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

Olaf vs Pantheon

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

based on 1,538 Olaf vs Pantheon matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
4.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL rounds every week. In our dataset, Olaf faced off against Pantheon in 1538 games. Including so many games with Olaf vs Pantheon gives us confidence in our ability to provide informative data and a solid build to annihilate your opposition. This particular champ pairing is somewhat uncommon. Olaf is forced to battle against Pantheon in only 4.4% of his matches.

Olaf vs Pantheon Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a dismal job of beating Pantheon. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Olaf vs Pantheon rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood versus Pantheon.

Best Olaf vs Pantheon Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity ForceStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
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 Pantheon as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Pantheon

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 Pantheon

Pantheon's Aegis Assault makes him invulnerable from the front. Get behind him or wait it out.

Grand Starfall gives several seconds of warning before Pantheon arrives. Use this time to get out of the way or to form a plan to deal with him.

Be careful near Pantheon if your health is low - a thrown Comet Spear executes low health enemies.

Olaf vs Pantheon Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Pantheon Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.6
7.1
< Deaths >
6.9
5
< Assists >
7.5
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
154
< Minions Killed >
105
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.25
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,078
< Physical Damage >
19,444
151
< Magic Damage >
736
5,992
< True Damage >
1,300
22,222
< Damage Dealt >
21,481
32,011
< Damage Taken >
26,349
12,201
< Gold Earned >
11,370
2.47
< Towers >
1.66
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,314
< Total Healing >
5,180
14,673
< Experience >
13,009
16
< Vision Score >
29
8
< Wards Placed >
13
338
< Time Dealing CC >
66

How to Counter Pantheon with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some significant Olaf versus Pantheon matchup stats that can help us understand the distinctions between this set of champs. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Pantheon’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Pantheon..

Olaf usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Pantheon. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Pantheon

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Pantheon
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Pantheon

Who is Better, Olaf or Pantheon?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when playing against Pantheon, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter to Pantheon.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate than Pantheon, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Pantheon.

Additionally, Olaf also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Pantheon. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Pantheon matchups, Pantheon is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter for Pantheon. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Pantheon.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

Olaf Loses Against

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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 Pantheon Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pantheon as Olaf, we analyzed 1,538 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 Pantheon 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 Pantheon Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf to counter Pantheon during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf on average gets a similar amount of CS as Pantheon. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Olaf versus Pantheon build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Pantheon than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when countering Pantheon with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Pantheon as Olaf, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Olaf vs Pantheon counterpicks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Pantheon as Olaf are presented for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.