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How to Win Gragas vs Olaf Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Gragas

based on 582 Gragas vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our data, Gragas battled Olaf 582 times. Including so many games with Gragas vs Olaf gives us faith in our capacity to prepare useful data and a solid build to obliterate Olaf. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Gragas encounters Olaf in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Gragas vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a awful job of countering Olaf. On average, he wins a lowly 45.7% of the time the champs face one another in. In Gragas versus Olaf matches, Gragas’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Gragas vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Zhonya's HourglassHextech RocketbeltLuden's Companion

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryPhase RushManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Olaf

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

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.

Gragas vs Olaf Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Olaf Image
5.7
< Kills >
6.6
5.8
< Deaths >
6.5
7.5
< Assists >
4.6
1.35
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
102
< Minions Killed >
156
0.56
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.34
< Inhibitors >
0.58
1,406
< Physical Damage >
15,927
17,091
< Magic Damage >
120
684
< True Damage >
5,954
19,183
< Damage Dealt >
22,002
29,409
< Damage Taken >
30,877
10,963
< Gold Earned >
12,161
1.37
< Towers >
2.68
0.12
< Baron Takedowns >
0.08
12,366
< Total Healing >
14,555
13,632
< Experience >
14,537
20
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
407
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Counter Olaf with Gragas in LoL

The stats shown here feature several vital Gragas against Olaf counter statistics that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Gragas typically has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Gragas and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Olaf

Who is Better, Gragas or Olaf?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when playing against Olaf, with a 45.7% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a bad counter to Olaf.

While Gragas does have a much lower winrate than Olaf, when on opposite teams, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gragas into Olaf.

Furthermore, Gragas also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Olaf matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Gragas is a terribly counter to Olaf. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Gragas, we analyzed 582 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 Gragas 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

Gragas Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Olaf during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas usually racks up less CS relative to Olaf. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Gragas versus Olaf build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Olaf than with most other common builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 45.7% battling Olaf with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Olaf as Gragas, you should use the Phase Rush, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Gragas vs Olaf clashes, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.7% winrate overall.

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