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

Olaf vs Poppy

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

based on 560 Olaf vs Poppy matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.66
Pick Rate
1.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Poppy as Olaf resulted from an evaluation of 560 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Olaf fights Poppy in only 1.6% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Poppy Matchup Summary

Olaf does a decent job of countering Poppy. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.4% of the time the champs face each other in. In Olaf vs Poppy games, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Poppy.

Best Olaf vs Poppy 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 GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingExperimental HexplateDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The Protean

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 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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Poppy as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Poppy

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 Poppy

Poppy can stop nearby enemies from dashing with Steadfast Presence.

When Poppy starts to spin her hammer, she is charging Keeper's Verdict.

You can step on Poppy's shield to deny it from her.

Olaf vs Poppy Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Poppy Image
6.5
< Kills >
5
6.8
< Deaths >
5.6
4.8
< Assists >
8.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
155
< Minions Killed >
76
0.21
< Dragons Killed >
0.75
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,709
< Physical Damage >
12,352
101
< Magic Damage >
3,191
6,026
< True Damage >
848
21,837
< Damage Dealt >
16,392
30,789
< Damage Taken >
28,956
11,948
< Gold Earned >
10,403
2.57
< Towers >
1.61
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.17
14,190
< Total Healing >
7,552
14,329
< Experience >
13,021
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
9
330
< Time Dealing CC >
616

How to Counter Poppy with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some influential Olaf vs. Poppy matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Poppy’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Poppy..

Olaf often has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Poppy. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Poppy

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Poppy
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Poppy

Who is Better, Olaf or Poppy?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when facing off against Poppy, with a 51.4% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a good counter for Poppy.

While Olaf does have a higher winrate than Poppy, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Poppy.

Additionally, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Poppy. This often 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 in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Poppy matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter to Poppy. Make sure you focus your actions on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Poppy.

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 Poppy Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Poppy as Olaf, we analyzed 560 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 Poppy 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf in order to counter Poppy during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually racks up more CS relative to Poppy. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Olaf versus Poppy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs. Poppy than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Poppy with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Poppy as Olaf, Olaf players should use 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 we have analyed for Olaf vs Poppy clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

If you want to see Olaf vs Poppy tips and builds for a an individual division, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions shown are computed using all rounds with data with both champions.