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Olaf vs Briar

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

based on 1,604 Olaf vs Briar matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends rounds every week. In our database, Olaf faced off against Briar in 1604 games. Including so many matchups for Olaf vs Briar provides us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable stats and a pro build to obliterate Briar. This particular counter matchup is relatively uncommon. Olaf encounters Briar in only 4.6% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Briar Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a poor job of countering Briar. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Olaf versus Briar matches, Olaf’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Briar.

Best Olaf vs Briar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanBlade of The Ruined KingExperimental HexplateStridebreaker

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Briar as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Briar

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.

Olaf vs Briar Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Briar Image
7.4
< Kills >
9.2
7
< Deaths >
7.9
5.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
2.15
155
< Minions Killed >
38
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
1.47
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.31
17,066
< Physical Damage >
18,220
182
< Magic Damage >
3,018
6,528
< True Damage >
1,024
23,776
< Damage Dealt >
22,263
32,317
< Damage Taken >
36,028
12,497
< Gold Earned >
12,664
2.47
< Towers >
1.06
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
15,057
< Total Healing >
30,268
14,970
< Experience >
13,896
16
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
6
343
< Time Dealing CC >
250

How to Counter Briar with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some influential Olaf vs. Briar counter stats that may help you interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Briar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Briar..

Olaf often has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Briar. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Briar

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Briar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Briar

Who is Better, Olaf or Briar?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when playing against Briar, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter to Briar.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Briar, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Briar.

Additionally, Olaf also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Briar. This 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 Briar matchups, Briar is the better champion with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Briar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Briar.

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 Briar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Briar as Olaf, we analyzed 1,604 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 Briar 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 Briar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Briar during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often gets much more CS as Briar. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Olaf versus Briar build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better against Briar than with many other typical builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Briar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Briar as Olaf, you 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 sets players chose for Olaf vs Briar matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Olaf x Briar tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and guides given are computed using every game run with these champs.