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Olaf vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Olaf

based on 1,300 Olaf vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. Within our database, Olaf engaged Blitzcrank in 1300 matches. Including so many games with Olaf vs Blitzcrank provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a recommended build to suppress Blitzcrank. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Olaf has to counter Blitzcrank in only 3.7% of his games.

Olaf vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a average job of beating Blitzcrank. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Olaf against Blitzcrank matches, Olaf’s side is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Blitzcrank.

Best Olaf vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Ravenous HydraDeath's DanceStridebreaker

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Blitzcrank

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 Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Olaf vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Blitzcrank Image
6.6
< Kills >
2.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
5.1
< Assists >
13.4
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
152
< Minions Killed >
29
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.39
15,901
< Physical Damage >
2,718
124
< Magic Damage >
5,820
6,133
< True Damage >
1,019
22,159
< Damage Dealt >
9,557
30,505
< Damage Taken >
22,737
12,030
< Gold Earned >
8,377
2.5
< Towers >
1.35
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,321
< Total Healing >
2,252
14,477
< Experience >
10,357
16
< Vision Score >
54
7
< Wards Placed >
24
334
< Time Dealing CC >
298

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some important Olaf versus Blitzcrank matchup stats that can help you interpret the differences between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Olaf typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Typically, he takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Olaf or Blitzcrank?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when taking on Blitzcrank, with a 49.6% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes an ok counter for Blitzcrank.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate than Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Blitzcrank.

Furthermore, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. 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 Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Blitzcrank.

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 Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Olaf, we analyzed 1,300 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 Blitzcrank 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.

Other Useful Resources

Olaf Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Blitzcrank during both the laning 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.

Olaf on average picks up much more CS compared to Blitzcrank. Champs who typically don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Blitzcrank build include Ravenous Hydra, Death's Dance, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Blitzcrank than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 49.6% when playing against Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Olaf, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Olaf vs Blitzcrank LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Olaf are given for every ranked division. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.