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

Olaf vs Kayn

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

based on 1,584 Olaf vs Kayn matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
4.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Olaf faced Kayn 1584 times. With so many matchups for Olaf versus Kayn gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare informative data and a pro build to smash your rival. This particular champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Olaf has to counter Kayn in only 4.5% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Kayn Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a poor job of countering Kayn. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Olaf versus Kayn matches, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Kayn.

Best Olaf vs Kayn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceTrinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingJak'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 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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kayn as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Kayn

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 Kayn

When Kayn is in terrain near you, you will get a visual warning on the edge of the terrain he's in.

Umbral Trespass requires Kayn to damage a target first. Try to dodge Blade's Reach to deny him a long range cast of Umbral Trespass.

Damage Kayn while he's in Shadow Step to shorten its duration, or apply hard crowd control (stun, charm, knockup, etc) to end Shadow Step immediately.

Olaf vs Kayn Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Kayn Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.3
4.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
158
< Minions Killed >
38
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.36
16,104
< Physical Damage >
17,232
132
< Magic Damage >
1,235
6,093
< True Damage >
890
22,329
< Damage Dealt >
19,358
31,559
< Damage Taken >
37,502
12,161
< Gold Earned >
12,232
2.53
< Towers >
1.13
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
14,577
< Total Healing >
18,669
14,821
< Experience >
14,060
16
< Vision Score >
20
7
< Wards Placed >
6
336
< Time Dealing CC >
281

How to Counter Kayn with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several valuable Olaf vs. Kayn matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the two. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Kayn’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kayn..

Olaf usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Kayn. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Kayn

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Kayn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Kayn

Who is Better, Olaf or Kayn?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Kayn, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a poor counter to Kayn.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Kayn, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Kayn.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Kayn matchups, Kayn is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter to Kayn. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Kayn.

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 Kayn Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kayn as Olaf, we analyzed 1,584 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 Kayn 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

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Kayn during both the early game 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often picks up much more CS as Kayn. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling 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 surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Olaf versus Kayn build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Kayn than with most other common item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Kayn with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Kayn as Olaf, Olaf players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Olaf vs Kayn matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% win rate overall.

If you want to see Olaf vs Kayn tips and counter builds for a a distinct player tier, please select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and strategies shown are calculated using every round finished with both champs.