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

Olaf vs Ivern

How to Beat Ivern as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Ivern as Olaf

based on 350 Olaf vs Ivern matchups
Win Rate
44 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each and every week. In our data, Olaf faced off against Ivern 350 times. With so many games with Olaf vs Ivern provides us faith in our capability to provide actionable statistics and a pro build to shatter your rival. This particular champ matchup is relatively rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Ivern in only 1.0% of his matches.

Olaf vs Ivern Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a awful job of beating Ivern. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.0% of games the champions fight each other in. In Olaf versus Ivern matches, Olaf’s side is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Ivern.

Best Olaf vs Ivern Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceStridebreaker

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
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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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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Ivern as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Ivern

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 Ivern

Be careful when fighting Ivern alone if he has Daisy ready to help!

Ivern's brush has a long duration. Watch out for ambushes!

Ivern can be deceptively slippery. Be careful chasing him too far.

Olaf vs Ivern Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
44 %
VS
Win Rate
56 %
Ivern Image
6.5
< Kills >
2.7
6.4
< Deaths >
4.6
4.1
< Assists >
13.6
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
0.62
157
< Minions Killed >
17
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.21
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.57
15,453
< Physical Damage >
2,662
118
< Magic Damage >
5,825
5,328
< True Damage >
1,083
20,900
< Damage Dealt >
9,571
29,830
< Damage Taken >
16,537
11,823
< Gold Earned >
9,729
2.39
< Towers >
1.87
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
13,930
< Total Healing >
6,144
13,943
< Experience >
12,334
16
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
7
328
< Time Dealing CC >
239

How to Counter Ivern with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several significant Olaf vs. Ivern matchup statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ivern’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Ivern. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Olaf usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Ivern. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Ivern

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Ivern
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Ivern

Who is Better, Olaf or Ivern?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when playing against Ivern, with a 44.0% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a poor counter for Ivern.

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

Moreover, Olaf has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ivern. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Ivern matchups, Ivern is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Olaf is a terribly counter for Ivern. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Ivern.

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 Ivern Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ivern as Olaf, we analyzed 350 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 Ivern 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Ivern during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often accumulates much more CS relative to Ivern. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Ivern build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Ivern than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 44.0% when countering Ivern with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Ivern as Olaf, Olaf players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Olaf vs Ivern counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 44.0% win rate overall.

If you need to see Olaf vs Ivern tips and builds for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all rounds played with both champions.