Olaf vs Vayne

Olaf
vs
52.9%

over 138 games

Vayne

Skill matchup

Sustained DPSHeavy AD damageSplit pushDive threat

Build vs Vayne

Build adapted to this matchup

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

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Experimental Hexplate
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Fiendhunter Bolts
5

Summoner spells

FlashHaste56%
FlashDot26%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Fiendhunter Bolts
Ravenous Hydra
Sterak's Gage
Maw of Malmortius
Randuin's Omen
Infinity Edge
Sundered Sky
Overlord's Bloodmail
Immortal Shieldbow
Lord Dominik's Regards
Force of Nature
Mortal Reminder
Phantom Dancer
50.0% WR22 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

Vayne's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Night Hunter (P)

Vayne ruthlessly hunts evil-doers, gaining Move Speed when moving toward nearby enemy champions.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s0s20s–
64s0s20s1m40
92s0s20s1m40
112s0s20s1m25
162s0s16s1m10
182s0s12s1m10

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 Vayne

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Don't fight with your back to a wall

    Don't stand with your back to a wall against her: Condemn (E) knocks you back, and if you hit terrain, you're stunned.

  2. Short, repeated trades

    Take short, repeated trades: she's fragile, and on the third consecutive hit on you, Silver Bolts (W) adds true damage based on your max health.

  3. Don't feed her kills during her ult

    During Final Hour (R), back off rather than risk your life: each champion she kills after damaging them extends the effect.

Patch 16.21.1