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Olaf vs K'Sante

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

based on 582 Olaf vs K'Sante matchups
Win Rate
51.9 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat K'Sante as Olaf resulted from an examination of 582 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Olaf fights K'Sante in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Olaf vs K'Sante Matchup Summary

Olaf does a decent job of countering K'Sante. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.9% of games the champions face each other in. In Olaf against K'Sante matches, Olaf’s side is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against K'Sante.

Best Olaf vs K'Sante 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

Trinity ForceDeath's DanceBlade of The Ruined KingStridebreaker

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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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W
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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
51.9 %
VS
Win Rate
48.1 %
K'Sante Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.1
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
4.8
< Assists >
6.7
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
158
< Minions Killed >
170
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.42
16,761
< Physical Damage >
13,339
122
< Magic Damage >
3,230
7,167
< True Damage >
1,486
24,050
< Damage Dealt >
18,056
31,208
< Damage Taken >
29,718
12,315
< Gold Earned >
11,001
2.53
< Towers >
2.06
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,235
< Total Healing >
4,553
14,673
< Experience >
14,755
17
< Vision Score >
15
8
< Wards Placed >
8
350
< Time Dealing CC >
1,055

How to Counter K'Sante with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here show several vital Olaf vs. K'Sante matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than K'Sante’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than K'Sante..

Olaf usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to K'Sante. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

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 League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually wins when trying to fight K'Sante, with a 51.9% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a good counter to K'Sante.

While Olaf does have a higher winrate compared to K'Sante, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into K'Sante.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs K'Sante matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter for K'Sante. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against K'Sante.

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 K'Sante Build and Stats

For this guide on countering K'Sante as Olaf, we analyzed 582 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 to counter K'Sante during both the laning 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 stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically gets a similar amount of CS as K'Sante. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The top items to use in your Olaf versus K'Sante build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs K'Sante than with most other common builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 51.9% when playing against K'Sante with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing K'Sante as Olaf, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players chose for Olaf vs K'Sante face-offs, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.9% winrate overall.

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