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Olaf vs Graves

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

based on 1,442 Olaf vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
1.65
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Olaf resulted from an examination of 1442 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat uncommon. Olaf is forced to battle against Graves in only 4.1% of his matches.

Olaf vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a awful job of countering Graves. On average, he wins a lowly 46.3% of matches the champions face one another in. In Olaf vs Graves games, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Olaf vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSundered SkyExperimental HexplateTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Graves as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Olaf vs Graves Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Graves Image
6.3
< Kills >
7.3
6.5
< Deaths >
5.6
4.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
159
< Minions Killed >
53
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
1.53
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,320
< Physical Damage >
17,176
125
< Magic Damage >
802
5,583
< True Damage >
1,576
21,029
< Damage Dealt >
19,554
30,276
< Damage Taken >
28,861
11,918
< Gold Earned >
12,589
2.44
< Towers >
1.74
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
13,943
< Total Healing >
13,680
14,406
< Experience >
14,228
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
334
< Time Dealing CC >
482

How to Counter Graves with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several influential Olaf vs. Graves counter statistics that may help us grasp the distinctions between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Graves’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Graves..

Olaf usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Graves. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Graves

Who is Better, Olaf or Graves?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Graves, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate compared to Graves, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Olaf into Graves.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Graves matchups, Graves is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Olaf is a trash counter to Graves. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Olaf, we analyzed 1,442 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 Graves 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 Graves Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Olaf in order to counter Graves during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf most often accumulates more CS relative to Graves. Champs who typically don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Olaf versus Graves build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Graves than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 46.3% battling Graves with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Graves 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Olaf vs Graves counterpicks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 46.3% win rate overall.

If you need to see Olaf versus Graves tips and counter builds for a a particular skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and strategies given are computed using all matches played with both champions.