup, ask for ganks, go doran's shield, play safe,try to roam and get a lead, last hit and dont push, try to get a lead before level 6 because his ult is completely dumb and annoying (still killable at level 6 but it's a skill matchup, that is favored to him). dodge his axes. go Conqueror.”
JuarezLOL says “its literally one of hardest match ups in order to win you need to avoid everything fight and let him push to you so you can call your jungler to help u pre olaf's 6”
CourtesyD0Prata says “His ult deny your 3rd Q. If you are far from your team and he comes to you, cry or try outplay / Sua ult cancela seu terceiro Q. Se você estiver longe do seu time, chore se chorou ou tente um outplay.”
Shoqi says “Lvl 1 = Ele vai te caçar com o Q dele
Lvl 6 = Acabou o seu jogo
TF = Se ele te focar, não tem o que você fazer, ainda mais se tiver ultado.”
Destroya777 says “Olaf is an obvious threat because he is immune to CC while in R. it's better not to trade with him, because he will win, and lifesteal back any damage you did.”
WolfNyte says “Olaf is very annoying to fight against as he relies on both AA's and Abilities. So once you use all your abilities if he is not dead he can win the AA fight using his passive attackspeed and lifesteal.”
Discord Rengar Mains says “You just have to be careful not to get caught out.
You start winning this matchup as you get more items so just try and avoid him and scale.
Once you have Tiamat > Dusk > Edge of night > Lord Dom you just roll over olaf and there isn't anything he can do.
You lose early / win late.”
Itreallyhim says “he can kill you, be careful, He will be a very dangerous target, Do short trades if hes Low, long trades if hes high on hp.
Dodge his Q-s, Also you can remove them with ult.”
ShinyEmo says “Dodge his Q's. Mostly do safe farming and freeze the lane. If he tries to trade, you can outtrade him if he doesn't have Ninja Tabi. You will crush him in late game. ”
Death Rusofag says “Abusivo en línea con sus hachas, increíble sustain y mucho potencial 1 vs 1. No le hagas trades con poca vida, consigue rápidamente heridas graves y las tabis ninja.”
lugzinho says “The healing of his W and Conqueror all together with his E's true damage make him really hard to fight 1v1 since he just mashes his keyboard and wins most 1v1's.
Although your remount can kinda screw with him.”
Judgepepper123A says “don't try and use your any of your abilities on Olaf because when it comes to his ult he can ignore your passives effects except for having it to launch a detonation ”
Thr3shPrinc3 says “Before level 6 you win this lane quite easily. You can poke Olaf and sustain at the same time with Fleet Footwork and if he hits you with a Q you can just flay him away and dodge the second one. Level 6 is when this lane becomes hard. When Olaf uses his ultimate there is no way for you to peel him away from you. Don't even waste time using your Q or E as the cast animation will just slow you down. Try to hit him with an auto attack and proc your Fleet Footwork while dodging his Q's. Hopefully he doesn't kill you and then you can just poke him again and sustain up. Late game Olaf will be a problem since he gets insane amounts of life steal, so just play around your team and rather poke another target since he will just sustain back up to full HP at the start of a fight.”
ForgottenProject says “Olaf is really strong Level 1
Be careful Level 1, and don’t get hit by his Q
At level 3, you can usually out damage him if you parry his E (true damage lightning ability)
At level 6, your Parry will not slow his MS or AS if he uses his R
You outscale Olaf, and beat him at all the later stages of the game
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ysfmbk says “what u can do is rush bramble vest , dodge his q in laning phase and short trade him with passive and Q while constantly positioning him near a wall to get him low and kill him or dive him in his tower”
SirVermillion says “You win this matchup early, and if he sucks then he'll fall off, but if he's a good Olaf, he will quickly pick up and kill you even if you're ahead. ”
Pedrokis says “Pode ser chato por causa do poke e do life steal que ele ganha com o W (que é aprimorado pela passiva de ter o attack speed aumentado com o quão menor a vida dele tiver). / A ult é um problema por que vai ser difícil você manter ele longe, já que ele countera os seus knock ups e o puxão do seu W. / Fica dando harass com seu Q, usa ignite se você garante a matchup ou builda Chamado do Carrasco (pra counterar o life steal dele) e respeita ele caso ele tenha ult pronta.”
Scintior says “Olaf counter Skarner due to the fact that he has insane healing, true damage and a ultimate that negates Skarner's. To win, only fight Olaf when you have teammates around.”
