you can never 1v1 this champ and he can get rid of your ult through jg mobility and Q over wall. one of the worst matchups you can get. Play for jg not for lanes against this. If you can manage to survive and get lvl6 your game is somewhat playable, so scrap any plans of pathing to volatile lanes and start raptors and play safe. 2nd worst jg matchup
Kayn
has a lot of invade angles and once he gets red form his ult counters yours. Cannot beat red kayn 1v1 unless there is a huge skill disparity. This is the only champ in the game where you absolutely have to start raptors or the game is cooked. With Belveth she can actually fight you on raptors, but kayn can't so kick him off your raptors and ward your bluebuff beginning of the game.
Kindred
not as bad as graves but his ult is a counter to olaf champ design and he has invade angles lvl1-3. Do not start blue against this champ it is not legal. If you start blue then she can do raptors -> your gromp and kill you. She can do red to your blueside and kill you. She can even do wolves blue to your krugs and kill you at your red. Can split the map and start your red. Lots of horrible invades for you so starting raptors eliminates everything besides a blueside map split and lvl 3 invade which isn't a problem. If you early reset clear u just beat her 1v1 with a long sword. 3rd worst jg matchup
Ekko
early game isn't a problem but this champs kit hard counters you and maw is nothingburger against it. I think you have to level 1 invade this champ you can't let him have a fair game.
Graves
this champ just out tempos you and is better in skirmishes and has invade angles lvl1-3. If even one bad thing happens early game or he gets a free kill from a fullclear gank your game is screwed and he's going to be 12 cspm. This is probably the worst jg matchup u could get imo. Another matchup that fullclear is illegal. Have to start raptors similar to kindred kayn matchups
Vayne
if this is drafted against you then your usefulness automatically drops by 50%
Lee Sin
if hes bad its not an issue. Lee sin otps master+ are a threat due to high mobility. Getting a fair all in on this champ is kind of impossible since he can ward hop away whenever he wants or go over walls with Q/W to escape ur ult. The kick is so fking cancer too cause if u ult he hops away, while if u hold ult he kicks u and u lose all in opportunity. If you try to react to his kick by ulting u will be kicked and your ult wasted. Ult dosen't work mid knockup properly. He also has invade angles on u early. You probably can get away with a fullclear but its not garunteed. I myself don't know if it is worth to sack pathing to a volatile lane just to avoid this guy early. Mixed opinion here. His invade options are raptors to your gromp or lvl1 invade on blue. For his level 3 invade he does not make it in time before ur on krugs. Best bet is to just drop ego and start raptors because he has similar options as kindred
Briar
against champs like Briar WW nocturne elise shaco that are strong early and can invade you I'd recommend doing early reset clear. You are good against these champs like Olaf counters ww and briar but ur vulnerable to level 1 and 3 invades and there is nothing u can do if they decide to pick one of those options when ur fullclearing. Basically if u get to lvl4 without dying and getting all 6 of your camps ur in a good spot to win the jg matchup
Diana
you hardcounter
Warwick
Evelynn
skill matchup, if she isn't 10-0 not rly an issue
Hecarim
another skill matchup. Against a challenger heca player this matchup is brutal, but against your average otp it's not too bad
Karthus
you would think this is a free matchup because you can run him over, but it's suprisingly harder than that against an otp that plays this. They out tempo you and even have an invade angle on your blue/gromp if u started raps or red. Level 1 invade this champ on his blue. If you let this guy fullclear ur trolling. Raps to enemy gromp or lvl1 invade on blue is ideal. Lvl 3 invades don't work on karthus and red to enemy gromp won't make it in time he will be at wolves already. Zyra, Karthus, Brand matchups should be played all the same way
Ahri
i cba listing all of them individually but I will make a list of problem champs that are frequently drafted vs olaf here. Ahri, Vayne, Akali, Vlad, Azir, Akshan, Trist are all nightmare difficulty mode. If they have 2 of these champs you may as well open mid. Taric, Kindred, Garen, J4 also pose a threat due to their ults and heavily impact your usefulness in the game. However, these are not as bad as the ones I mentioned above.
Jarvan IV
need flash against this or ur useless in teamfights. He R's you and EQ out and u have to open mid here once this happens. Yorick cage can be cancer too because he puts you in the cage and you lose R in fights and become useless. However, Yorick cage is a skillshot and can be avoided by using stride effectively and manuevering around him or avoiding this champ in fights. J4 cage is point and click so if he wants to shut you down in fights there is nothing u can do without flash.
