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

Olaf vs Xayah

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

based on 529 Olaf vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of rated League games that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Olaf resulted from an evaluation of 529 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Xayah in only 1.5% of his games.

Olaf vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a dismal job of beating Xayah. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs battle one another in. In Olaf vs Xayah matches, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Xayah.

Best Olaf vs Xayah 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 DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanBlade of The Ruined KingStridebreaker

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
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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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Xayah as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Olaf vs Xayah Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Xayah Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.5
6.7
< Deaths >
6
4.8
< Assists >
6.8
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
1.53
155
< Minions Killed >
182
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,547
< Physical Damage >
19,600
140
< Magic Damage >
349
6,115
< True Damage >
459
21,802
< Damage Dealt >
20,409
31,189
< Damage Taken >
20,657
12,169
< Gold Earned >
12,030
2.56
< Towers >
2.44
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
14,483
< Total Healing >
4,923
14,760
< Experience >
12,906
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
354
< Time Dealing CC >
53

How to Counter Xayah with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature several influential Olaf vs. Xayah matchup statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Xayah..

Olaf typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Xayah. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Xayah

Who is Better, Olaf or Xayah?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Xayah, with a 48.8% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a poor counter to Xayah.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Xayah, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Xayah.

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

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Xayah matchups, Xayah 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 late stage team fights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter for Xayah. Focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Xayah.

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 Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Olaf, we analyzed 529 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Xayah. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Olaf versus Xayah build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs Xayah than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 48.8% battling Xayah with this build.

To have the best likelihood of beating Xayah as Olaf, Olaf players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Olaf vs Xayah counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

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