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How to Win Olaf vs Rek'Sai Counter MatchupOlaf is in the a tier of champions

Olaf vs Rek'Sai

How to Beat Rek'Sai as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rek'Sai as Olaf

based on 197 Olaf vs Rek'Sai matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.55
Pick Rate
0.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of recently rated LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Rek'Sai as Olaf came out of an analysis of 197 ranked games where both champions fought one another. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Olaf fights Rek'Sai in only 0.6% of his matches.

Olaf vs Rek'Sai Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a poor job of beating Rek'Sai. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.2% of the time the champs face one another in. In Olaf versus Rek'Sai games, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Rek'Sai.

Best Olaf vs Rek'Sai Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Optional Items

StridebreakerRavenous Hydra

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 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Rek'Sai as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Rek'Sai

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 Rek'Sai

When Rek'Sai is near, she can see the position of you and your allies, but only if you're moving.

If you see one of Rek'Sai's tunnels, briefly stand on one of the entrances to destroy it.

Rek'Sai's Furious Bite gains damage as she builds Fury. Be very careful around her when her Fury is full.

Olaf vs Rek'Sai Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Rek'Sai Image
6.1
< Kills >
7.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
4.3
< Assists >
7.4
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
158
< Minions Killed >
29
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
1.4
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.42
15,494
< Physical Damage >
13,466
107
< Magic Damage >
66
5,726
< True Damage >
3,340
21,327
< Damage Dealt >
16,872
29,628
< Damage Taken >
34,091
11,765
< Gold Earned >
11,405
2.49
< Towers >
1.3
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
13,591
< Total Healing >
16,374
14,076
< Experience >
12,731
15
< Vision Score >
22
7
< Wards Placed >
6
353
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Rek'Sai with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several important Olaf vs. Rek'Sai counter statistics that can help you explain the distinctions between the two. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Rek'Sai’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Rek'Sai..

Olaf often has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Rek'Sai. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Rek'Sai

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Rek'Sai
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Rek'Sai

Who is Better, Olaf or Rek'Sai?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when facing off against Rek'Sai, with a 49.2% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes an ok counter to Rek'Sai.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Rek'Sai, when facing one another, Olaf also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Rek'Sai.

Additionally, Olaf has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Rek'Sai. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Rek'Sai matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Rek'Sai. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Rek'Sai.

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 Rek'Sai Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rek'Sai as Olaf, we analyzed 197 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 Rek'Sai 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 Rek'Sai Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Rek'Sai during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, 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 much more CS as Rek'Sai. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Olaf versus Rek'Sai build include Experimental Hexplate, Maw of Malmortius, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Rek'Sai than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 49.2% when countering Rek'Sai with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Rek'Sai as Olaf, Olaf players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Olaf vs Rek'Sai counter picks, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Rek'Sai as Olaf are presented for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual rank, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.