What are some tips for the Olaf vs. Mordekaiser matchup?

Pop R before Mordekaiser uses his R to prevent him from stealing stats or taking you to the Death Realm. If he's halfway up the lane and you land a Q, just R and he DIES.

How do you play Olaf into Mordekaiser?

Pop R before Mordekaiser uses his R to prevent him from stealing stats or taking you to the Death Realm. If he's halfway up the lane and you land a Q, just R and he DIES.

Who wins the Olaf vs. Mordekaiser matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is undefined Olaf. A key tip is: Pop R before Mordekaiser uses his R to prevent him from stealing stats or taking you to the Death Realm. If he's halfway up the lane and you land a Q, just R and he DIES.

How do you counter Olaf as Mordekaiser?

Pop R before Mordekaiser uses his R to prevent him from stealing stats or taking you to the Death Realm. If he's halfway up the lane and you land a Q, just R and he DIES.

What are some tips for the Olaf vs. Jax matchup?

Respect his Lvl 1, it's strong. Q from range and slowly farm till Lvl 3. At Lvl 3, if he jumps and burns E too quickly, Olaf can kill him. Usually he'll Q+auto+W and back off; Olaf can do a quick Q+E+auto to even out the trade. If he tries to continue with E, walk back, forcing him to end E early. Since his dash is still on cooldown, Olaf can chase him down for a kill. At Lvl 6, it can go either way. If he has Ignite, he has kill pressure, but it's manageable. He'll still look for short trades, but with his R passive's third auto, it hurts. Even if Olaf loses the trade by a lot of health, it's fine long-term. Rush Ravenous Hydra; Vampiric Scepter heals most damage after short trades, and full Hydra wins every short trade in a minion wave due to its active healing. When all-inning Jax, always be mindful of his E. Since Olaf can't auto him, R will run out. Hold E for when he uses E, so Olaf's R doesn't run out (Olaf E extends R duration). In hyper late game, he usually wins due to multiple E procs and Zhonya's Hourglass.

How do you play Olaf into Jax?

Respect his Lvl 1, it's strong. Q from range and slowly farm till Lvl 3. At Lvl 3, if he jumps and burns E too quickly, Olaf can kill him. Usually he'll Q+auto+W and back off; Olaf can do a quick Q+E+auto to even out the trade. If he tries to continue with E, walk back, forcing him to end E early. Since his dash is still on cooldown, Olaf can chase him down for a kill. At Lvl 6, it can go either way. If he has Ignite, he has kill pressure, but it's manageable. He'll still look for short trades, but with his R passive's third auto, it hurts. Even if Olaf loses the trade by a lot of health, it's fine long-term. Rush Ravenous Hydra; Vampiric Scepter heals most damage after short trades, and full Hydra wins every short trade in a minion wave due to its active healing. When all-inning Jax, always be mindful of his E. Since Olaf can't auto him, R will run out. Hold E for when he uses E, so Olaf's R doesn't run out (Olaf E extends R duration). In hyper late game, he usually wins due to multiple E procs and Zhonya's Hourglass.

Who wins the Olaf vs. Jax matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is undefined Jax. A key tip is: Respect his Lvl 1, it's strong. Q from range and slowly farm till Lvl 3. At Lvl 3, if he jumps and burns E too quickly, Olaf can kill him. Usually he'll Q+auto+W and back off; Olaf can do a quick Q+E+auto to even out the trade. If he tries to continue with E, walk back, forcing him to end E early. Since his dash is still on cooldown, Olaf can chase him down for a kill. At Lvl 6, it can go either way. If he has Ignite, he has kill pressure, but it's manageable. He'll still look for short trades, but with his R passive's third auto, it hurts. Even if Olaf loses the trade by a lot of health, it's fine long-term. Rush Ravenous Hydra; Vampiric Scepter heals most damage after short trades, and full Hydra wins every short trade in a minion wave due to its active healing. When all-inning Jax, always be mindful of his E. Since Olaf can't auto him, R will run out. Hold E for when he uses E, so Olaf's R doesn't run out (Olaf E extends R duration). In hyper late game, he usually wins due to multiple E procs and Zhonya's Hourglass.

How do you counter Olaf as Jax?

Respect his Lvl 1, it's strong. Q from range and slowly farm till Lvl 3. At Lvl 3, if he jumps and burns E too quickly, Olaf can kill him. Usually he'll Q+auto+W and back off; Olaf can do a quick Q+E+auto to even out the trade. If he tries to continue with E, walk back, forcing him to end E early. Since his dash is still on cooldown, Olaf can chase him down for a kill. At Lvl 6, it can go either way. If he has Ignite, he has kill pressure, but it's manageable. He'll still look for short trades, but with his R passive's third auto, it hurts. Even if Olaf loses the trade by a lot of health, it's fine long-term. Rush Ravenous Hydra; Vampiric Scepter heals most damage after short trades, and full Hydra wins every short trade in a minion wave due to its active healing. When all-inning Jax, always be mindful of his E. Since Olaf can't auto him, R will run out. Hold E for when he uses E, so Olaf's R doesn't run out (Olaf E extends R duration). In hyper late game, he usually wins due to multiple E procs and Zhonya's Hourglass.