Zhygop says “If olaf start with W, don't even ty to trade him, he will just get more move speed, more lifesteals and with conqueror, he can easily take you down. Try to poke with your Q.
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ozmankaan says “beware dont take him easy, he can out damage n outsustain u, concentrate on ur CS, keep on AA whenever there is a chance, engage with ur jung or when his health is low otherwise just keep on poking him till his health is low n u can engage.”
BeautifulWinter says “I like Olaf and they don't like me. Very standard Passive levels 1-5 only go for fights once you have R up.
You should be able to take him as long as he isn't too far ahead.”
Big Belly Bop says “Rough match up. He can permaslow, he's invulnerable to CC, and he can out heal your damage. Everything Senna loves! NOT. Dodge Q's if possible and E out, don't even bother autoing. JUST RUN! Flash + TP, Doran's Shield + 1 HP, Sustain or Gotta Blast! rune page”
ExfIamed says “Its an easy matchup as long as you dont get hit by his axe, if you get hit you just die. He'll just permanently slow you cause apparently riot thought it was a good idea for him to be able to pick the axe up and basically have a 0 cooldown and kill any melee champ easily, but as long as you dodge those you win.”
9690 says “Nobody really plays Olaf top these days but this lane is actually quite hard. He wins early levels and is very strong against us mid game. He can R out of our R so we have no snowball potential against him post 6. Just get tabi, farm and try to go even, you will be more useful late game.
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Defensivity1 says “Always go with the conqueror page against olaf, once at level 6 he is a free kill and do not be affraid to trade against him if he missed his q. being affraid of olaf is where him being a threath comes in, you will win the trades but go with a bramble vest afther your triforce.”
ProgettoYorick says “Olaf in early will be aggressive, I don't have much information to give you against him .. but I have a "tip" to give you
OTP tip: be careful at level 6 so far as you could see, yorick plays well with level 6 against the other top laners, against olaf he is different he has enough damage to knock you down be careful.”
linsher19 says “His R can ignore your slow and his E does true damage the only way to kill him is that you have a larger Q stack and you can just destory him”
Skarner Main says “a smart Olaf is the biggest counter to Skarner He just have to hold his ult til you pop yours
But lucky i dont see alot of top olafs
In lane just try to avoid fighting him you outscale him just stand on top of your minions if he throw his axes on you they hit the minions aswell so the wave will most likely push to you
And this is really important DONT let him get a freeze on you”
Karnan says “I hate this guy. If he lands his axes on you he will just run you down and outdmg you hard early on. His ultimate allows him to make you his bitch.
Play early safe, let your jungler help if you wanna fight him. If your jungler can shut him down they should. An Olaf that is behind is weak as fuck. ”
AsomeSonic says “don't take long trades, take short trades, if he ults run then go in when ult is about to end, do not panic and use r or e on him when he ults unless you have the kill”
blunderr says “Olaf is extremely dangerous, he can very easily poke you with his Q and once he's lvl 6 he is probably going to all in you. At lvl 6 he has his ult which disables his current crowd control effect and makes him immune to further crowd control for the next 6 seconds, which means your Q and shrooms arent going to blind and slow him. At that point he's just going to run you down and probably kill you. Play VERY passively against Olaf, play under your tower if you have to. Your only chance to kill him is if your jungler comes to gank. I highly recommend Doran's Shield.”
Rhinoface says “Absolutely need ignite/morello. VERY hard matchup, gets harder after 6. Poke and dodge axes, if he's low you can ignite and kill and snowball. If you don't snowball, he'll faceroll you at 6.”
Poppu says “Olaf has strong Q pokes and Sustain kit. Best to try to out tank and wait for ganks. Try not to trade too much with him if he's low, his DPS and sustain is crazier when he's low.”
Aizo says “What do you get when you're playing a CC champ and you're facing an Unstoppable champion...? A threat. Olaf is very difficult for maokai to deal with due to his incredible chasedown and unstoppable ultimate. Very dangerous, don't step too far into lane against this guy or else you will die”
SoulHero says “He will win if you are not experienced, but you can win by going dorans shield and second win. You win lvl 1 e flip, try to flip him away from his axe. You don't really win at lvl 6 but you win at lvl 9. You cant reel him in if he ults, GET EXECUTIONERS. You straight up outdmg him and outheal him with deaths dance executioners. Ult him when his ult is down. ALSO CANT FLIP HIM IF HE ULTS. YOU OUTSCALE WITH MY BUILD.”
smurferrefrums1 says “Olaf is definitely not that easy to deal with. If he hits you with his axe, do not use your windwall up until the point where you can get to your tower before he can reach the axe. The wall just stops it, doesnt make it disappear like other projectiles. Rush Tabi and dont trade with him unless you've got a lead.
