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

Olaf vs Garen

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

based on 1,133 Olaf vs Garen matchups
Win Rate
46.9 %
K/D/A
1.57
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Garen as Olaf resulted from an analysis of 1133 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Garen in only 3.2% of his games.

Olaf vs Garen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a awful job of beating Garen. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.9% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Olaf vs Garen rounds, Olaf’s side is 0.0% more likely to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Garen.

Best Olaf vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageJak'Sho, The ProteanBlade of The Ruined KingStridebreaker

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
11
R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Garen as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Garen

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 Garen

Be careful about attacking Garen in brush. It often will lead to taking full damage from Judgment.

Stack armor items to lower the large amount of physical damage that Garen deals out.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. If getting out of its radius isn't possible, move through allied minions to reduce damage taken.

Try to run away from Garen as your health gets lower, as he can execute you quickly with Demacian Justice.

Olaf vs Garen Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
46.9 %
VS
Win Rate
53.1 %
Garen Image
6.1
< Kills >
6.8
6.8
< Deaths >
5
4.6
< Assists >
4.3
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
156
< Minions Killed >
176
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.12
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.66
15,705
< Physical Damage >
14,425
121
< Magic Damage >
248
6,303
< True Damage >
5,045
22,129
< Damage Dealt >
19,719
31,177
< Damage Taken >
31,252
12,009
< Gold Earned >
12,380
2.36
< Towers >
2.84
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,258
< Total Healing >
3,258
14,660
< Experience >
15,450
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
336
< Time Dealing CC >
136

How to Counter Garen with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here feature several critical Olaf vs. Garen counter statistics that may help you explain the differences between the two. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Garen’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Garen..

Olaf normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives a similar amount of damage to Garen. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Garen

Who is Better, Olaf or Garen?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Garen, with a 46.9% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a bad counter to Garen.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate than Garen, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Olaf into Garen.

Additionally, Olaf has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Garen. 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 Garen matchups, Garen is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Olaf is a trash counter for Garen. Focus your play on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Garen.

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 Garen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Garen as Olaf, we analyzed 1,133 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 Garen 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 Garen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf in order to counter Garen 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 pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Garen. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Garen build include Experimental Hexplate, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf combined at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Garen than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 46.9% when countering Garen with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Garen 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. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Olaf vs Garen counters, this blending of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 46.9% winrate overall.

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