Olaf vs Azir
How to Beat Azir as Olaf
based on 534 Olaf vs Azir matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Olaf vs Azir Matchup Summary
Best Olaf vs Azir Counter Build
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Core Olaf Items
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Guide to Countering Azir as Olaf
Tips for Playing as Olaf against Azir
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 Azir
Try to think of Sand Soldiers as fire. Don't stand in the fire.
Azir relies on his soldiers to deal damage and can only move them so often. Try to capitalize on windows of time when his soldiers are stationary.
Azir has immense damage over a prolonged amount of time but lacks the upfront burst of other mages. Try to burst him out before he can turn a confrontation around.
Olaf vs Azir Counter Stats
How to Counter Azir with Olaf in LoL
The stats shown on this page underscore some important Olaf versus Azir matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Azir’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Azir..
Olaf often has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Azir. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Olaf and Azir
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Who is Better, Olaf or Azir?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Azir, with a 45.1% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a bad counter to Azir.
While Olaf does have a much lower winrate compared to Azir, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Olaf into Azir.
Additionally, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Azir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Azir matchups, Azir is the better champ with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.
Olaf is a garbage counter to Azir. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Azir.
Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf
Additional Information for Olaf Players
How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Azir Build and Stats
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Olaf in order to counter Azir 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 listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Olaf most often gets a similar amount of CS as Azir. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Azir build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Azir than with most other common builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 45.1% when playing against Azir with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating Azir as Olaf, Olaf players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Olaf vs Azir counterpicks, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 45.1% win rate overall.
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