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Olaf Top build & stats

FighterTank A 220 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
57.3%
Pick rate
2.9%
Ban rate
3.6%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
60.0% 5 games

Finish these three

Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
3,200 gold
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
3,000 gold
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
3,300 gold
9,500 gold
62.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
60.0% 140 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
75.0% WR
8 games · 4% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Exhaust Flash
64.3% 14 games

Max order

Undertow Q Reckless Swing E Tough It Out W
66.7% 6 games

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 57.3% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (220 games).
  • Most common core: Experimental Hexplate → Death's Dance → Stridebreaker — 55% win rate over 31 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 94% of games with a 57% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Yone (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Mordekaiser (50% over 14 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
54.8% WR
31 games · 14% pick
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
62.5% WR
8 games · 4% pick
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Ravenous Hydra
Ravenous Hydra
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
83.3% WR
6 games · 3% pick

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
60.0% WR
5 games · 2% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
60.0% WR
140 games · 64% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
48.1% WR
27 games · 12% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
61.9% WR
21 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
77.8% 4% (9)
70.0% 14% (30)
70.0% 5% (10)
66.7% 4% (9)
64.9% 26% (57)
63.6% 5% (11)
62.9% 16% (35)
62.5% 51% (112)
60.2% 60% (133)
59.1% 10% (22)
54.3% 69% (151)
47.8% 10% (23)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
52.7% WR
91 games · 41% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
54.2% WR
24 games · 11% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Bone Plating Revitalize
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
56.5% WR
23 games · 10% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Biscuit Delivery Approach Velocity

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 56.8%94% pick
  • Press the Attack Press the Attack Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions. 50.0%4% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 83.3%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 57.5%73% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 55.6%12% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 64.3%6% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Undertow Q Reckless Swing E Tough It Out W 66.7%6 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (67%), Q → W → E (67%).

  • PBerserker Rage

    Olaf gains Attack Speed and Life Steal based on his missing Health.

  • 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.

  • WTough It Out

    Olaf's Attack Speed is increased and he gains a Shield.

  • 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.

  • RRagnarok

    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.