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How to Win Akshan vs Olaf Counter MatchupAkshan is in the b tier of champions

Akshan vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Akshan in LoLAkshan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Akshan

based on 631 Akshan vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
2.39
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Olaf as Akshan resulted from an evaluation of 631 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This champion matchup is fairly rare. Akshan fights Olaf in only 0.9% of their games.

Akshan vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Akshan does a great job of beating Olaf. On average, they wins a fantastic 55.0% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Akshan versus Olaf games, Akshan’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that they probably will be able to get first blood against Olaf.

Best Akshan vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Akshan Items

~22 Mins
Guinsoo's RagebladeTerminusKraken Slayer

Optional Items

The CollectorBlade of The Ruined KingVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Akshan to level upq
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Second ability for Akshan to level upe
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Last skill for Akshan to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
ResolveShield BashBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Akshan's passive ability p
Akshan's q ability q
Akshan's w ability w
Akshan's e ability e
Akshan's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Akshan

Tips for Playing as Akshan against Olaf

Raising an eyebrow in the face of danger, Akshan fights evil with dashing charisma, righteous vengeance, and a conspicuous lack of shirts. He is highly skilled in the art of stealth combat, able to evade the eyes of his enemies and reappear when they least expect him. With a keen sense of justice and a legendary death-reversing weapon, he rights the wrongs of Runeterra's many scoundrels while living by his own moral code: “Don't be an ass.”

Advice to Win Against Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Akshan vs Olaf Counter Stats

Akshan Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
Olaf Image
8.8
< Kills >
6.3
6.2
< Deaths >
7.1
6
< Assists >
4.7
1.97
< Killing Sprees >
1.43
166
< Minions Killed >
153
0.13
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.5
19,223
< Physical Damage >
15,057
3,168
< Magic Damage >
141
1,244
< True Damage >
5,657
23,636
< Damage Dealt >
20,856
21,581
< Damage Taken >
31,326
12,785
< Gold Earned >
11,917
2.27
< Towers >
2.39
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
4,496
< Total Healing >
13,820
14,298
< Experience >
14,474
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
54
< Time Dealing CC >
346

How to Counter Olaf with Akshan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Akshan vs. Olaf counter stats that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Akshan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Akshan may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf..

Akshan normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than their counter does. On average, they takes less damage than Olaf. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Akshan and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Akshan
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Akshan
Olaf

Who is Better, Akshan or Olaf?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Akshan usually wins when taking on Olaf, with a 55.0% win rate. As a result, Akshan makes a great counter for Olaf.

While Akshan does have a much higher winrate compared to Olaf, when facing one another, Akshan also has a lower difficulty level that makes them a less challenging champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Akshan into Olaf.

Furthermore, Akshan also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Akshan vs Olaf matchups, Akshan is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Akshan is a great counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Akshan against Olaf.

Additional Information for Akshan Players

How We Calculated Our Akshan vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Akshan, we analyzed 631 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Olaf as Akshan comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Akshan in order to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Akshan most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Akshan versus Olaf build include Guinsoo's Rageblade, Terminus, and Kraken Slayer. When Akshan used at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better countering Olaf than with most other typical builds. In fact, Akshan had an average win rate of 55.0% when countering Olaf with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Olaf as Akshan, Akshan players should take the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Bone Plating, and Shield Bash runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Akshan vs Olaf fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Akshan are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.