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

Olaf vs Brand

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

based on 2,084 Olaf vs Brand matchups
Win Rate
49.6 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Brand as Olaf resulted from an analysis of 2084 ranked games where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly uncommon. Olaf fights Brand in only 6.0% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Brand Matchup Summary

Olaf does a ok job of beating Brand. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.6% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Olaf versus Brand rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Brand.

Best Olaf vs Brand Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBlade of The Ruined KingExperimental HexplateTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport 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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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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
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Brand as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Brand

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 Brand

Brand's passive allows him to excel against teams that cluster together. Be sure to split up against him.

Brand must land an ability before his combo is able to get started. Dodging his Sear or Pillar of Flame will disrupt his rhythm.

Try to move away from allies when you see Pyroclasm being cast. The initial missile speed is slow, which should give your team time to react.

Olaf vs Brand Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.6 %
VS
Win Rate
50.4 %
Brand Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6.9
4.9
< Assists >
9.1
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
158
< Minions Killed >
64
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.63
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,398
< Physical Damage >
812
145
< Magic Damage >
21,838
6,092
< True Damage >
1,401
22,634
< Damage Dealt >
24,052
32,813
< Damage Taken >
25,328
12,465
< Gold Earned >
11,008
2.51
< Towers >
1.49
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
15,216
< Total Healing >
5,944
15,105
< Experience >
12,921
17
< Vision Score >
36
8
< Wards Placed >
15
348
< Time Dealing CC >
221

How to Counter Brand with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here underscore some critical Olaf vs. Brand matchup stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Brand’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Brand..

Olaf typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Brand. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Brand

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Brand
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Brand

Who is Better, Olaf or Brand?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when playing against Brand, with a 49.6% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes an ok counter for Brand.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate compared to Brand, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Brand.

Furthermore, Olaf has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Brand. This often 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Brand matchups, Brand is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Brand. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Brand.

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 Brand Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Brand as Olaf, we analyzed 2,084 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 Brand 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 Brand Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Olaf in order to counter Brand during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often racks up more CS compared to Brand. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Olaf versus Brand build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Olaf bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Brand than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 49.6% when countering Brand with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Brand 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 runes we have analyed for Olaf vs Brand face-offs, this set of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Brand as Olaf are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.