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
  광전사의 분노

  올라프가 잃은 체력에 비례해 공격 속도와 생명력 흡수를 얻습니다.

  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
  역류

  올라프가 지정한 곳에 도끼를 던져 맞은 적에게 피해를 입히고 방어력과 이동 속도를 감소시킵니다. 올라프가 도끼를 다시 집으면 이 스킬의 재사용 대기시간이 초기화됩니다.

  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
  버티기

  올라프의 공격 속도가 증가하고 보호막을 얻습니다.

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

• E
  무모한 강타

  올라프가 강력한 공격을 가하여 자신과 공격 대상에게 고정 피해를 입힙니다. 대상을 파괴한 경우 소모한 체력이 회복됩니다.

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

• R
  라그나로크

  기본 지속 효과로 올라프의 방어력과 마법 저항력이 증가합니다. 올라프가 이 스킬을 사용하면 공격을 하는 동안 이동 방해 효과에 면역이 됩니다.

  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.