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Olaf vs Bard

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How to Beat Bard as Olaf

based on 960 Olaf vs Bard matchups
Win Rate
45.5 %
K/D/A
1.57
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Bard as Olaf came out of an examination of 960 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Bard in only 2.7% of his matches.

Olaf vs Bard Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a awful job of countering Bard. Normally, he wins a lowly 45.5% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Olaf vs Bard rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Bard.

Best Olaf vs Bard 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 GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Trinity ForceJak'Sho, The ProteanExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Olaf to level upq
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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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Bard as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Bard

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 Bard

You can crush Bard's healing shrines just by walking over them. Don't let his allies take them without a fight.

Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate, affects allies, enemies, monsters, and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey doorways. You can follow him, if you think it's safe.

Olaf vs Bard Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
45.5 %
VS
Win Rate
54.5 %
Bard Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.9
7
< Deaths >
4.8
4.6
< Assists >
14.6
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
0.6
163
< Minions Killed >
31
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.58
16,315
< Physical Damage >
3,078
114
< Magic Damage >
8,164
6,336
< True Damage >
1,119
22,765
< Damage Dealt >
12,362
31,810
< Damage Taken >
21,268
12,270
< Gold Earned >
9,162
2.53
< Towers >
1.95
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,688
< Total Healing >
6,744
14,802
< Experience >
11,704
17
< Vision Score >
63
7
< Wards Placed >
27
348
< Time Dealing CC >
502

How to Counter Bard with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Olaf against Bard counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Bard’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Bard. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in killsdeaths.

Olaf normally has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Bard. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Bard

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Bard
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Bard

Who is Better, Olaf or Bard?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when playing against Bard, with a 45.5% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a bad counter for Bard.

While Olaf does have a much lower win rate compared to Bard, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Olaf into Bard.

Furthermore, Olaf also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Bard. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Bard matchups, Bard is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a bad counter for Bard. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Bard.

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 Bard Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Bard as Olaf, we analyzed 960 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 Bard 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

Olaf Build Bard Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Olaf to counter Bard during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically accumulates much more CS relative to Bard. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Olaf versus Bard build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Bard than with most other common builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 45.5% when playing against Bard with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Bard as Olaf, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Olaf vs Bard clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Bard as Olaf are presented for every ranked division. To filter the stats and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.