LoL Champion Build Guides: Olaf

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Olaf Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Olaf we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Olaf, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Olaf this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.21. However, if you are a new Olaf player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Olaf!

Patch 11.21: 173834 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

53%

Win Rate 1718 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Third Best

63%

Win Rate 87 Games

Precision

Inspiration

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Second Best

50%

Win Rate 3102 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 74 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 2153 Games

Second Best

44%

Win Rate 2216 Games

Third Best

40%

Win Rate 145 Games

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Passive Ability

Second Best

68%

Win Rate 105 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

65%

Win Rate 290 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.21: 173843 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Inspiration

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 67 Games

Precision

Inspiration

Third Best

41%

Win Rate 66 Games

Precision

Inspiration

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Second Best

48%

Win Rate 194 Games

Third Best

44%

Win Rate 583 Games

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 244 Games

Third Best

43%

Win Rate 461 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 198 Games

Third Best

44%

Win Rate 107 Games

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! Small Sample Size Warning * There is either not a lot of games played on this champion or the builds vary greatly, we have provided the top build but it does not have a high confidence rating so use your own discretion.

Passive Ability

Second Best

62%

Win Rate 21 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

90%

Win Rate 10 Games

Passive Ability

Olaf Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Olaf guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Olaf Jungle in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Olaf. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Olaf Skins

Find Olaf's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Olaf skins and chromas on Olaf's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Pentakill III: Lost Chapter Olaf

September 9, 2021

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Sentinel Olaf

July 8, 2021

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Dragonslayer Olaf

January 30, 2020

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SKT T1 Olaf

Special Events

July 5, 2017

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Butcher Olaf

September 8, 2016

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750

Marauder Olaf

October 1, 2015

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750

Pentakill Olaf

October 1, 2012

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975

Brolaf

Legendary

December 1, 2010

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1820

Glacial Olaf

Legacy

June 8, 2010

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520

Forsaken Olaf

June 8, 2010

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520

Classic Olaf

Original

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Olaf's Abilities

Berserker Rage Olaf's Passive

Self

Olaf gains 0−75% bonus attack speed (depending on missing health).

Undertow Olaf's Q Ability

1000

Olaf throws an axe to a target location, dealing 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to units it passes through and slowing them by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% for 1.5-2.5 seconds based on distance travelled.
If Olaf picks up the axe, the ability's cooldown is reduced by 4.5 seconds.

Vicious Strikes Olaf's W Ability

Self

For 6 seconds, Olaf gains 16 / 18 / 20 / 22 / 24% lifesteal, 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90% attack speed and 0−33% increased healing from all sources for the duration (depending on missing health).

Life steal and spell vamp bonuses are calculated on-cast and remain static for the full duration.

Reckless Swing Olaf's E Ability

325

40 / 64 / 88 / 112 / 136

11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7

Olaf deals 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+ 50% total attack damage) true damage to his target. If he doesn't kill his target, he inflicts 30 % of the total damage dealt to himself as true damage.
Basic attack reduce the cooldown of this ability by 1 second.

Ragnarok Olaf's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

100 / 90 / 80 / 80 / 80

Passive: Olaf gains 20 / 30 / 40 armor and magic resist.

Active: Breaks any crowd control effects and gains 15 / 20 / 25 (+ 30% total attack damage) bonus attack damage, plus immunity to crowd control for 6 seconds. Olaf loses the passive bonus armor and magic resist, but gains 20 / 45 / 70% bonus movement speed when moving towards enemies for 1 second.

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