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Olaf vs Varus

Olaf
vs
68.4%

over 95 games

Varus
Analyze a draft with Olaf

Favorable matchup

Heavy AD damageHeavy pokeHeavy CCHigh burst

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Varus

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Olaf: Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Ravenous Hydra, Maw of Malmortius, Fiendhunter Bolts, Sterak's Gage.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Experimental Hexplate
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Ravenous Hydra
5

Summoner spells

FlashHaste57%
ExhaustFlash23%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Ravenous Hydra
Maw of Malmortius
Fiendhunter Bolts
Sterak's Gage
Randuin's Omen
Sundered Sky
Overlord's Bloodmail
Executioner's Calling
Spirit Visage
Tiamat
Infinity Edge
Phantom Dancer
62.5% WR16 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
InspirationInspiration
Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Delivery
Approach VelocityApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Varus's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Living Vengeance (P)

On kill or assist, Varus temporarily gains Attack Damage and Ability Power. This bonus is larger if the enemy is a champion.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
316s40s18s–
614s40s18s1m40
912s40s18s1m40
1112s40s18s1m20
1612s40s14s1m
1812s40s10s1m

Playing as Olaf

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Don't run too early at low health

    Don't run too early at low health: Berserker Rage (passive) gives you attack speed and life steal based on your missing health.

  2. Pick up your axe

    Throw Undertow (Q) close to you or just behind your target, then pick up the axe: its cooldown is reduced, or fully refunded if you pick it up late enough.

  3. Reckless Swing between autos

    Weave Reckless Swing (E) between your autos: its true damage ignores resistances, and each auto lowers its cooldown by 1 second.

  4. Ragnarok as you charge their carry

    Cast Ragnarok (R) as you charge their carry: you're freed from all CC, nothing stops you anymore, and each hit on a champion extends the effect.

Playing against Varus

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Back off with his Blight on you

    Back off after taking a few autos: each one applies a Blight stack from Blighted Quiver (W), and his spells detonate them for damage based on your max health.

  2. Engage while he charges

    If you can engage, go in while he charges Piercing Arrow (Q): charging slows him, and he has no dash to escape.

  3. Leave his hail of arrows

    Get out of the Hail of Arrows (E) zone fast: the desecrated ground slows you and reduces the healing you receive.

  4. Spread out from the chained ally

    When an ally is caught by Chain of Corruption (R), move away from them fast: the corruption spreads to nearby champions, but dies out if you get far enough in time.

Other Olaf matchups

Patch 16.21.1