Olaf Counters

Best picks against Olaf

Highest win rate versus Olaf in Top.

1. 1Yorick205 games56.1%
2. 2Tryndamere363 games55.9%
3. 3Sett495 games54.5%
4. 4Shen239 games54.0%
5. 5Tahm Kench164 games53.7%
6. 6Naafiri369 games53.4%
7. 7Ambessa233 games53.2%
8. 8Sion145 games53.1%
9. 9Akali257 games52.9%
10. 10Nasus242 games52.9%
11. 11Kayle155 games52.3%
12. 12Volibear444 games52.2%
13. 13Malphite382 games52.1%
14. 14Yasuo214 games51.9%
15. 15Ornn216 games51.4%

Worst picks against Olaf

Lowest win rate versus Olaf in Top.

1. 1Varus143 games37.1%
2. 2Rumble105 games41.9%
3. 3K'Sante240 games42.1%
4. 4Kled171 games43.3%
5. 5Urgot343 games43.4%
6. 6Kennen196 games43.9%
7. 7Zaahen177 games45.8%
8. 8Cho'Gath249 games46.2%
9. 9Riven132 games46.2%
10. 10Pantheon237 games46.4%
11. 11Heimerdinger135 games46.7%
12. 12Fiora426 games47.0%
13. 13Yone647 games47.8%
14. 14Renekton346 games48.3%
15. 15Vayne126 games48.4%

Best lane counters vs Olaf

Largest gold lead over Olaf at 15 minutes in Top.

1. 1Sett167 games+690
2. 2Aatrox129 games+464
3. 3Darius170 games+460
4. 4Gangplank105 games+424
5. 5Yorick135 games+149
6. 6Garen236 games+118
7. 7Malphite146 games+43

How to play against Olaf

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

1. Dodge Q and punish when the axe lands far behind him, before he can pick it up.
2. Avoid extended low-health trades; his passive and W turn close fights if you stay melee.
3. Bait R before committing major CC, then disengage until the immunity ends.
4. Fight around minion waves or terrain that make his Q retrieval awkward.
5. Kite backward as a group during R instead of scattering into isolated chases.

Where Olaf is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

• Olaf has to run directly at targets, so slows, terrain, and disengage can waste his immunity window.
• His durability depends on staying in combat at low health, making burst and kiting stronger than extended brawls.