What are some tips for the Olaf vs. Urgot matchup?

His R and E are his main tools, so it shouldn't be super hard, but he can actually fight you pretty well in this matchup. Urgot typically has Phase Rush, making it quite hard to catch up to him.

How do you play Olaf into Urgot?

His R and E are his main tools, so it shouldn't be super hard, but he can actually fight you pretty well in this matchup. Urgot typically has Phase Rush, making it quite hard to catch up to him.

Who wins the Olaf vs. Urgot matchup?

Based on our data, this matchup is undefined Olaf. A key tip is: His R and E are his main tools, so it shouldn't be super hard, but he can actually fight you pretty well in this matchup. Urgot typically has Phase Rush, making it quite hard to catch up to him.

How do you counter Olaf as Urgot?

His R and E are his main tools, so it shouldn't be super hard, but he can actually fight you pretty well in this matchup. Urgot typically has Phase Rush, making it quite hard to catch up to him.

OlafMatchups

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Matchup	Threat	Games	WR	Gold @ 15	Gold Diff	Tips
Mordekaiser	Easy	278	53%	+676	+1,524	Pop R before Mordekaiser uses his R to prevent him from stealing stats or taking you to the Death Realm. If he's halfway up the lane and you land a Q, just R and he DIES.
Skill Priority Q Undertow Olaf throws an axe into the ground at a target location, dealing damage to enemies it passes through and reducing their Armor and Move Speed. If Olaf picks up the axe, the ability's cooldown is reset. E Reckless Swing Olaf attacks with such force that it deals true damage to his target and himself, refunding the Health cost if he destroys the target. W Tough It Out Olaf's Attack Speed is increased and he gains a Shield. 50.0% WR 234 Matches Summoner Spells 44.9% WR 107 Matches Skill Order Undertow Olaf throws an axe into the ground at a target location, dealing damage to enemies it passes through and reducing their Armor and Move Speed. If Olaf picks up the axe, the ability's cooldown is reset. 1 4 5 7 9 Tough It Out Olaf's Attack Speed is increased and he gains a Shield. 3 14 15 17 18 Reckless Swing Olaf attacks with such force that it deals true damage to his target and himself, refunding the Health cost if he destroys the target. 2 8 10 12 13 Ragnarok Olaf passively gains increased armor and magic resist. He can activate this ability to become immune to disables for as long as he keeps attacking. 6 11 16 Olaf vs Mordekaiser Runes 53.4% WR251 Matches Starting Items 50.0% WR 66 Matches Core Items 80.0% WR 5 Matches 4th Item Options 51.2% WR41 Matches 72.2% WR36 Matches 29.4% WR17 Matches 5th Item Options 77.8% WR9 Matches 75.0% WR8 Matches 66.7% WR6 Matches 6th Item Options 75.0% WR4 Matches 33.3% WR3 Matches 66.7% WR3 Matches Laning Phase (@15 min) Olaf Damage 7,736 Mordekaiser Damage 6,634 Gold Diff+676 CS Diff+13 XP Diff+508 Ally Ganks0.94 Enemy Ganks1.12 End of Game Olaf Damage 26,647 Mordekaiser Damage 22,911 Total Gold Diff+1,524 Total CS Diff+24 Split Push Olaf Dmg to Turrets 10,613 Mordekaiser Dmg to Turrets 6,004
Jax	Favored	218	48%	-118	-68	Respect his Lvl 1, it's strong. Q from range and slowly farm till Lvl 3. At Lvl 3, if he jumps and burns E too quickly, Olaf can kill him.

Urgot	Easy	209	52%	+400	+591	His R and E are his main tools, so it shouldn't be super hard, but he can actually fight you pretty well in this matchup. Urgot typically has Phase Rush, making it quite hard to catch up to him.

Garen	Easy	208	48%	+301	+103	This lane can be fine. The issue is Garen is never killed if he has Phase Rush. His Q cleanses Olaf's slow, removing Approach Velocity speed.

Ornn	Easy	201	54%	+344	+2,007	Olaf is immune to Ornn's brittle auto attack damage during R. If he's ever halfway up the lane and you hit a Q, he just DIES as you can run him over.

Unknown(904)	Easy	186	42%	+462	+963

Renekton	Easy	174	56%	+8	+679	The lane is very volatile. If you get a lead on him, you can snowball it hard. If he gets a lead on you, he can do the same. The issue is that he has a lot of kill pressure on you.

Shen	Easy	168	51%	+950	+2,210	Getting a lead outside of CS against Shen is tough. He'll likely avoid fighting and wait for a 2v1 gank. If he runs Ignite, you might lose due to the heal cut, but with Teleport, you should win.

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