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DrNaara says “His ult makes your passive useless. He will also likely be able to sustain with lifesteal even at low levels when you try to all in him at close range, so keep your distance and be ready to dodge his axe throwing and you should be fine!”
Jnewbringspain says “Olaf is not easy. Don't let his axe hit you, as it will be almost instantly reset and he can throw it again. Olaf has arguably the strongest level 1 in the game, so wait a bit before trying anything. After level 6, you won't be able to stun him with Counter Strike when he ults, so be careful.”
messketchup says “Ez matchup overall. Darius should permanently outscale Olaf after level 6 since darius doesn't need cc to duel olaf (making his ultimate relatively useless) if olaf goes onto him. All Darius needs is stacking for his own ult, which is way stronger than Olaf's ult. Ganks can screw you over though.”
Sonny2o9 says “Never all in this champion, he will 100% win. Dodge his Undertows, and trade with auto and dragon strike. Be careful after you use dragon strike, that's his chance to all in you. Hitting him with 2 q's should bring him low enough to get one shot. ”
Angela du Seithr says “Olaf vous détruit sans sommation dès que votre E est en CD. Avant le niveau 6, vous pouvez toujours profiter de votre combo Z(renforcé) + A + E afin de l'empêcher de riposter, mais dès le niveau 6, il n'aura qu'à vous courir dessus.”
PogLord says “Skill lane. If he gets not much gank by jungler, it is literally a practice match for your reflexes. Not that hard, not that easy. I have no legit advices more than Zhonya + dodge his Q, dont let him AA you too much for his passive. When you BOTH reach 20% HP in a trade, you want to W him, cause thats more HP for you, than for him with his W. His ultimate is shit, but can ruin your E2 approach.
ULTIMATE STEAL SCORE: 0/5 trash for you.”
Prince Afghan says “Olaf is very strong pre level 6 but doesn't have insane all-in potential if you hold onto your W and don't waste it. Post 6 you can go aggressive and potentially kill as he has no mobility and will have to auto your W to escape. Call for your jungle and ward well. ”
Lil Tidepod says “Olaf is really only good for his poke on his axe throw. This is an easy lane for you. Simply push past him, outfarm him, and call for your jungler if need be. This guy is a joke pick into you or against you. While he may have true damage, he's not strong enough to last in long trades, provided you hit your Q.”
0mega best says “He has almost infinite slows which is a nightmare for volibear, he does tons of damage and is just has strong as you are in 1v1, play safe, farm under tower and try calling for a gank if possible.”
FunkySoul says “It's an uncommon matchup for me, but from what I can tell, avoid and zone his Q's! Let him E you when you're on ulti, and he's just going to kill himself.”
tuanminh says “Olaf thì tựa tựa giống Darius nó đè lane , Quấy phá không cho các bạn tích Q.Những thằng thế này hãy ôm fram và khi đạt đến ngưỡng sức mạnh của mình hãy trừng phạt lại chúng”
DrMoneybags says “Take ignite and fight when he misses axes early. He's very strong at early dueling so don't underestimate him. If you manage to put him behind early he'll be pretty useless the rest of the game.”
Speedy the dart says “Start doran's blade, get bramble vest and ninja tabi early. Go conqueror.
The scariest part of this lane is the early game. Don't get hit by a Q, he may just kill you. Once you get R and some armor, this matchup is a cakewalk. You can go ignite if you want, but I recommend Ghost.”
The_CuItivator says “Darius's Dad in lane. If you can dodge Qs you can kill him once or twice before 6. After that, it's all Olaf. Your E won't work on him thanks to his R. His W and high AS will tear Darius apart.”
E61K says “Start Doran's Shield to help deal with his constant Q harass. Olaf can seriously demolish you if you're not careful. Look at what he is running. If he is running Ignite and Conqueror be extremely carefully. Pre-6 you beat in an all-in provided you don't constantly get hit by his Q's. Post-6 he can make use of his ult CC immunity to dodge your Q and use the bonus AD coupled with his W and Conqueror to beat the ever living F out of you therefore it's best to respect him post-6 until you get your core or he makes a really stupid mistake. Also your ultimate kinda makes his passive only partially useful since you can burst him down before he can make the most use of it. A lot of people just think about Olaf spamming Q in lane and that being his strength but besides his Q spam in attempt to run you down you should be most careful about his W couped with his passive, Conqueror and constant E's. The additional dueling power and sustain he gets from it will end if you aren't careful. You outscale him hard in teamfights and in 1v1's. Just be careful and don't int him otherwise it will get ugly for you. Prioritize HP over armor. Overgrowth is very useful against him in the long run since he deals so much flat true damage.”
