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

Olaf vs Zoe

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

based on 430 Olaf vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games every week. Within our dataset, Olaf fought Zoe in 430 games. Including so many matchups for Olaf versus Zoe gives us faith in our capacity to produce informative statistics and a supported build to counter your rival. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Olaf fights Zoe in only 1.2% of his matches.

Olaf vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a poor job of countering Zoe. Normally, he wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs fight one another in. In Olaf vs Zoe games, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Olaf vs Zoe 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 GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Trinity ForceStridebreakerDeath's DanceBlade of The Ruined King

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 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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Zoe as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Olaf vs Zoe Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Zoe Image
6.5
< Kills >
7
6.9
< Deaths >
6
4.7
< Assists >
7.8
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
156
< Minions Killed >
133
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.44
15,979
< Physical Damage >
1,755
136
< Magic Damage >
18,237
6,244
< True Damage >
3,452
22,359
< Damage Dealt >
23,444
32,167
< Damage Taken >
19,588
12,246
< Gold Earned >
11,147
2.63
< Towers >
1.72
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,671
< Total Healing >
2,328
14,841
< Experience >
13,593
17
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
12
339
< Time Dealing CC >
134

How to Counter Zoe with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several critical Olaf versus Zoe counter stats that can help us appreciate the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Zoe..

Olaf typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Zoe. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Zoe

Who is Better, Olaf or Zoe?

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

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Zoe, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Zoe.

Furthermore, Olaf also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Zoe matchups, Zoe is the better champ 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 somewhat poor counter to Zoe. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Olaf, we analyzed 430 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 Zoe 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 Zoe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Zoe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often gets a similar amount of CS as Zoe. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Zoe build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better vs Zoe than with many other typical builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 48.8% battling Zoe with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Zoe 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 sets that we analyzed for Olaf vs Zoe matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.8% winrate overall.

If you want to view Olaf x Zoe tips and counter stats for a a distinct skill level, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are computed using every round with data with these champs.