Talon
kayn but easier. He can't one shot you while Kayn can postform. He also has fewer invade angles early so ward raptors and ur chilling. He shows on your raptors then vertical jungle. You can actually fullclear against talon without worrying about an invade lvl3. If he went smite ignite instead of flash then we need to respect the lvl3 and do early reset clear
Kha'Zix
skill, whoever is ahead wins the 1v1's. Have to respect lvl 1 and 3 invade angles that this champ can do. He is better than you at Qsmiting level 1 so early reset clear also good against this champion to ensure your game isn't doomed before lvl4
Amumu
run him over all points of game. His whole kit is useless against you
Elise
not completely free because she has the ability to get rid of your ult with her spider form E and can take over the map early if your team does not respect this champion. If she's not 10/0 at 15 min it is free
Ambessa
your champ is better than this champ in jungle skirmishes. You win 1v1 as well if even or ahead
Brand
run him over, invade lvl1/2
Gwen
this champ can't 1v1 you even with 2/3 items if u go crit. You can bully her early game and invade 9quad
Gragas
can be cancer if he goes stormraider surge and plays to kite out your ult. This champ u just don't interact with and outfarm and carry the game. He's not very effective when it comes to peeling when ur wiping out his carries
Fizz
you outfarm but this champ is omegacancer to deal with in skirmishes. i think go invade him level 1 and split the map. Hard to get an all in opportunity on this champ as he can e over walls or Q to minions/camps to get away
Zyra
karthus but on easy mode. Champ cannot 1v1 you ever and you don't have to build mr or worry about this in teamfights
Zed
In lane this is very hard but in the jg role it is easier. This champ bullies you in lane and trades without taking dmg and can perma poke as well. In jungle you can invade and force all in battles or skirmishes. He should not be able to 1 shot you ever unless he is really fed
Jax
hard matchup in lane but in jg you completely outfarm him and can 1v1 him with ease. E when he uses counterstrike to extend ult.
Ivern
This should be the easiest matchup ever. His kit is so overtuned tho that you may lose the game anyways because he just shields his carries and building serpents on this champ is terrible. Definitely split the map and try to gain some early advantage.
Fiddlesticks
You bully all points of the game
Lillia
High mobility is rly aids mid to late game. Even early game she can be hard to catch because of mobility. If she's fed ur never killing her and good luck extending your ult against this :D:D:D:D. This used to be nightmare difficulty matchup back in the goredrinker days. Now it is a lot easier because stridebreaker helps a lot and she's not as strong anymore. Crit is also a lot better than bruiser against this champion so you can Q R stride and run her down and 1 shot before she can get full stacks and perma get rid of ur R
Locke
if fed he's annoying and there's nothing u can do to protect carries in team. If you outjg then he's pretty useless and this champ can be bullied early lvl1 or lvl2
Nocturne
if you make it to lvl4 without dying it is free win. Early reset clear
Nunu & Willump
only way this character can win vs u is if he gets carried by his team. Afk farm against this matchup and play the game once ur lvl6
Naafiri
Fizz on hard mode
Nasus
bully him early game. You may have trouble with this if he's fed in the mid game so u cannot let that happen. level 1 invade this
Master Yi
This champ has level 1 2 3 invade angles which all need to be respected. Early reset clear against yi and you should be fine as long as this champ isn't 10/0. You beat him 1v1 up to like 3 items. I wouldn't recommend invading this champion he has better Q smite and if even 1 thing goes wrong u lose the game. Unfortunately, this champion tends to spawn into the game with 10 kills for fun the moment he steps into the rift so u actually do have a bunch of games where he's magically 10/0 bc your bot is ebay. If he's even with you or fed it's a huge problem and he needs to die in fights before you can engage on their backline. This is vayne version 2 in melee form if he is even or fed compared to you. It's not as bad as kindred graves belveth but I deem it harder than the matchups in category 4
Nidalee
early reset clear. If this champ gets an advantage early your game is over
Volibear
nothingburger champ that you win 1v1 against the whole game
Qiyana
invis champ zz annoying. Fine if he isn't ultra fed
Quinn
free win
Zac
ignore in fights and hit carries, invade early
Zaahen
You win 1v1 and can take over map
Xin Zhao
Need to respect level 1 invade. At 6 this is free win. Before 6 its 50/50. If you go crit this champ is annihilated 1v1 in fights
Wukong
Viego
this champ is master yi matchup but easier. Only an issue if 10/0. Similarly to yi, this is another champ that tends to spawn into the game 10/0 due to botlane incompetence. If that happens you have to focus him in fights. If he isn't 10/0 then it is not an issue you can 1v1 him easily and focus his backline instead
Vi
easiest olaf matchup in the game
Trundle
In jungle it is a flip if you win 1v1 against this champ it gets down to the last point of hp. You just want to outfarm this character so you win the 1v1's and jungle skirmishes past lvl6. He can be aids in teamfights if he chooses to R you
Sylas
broken champ but jg matchup you win 1v1 all points unless 10/0
Taliyah
top 5 easiest matchups
Skarner
Olaf typically counters tanks but this guy has like 1 million hp and can get rid of your ult very easily. It is hard to get an all in opportunity if skarner knows what your champ does. Even crit dosen't help much he is too tanky. Average experience against this champ is that he has 6k hp and if you try to deal with him in fights he makes you lose your R and ur a sitting duck in the teamfight now. If you ignore him he kills and cc's your entire team. This is the only tank that is a bad matchup for olaf.
