Introduction

To make something clear, Olaf is the man, Olaf is the real man. He is also your bro. He is no coward, he is big *** ballin' Viking with axes and power of Lighting Strikes granted by Thor. As some guy said on how he see way of playing Olaf: Violently chopping my opponents face with my axes, then drinking their blood mixed with beer and cocaine. True, Olaf is pure violence and it shouldn't be played by kids bellow 15, and woman. So if you are a man and got used to see violence, go ahead and read how to play this murderous madman from north...

Abilities

Berzerker Rage

This passive makes you very resistant at low health combined with lifesteal, and also it makes you an extremely fast jungling machine. Basically, you're pleased staying at low health, but of course we want to build health items what is makes this passive much more effective. Lower your health is, more deadly you'll become.

Undertow

Your bread and butter tool and by far my favorite ability in the game. It has a variety of uses. As ridiculously useful at jungling, to an extremely effective chasing ability. It goes through units, it's revealing small area in bushes, it is a fantastic farming tool, slowing enemies... Basically, you can do anything with it.

Vicious Strikes

This thing is nice. Really. It gives you lifesteal and spell vamp, it gives you crazy base damage and health scaling. Combine this with my recommended core build and GG. Well, all that lasts only for 6 seconds while this ability is active. Using it on towers will increase damage you do to it significantly. Also, you'll get healed when using Smite and each time Wriggle's Lantern procs.

Reckless Swing

Damage is unreal if you max this first. It makes Olaf an extremely murderous champ on solo top. However, when jungling Undertow is priority and this tool losses effectiveness by mid game part. Only leveling up of this skill will improve damage of it.

Ragnarok

If Jesus had this skill he would prolly be with us today. Seriously, this **** will get you alive out of everything. Basically, this allows you to do whatever you want. Gives you passive armor penetration and reducing flat damage amount. Active is purely awesome. As of the patch .128 it breaks crowd control effect and for 6 seconds you're immune to everything, except blindness, silences and suppression.

Pre-Game Setup

Runes

x9 Greater Mark of Desolation
x9 Greater Seal of Armor
x9 Greater Glyph of Scaling Magic Resist
x1 Greater Quintessence of Desolation + x2 Greater Quintessence of Movement Speed

Masteries

3/6/21

Summoner Spells



Skill Order

Priority: [1-6] - W-Q-Q-E-Q-R

Item Build

Start: x5

Core: or

Goal:

Luxury:

Important!: Sight Ward

Change Log

[06 Novemeber 2011] - Blog build is up and ready for discussion!