Blitzcrank vs Olaf
How to Beat Olaf as Blitzcrank
based on 1,300 Blitzcrank vs Olaf matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Olaf Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Olaf Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Olaf
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
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.
Blitzcrank vs Olaf Counter Stats
How to Counter Olaf with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight some valuable Blitzcrank versus Olaf counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank usually has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Olaf. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Olaf?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Olaf, with a 50.4% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes an ok counter for Olaf.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Olaf, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Blitzcrank into Olaf.
Moreover, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Olaf matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a decent counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Blitzcrank against Olaf.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank typically accumulates a lot less CS relative to Olaf. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The best items to use in your Blitzcrank versus Olaf build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when fighting Olaf than with most other typical builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 50.4% when countering Olaf with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Olaf as Blitzcrank, Blitzcrank players should use the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Blitzcrank vs Olaf clashes, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.
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