Matchup

Heavy AD damageSustained DPSDive threatHigh sustain

Build vs Olaf

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Health Potion
x2

Core build

Locket of the Iron Solari
1HP
Knight's Vow
2vs AD
Protoplasm Harness
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Celestial Opposition
5HP

Summoner spells

41471%
3429%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Bandlepipes
5vs Hybride
Frozen Heart
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Celestial Opposition
HP
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
Bone PlatingBone Plating
UnflinchingUnflinching
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
LeonaLeona
OlafOlaf
Passive
Favorable
Favorable

Olaf's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Berserker Rage (P)

Olaf gains Attack Speed and Life Steal based on his missing Health.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s16s11s
69s16s11s1m40
99s15s11s1m40
119s14s11s1m30
169s12s9s1m20
189s12s7s1m20

Playing against Olaf

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Kite him: without his R, Olaf can be slowed and CC'd easily. After his R, wait for it to expire then CC him.

2

Don't fight Olaf when he's low on HP: his passive makes him more dangerous at low health, not less.

3

His R has a relatively long cooldown — track it and engage when it's down.

4

Ranged champions with CC counter him: he has to run toward his target with no dash.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026