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Olaf vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Olaf

based on 1,498 Olaf vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
46.7 %
K/D/A
1.57
Pick Rate
4.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each week. Within our data, Olaf did battle with Aatrox in 1498 matches. Using so many games with Olaf versus Aatrox provides us faith in our capacity to provide informative data and a recommended build to suppress Aatrox. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Olaf encounters Aatrox in only 4.3% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a pathetic job of beating Aatrox. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.7% of games the champs battle each other in. In Olaf versus Aatrox rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Aatrox.

Best Olaf vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTrinity ForceDeath's DanceStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Olaf's passive ability p
Olaf's q ability q
Olaf's w ability w
Olaf's e ability e
Olaf's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
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E
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E
14
W
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W
16
R

Guide to Countering Aatrox as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Aatrox

Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.

The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.

Advice to Win Against Aatrox

Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.

Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.

Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

Olaf vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
46.7 %
VS
Win Rate
53.3 %
Aatrox Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.4
6.9
< Deaths >
5.7
4.7
< Assists >
5.8
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
150
< Minions Killed >
167
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,946
< Physical Damage >
18,385
139
< Magic Damage >
3,726
6,188
< True Damage >
511
23,274
< Damage Dealt >
22,623
30,768
< Damage Taken >
36,381
11,746
< Gold Earned >
11,561
2.37
< Towers >
2.1
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
13,995
< Total Healing >
14,621
14,180
< Experience >
14,800
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
340
< Time Dealing CC >
232

How to Counter Aatrox with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Olaf versus Aatrox matchup stats that may help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aatrox..

Olaf normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Aatrox

Who is Better, Olaf or Aatrox?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 46.7% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter to Aatrox.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Olaf into Aatrox.

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

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a garbage counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Aatrox.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

Olaf Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.4% winrateTrundleTrundle42.3% winrateIvernIvern44% winrateIllaoiIllaoi44.4% winrate

Olaf Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner55.7% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks55.5% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.8% 1835 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53.8% 119 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.5% 1851 GamesPoppyPoppy+ 57.3% 321 Games

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Olaf, we analyzed 1,498 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 Aatrox as Olaf 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 learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Aatrox. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Aatrox build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Aatrox than with many other common builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 46.7% when countering Aatrox with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Aatrox as Olaf, Olaf players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Olaf vs Aatrox clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.7% winrate overall.

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