Olaf Counters

How to play against Olaf

To beat Olaf in Top on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Olaf is a balanced pick this patch with a 51.3% win rate across 11,701 ranked games at a 4.0% pick rate. The champions that beat Olaf hardest right now are Gangplank, Camille, Ambessa: Gangplank wins 53.9% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Olaf is strongest early (52.6% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off. Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase. Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Olaf's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.

Pros have picked Olaf in 23 of the last 111 recorded games (21%), winning 57% of them. See the pro build.

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