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Olaf vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Olaf

based on 951 Olaf vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
47.6 %
K/D/A
1.61
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each week. In our data, Olaf faced Kha'Zix 951 times. Having so many matchups for Olaf vs Kha'Zix provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce useful stats and a pro build to defeat your opponent. This pairing is fairly rare. Olaf fights Kha'Zix in only 2.7% of his games.

Olaf vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a poor job of beating Kha'Zix. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.6% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Olaf against Kha'Zix matches, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Olaf vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity ForceStridebreaker

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 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
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kha'Zix as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Olaf vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.6 %
VS
Win Rate
52.4 %
Kha'Zix Image
6.3
< Kills >
8.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
4.5
< Assists >
6.4
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.91
160
< Minions Killed >
26
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
1.69
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.35
15,351
< Physical Damage >
17,716
127
< Magic Damage >
1,068
5,764
< True Damage >
1,038
21,243
< Damage Dealt >
19,823
30,599
< Damage Taken >
32,832
12,027
< Gold Earned >
12,718
2.56
< Towers >
1.08
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
13,783
< Total Healing >
16,260
14,554
< Experience >
13,800
17
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
327
< Time Dealing CC >
210

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore several influential Olaf against Kha'Zix counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Kha'Zix..

Olaf often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Kha'Zix. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Olaf or Kha'Zix?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Kha'Zix, with a 47.6% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter to Kha'Zix.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate compared to Kha'Zix, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Olaf into Kha'Zix.

Furthermore, Olaf has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kha'Zix. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Olaf is a garbage counter for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Kha'Zix.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

Olaf Loses Against

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Olaf Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Olaf, we analyzed 951 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 Kha'Zix 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 Kha'Zix Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Kha'Zix during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually racks up much more CS compared to Kha'Zix. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy 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, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Kha'Zix build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Kha'Zix than with many other common item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 47.6% battling Kha'Zix with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Kha'Zix as Olaf, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Olaf vs Kha'Zix matchups, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.6% win rate overall.

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