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
  狂戦士の怒り

  減少体力に応じて攻撃速度とライフスティールが増加する。

  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
  斧投げ

  指定地点の地面をめがけて斧を投げ、命中した敵にダメージを与えて、物理防御と移動速度を低下させる。斧を拾うと、このスキルのクールダウンがリセットされる。

  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
  根性比べ

  攻撃速度が増加し、シールドを獲得する。

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

• E
  捨て身切り

  体力を消費して強烈な攻撃を繰り出し、対象に確定ダメージを与える。対象を倒した場合は消費した体力が回復する。

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

• R
  ラグナロク

  自動効果で物理防御と魔法防御が増加する。このスキルを発動すると、通常攻撃を続けている限りは行動妨害効果を受けなくなる。

  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.