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How to Win Olaf vs K'Sante Counter MatchupOlaf is in the a tier of champions

Olaf vs K'Sante

How to Beat K'Sante as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat K'Sante as Olaf

based on 376 Olaf vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
59.3 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Olaf came out of an analysis of 376 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Olaf encounters K'Sante in only 1.2% of his matches.

Olaf vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Olaf does a great job of countering K'Sante. Normally, he wins a whopping 59.3% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Olaf vs K'Sante rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus K'Sante.

Best Olaf vs K'Sante Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
StridebreakerRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's Gage

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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E
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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 K'Sante as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against K'Sante

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 K'Sante

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Olaf vs K'Sante Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
59.3 %
VS
Win Rate
40.7 %
K'Sante Image
6.7
< Kills >
4.3
5.7
< Deaths >
5.8
4.7
< Assists >
5.5
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
0.94
157
< Minions Killed >
158
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.62
< Inhibitors >
0.32
14,881
< Physical Damage >
11,474
184
< Magic Damage >
2,042
6,693
< True Damage >
995
21,758
< Damage Dealt >
14,512
26,639
< Damage Taken >
26,542
12,002
< Gold Earned >
10,191
2.78
< Towers >
1.69
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
12,954
< Total Healing >
4,382
14,340
< Experience >
13,679
16
< Vision Score >
14
7
< Wards Placed >
8
342
< Time Dealing CC >
1,745

How to Counter K'Sante with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some vital Olaf against K'Sante matchup statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than K'Sante’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than K'Sante..

Olaf often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and K'Sante

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
K'Sante
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
K'Sante

Who is Better, Olaf or K'Sante?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually wins when playing against K'Sante, with a 59.3% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a fantastic counter for K'Sante.

While Olaf does have a much higher winrate compared to K'Sante, when facing one another, Olaf also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Olaf into K'Sante.

Additionally, Olaf has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to K'Sante. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs K'Sante matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Olaf is a great counter for K'Sante. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Olaf against K'Sante.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

Olaf Loses Against

KayleKayle43.6% winrateZileanZilean43.9% winrateHeimerdingerHeimerdinger44% winrateRyzeRyze44.2% winrate

Olaf Wins Against

K'SanteK'Sante59.3% winrateGragasGragas58.2% winrateGnarGnar57.9% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

SingedSinged+ 53.5% 127 GamesJannaJanna+ 53.6% 532 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 53.7% 1207 GamesNilahNilah+ 56.1% 426 Games

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Olaf, we analyzed 376 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 K'Sante 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 K'Sante Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf in order to counter K'Sante during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to K'Sante. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities 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 case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Olaf versus K'Sante build include Stridebreaker, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing K'Sante than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 59.3% battling K'Sante with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of beating K'Sante as Olaf, Olaf players should use 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 sets players chose for Olaf vs K'Sante matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 59.3% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Olaf x K'Sante tips and counter stats for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every match played with these champs.