Shyvana
You win 1v1 all points of game, can invade early
Shaco
early reset clear, make it to lvl4 without dying = playable. Champ can go ap and be a nuisance in teamfights so i'd say medium difficulty
Sejuani
skarner but easier
Rengar
unless he's 100/0 you annihilate this character. Respect lvl3 invade, lots of rengars do this
Rammus
useless champ that you can avoid and run past in teamfights. He dosen't win skirmishes once ur lvl6
Poppy
champ can easily get rid of your ult and if they go fleet or stormsurge just avoid and dni. Pre6 this is annoying because he wins skirmishes. His ult also has same interaction as lee sin ult knockup but u can react to this one.
Pantheon
sylas but easier
Nautilus
any engage support is good with olaf. I don't like enchanters. I would rather have a playmaking support to help me in drag skirmishes and play the map
Diana
AP mid is good with olaf as long as they don't pick afk champ like azir vlad asol. You need to pray your mid dosen't pick one of those afk champs so u can invade without worries abt mid gap
Akshan
Any ad assassin or marksman mid is nice because they play the map with you. Talon, trist, akshan, qiyana are all pretty nice and can take over map with you. Since it's apc meta your bot usually volunteers to ap when your mid picks this
Riven
you are happy if your top picks riven irelia camille all of these 1v9 top champs that like to fight. Play around them and invade with them
Nami
u can just 9x ur sup if they pick this useless garbage or some other nothingburger sup pick. Soraka and Lulu are the only ones I like
Aurelion Sol
ap afk mages mid are rly cancer to play with. You don't get to go for as many plays when your mid picks something that concedes all mid prio and u are suspectible to getting 2v1'd in your own jg if your mid is npc. If you are unable to contest objectives or farm your own camps then the game becomes a lot harder. Some examples are vlad, asol, azir. kass
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Nautilus
any engage support is good with olaf. I don't like enchanters. I would rather have a playmaking support to help me in drag skirmishes and play the map
Diana
AP mid is good with olaf as long as they don't pick afk champ like azir vlad asol. You need to pray your mid dosen't pick one of those afk champs so u can invade without worries abt mid gap
Akshan
Any ad assassin or marksman mid is nice because they play the map with you. Talon, trist, akshan, qiyana are all pretty nice and can take over map with you. Since it's apc meta your bot usually volunteers to ap when your mid picks this
Riven
you are happy if your top picks riven irelia camille all of these 1v9 top champs that like to fight. Play around them and invade with them
Nami
u can just 9x ur sup if they pick this useless garbage or some other nothingburger sup pick. Soraka and Lulu are the only ones I like
Aurelion Sol
ap afk mages mid are rly cancer to play with. You don't get to go for as many plays when your mid picks something that concedes all mid prio and u are suspectible to getting 2v1'd in your own jg if your mid is npc. If you are unable to contest objectives or farm your own camps then the game becomes a lot harder. Some examples are vlad, asol, azir. kass
I two trick olaf jg and karthus. I play this champion in masters/gm and have been playing since s11. Olaf is a good pick to learn if you are iron-diamond, as it can 1v9 games carrying 3 losing lanes on crit build. It is also easy to get a winning position from nothing. In contrast, if you play a champ like lillia/diana, sure, u can carry if ur 10/0, but getting 10/0 when ur working with no playable lanes is hard even in low elo.
On this champ you want to fullclear perma. Against weak early game junglers level 1 invades can be good. You do not want to play this like a ganking jungler, as your champ has a solid clear with poor ganks. I play it like hecarim typically. Do your fullclear and look for ganking opportunities after, do not skip your camps.
The reset clear is where you do raps red krugs -> reset get long sword -> wolves gromp blue -> crab. This clear is good against champs like WW, Briar, Shaco, who will 100% invade if you try to do EQQW fullclear for max speed. Warwick especially is a problem, because he gets notified if ur trying to do the fullclear with his passive/w.
Level 1 invade you go from the bot tribush to enemy blue. On redside, it is top tribush to enemy blueside. This is called the 15 minute rule. If you have no idea what this is, you can search it up on youtube and Kirei has a lot of content on this. You don't want to exchange fullclears against a weak early game champ such as Gwen, Lillia, Ekko, Diana. Take advantage of their pick and split the map with the intent of trying to get 9 camps instead of 6. They can't do anything if they didn't ward their blue. Against tanks you exchange fullclears, such as Maokai, Sej, Nunu, because even if u put these champs behind it dosen't really do anything for the game, as they are useful whether 0/10 or 10/0. You are wasting time lvl1 invading these types of champs.
Fullclear vs everything else. If you aren't worried about a level 3 invade, then just eqqw fullclear -> reset double longsword -> run to closest crab. If you fullclear properly you make it to crab on time. To do that it takes a lot of practice. Start blue every game if ur fullclearing with 0 regards to sides.
For build, go the one I recommended. It is max carry potential, and I even use it in m+ games. If you are extremely behind and feel useless, then build tank/bruiser items after dd like steraks/jaksho/randuin/frozen heart/maw. Bruiser olaf is useless after 30minutes. You struggle to take care of enemy adc at that point of the game.
olaf jg s16
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