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Runes:
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Spells:
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Berserker Rage (PASSIVE)
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Who is Scarekrow?
Hi everyone, I'm Sir Scarekrow, and this is my Olaf Guide. I have been playing Olaf for three season now, and not only am I mastery 7 with him but he helped me grind to Diamond last season, and to Diamond this season. He can be a very tanky champion, but lacks in hard CC. Season 7 has not been kind to Olaf but Season 8 has made him a go to Jungler/Top laner in the meta. |
Pros
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+ Heavy Sustain + Tanky + Very Healthy clear + Attack speed steroid + Ult blocks all CC |
Olaf has a lot of great things going on for him. Between Berserker Rage and Tough It Out he is near un-killable when ahead (and low health). Add in Ragnarok and he is the only front line you need. His early Armor, Health, and MR allow him to easily move through the jungle missing barely any health either. Undertow is the only CC he has and it is barely noticeable early at 29%, but later levels they will not be able to shake you off easily. |
Cons
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- Poor late-game - No hard CC - Peeled easy - Ult is short lived |
It may not seem like very much, but these four are keeping olaf out of the meta. With high mobility champs like Vayne, Olaf has no way of sticking to her, and get peeled off very. It is just that simple. If he also gets to late game any hyper carry with one beefy tank can make Olaf's life miserable. |
Go look at the notes of the Runes for an in depth look at what I have picked and your options.
We want to max out Undertow it is our CC, getting it above 29% of a slow is huge early. Then we max Reckless Swing as that is our execute, we need this to be high level so we can deal enough damage to be a threat to the back line. We level up Tough It Out last as the first level life-steal and AS steroid are fantastic. I highly recommend you hover over the icons on the left and read the abilities. I do not want to cover them in their own section as they are pretty simple, but knowing the mana costs, and ratios is key |
This section we will start to dive deep into each item, and why it matters. We will not go into detail on jungle items in this section, I will save that for the Jungle clear.
CORE
CHALLENGE ME!!! This is the core item for jungle Olaf. This allows him to have both the clear power, and the maximum dive potential. Blue smite might seem for Olaf, but he already has blue smite in his kit. Undertow is the only slow you need early, so rushing red cinderhulk is a must. |
Defensive Options
The Iron Curtain Randuin's is highly situational. I do not recommend building this unless you truly need to. If the other teams Jinx is 20/0 and hits like a truck, then go ahead and build this. Otherwise build a Guardian Angel. |
Such Healing Much MR Spirit Visage has fallen off the map for me lately. While it is strong, I find if i play through mid and shut them down (if they are AP) I rarely need this. It still is solid if you are being destroyed by a Ryze or something. |
Offensive Options
Throwing bows Tiamat is an amazing item on many melee champs, and it goes the same for Olaf. Build Tiamat first and then finish it once you need the health and regen. Do not try to rush to finish this item as tiamat is good enough on its own in the early game. |
Don't taze me bro! The last item I will discuss is Mercurial Scimitar. I almost always avoid this item unless I truely need it. It the other team has so much chain cc that you can no longer move, grab QSS and start working that active out. |
BOOTS
UPDATE (6/30/2019): I am back yet again, I'll be continuing to update this guide for the current patch, should be done by the end of July!
UPDATE (9/9/2018): I finally got to playing again and figured out a pretty solid rune page! The secondary can be changed a little, but i have found these help me get tankier and last longer late game.
Skill usage, Jungle clears, Jungle Tips, and summary are still under development!!! message me if you have questions!!!
UPDATE (9/9/2018): I finally got to playing again and figured out a pretty solid rune page! The secondary can be changed a little, but i have found these help me get tankier and last longer late game.
Skill usage, Jungle clears, Jungle Tips, and summary are still under development!!! message me if you have questions!!!
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