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How to Win Zeri vs Olaf Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Zeri

based on 351 Zeri vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.51
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Olaf as Zeri came out of an examination of 351 ranked games where both champions faced off against one another. This particular champ pairing is fairly rare. Zeri is forced to battle against Olaf in only 0.9% of their rounds.

Zeri vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri does a below average job of beating Olaf. Normally, they wins a lowly 48.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Zeri vs Olaf rounds, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that they probably won't be able to get first blood against Olaf.

Best Zeri vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRunaan's HurricaneTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Lord Dominik's RegardsKraken SlayerNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
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E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Olaf Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Olaf Image
7.2
< Kills >
6.4
5.5
< Deaths >
6.6
6.6
< Assists >
5.1
1.67
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
191
< Minions Killed >
152
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.4
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.59
14,128
< Physical Damage >
15,796
6,279
< Magic Damage >
138
656
< True Damage >
6,014
21,064
< Damage Dealt >
21,948
22,355
< Damage Taken >
31,204
12,720
< Gold Earned >
12,149
2.39
< Towers >
2.57
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
4,264
< Total Healing >
14,741
12,961
< Experience >
14,697
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
123
< Time Dealing CC >
361

How to Counter Olaf with Zeri in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Zeri vs. Olaf counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. As an example, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf..

Zeri often has a similar longest kill spree as their counter does. Commonly, they takes less damage than Olaf. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zeri and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Olaf

Who is Better, Zeri or Olaf?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when taking on Olaf, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Zeri makes a poor counter for Olaf.

While Zeri does have a lower winrate compared to Olaf, when facing one another, Zeri also has a much greater difficulty level that makes them a more complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Zeri into Olaf.

Additionally, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Zeri is a somewhat poor counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your play on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Zeri, we analyzed 351 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 Zeri 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

Zeri Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zeri to counter Olaf during both the early game 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 mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't need 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, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Zeri versus Olaf build include Experimental Hexplate, Runaan's Hurricane, and Titanic Hydra. When Zeri incorporated at least these three items in their build, they did significantly better vs Olaf than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zeri boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing against Olaf with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing Olaf as Zeri, Zeri players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Zeri vs Olaf counters, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Olaf as Zeri are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the stats and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.