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Pyke vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Pyke in LoLPyke is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Pyke

based on 1,111 Pyke vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. This guide on how to beat Olaf as Pyke came out of an evaluation of 1111 ranked matches where both champions battled each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Pyke is forced to battle against Olaf in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Pyke vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Pyke does a average job of countering Olaf. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Pyke against Olaf matches, Pyke’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Pyke vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordSerrated Dirk

Core Pyke Items

~22 Mins
BloodsongHubrisVoltaic Cyclosword

Optional Items

Axiom ArcOpportunityEdge of NightUmbral Glaive

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Pyke to level upq
>
Second ability for Pyke to level upe
>
Last skill for Pyke to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesCheap ShotZombie WardUltimate Hunter
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Pyke's passive ability p
Pyke's q ability q
Pyke's w ability w
Pyke's e ability e
Pyke's ultimate ability r
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Pyke

Tips for Playing as Pyke against Olaf

The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.

A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.

Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.

Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.

Advice to Win Against Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Pyke vs Olaf Counter Stats

Pyke Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Olaf Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.9
7.1
< Deaths >
7.2
9
< Assists >
4.9
1.73
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
39
< Minions Killed >
157
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.54
10,227
< Physical Damage >
16,249
63
< Magic Damage >
147
2,504
< True Damage >
6,221
12,795
< Damage Dealt >
22,618
22,312
< Damage Taken >
31,672
10,410
< Gold Earned >
12,360
1.17
< Towers >
2.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
4,929
< Total Healing >
14,342
10,859
< Experience >
14,903
66
< Vision Score >
16
30
< Wards Placed >
8
95
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Counter Olaf with Pyke in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some significant Pyke vs. Olaf counter stats that may help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. Pyke’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Pyke may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Pyke typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes less damage than Olaf. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Pyke and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Pyke
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Pyke
Olaf

Who is Better, Pyke or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Pyke usually fairs equally well when facing off against Olaf, with a 50.6% win rate. Thus, Pyke makes an ok counter for Olaf.

While Pyke does have a higher winrate compared to Olaf, when they face off with one another, Pyke also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Pyke into Olafas his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Pyke has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Pyke vs Olaf matchups, Pyke is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Pyke is a decent counter to Olaf. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Pyke against Olaf.

Additional Information for Pyke Players

How We Calculated Our Pyke vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Pyke, we analyzed 1,111 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 Olaf as Pyke 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Pyke in order to counter Olaf during both the early game 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 suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Pyke usually racks up a lot less CS as Olaf. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Pyke versus Olaf build include Bloodsong, Hubris, and Voltaic Cyclosword. When Pyke bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Olaf than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 50.6% battling Olaf with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of crushing Olaf as Pyke, Pyke players should use the Hail of Blades, Cheap Shot, Zombie Ward, Ultimate Hunter, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Domination and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Pyke vs Olaf fights, this combo of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 50.6% win rate overall.

If you would like to see Pyke x Olaf tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and build suggestions shown are computed using every game played with these champs.