Olaf vs Mordekaiser
How to Beat Mordekaiser as Olaf
based on 4,217 Olaf vs Mordekaiser matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Olaf vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary
Best Olaf vs Mordekaiser Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Olaf
Tips for Playing as Olaf against Mordekaiser
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 Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.
Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside
Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health
Olaf vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats
How to Counter Mordekaiser with Olaf in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here underscore several influential Olaf vs. Mordekaiser matchup stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this pair of champs. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser..
Olaf usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Olaf and Mordekaiser
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Who is Better, Olaf or Mordekaiser?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Mordekaiser, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a poor counter to Mordekaiser.
While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Mordekaiser.
Moreover, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Olaf is a somewhat poor counter for Mordekaiser. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Mordekaiser.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Mordekaiser during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Olaf on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Olaf versus Mordekaiser build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Mordekaiser than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 48.3% battling Mordekaiser with this build.
To have the highest probability of crushing Mordekaiser 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 runes that we analyzed for Olaf vs Mordekaiser fights, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.3% win rate overall.
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