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How to Win Maokai vs Olaf Counter MatchupMaokai is in the s tier of champions

Maokai vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Maokai in LoLMaokai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Maokai

based on 1,522 Maokai vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
2.74
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Olaf as Maokai came out of an analysis of 1522 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Maokai has to counter Olaf in only 1.0% of his games.

Maokai vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Maokai has done a good job of countering Olaf. Typically, he wins a fantastic 53.0% of the time the champs face one another in. In Maokai versus Olaf rounds, Maokai’s side is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't get first blood against Olaf.

Best Maokai vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsWinged Moonplate

Core Maokai Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerLocket of the Iron SolariSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

ThornmailFrozen HeartSunfire AegisCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Maokai to level upq
>
Second ability for Maokai to level upw
>
Last skill for Maokai to max oute

Runes

ResolveAftershockFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Maokai's passive ability p
Maokai's q ability q
Maokai's w ability w
Maokai's e ability e
Maokai's ultimate ability r
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W
2
Q
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Maokai

Tips for Playing as Maokai against Olaf

Maokai's passive makes him extremely durable against focus fire from spells - so long as he can still basic attack something.

Try looking for flanks or other situations where Nature's Grasp is unavoidable or takes enemies by surprise.

Saplings can be tossed into brush for empowered effect - but don't stack 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.

Maokai vs Olaf Counter Stats

Maokai Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Olaf Image
2.9
< Kills >
6.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
12.7
< Assists >
5
0.59
< Killing Sprees >
1.48
47
< Minions Killed >
155
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,614
< Physical Damage >
16,784
10,646
< Magic Damage >
133
1,002
< True Damage >
6,521
13,263
< Damage Dealt >
23,438
28,352
< Damage Taken >
31,032
9,177
< Gold Earned >
12,020
1.44
< Towers >
2.46
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,953
< Total Healing >
14,522
11,180
< Experience >
14,399
45
< Vision Score >
16
18
< Wards Placed >
7
408
< Time Dealing CC >
339

How to Counter Olaf with Maokai in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some important Maokai vs. Olaf counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Maokai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Maokai may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Olaf. This observation is largely a result of the differences in assists.

Maokai typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Maokai and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Maokai
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Maokai
Olaf

Who is Better, Maokai or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Maokai usually wins when facing off against Olaf, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Maokai makes a good counter to Olaf.

While Maokai does have a higher win rate compared to Olaf, when on opposite teams, Maokai also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Maokai into Olaf.

Furthermore, Maokai also has a great deal of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Maokai vs Olaf matchups, Maokai is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Maokai is an above average counter for Olaf. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Maokai against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Maokai

Maokai Loses Against

SwainSwain47.6% winrateLilliaLillia48.1% winrateMordekaiserMordekaiser48.4% winrateNilahNilah48.4% winrate

Maokai Wins Against

ZeriZeri59.4% winrateNidaleeNidalee59.1% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc57.8% winrateYuumiYuumi57.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 56.1% 8797 GamesBrandBrand+ 56.5% 6844 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 57.2% 24108 GamesLilliaLillia+ 57.5% 8067 Games

Additional Information for Maokai Players

How We Calculated Our Maokai vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Maokai, we analyzed 1,522 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 Maokai 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

Maokai Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Maokai to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Maokai typically accumulates a lot less CS as Olaf. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Maokai versus Olaf build include Trailblazer, Locket of the Iron Solari, and Solstice Sleigh. When Maokai combined at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Olaf than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Maokai had an average winrate of 53.0% when playing against Olaf with this build.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Olaf as Maokai, Maokai players should take the Aftershock, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Maokai vs Olaf battles, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 53.0% winrate overall.

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