How to beat Olaf

Common role: Top / Jungle

A relentless juggernaut who becomes immune to CC and chases you to death.

What makes Olaf dangerous

Olaf throws an axe (Q) that slows hard and, if he picks it up, refunds its cooldown for endless slows. He gains lifesteal and attack speed (W), deals bonus true damage (E), and his ultimate makes him immune to all crowd control while chasing. If he sticks to you, you cannot CC your way out.

How to play against Olaf

• 1Dodge his axe (Q) — if he misses and can't pick it up, he loses his slow and chase.
• 2Don't rely on CC during his ult; it makes him immune, so kite with terrain and range.
• 3Poke him from range; he has no gap-closer besides walking to his axe.
• 4Bring Frozen Heart/armor and disengage — his E is true damage, so raw HP helps most.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓No mobility or dash — pure ranged kiting beats him.
• ✓If he misses or loses his axe, he can't stick to you.
• ✓His ult grants no defensive stats — burn him down while immune.
• ✓Weak to disengage and terrain that breaks his chase.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Olaf's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Berserker-Wut

  Olaf erhält abhängig von seinem fehlenden Leben Angriffstempo und Lebensraub.

  Strong: gains attack speed as his health drops, hitting hardest when low. Weak: he's still low health — burst him before he turns the fight.

• Q
  Sog

  Olaf schleudert eine Axt in den Boden eines Zielbereichs, die getroffenen Gegnern Schaden zufügt und ihre Rüstung und ihr Lauftempo verringert. Wenn Olaf die Axt aufhebt, wird die Abklingzeit der Fähigkeit zurückgesetzt.

  Strong: a hard-slowing axe that refunds its cooldown when he picks it up. Weak: dodge it — if he can't retrieve the axe he loses his slow and chase.

• W
  Zähne zusammenbeißen

  Olafs Angriffstempo ist erhöht und er erhält einen Schild.

  Strong: lifesteal and attack speed sustain him through trades. Weak: Grievous Wounds cuts the healing hard.

• E
  Rücksichtsloser Schwung

  Olaf greift mit solcher Gewalt an, dass seine Angriffe an seinem Ziel und an ihm selbst absoluten Schaden verursachen. Er erhält das dafür aufgewendete Leben zurück, falls er sein Ziel zerstört.

  Strong: deals true damage that ignores all your armor. Weak: it costs him health to cast — race him down when he's low.

• R
  Ragnarök

  Olaf erhält passiv erhöhte Rüstung und Magieresistenz. Er kann diese Fähigkeit aktivieren, um gegen kampfunfähig machende Effekte immun zu werden, solange er angreift.

  Strong: makes him immune to all crowd control while chasing. Weak: it grants no defensive stats — burn him down and kite with terrain instead of CC.

Itemization

Kiting and disengage beat him; hard CC is useless during his R. Armor and health (his E is true damage) plus range and terrain win the matchup.

This guide covers Olaf's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.