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Brand vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Brand in LoLBrand is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Brand

based on 2,084 Brand vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League games each week. In our data, Brand faced Olaf in 2084 matches. Having so many matchups for Brand vs Olaf provides us confidence in our ability to provide useful stats and a solid build to defeat Olaf. This champion pairing is somewhat rare. Brand fights Olaf in only 0.9% of his matches.

Brand vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Brand has done a ok job of countering Olaf. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.4% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Brand vs Olaf games, Brand’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Olaf.

Best Brand vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Brand Items

~22 Mins
MorellonomiconZaz'Zak's RealmspikeLiandry's Torment

Optional Items

StormsurgeRylai's Crystal ScepterZhonya's HourglassMalignance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Brand to level upw
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Second ability for Brand to level upq
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Last skill for Brand to max oute

Runes

DominationDark HarvestCheap ShotEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Brand's passive ability p
Brand's q ability q
Brand's w ability w
Brand's e ability e
Brand's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Brand

Tips for Playing as Brand against Olaf

You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.

You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.

Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.

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.

Brand vs Olaf Counter Stats

Brand Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Olaf Image
5.8
< Kills >
6.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
9.1
< Assists >
4.9
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
64
< Minions Killed >
158
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.54
812
< Physical Damage >
16,398
21,838
< Magic Damage >
145
1,401
< True Damage >
6,092
24,052
< Damage Dealt >
22,634
25,328
< Damage Taken >
32,813
11,008
< Gold Earned >
12,465
1.49
< Towers >
2.51
0.16
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,944
< Total Healing >
15,216
12,921
< Experience >
15,105
36
< Vision Score >
17
15
< Wards Placed >
8
221
< Time Dealing CC >
348

How to Counter Olaf with Brand in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Brand versus Olaf counter stats that can help you figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Brand normally has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Olaf. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Brand and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Brand
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Brand
Olaf

Who is Better, Brand or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Brand usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Olaf, with a 50.4% win rate. As a result, Brand makes an ok counter to Olaf.

While Brand does have a higher winrate than Olaf, when on opposite teams, Brand also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Brand into Olaf.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Brand vs Olaf matchups, Brand is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Brand is a decent counter for Olaf. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Brand against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Brand

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Brand Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

NilahNilah+ 55.4% 3348 GamesBardBard+ 55.5% 3915 GamesTrundleTrundle+ 56.1% 14071 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 56.5% 6844 Games

Additional Information for Brand Players

How We Calculated Our Brand vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Brand, we analyzed 2,084 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 Brand 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.

Other Useful Resources

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Brand to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Brand most often gets less CS compared to Olaf. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Brand versus Olaf build include Morellonomicon, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Olaf than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Brand had an average win rate of 50.4% when playing against Olaf with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Olaf as Brand, Brand players should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Brand vs Olaf LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 50.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Brand vs Olaf tips and counter builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every round played with both champions.