Background Image
How to Win Jax vs Olaf Counter MatchupJax is in the a tier of champions

Jax vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Jax in LoLJax is in the a tier of champions
FighterAssassin
FighterTank

How to Beat Olaf as Jax

based on 2,315 Jax vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our dataset, Jax did battle with Olaf in 2315 games. Including so many games with Jax versus Olaf provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable data and a solid build to defeat your rival. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Jax encounters Olaf in only 0.9% of his games.

Jax vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Jax has done a decent job of countering Olaf. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of games the champions battle one another in. In Jax versus Olaf games, Jax’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Jax vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerSheen

Core Jax Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSterak's GageSpear of ShojinDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Jax to level upw
>
Second ability for Jax to level upe
>
Last skill for Jax to max outq

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Jax's passive ability p
Jax's q ability q
Jax's w ability w
Jax's e ability e
Jax's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
Q
3
W
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
8
E
9
W
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
Q
15
Q
16
R

Guide to Countering Olaf as Jax

Tips for Playing as Jax against Olaf

Jax benefits greatly from items that have both Ability Power and Attack Damage such as Guinsoo's Rageblade and Hextech Gunblade.

Jax can Leap Strike to friendly units, including wards. You can use them to plan your escape.

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.

Jax vs Olaf Counter Stats

Jax Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Olaf Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.9
5.4
< Assists >
4.9
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
120
< Minions Killed >
152
0.64
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
12,330
< Physical Damage >
15,158
7,620
< Magic Damage >
152
726
< True Damage >
6,221
20,677
< Damage Dealt >
21,531
30,278
< Damage Taken >
31,007
12,165
< Gold Earned >
12,121
2.17
< Towers >
2.5
0.15
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
9,065
< Total Healing >
14,359
14,496
< Experience >
14,603
19
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
180
< Time Dealing CC >
342

How to Counter Olaf with Jax in LoL

The stats provided here feature several significant Jax against Olaf counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between the two. As an example, Jax’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, showing that Jax may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf..

Jax typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Jax and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Jax
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Jax
Olaf

Who is Better, Jax or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Jax usually wins when trying to fight Olaf, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Jax makes a good counter for Olaf.

While Jax does have a higher winrate than Olaf, when they face off with one another, Jax also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Jax into Olaf.

Additionally, Jax also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Jax vs Olaf matchups, Jax is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Jax is a decent counter to Olaf. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Jax against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Jax

Jax Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.3% winrateSingedSinged47.4% winrateBrandBrand47.5% winrate

Jax Wins Against

YuumiYuumi58.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateSejuaniSejuani55.3% winrateKalistaKalista55.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TeemoTeemo+ 55.2% 13684 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.4% 10633 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 55.8% 9036 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.8% 2797 Games

Additional Information for Jax Players

How We Calculated Our Jax vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Jax, we analyzed 2,315 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 Jax 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

Jax Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Jax in order to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Jax most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Olaf. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Jax versus Olaf build consist of Trinity Force, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Jax bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Olaf than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Jax had an average win rate of 51.8% battling Olaf with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Olaf as Jax, Jax players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Jax vs Olaf battles, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Jax are shown for all skill levels, merged. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular division, you may use the selection menu above.