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How to Win Volibear vs Olaf Counter MatchupVolibear is in the b tier of champions

Volibear vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Volibear in LoLVolibear is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Volibear

based on 729 Volibear vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.79
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Volibear did battle with Olaf in 729 games. Including so many matchups for Volibear vs Olaf gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to counter your foe. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Volibear encounters Olaf in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Volibear vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Volibear does a dismal job of beating Olaf. On average, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Volibear versus Olaf rounds, Volibear’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Volibear vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Volibear Items

~22 Mins
Nashor's ToothHullbreakerRiftmaker

Optional Items

Frozen HeartSpirit VisageTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Volibear to level upw
>
Second ability for Volibear to level upq
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Last skill for Volibear to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveDemolishRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Volibear's passive ability p
Volibear's q ability q
Volibear's w ability w
Volibear's e ability e
Volibear's ultimate ability r
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W
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W
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W
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Volibear

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.

Volibear vs Olaf Counter Stats

Volibear Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Olaf Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
5.9
< Assists >
5
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
130
< Minions Killed >
153
0.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.55
10,805
< Physical Damage >
16,102
8,280
< Magic Damage >
154
800
< True Damage >
6,055
19,886
< Damage Dealt >
22,313
33,173
< Damage Taken >
31,278
11,873
< Gold Earned >
12,098
2.45
< Towers >
2.42
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,583
< Total Healing >
14,710
14,483
< Experience >
14,765
18
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
585
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Counter Olaf with Volibear in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some strategic Volibear vs. Olaf matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between the two. As an example, Volibear’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Volibear may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Olaf..

Volibear often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Volibear and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Volibear
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Volibear
Olaf

Who is Better, Volibear or Olaf?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Volibear usually loses when trying to fight Olaf, with a 48.6% win rate. Thus, Volibear makes a bad counter for Olaf.

While Volibear does have a lower winrate compared to Olaf, when they face off with one another, Volibear also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Volibear into Olaf.

Furthermore, Volibear has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Volibear is a somewhat poor counter for Olaf. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Volibear against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Volibear

Volibear Loses Against

LilliaLillia42% winrateTeemoTeemo43.9% winrateTaricTaric44% winrateGangplankGangplank44.6% winrate

Volibear Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.1% winrateEliseElise53.6% winrateHweiHwei53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani52.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

LilliaLillia+ 51.4% 3193 GamesSingedSinged+ 51.5% 672 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 51.9% 11052 GamesSkarnerSkarner+ 52.2% 159 Games

Additional Information for Volibear Players

How We Calculated Our Volibear vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Volibear, we analyzed 729 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 Volibear 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

Volibear Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Volibear in order to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Volibear most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Olaf. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Volibear versus Olaf build include Nashor's Tooth, Hullbreaker, and Riftmaker. When Volibear combined at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better countering Olaf than with many other common item sets. In fact, Volibear had an average win rate of 48.6% battling Olaf with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Olaf as Volibear, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Demolish, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Volibear vs Olaf clashes, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.

If you need to see Volibear vs Olaf tips and builds for a a specific rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using every game finished with both champs.