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

Olaf vs Ryze

How to Beat Ryze as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Ryze as Olaf

based on 301 Olaf vs Ryze matchups
Win Rate
44.5 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Ryze as Olaf resulted from an analysis of 301 ranked rounds where both champions engaged one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Ryze in only 0.9% of his matches.

Olaf vs Ryze Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a awful job of countering Ryze. On average, he wins a lowly 44.5% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Olaf versus Ryze rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.2% more likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Ryze.

Best Olaf vs Ryze 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

Sterak's GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

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
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 Ryze as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Ryze

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 Ryze

Ryze is especially dangerous to opponents that are marked with Flux.

Use Realm Warp's windup time to figure out how to deal with what may be coming out of the portal.

Crowd controlling Ryze during Realm Warp's windup will cancel the portal.

Olaf vs Ryze Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
44.5 %
VS
Win Rate
55.5 %
Ryze Image
6.4
< Kills >
6.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.5
4.8
< Assists >
6.9
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
161
< Minions Killed >
191
0.24
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.53
16,152
< Physical Damage >
1,026
97
< Magic Damage >
22,240
5,898
< True Damage >
395
22,148
< Damage Dealt >
23,662
31,818
< Damage Taken >
26,282
12,227
< Gold Earned >
12,152
2.28
< Towers >
2.27
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,616
< Total Healing >
4,482
14,785
< Experience >
16,153
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
361
< Time Dealing CC >
100

How to Counter Ryze with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page show several influential Olaf vs. Ryze matchup stats that may help us interpret the differences between this pair of champions. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ryze’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Ryze..

Olaf normally has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Ryze. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Ryze

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Ryze
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Ryze

Who is Better, Olaf or Ryze?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Ryze, with a 44.5% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter for Ryze.

While Olaf does have a much lower win rate compared to Ryze, when facing one another, Olaf also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Olaf into Ryze.

Moreover, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ryze. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Ryze matchups, Ryze is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Olaf is a trash counter for Ryze. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Ryze.

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 Ryze Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ryze as Olaf, we analyzed 301 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 Ryze 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 Ryze Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Ryze during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Ryze. Champs who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to use in your Olaf versus Ryze build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Maw of Malmortius, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Ryze than with most other common item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 44.5% when playing against Ryze with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Ryze 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 rune combinations players picked for Olaf vs Ryze counter picks, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.5% winrate overall.

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