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

Olaf vs Ziggs

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

based on 492 Olaf vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Olaf resulted from an examination of 492 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Ziggs in only 1.4% of his games.

Olaf vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a dismal job of countering Ziggs. On average, he wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Olaf against Ziggs rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Ziggs.

Best Olaf vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity ForceDeath's DanceExperimental Hexplate

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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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Ziggs as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Olaf vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Ziggs Image
6.8
< Kills >
5.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.7
4.4
< Assists >
7.9
1.55
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
158
< Minions Killed >
165
0.25
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.58
16,188
< Physical Damage >
802
118
< Magic Damage >
22,907
6,088
< True Damage >
468
22,394
< Damage Dealt >
24,177
32,318
< Damage Taken >
17,420
12,285
< Gold Earned >
11,343
2.39
< Towers >
2.87
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,171
< Total Healing >
1,525
15,038
< Experience >
13,522
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
341
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Ziggs with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some influential Olaf against Ziggs counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the two. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs..

Olaf normally has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Ziggs. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Ziggs

Who is Better, Olaf or Ziggs?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when playing against Ziggs, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter for Ziggs.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You should be very concerned when picking Olaf into Ziggs.

Additionally, Olaf also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ziggs. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Ziggs matchups, Ziggs is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Olaf is a terribly counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Olaf, we analyzed 492 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Ziggs during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ziggs. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Olaf versus Ziggs build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better vs Ziggs than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 47.8% when playing against Ziggs with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Ziggs 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. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Olaf vs Ziggs LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

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