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

Olaf vs Leona

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

based on 1,322 Olaf vs Leona matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Leona as Olaf resulted from an analysis of 1322 ranked rounds where both champs engaged each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Olaf fights Leona in only 3.8% of his games.

Olaf vs Leona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a below average job of beating Leona. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Olaf versus Leona matches, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Leona.

Best Olaf vs Leona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordDagger

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The ProteanStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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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 Leona as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Leona

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 Leona

When Leona activates Eclipse, you have three seconds to get away from her before she deals damage.

Only foes in the center of Solar Flare get stunned, so you can often avoid this if you're quick.

Olaf vs Leona Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Leona Image
6.9
< Kills >
2
6.6
< Deaths >
6
5.2
< Assists >
13.6
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
0.35
153
< Minions Killed >
31
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,267
< Physical Damage >
2,728
160
< Magic Damage >
6,471
6,535
< True Damage >
959
22,962
< Damage Dealt >
10,159
30,721
< Damage Taken >
22,768
12,208
< Gold Earned >
8,421
2.55
< Towers >
1.44
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,412
< Total Healing >
2,668
14,572
< Experience >
10,416
16
< Vision Score >
53
7
< Wards Placed >
22
337
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Leona with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some strategic Olaf vs. Leona matchup stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between these two champs. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Leona’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Leona. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Olaf typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Leona. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Leona

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Leona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Leona

Who is Better, Olaf or Leona?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when taking on Leona, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a poor counter for Leona.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Leona, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Leona.

Additionally, Olaf has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Leona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Leona matchups, Leona is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Leona. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Leona.

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Leona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Leona as Olaf, we analyzed 1,322 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 Leona 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Leona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf on average accumulates much more CS compared to Leona. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Olaf versus Leona build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Leona than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Leona with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Leona as Olaf, you should equip 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 combinations that we analyzed for Olaf vs Leona matchups, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.6% winrate overall.

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