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

Olaf vs Katarina

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

based on 1,093 Olaf vs Katarina matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
3.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Katarina as Olaf came out of an analysis of 1093 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Olaf fights Katarina in only 3.1% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Katarina Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a dismal job of beating Katarina. Normally, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Olaf vs Katarina matches, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Katarina.

Best Olaf vs Katarina Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateJak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity ForceBlade 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 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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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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 Katarina as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Katarina

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 Katarina

Katarina's abilities deal magic damage, so even if she's building Attack Damage items, get magic resistance to counter her.

Try to save a disable for when Katarina uses her Death Lotus.

Olaf vs Katarina Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Katarina Image
6.6
< Kills >
9.9
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
4.7
< Assists >
6
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
2.23
156
< Minions Killed >
154
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.33
15,798
< Physical Damage >
2,042
130
< Magic Damage >
21,238
6,079
< True Damage >
1,005
22,007
< Damage Dealt >
24,286
30,435
< Damage Taken >
24,720
12,028
< Gold Earned >
12,282
2.57
< Towers >
1.41
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,863
< Total Healing >
3,474
14,524
< Experience >
14,133
16
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
326
< Time Dealing CC >
36

How to Counter Katarina with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize some critical Olaf against Katarina matchup statistics that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Katarina’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Katarina..

Olaf typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Katarina. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Katarina

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Katarina
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Katarina

Who is Better, Olaf or Katarina?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Katarina, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a poor counter to Katarina.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate compared to Katarina, when facing one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Katarina.

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

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

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Katarina. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Katarina.

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 Katarina Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Katarina as Olaf, we analyzed 1,093 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 Katarina 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 Katarina Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Olaf in order to counter Katarina during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you should grow 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 compared to Katarina. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Katarina build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Katarina than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Katarina with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Katarina as Olaf, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Olaf vs Katarina counters, this composite of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

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