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

Olaf vs Jayce

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

based on 436 Olaf vs Jayce matchups
Win Rate
47.7 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Olaf faced off against Jayce 436 times. Using so many matchups for Olaf versus Jayce gives us faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a recommended build to annihilate Jayce. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Jayce in only 1.2% of his matches.

Olaf vs Jayce Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a dismal job of countering Jayce. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.7% of matches the champs oppose one another in. In Olaf versus Jayce matches, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Jayce.

Best Olaf vs Jayce 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 DanceStridebreakerJak'Sho, The Protean

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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Guide to Countering Jayce as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Jayce

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 Jayce

Jayce is strong in the early game. If he gains the advantage, play defensively.

Jayce can attack in melee or at range. Pay attention to his stance and weapon color to know how he is going to attack.

If you see Jayce drop his Acceleration Gate, be careful, he is probably about to cast Shock Blast.

Olaf vs Jayce Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.7 %
VS
Win Rate
52.3 %
Jayce Image
6.7
< Kills >
6.8
6.5
< Deaths >
6.6
4.5
< Assists >
6.3
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
163
< Minions Killed >
186
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,178
< Physical Damage >
19,968
106
< Magic Damage >
4,084
5,632
< True Damage >
641
20,917
< Damage Dealt >
24,695
31,718
< Damage Taken >
21,900
12,385
< Gold Earned >
12,418
2.58
< Towers >
2.42
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
14,760
< Total Healing >
3,062
14,889
< Experience >
14,959
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
339
< Time Dealing CC >
126

How to Counter Jayce with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize several important Olaf against Jayce counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Jayce’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Jayce..

Olaf usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Jayce. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Jayce

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Jayce
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Jayce

Who is Better, Olaf or Jayce?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when taking on Jayce, with a 47.7% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a bad counter to Jayce.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate than Jayce, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Olaf into Jayce.

Moreover, Olaf has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Jayce. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Jayce matchups, Jayce is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a trash counter to Jayce. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Jayce.

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 Jayce Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Jayce as Olaf, we analyzed 436 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 Jayce 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 Jayce Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Olaf most often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Jayce. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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 have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Olaf versus Jayce build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Jayce than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 47.7% battling Jayce with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of coming out on top against Jayce 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 sets players used for Olaf vs Jayce battles, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Jayce as Olaf are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.