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How to Win Garen vs Olaf Counter MatchupGaren is in the b tier of champions

Garen vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Garen in LoLGaren is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Garen

based on 1,133 Garen vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.22
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Olaf as Garen resulted from an analysis of 1133 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Garen fights Olaf in only 0.8% of his rounds.

Garen vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Garen has done a good job of countering Olaf. Typically, he wins a terrific 53.1% of games the champions face one another in. In Garen vs Olaf rounds, Garen’s side is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Garen vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Garen Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceStridebreaker

Optional Items

Black CleaverDead Man's PlateSundered SkyHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Garen's passive ability p
Garen's q ability q
Garen's w ability w
Garen's e ability e
Garen's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
7
E
8
Q
9
E
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Q
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R
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Q
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Q
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Olaf as Garen

Tips for Playing as Garen against Olaf

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

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.

Garen vs Olaf Counter Stats

Garen Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Olaf Image
6.8
< Kills >
6.1
5
< Deaths >
6.8
4.3
< Assists >
4.6
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
176
< Minions Killed >
156
0.12
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.66
< Inhibitors >
0.49
14,425
< Physical Damage >
15,705
248
< Magic Damage >
121
5,045
< True Damage >
6,303
19,719
< Damage Dealt >
22,129
31,252
< Damage Taken >
31,177
12,380
< Gold Earned >
12,009
2.84
< Towers >
2.36
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
3,258
< Total Healing >
14,258
15,450
< Experience >
14,660
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
136
< Time Dealing CC >
336

How to Counter Olaf with Garen in LoL

The stats shown here show several important Garen against Olaf counter statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Garen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Garen may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Olaf..

Garen often has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Garen and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Garen
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Garen
Olaf

Who is Better, Garen or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Garen usually wins when taking on Olaf, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Garen makes a great counter to Olaf.

While Garen does have a higher winrate compared to Olaf, when they face off with one another, Garen also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Garen into Olaf.

Furthermore, Garen has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Garen vs Olaf matchups, Garen is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Garen is a great counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Garen against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Garen

Garen Loses Against

LilliaLillia43% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser43.5% winrateKayleKayle44.1% winrateTrundleTrundle44.7% winrate

Garen Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.9% winrateK'SanteK'Sante53.3% winrateEzrealEzreal53.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

BrandBrand+ 52.5% 8964 GamesNilahNilah+ 52.5% 1991 GamesKledKled+ 53.8% 262 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.9% 7886 Games

Additional Information for Garen Players

How We Calculated Our Garen vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Garen, we analyzed 1,133 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 Garen 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

Garen Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Garen to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Garen typically gets a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Garen versus Olaf build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Stridebreaker. When Garen used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Olaf than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Garen boasted an average win rate of 53.1% when countering Olaf with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Olaf as Garen, Garen players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Garen vs Olaf counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.1% win rate overall.

If you need to see Garen vs Olaf tips and counter builds for a a specific skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides given are calculated using every match finished with both champions.