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How to Win Hwei vs Olaf Counter MatchupHwei is in the b tier of champions

Hwei vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Hwei in LoLHwei is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Hwei

based on 1,635 Hwei vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. Within our dataset, Hwei fought Olaf 1635 times. Using so many games with Hwei versus Olaf gives us confidence in our ability to prepare useful statistics and a recommended build to crush Olaf. This matchup is somewhat rare. Hwei is forced to battle against Olaf in only 0.9% of their matches.

Hwei vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Hwei does a terrible job of countering Olaf. On average, they wins a lowly 45.5% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Hwei vs Olaf matches, Hwei’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that they most likely won't be able to get first blood against Olaf.

Best Hwei vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Hwei Items

~22 Mins
Zaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameSeraph's EmbraceLiandry's Torment

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
SorceryManaflow BandGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Hwei's passive ability p
Hwei's q ability q
Hwei's w ability w
Hwei's e ability e
Hwei's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
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E
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Hwei

Tips for Playing as Hwei against Olaf

Calm down, breathe, and focus.

Each stroke requires precision and intention.

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.

Hwei vs Olaf Counter Stats

Hwei Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Olaf Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.1
< Deaths >
6.6
8.7
< Assists >
4.8
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
141
< Minions Killed >
160
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.57
962
< Physical Damage >
16,137
20,908
< Magic Damage >
116
632
< True Damage >
6,096
22,502
< Damage Dealt >
22,350
18,617
< Damage Taken >
31,928
10,797
< Gold Earned >
12,476
1.78
< Towers >
2.69
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
1,634
< Total Healing >
15,145
13,561
< Experience >
15,061
26
< Vision Score >
17
12
< Wards Placed >
8
565
< Time Dealing CC >
345

How to Counter Olaf with Hwei in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several critical Hwei against Olaf counter stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Hwei’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Hwei may be more central to their team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Hwei often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than their opponent does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Olaf. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Hwei and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Hwei
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Hwei
Olaf

Who is Better, Hwei or Olaf?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Hwei usually loses when playing against Olaf, with a 45.5% win rate. As a result, Hwei makes a poor counter for Olaf.

While Hwei does have a much lower winrate than Olaf, when on opposite teams, Hwei also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more difficult character to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Hwei into Olafas their relative depth means you may not be able to reach their full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Hwei has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Hwei vs Olaf matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Hwei is a terribly counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Hwei against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Hwei

Hwei Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.5% winrateFizzFizz41.8% winrateZyraZyra42.4% winrateTeemoTeemo42.9% winrate

Hwei Wins Against

YuumiYuumi51.7% winrateSivirSivir50.9% winrateSejuaniSejuani50.6% winrateCorkiCorki50.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Hwei Players

How We Calculated Our Hwei vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Hwei, we analyzed 1,635 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 Hwei 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

Hwei Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Hwei to counter Olaf during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

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

The best items to prioritize in your Hwei versus Olaf build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Hwei included at least these three pieces in their build, they performed much better when fighting Olaf than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Hwei had an average win rate of 45.5% battling Olaf with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Olaf as Hwei, Hwei players should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Gathering Storm, and Manaflow Band runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Hwei vs Olaf counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.5% win rate overall.

If you want to see Hwei x Olaf tips and counter builds for a a distinct rank, please choose one from the selection menu displayed above. By default, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using all matches finished with both champs.