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Olaf vs Sona

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

based on 869 Olaf vs Sona matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Olaf faced Sona in 869 matches. Including so many matchups for Olaf vs Sona provides us confidence in our capacity to produce enlightening statistics and a solid build to obliterate Sona. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Sona in only 2.5% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Sona Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a poor job of beating Sona. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.9% of games the champs oppose each other in. In Olaf against Sona games, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Sona.

Best Olaf vs Sona Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

StridebreakerTrinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingExperimental Hexplate

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
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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 Sona as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Sona

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 Sona

Spread out when you see Sona so she can't make your entire team dance.

Kill Sona first, as she will heal up her team if left alone for too long.

Olaf vs Sona Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Sona Image
6.4
< Kills >
2.2
6.4
< Deaths >
5.4
4.6
< Assists >
14.3
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
0.45
155
< Minions Killed >
28
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.6
15,763
< Physical Damage >
1,655
122
< Magic Damage >
8,082
5,703
< True Damage >
592
21,589
< Damage Dealt >
10,330
30,021
< Damage Taken >
18,215
11,855
< Gold Earned >
8,421
2.59
< Towers >
2.42
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,201
< Total Healing >
12,541
14,173
< Experience >
10,479
15
< Vision Score >
51
7
< Wards Placed >
22
326
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Sona with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here clarify several significant Olaf vs. Sona counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sona’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Sona. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Olaf often has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes more damage than Sona. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Sona

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Sona
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Sona

Who is Better, Olaf or Sona?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Sona, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a poor counter for Sona.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate compared to Sona, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Olaf into Sona.

Moreover, Olaf also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sona. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Sona matchups, Sona is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Olaf is a bad counter for Sona. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Sona.

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 Sona Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sona as Olaf, we analyzed 869 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 Sona 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 Sona Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf to counter Sona during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically accumulates much more CS as Sona. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Olaf versus Sona build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Sona than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Sona with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Sona as Olaf, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Olaf vs Sona LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Sona as Olaf are shown for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.