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

Olaf vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Olaf

based on 342 Olaf vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
47.1 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Olaf fought Taric 342 times. Having so many matchups for Olaf vs Taric gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative statistics and a recommended build to annihilate your enemy. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Olaf encounters Taric in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a poor job of countering Taric. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.1% of matches the champs face off with each other in. In Olaf versus Taric games, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Taric.

Best Olaf vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceStridebreakerBlade of The Ruined King

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
8
E
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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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R

Guide to Countering Taric as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Taric

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 Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Olaf vs Taric Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.1 %
VS
Win Rate
52.9 %
Taric Image
6.3
< Kills >
2.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
5.2
< Assists >
14.9
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
148
< Minions Killed >
37
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.15
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.56
15,306
< Physical Damage >
2,201
179
< Magic Damage >
4,778
5,875
< True Damage >
764
21,361
< Damage Dealt >
7,744
30,164
< Damage Taken >
23,438
11,896
< Gold Earned >
8,741
2.37
< Towers >
2.33
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,194
< Total Healing >
12,324
14,260
< Experience >
10,886
16
< Vision Score >
48
8
< Wards Placed >
20
359
< Time Dealing CC >
374

How to Counter Taric with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some strategic Olaf against Taric matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Taric. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Olaf usually has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Taric. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Taric

Who is Better, Olaf or Taric?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when taking on Taric, with a 47.1% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter to Taric.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate compared to Taric, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Olaf into Taric.

Additionally, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taric. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a garbage counter for Taric. Focus your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Taric.

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 Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Olaf, we analyzed 342 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 Taric 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 learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Taric during both the early game 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 stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf on average accumulates much more CS as Taric. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Olaf versus Taric build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Taric than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 47.1% when playing against Taric with this build.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Taric as Olaf, you should take 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 builds players chose for Olaf vs Taric battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 47.1% win rate overall.

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