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

Olaf vs Morgana

How to Beat Morgana as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Morgana as Olaf

based on 1,995 Olaf vs Morgana matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
5.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Morgana as Olaf resulted from an analysis of 1995 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This champ matchup is fairly uncommon. Olaf fights Morgana in only 5.7% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Morgana Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a average job of beating Morgana. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Olaf versus Morgana games, Olaf’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Morgana.

Best Olaf vs Morgana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsVampiric Scepter

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The ProteanBlade of The Ruined King

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
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 Morgana as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Morgana

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 Morgana

Tormented Shadow deals tons of damage to units missing large amounts of Health. When low on Health, be wary of Morgana's attempts to trap you within its reach.

Black Shield makes Morgana immune to disabling effects, but can be broken with magic damage.

Morgana often needs to land Dark Binding to setup her other attacks. Use your minions as shields against Dark Binding.

Olaf vs Morgana Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Morgana Image
6.7
< Kills >
3.6
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
4.9
< Assists >
11.9
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.81
151
< Minions Killed >
54
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,128
< Physical Damage >
858
136
< Magic Damage >
15,009
6,060
< True Damage >
1,068
22,324
< Damage Dealt >
16,936
32,075
< Damage Taken >
21,311
12,166
< Gold Earned >
9,583
2.42
< Towers >
1.61
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
15,022
< Total Healing >
4,668
14,812
< Experience >
11,606
17
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
338
< Time Dealing CC >
133

How to Counter Morgana with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here feature several influential Olaf against Morgana counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Morgana’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Morgana. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Olaf normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Typically, he receives more damage than Morgana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Morgana

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Morgana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Morgana

Who is Better, Olaf or Morgana?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when taking on Morgana, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter for Morgana.

While Olaf does have a higher winrate than Morgana, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Morgana.

Furthermore, Olaf also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Morgana. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Morgana matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter for Morgana. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Morgana.

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Morgana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Morgana as Olaf, we analyzed 1,995 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 Morgana 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Morgana during both the early game 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 listen to the build and stats presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically gets more CS compared to Morgana. Champions who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, 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, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Olaf versus Morgana build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Morgana than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 50.6% when playing against Morgana with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Morgana as Olaf, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players picked for Olaf vs Morgana clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Morgana as Olaf are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.