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How to Win Olaf vs Illaoi Counter MatchupOlaf is in the a tier of champions

Olaf vs Illaoi

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

based on 576 Olaf vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
44.4 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Olaf came out of an examination of 576 ranked rounds where both champs clashed against one another. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Illaoi in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a terrible job of countering Illaoi. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.4% of the time the champs face each other in. In Olaf vs Illaoi games, Olaf’s side is 0.1% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Olaf vs Illaoi 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

Blade of The Ruined KingDeath's DanceThornmailStridebreaker

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
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Illaoi

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 Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Olaf vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
44.4 %
VS
Win Rate
55.6 %
Illaoi Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
5
< Assists >
4.5
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
147
< Minions Killed >
190
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.64
15,407
< Physical Damage >
25,080
144
< Magic Damage >
811
6,050
< True Damage >
572
21,602
< Damage Dealt >
26,464
31,120
< Damage Taken >
34,946
11,692
< Gold Earned >
12,378
2.12
< Towers >
2.96
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
14,467
< Total Healing >
8,913
14,504
< Experience >
15,443
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
353
< Time Dealing CC >
453

How to Counter Illaoi with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show some significant Olaf against Illaoi 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 Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi..

Olaf typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Illaoi

Who is Better, Olaf or Illaoi?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 44.4% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

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

Furthermore, Olaf also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ 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 terribly counter to Illaoi. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Illaoi.

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 Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Olaf, we analyzed 576 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 Illaoi 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 Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Illaoi 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 listen 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 often picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Olaf versus Illaoi build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Illaoi than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 44.4% when playing against Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Illaoi as Olaf, Olaf players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Olaf vs Illaoi fights, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 44.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Olaf are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.