SwiftOblivion says “Strengths: Early game damage, Dueling potential, True damage. Weaknesses: Low mobility, Axe Reliant, Out-scaled. His early game damage is nothing to scoff at with his ability to pick his axes back up and reduce their cooldown. Taking this into account, to this day I have not lost to an Olaf in a level 1 trade in top lane. Typically, you want to poke him down over and over while dodging his axes in lane. Once he gets low, pick a fight with the intent to kill. Just keep in mind that he gets stronger the lower he is on HP. The last thing you want to do is start running away from him after just getting in melee range of this guy. Be sure to riposte his reckless swing so that the true damage does not hit you and try to dodge his axes as much as possible in lane and you should be fine.”
Hootsman says “Olaf's sustain is on par with Warwick's. Olaf, pre-six, is not much of a threat. But Olaf's ult renders Warwick's E and R useless. Make sure to fight when his ult is on CD.”
Sion says “He can run through you like it's nobody's business. Just ban him or swap with midlaner lmao.
On the real though, you want to fight him level 3 till 6, but post 6 or pre 3 you do not wanna fight him. Just keep doing short trades with E+Q where he cannot retaliate and then dodge his axes. He runs outta mana easy so if he doesn't have W up and has like 70 mana, RUN HIM DOWN.”
VdeathSpartan says “One of the few champions who can out damage you early, however if you're smart about it you can get n early kill. Don't let him pick up his axes.”
Xywiser says “Olaf will just run you down when he gets level 6, and you can't really do anything about him. You can't (Q) (E) or (W) away because he is so damn fast.”
polarehare says “Just dodge his axes for the love of god, players that play him are also aggressive and so is his entire kit except for his Q, so utilize that and get in CQC with him and you will out trade him. ”
SirDeRp25 says “Definitely a hard matchup for TEEMO, start D Shield into this match-up and take grasp of the undying. Try your best to dodge his Axes in lane phase, he is able to easily run you down and chunk you out. ”
Ragdoll Poppy says “Yea this aint happening. He will slow you, smash through your armor, and you cannot stop him in doing it. He also outdamage and outpoke you. If you wanna win, call jungler help before 6.”
E61K says “Dodge his axes and you will be fine. Don't let yourself get baited into early fights because Olaf destroys pretty much everbody early on. If he is decent he will ult your tornado at 6 and you won't be able to ult. Buy yourself some time by either running away or dashing around minions. The ult lasts for a very brief moment. Then re-engage with your ult. Wind Wall his axes or he will just run you down.”
Omega best says “Olaf simply counters you, he has damage, slows and attack speed and ability which prevents you from fliping him. There is not much you do, just call for ganks, build armor and play safe and flip him at the right moment when he his low on mana and doesnt have his Q unless when he reaches 6 NEVER try an attack unless your ganked.”
nanosako says “Olaf is a pain in the butt to duel because after level 6, he can easily remove your ultimate. Your E will basically only be useful for the damage reduction, and he can possibly out-sustain you if he's low.”
Mouadyam says “careful for his level 6, he cant be cc'ed then, try to kill him before that for a lead, and dont underestimate his damage. dont get poked and go aggressive early before he becomes a monster.”
FlakNShrapnel says “This one is entirely skill based, if the Olaf runs as you, you win. If the olaf pokes you down with q, you better hope you can get on him before he gets another q.”
DERPFISHrejects says “Can be fairly terrifying, but you can still deny him as much as he can deny you with your ranged harass on q. Refuse to fight him without your passive on deck and/or your possessing a significant health advantage.”
UndeadWolf says “He can hurt. Quite a lot. Pokes you with his Q, heals a lot, and the worst of it: his ult. He becomes Unstoppable, which means no form of CC can stop him. He also gains Armor and MR, MS, and extra AD as well. Just farm and try to get him pre-6.”
Dacnomaniak says “If you fall behind he will win the lane. With his ult activated her negates everything about Poppy that makes her good. Try to dodge Qs and play very aggressive early.”
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