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

Olaf vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Olaf

based on 901 Olaf vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. This guide on how to beat Irelia as Olaf came out of an evaluation of 901 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a average job of countering Irelia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champions face one another in. In Olaf against Irelia rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Olaf vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraDeath's DanceStridebreaker

Optional Items

Trinity ForceExperimental HexplateSterak's GageBlade of The Ruined King

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 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
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Irelia as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Olaf vs Irelia Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Irelia Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.8
6.8
< Deaths >
6.9
5
< Assists >
5.3
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.76
155
< Minions Killed >
203
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,804
< Physical Damage >
16,092
199
< Magic Damage >
5,918
6,292
< True Damage >
824
22,297
< Damage Dealt >
22,834
30,150
< Damage Taken >
30,955
12,102
< Gold Earned >
12,973
2.42
< Towers >
2.42
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
14,176
< Total Healing >
10,849
14,570
< Experience >
14,961
16
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
327
< Time Dealing CC >
110

How to Counter Irelia with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Olaf versus Irelia matchup stats that may help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Irelia..

Olaf typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Irelia

Who is Better, Olaf or Irelia?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Irelia, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate compared to Irelia, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Irelia.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Irelia. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Olaf, we analyzed 901 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 Irelia 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 Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often racks up a similar amount of CS as Irelia. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Olaf versus Irelia build include Ravenous Hydra, Death's Dance, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Irelia than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 49.9% when playing against Irelia with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Irelia as Olaf, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Olaf vs Irelia clashes, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.9% win rate overall.

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