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Olaf vs Shyvana

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

based on 464 Olaf vs Shyvana matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Shyvana as Olaf resulted from an analysis of 464 ranked rounds where both champions opposed one another. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Olaf encounters Shyvana in only 1.3% of his matches.

Olaf vs Shyvana Matchup Summary

Olaf does a average job of countering Shyvana. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Olaf versus Shyvana games, Olaf’s side is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Shyvana.

Best Olaf vs Shyvana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingTrinity ForceDeath's DanceStridebreaker

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
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Shyvana as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Shyvana

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 Shyvana

All of Shyvana's basic abilities hit multiple enemies in dragon form. It's important for opposing champions to not cluster while fighting her.

Shyvana's Fury Bar indicate her ultimate can be activated. Harassing her when she's low on Fury can be very effective.

A significant portion of Shyvana's power is generated through aggression, making her weak against opponents who are able to keep their distance.

Olaf vs Shyvana Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Shyvana Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.9
4.6
< Assists >
6.6
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
149
< Minions Killed >
59
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
1.64
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,852
< Physical Damage >
4,874
152
< Magic Damage >
13,075
5,783
< True Damage >
1,033
21,787
< Damage Dealt >
18,982
30,085
< Damage Taken >
32,691
11,885
< Gold Earned >
11,801
2.53
< Towers >
1.63
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.28
14,280
< Total Healing >
12,124
14,378
< Experience >
13,821
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
332
< Time Dealing CC >
173

How to Counter Shyvana with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several strategic Olaf against Shyvana matchup stats that may help you understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Shyvana’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Shyvana..

Olaf usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Shyvana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Shyvana

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Shyvana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Shyvana

Who is Better, Olaf or Shyvana?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Shyvana, with a 49.6% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter for Shyvana.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Shyvana, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Shyvana.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Shyvana matchups, Shyvana is the better champion with a similar 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 to Shyvana. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Shyvana.

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 Shyvana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Shyvana as Olaf, we analyzed 464 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 Shyvana 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 Shyvana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Shyvana during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf on average accumulates more CS relative to Shyvana. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Olaf versus Shyvana build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better against Shyvana than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Shyvana with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Shyvana 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. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Olaf vs Shyvana battles, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.6% winrate overall.

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