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Olaf Top build & stats

FighterTank C 958 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
48.8%
Pick rate
3.6%
Ban rate
4.1%
Division
Master
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
3,000 gold
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
3,300 gold
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
3,300 gold
9,600 gold
54.2% WR 24 games

Boots

Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
1,000 gold
61.1% 18 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
56.3% WR
16 games · 2% 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

Flash Ghost
50.0% 114 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 48.8% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (958 games).
  • Most common core: Experimental Hexplate → Death's Dance → Stridebreaker — 53% win rate over 90 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 88% of games with a 50% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Ornn (89% over 9 games). Hardest: Kled (19% over 16 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Olaf scales: 53% win rate after 35 minutes versus 45% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
54.2% WR
24 games · 3% pick
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker
50.0% WR
8 games · 1% pick
Experimental Hexplate
Experimental Hexplate
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
33.3% WR
6 games · 1% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
47.1% WR
153 games · 16% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
61.1% WR
18 games · 2% pick
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness
46.7% WR
15 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
75.0% 0% (4)
72.7% 1% (11)
66.7% 0% (3)
52.3% 14% (130)
51.8% 9% (85)
51.4% 15% (148)
50.0% 0% (4)
48.5% 3% (33)
44.7% 5% (47)
44.4% 1% (9)
33.3% 0% (3)
0.0% 0% (3)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
46.7% WR
45 games · 5% 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 + Inspiration Inspiration
37.0% WR
27 games · 3% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Approach Velocity Biscuit Delivery
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
43.5% WR
23 games · 2% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Approach Velocity Biscuit Delivery

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. 48.1%20% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 37.5%3% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ghost Flash + Ghost 50.0%12% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 45.8%6% pick
  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 34.2%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.