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How to Win Irelia vs Olaf Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Irelia

based on 901 Irelia vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches every week. Within our data, Irelia faced off against Olaf 901 times. With so many matchups for Irelia vs Olaf gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to defeat your rival. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Irelia is forced to battle against Olaf in only 0.9% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a ok job of beating Olaf. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Irelia versus Olaf games, Irelia’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Irelia vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageRavenous HydraDeath's DanceExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Olaf

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

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.

Irelia vs Olaf Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Olaf Image
7.8
< Kills >
6.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.8
5.3
< Assists >
5
1.76
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
203
< Minions Killed >
155
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.49
16,092
< Physical Damage >
15,804
5,918
< Magic Damage >
199
824
< True Damage >
6,292
22,834
< Damage Dealt >
22,297
30,955
< Damage Taken >
30,150
12,973
< Gold Earned >
12,102
2.42
< Towers >
2.42
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
10,849
< Total Healing >
14,176
14,961
< Experience >
14,570
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
110
< Time Dealing CC >
327

How to Counter Olaf with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Irelia vs. Olaf counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Irelia usually has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Olaf

Who is Better, Irelia or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Olaf, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes an ok counter to Olaf.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate compared to Olaf, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Olaf.

Additionally, Irelia 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 ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Olaf matchups, Irelia 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 team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter for Olaf. Focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Irelia, we analyzed 901 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 Irelia 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

Irelia Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia typically accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Olaf. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Irelia versus Olaf build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better when fighting Olaf than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 50.1% when playing against Olaf with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Olaf as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Irelia vs Olaf matchups, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Irelia are presented for every ranked division. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.