Olaf vs Viktor
How to Beat Viktor as Olaf
based on 499 Olaf vs Viktor matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Olaf vs Viktor Matchup Summary
Best Olaf vs Viktor Counter Build
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Starter Items
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Core Olaf Items
Optional Items
Summoner Spells
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Olaf
Tips for Playing as Olaf against Viktor
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 Viktor
Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.
Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).
Olaf vs Viktor Counter Stats
How to Counter Viktor with Olaf in LoL
The stats provided here feature several critical Olaf versus Viktor matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Viktor..
Olaf often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives more damage than Viktor. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Olaf and Viktor
Damage Types Compared
Champion Playstyles Compared
Who is Better, Olaf or Viktor?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when trying to fight Viktor, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a good counter to Viktor.
While Olaf does have a higher winrate than Viktor, when facing one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Viktor.
Moreover, Olaf has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viktor. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Viktor matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.
Olaf is a decent counter for Viktor. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Viktor.
Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf
Additional Information for Olaf Players
How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Viktor Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Olaf to counter Viktor 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Olaf on average gets a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Viktor build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Viktor than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Viktor with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing Viktor as Olaf, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Olaf vs Viktor counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.3% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Olaf are presented for all skill levels combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.