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

Olaf vs Tristana

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

based on 1,219 Olaf vs Tristana matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Tristana as Olaf resulted from an evaluation of 1219 ranked games where both champions engaged one another. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Olaf has to counter Tristana in only 3.5% of his matches.

Olaf vs Tristana Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a poor job of countering Tristana. On average, he wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champs face off with each other in. In Olaf versus Tristana rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood against Tristana.

Best Olaf vs Tristana Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Trinity ForceDeath's DanceExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Tristana as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Tristana

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 Tristana

Stand away from your creeps in a lane to take less collateral damage from Explosive Charge.

If you see Tristana activate Rapid Fire in a fight, stun her and try to back off until the spell dissipates.

Olaf vs Tristana Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Tristana Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
4.9
< Assists >
5.7
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
150
< Minions Killed >
167
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.56
15,632
< Physical Damage >
17,438
156
< Magic Damage >
2,282
5,844
< True Damage >
511
21,633
< Damage Dealt >
20,232
30,384
< Damage Taken >
21,646
11,906
< Gold Earned >
12,576
2.52
< Towers >
2.76
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
13,774
< Total Healing >
6,129
14,461
< Experience >
12,973
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
335
< Time Dealing CC >
61

How to Counter Tristana with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several valuable Olaf vs. Tristana matchup stats that may help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Tristana’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Tristana..

Olaf typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Tristana. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Tristana

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Tristana
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Tristana

Who is Better, Olaf or Tristana?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when playing against Tristana, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter for Tristana.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Tristana, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Tristana.

Furthermore, Olaf also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Tristana. 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 overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Tristana matchups, Tristana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Tristana. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Tristana.

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 Tristana Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Tristana as Olaf, we analyzed 1,219 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 Tristana 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 Tristana Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Tristana during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Tristana. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Tristana build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Tristana than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Tristana with this build.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Tristana as Olaf, you should equip 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 combinations that we analyzed for Olaf vs Tristana counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.1% winrate overall.

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