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Yasuo vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Yasuo in LoLYasuo is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Yasuo

based on 2,398 Yasuo vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. Within our database, Yasuo engaged Olaf in 2398 matches. Using so many games with Yasuo vs Olaf provides us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare informative stats and a supported build to shatter Olaf. This matchup is somewhat rare. Yasuo has to counter Olaf in only 0.9% of his games.

Yasuo vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Yasuo does a average job of beating Olaf. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of the time the champions face one another in. In Yasuo versus Olaf matches, Yasuo’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Yasuo vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowBerserker's Greaves

Core Yasuo Items

~22 Mins
Infinity EdgeBlade of The Ruined KingImmortal Shieldbow

Optional Items

Iceborn GauntletBloodthirsterDeath's DanceWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
DominationTaste of BloodTreasure Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Yasuo's passive ability p
Yasuo's q ability q
Yasuo's w ability w
Yasuo's e ability e
Yasuo's ultimate ability r
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Q
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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 Yasuo

Tips for Playing as Yasuo against Olaf

Last Breath can be cast on any target that is knocked Airborne, even by one of your allies.

Dash through a minion to have Sweeping Blade available to chase your opponent should they flee; Dash directly to your opponent to preserve a minion as your escape route.

At level 18, Yasuo's Steel Tempest reaches its Attack Speed cap with 55% Attack Speed from items.

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.

Yasuo vs Olaf Counter Stats

Yasuo Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Olaf Image
7.1
< Kills >
7
6.9
< Deaths >
6.6
5.3
< Assists >
5.1
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
181
< Minions Killed >
154
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.26
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,211
< Physical Damage >
16,040
1,766
< Magic Damage >
145
1,024
< True Damage >
6,102
21,002
< Damage Dealt >
22,288
24,129
< Damage Taken >
30,830
12,381
< Gold Earned >
12,109
2.22
< Towers >
2.51
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
5,632
< Total Healing >
14,643
14,220
< Experience >
14,582
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
192
< Time Dealing CC >
332

How to Counter Olaf with Yasuo in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify some vital Yasuo vs. Olaf counter statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. As an example, Yasuo’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yasuo may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Yasuo typically has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Olaf. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Yasuo and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Yasuo
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Yasuo
Olaf

Who is Better, Yasuo or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Yasuo usually fairs equally well when taking on Olaf, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Yasuo makes an ok counter to Olaf.

While Yasuo does have a lower win rate compared to Olaf, when facing one another, Yasuo also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Yasuo into Olafas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Yasuo also has almost no 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 lot of burst damage.

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

Yasuo is a somewhat poor counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Yasuo against Olaf.

Additional Information for Yasuo Players

How We Calculated Our Yasuo vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Yasuo, we analyzed 2,398 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 Yasuo 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 Yasuo in order to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Yasuo often accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, 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, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Yasuo versus Olaf build include Infinity Edge, Blade of The Ruined King, and Immortal Shieldbow. When Yasuo combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Olaf than with most other common item sets. In fact, Yasuo had an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Olaf with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Olaf as Yasuo, Yasuo players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Taste of Blood, and Treasure Hunter runes from the Precision and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Yasuo vs Olaf counterpicks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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