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Olaf vs Kog'Maw

How to Beat Kog'Maw as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kog'Maw as Olaf

based on 253 Olaf vs Kog'Maw matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Kog'Maw as Olaf came out of an evaluation of 253 ranked matches where both champions battled one another. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Kog'Maw in only 0.7% of his matches.

Olaf vs Kog'Maw Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a decent job of countering Kog'Maw. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.8% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Olaf against Kog'Maw games, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Kog'Maw.

Best Olaf vs Kog'Maw Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageStridebreakerRavenous Hydra

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
1
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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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Kog'Maw as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Kog'Maw

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 Kog'Maw

The range on Living Artillery increases each rank.

Run away from Kog'Maw after he dies!!!!

Kog'Maw doesn't have a good escape ability, so he is especially prone to ganks.

Bio-Arcane Barrage allows Kog'Maw to kill Baron Nashor extremely early. It can be valuable to ward Nashor when Kog'Maw completes his Blade of the Ruined King.

Olaf vs Kog'Maw Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
Kog'Maw Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.4
6.8
< Deaths >
7.7
5.2
< Assists >
7
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
161
< Minions Killed >
168
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,950
< Physical Damage >
9,518
128
< Magic Damage >
12,985
6,087
< True Damage >
3,106
22,165
< Damage Dealt >
25,609
31,998
< Damage Taken >
22,863
12,436
< Gold Earned >
12,361
2.7
< Towers >
2.1
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,986
< Total Healing >
5,209
15,283
< Experience >
13,393
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
344
< Time Dealing CC >
299

How to Counter Kog'Maw with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several strategic Olaf vs. Kog'Maw counter statistics that can help you figure out the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kog'Maw’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kog'Maw..

Olaf often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Kog'Maw. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Kog'Maw

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Kog'Maw
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Kog'Maw

Who is Better, Olaf or Kog'Maw?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when playing against Kog'Maw, with a 51.8% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a good counter for Kog'Maw.

While Olaf does have a higher win rate compared to Kog'Maw, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Kog'Maw.

Moreover, Olaf has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kog'Maw. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Kog'Maw matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter to Kog'Maw. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Kog'Maw.

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 Kog'Maw Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kog'Maw as Olaf, we analyzed 253 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 Kog'Maw 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 Kog'Maw Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf in order to counter Kog'Maw 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 suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Kog'Maw. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Olaf versus Kog'Maw build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Maw of Malmortius, and Death's Dance. When Olaf combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better vs Kog'Maw than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Kog'Maw with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Kog'Maw as Olaf, Olaf players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Olaf vs Kog'Maw clashes, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.8% win rate overall.

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