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Olaf vs Warwick

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

based on 1,615 Olaf vs Warwick matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
4.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our data, Olaf battled Warwick in 1615 matches. Using so many games with Olaf vs Warwick provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to defeat your foe. This counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Olaf has to counter Warwick in only 4.6% of his games.

Olaf vs Warwick Matchup Summary

Olaf does a decent job of countering Warwick. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of games the champions face off with one another in. In Olaf against Warwick matches, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Warwick.

Best Olaf vs Warwick Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Death's DanceTrinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingStridebreaker

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
1
Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Warwick as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Warwick

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 Warwick

Warwick's attacks heal him at low health. Save your disables to finish him off.

Warwick's ultimate cast range scales with his Move Speed.

Warwick is empowered versus low health enemies. Manage your health to keep him at bay.

Olaf vs Warwick Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Warwick Image
6.8
< Kills >
7.4
6.9
< Deaths >
7.1
5.3
< Assists >
7
1.54
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
144
< Minions Killed >
49
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.36
16,190
< Physical Damage >
7,483
197
< Magic Damage >
8,306
6,211
< True Damage >
852
22,598
< Damage Dealt >
16,642
30,327
< Damage Taken >
39,119
11,856
< Gold Earned >
11,462
2.46
< Towers >
1.35
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.29
13,822
< Total Healing >
20,800
14,229
< Experience >
12,912
16
< Vision Score >
18
7
< Wards Placed >
6
334
< Time Dealing CC >
273

How to Counter Warwick with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several influential Olaf versus Warwick counter statistics that can help us understand the differences and similarities between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Warwick’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Warwick..

Olaf often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Warwick. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Warwick

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Warwick
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Warwick

Who is Better, Olaf or Warwick?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when facing off against Warwick, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a good counter for Warwick.

While Olaf does have a higher winrate than Warwick, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Warwick.

Furthermore, Olaf has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Warwick. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Warwick matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter for Warwick. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Warwick.

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 Warwick Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Warwick as Olaf, we analyzed 1,615 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 Warwick 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 Warwick Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Olaf to counter Warwick during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically accumulates more CS compared to Warwick. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Warwick build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Warwick than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 51.2% when countering Warwick with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Warwick 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 rune sets players picked for Olaf vs Warwick counters, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.2% winrate overall.

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