Yorick vs Olaf
How to Beat Olaf as Yorick
based on 656 Yorick vs Olaf matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Yorick vs Olaf Matchup Summary
Best Yorick vs Olaf Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Yorick
Tips for Playing as Yorick against Olaf
You do not need to cast Awakening to regain the ability to cast Last Rites.
You can send the Maiden down a lane alone, be careful though, as she represents a large portion of your combat power.
The Maiden will attempt to assist you in a fight, so choose your targets well.
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.
Yorick vs Olaf Counter Stats
How to Counter Olaf with Yorick in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several important Yorick vs. Olaf matchup statistics that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. For instance, Yorick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Yorick may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf..
Yorick usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives less damage than Olaf. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Yorick and Olaf
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Who is Better, Yorick or Olaf?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Yorick usually wins when facing off against Olaf, with a 53.4% win rate. As a result, Yorick makes a great counter for Olaf.
While Yorick does have a higher winrate compared to Olaf, when on opposite teams, Yorick also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Yorick into Olaf.
Additionally, Yorick also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Yorick vs Olaf matchups, Yorick is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Yorick is a great counter for Olaf. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Yorick against Olaf.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Yorick in order to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Yorick typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.
The most important items to use in your Yorick versus Olaf build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Hullbreaker. When Yorick included at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when facing Olaf than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Yorick had an average win rate of 53.4% when countering Olaf with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of annihilating Olaf as Yorick, Yorick players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Bloodline, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Demolish runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Yorick vs Olaf face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.4% win rate overall.
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