Lucian vs Olaf
How to Beat Olaf as Lucian
based on 1,953 Lucian vs Olaf matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Olaf Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Olaf Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Olaf
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment 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.
Lucian vs Olaf Counter Stats
How to Counter Olaf with Lucian in LoL
The stats provided here show several significant Lucian versus Olaf matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf..
Lucian often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Olaf. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Olaf
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Who is Better, Lucian or Olaf?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lucian usually wins when playing against Olaf, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a good counter to Olaf.
While Lucian does have a higher winrate compared to Olaf, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Olaf.
Moreover, Lucian also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Olaf matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Lucian is a decent counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Olaf.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Lucian in order 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 tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Olaf. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Olaf build include Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better against Olaf than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Olaf with this counter build.
To have the best probability of vanquishing Olaf as Lucian, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Lucian vs Olaf matchups, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.
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