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

Olaf vs Darius

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

based on 1,139 Olaf vs Darius matchups
Win Rate
45 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games every week. In our dataset, Olaf did battle with Darius 1139 times. With so many games with Olaf versus Darius gives us confidence in our capability to produce useful stats and a pro build to destroy your rival. This champ pairing is fairly rare. Olaf encounters Darius in only 3.3% of his games.

Olaf vs Darius Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a pathetic job of countering Darius. On average, he wins a lowly 45.0% of games the champs clash against one another in. In Olaf versus Darius rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Darius.

Best Olaf vs Darius Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPlated Steelcaps

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Trinity ForceSterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingJak'Sho, The Protean

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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Darius as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Darius

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 Darius

When Darius's axe grab is on cooldown, he is vulnerable to harassment attacks.

Darius's ability to escape from fights is limited. If you have an advantage against him, press your lead.

Olaf vs Darius Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
45 %
VS
Win Rate
55 %
Darius Image
6.2
< Kills >
7.8
7.2
< Deaths >
6.2
4.9
< Assists >
4.5
1.39
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
146
< Minions Killed >
164
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,292
< Physical Damage >
16,652
120
< Magic Damage >
122
5,858
< True Damage >
4,321
21,271
< Damage Dealt >
21,096
30,229
< Damage Taken >
31,903
11,689
< Gold Earned >
12,212
2.24
< Towers >
2.42
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
13,375
< Total Healing >
8,154
14,081
< Experience >
14,636
16
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
326
< Time Dealing CC >
153

How to Counter Darius with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Olaf against Darius counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Darius’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Darius..

Olaf normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Darius. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Darius

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Darius
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Darius

Who is Better, Olaf or Darius?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Darius, with a 45.0% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a poor counter for Darius.

While Olaf does have a much lower win rate than Darius, when facing one another, Olaf also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Olaf into Darius.

Furthermore, Olaf has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Darius. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Darius matchups, Darius is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a terribly counter to Darius. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Darius.

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 Darius Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Darius as Olaf, we analyzed 1,139 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 Darius 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 Darius Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Darius during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Darius. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Darius build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when facing Darius than with most other common item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 45.0% battling Darius with this counter build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Darius as Olaf, Olaf players 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 runes that we analyzed for Olaf vs Darius counterpicks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Darius as Olaf are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to scope the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.