Olaf Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.3%
- Pick rate
- 4.5%
- Ban rate
- 4.3%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Precision +
Inspiration 
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Olaf
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Olaf wins 51.3% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (4,209 games).
- Most common core: Stridebreaker → Experimental Hexplate → Death's Dance — 60% win rate over 57 games.
- Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 74% of games with a 51% win rate.
- Best matchup: Yorick (77% over 22 games). Hardest: Zed (23% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 70.0% | 1% (30) | |
| 60.0% | 16% (672) | |
| 59.9% | 4% (187) | |
| 58.0% | 4% (174) | |
| 56.8% | 1% (44) | |
| 54.8% | 11% (460) | |
| 54.4% | 20% (823) | |
| 54.3% | 1% (35) | |
| 54.1% | 1% (37) | |
| 52.3% | 2% (65) | |
| 52.0% | 19% (814) | |
| 45.2% | 1% (62) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Inspiration
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Precision
Inspiration
Precision +
Inspiration
Precision +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
52.0%28% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
56.5%4% pick
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
25.0%0% pick
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
75.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Ghost
52.6%18% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
49.2%6% pick
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Flash + Ignite
55.9%6% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
58.7%179 games
E
Q
W
57.1%14 games
Q
W
E
33.3%3 games
Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (52%), Q → W → E (58%), Q → E → Q (56%).
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PBerserker RageOlaf gains Attack Speed and Life Steal based on his missing Health.
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QUndertow
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.
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WTough It Out
Olaf's Attack Speed is increased and he gains a Shield.
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EReckless 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.
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RRagnarokOlaf passively gains increased armor and magic resist. He can activate this ability to become immune to disables for as long as he keeps attacking.