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

Olaf vs Jax

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

based on 2,315 Olaf vs Jax matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
6.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Olaf engaged Jax 2315 times. Including so many matchups for Olaf vs Jax provides us faith in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a pro build to defeat Jax. This particular pairing is relatively uncommon. Olaf fights Jax in only 6.6% of his matches.

Olaf vs Jax Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a dismal job of countering Jax. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs clash against each other in. In Olaf vs Jax rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Jax.

Best Olaf vs Jax Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Death's DanceTrinity ForceExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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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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W
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R

Guide to Countering Jax as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Jax

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 Jax

Try to engage him in short bursts instead of going toe-to-toe with him. Preventing him from attacking consecutively drastically lowers his damage output.

Jax can dodge all incoming attacks for a very short amount of time and stuns enemies in melee range when it ends. Wait to strike him until after his dodge is finished.

Olaf vs Jax Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Jax Image
6.6
< Kills >
7.1
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
4.9
< Assists >
5.4
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.63
152
< Minions Killed >
120
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.64
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,158
< Physical Damage >
12,330
152
< Magic Damage >
7,620
6,221
< True Damage >
726
21,531
< Damage Dealt >
20,677
31,007
< Damage Taken >
30,278
12,121
< Gold Earned >
12,165
2.5
< Towers >
2.17
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.15
14,359
< Total Healing >
9,065
14,603
< Experience >
14,496
16
< Vision Score >
19
7
< Wards Placed >
8
342
< Time Dealing CC >
180

How to Counter Jax with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here feature some influential Olaf against Jax matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between these two champs. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Jax’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Jax..

Olaf often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Jax. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Jax

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Jax
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Jax

Who is Better, Olaf or Jax?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Jax, with a 48.2% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a bad counter for Jax.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Jax, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Jax.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Jax matchups, Jax is the better champion with a 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 somewhat poor counter for Jax. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Jax.

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 Jax Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jax as Olaf, we analyzed 2,315 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 Jax 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Jax during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jax. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Jax build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Olaf bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Jax than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 48.2% when playing against Jax with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Jax 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 combinations players used for Olaf vs Jax fights, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.2% winrate overall.

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