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How to Win Olaf vs Amumu Counter MatchupOlaf is in the a tier of champions

Olaf vs Amumu

How to Beat Amumu as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Amumu as Olaf

based on 929 Olaf vs Amumu matchups
Win Rate
54 %
K/D/A
1.85
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our data, Olaf faced Amumu in 929 matches. Including so many games with Olaf vs Amumu provides us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare informative data and a recommended build to wreck Amumu. This particular champion pairing is fairly rare. Olaf has to counter Amumu in only 2.7% of his games.

Olaf vs Amumu Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a great job of beating Amumu. On average, he wins a terrific 54.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Olaf vs Amumu games, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood versus Amumu.

Best Olaf vs Amumu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTiamat

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanBlade of The Ruined KingDeath's DanceStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Olaf's passive ability p
Olaf's q ability q
Olaf's w ability w
Olaf's e ability e
Olaf's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Amumu as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Amumu

Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.

The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.

Advice to Win Against Amumu

Amumu's Despair makes purchasing primarily Health items a risky proposition.

Erratic movement, or hiding behind creep waves can make it difficult for Amumu to instigate a fight with Bandage Toss.

Avoid bunching up with other allies when Amumu has his ultimate available.

Olaf vs Amumu Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
54 %
VS
Win Rate
46 %
Amumu Image
6.9
< Kills >
4.2
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
5.3
< Assists >
10.6
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
0.94
147
< Minions Killed >
29
0.36
< Dragons Killed >
1.26
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.33
16,143
< Physical Damage >
1,447
143
< Magic Damage >
10,545
6,310
< True Damage >
1,897
22,597
< Damage Dealt >
13,890
31,052
< Damage Taken >
31,781
12,143
< Gold Earned >
10,429
2.44
< Towers >
1.02
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.3
14,793
< Total Healing >
11,231
14,574
< Experience >
12,500
16
< Vision Score >
23
7
< Wards Placed >
8
347
< Time Dealing CC >
271

How to Counter Amumu with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here show several valuable Olaf vs. Amumu counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences between this set of champs. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Amumu’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Amumu..

Olaf often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his opponent does. Typically, he receives a similar amount of damage to Amumu. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Amumu

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Amumu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Amumu

Who is Better, Olaf or Amumu?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when taking on Amumu, with a 54.0% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a great counter for Amumu.

While Olaf does have a much higher win rate than Amumu, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Olaf into Amumu.

Additionally, Olaf has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Amumu. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Olaf is a great counter to Amumu. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Amumu.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

Olaf Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.4% winrateTrundleTrundle42.3% winrateIvernIvern44% winrateIllaoiIllaoi44.4% winrate

Olaf Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner55.7% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks55.5% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.8% 1835 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53.8% 119 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.5% 1851 GamesPoppyPoppy+ 57.3% 321 Games

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Amumu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Amumu as Olaf, we analyzed 929 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 Amumu as Olaf 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf in order to counter Amumu during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically picks up much more CS relative to Amumu. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Olaf versus Amumu build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs. Amumu than with many other common item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 54.0% when playing against Amumu with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Amumu as Olaf, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Olaf vs Amumu fights, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.0% winrate overall.

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