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

Olaf vs Gwen

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

based on 621 Olaf vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
47.2 %
K/D/A
1.71
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Gwen as Olaf came out of an evaluation of 621 ranked rounds where both champs faced each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Olaf has to counter Gwen in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a below average job of beating Gwen. Normally, he wins a lowly 47.2% of games the champions fight one another in. In Olaf vs Gwen matches, Olaf’s team is 0.2% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gwen.

Best Olaf vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageMaw of MalmortiusStridebreakerJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
10
E
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R
12
E
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E
14
W
15
W
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R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Gwen

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 Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Olaf vs Gwen Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.2 %
VS
Win Rate
52.8 %
Gwen Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.9
< Deaths >
6.1
4.9
< Assists >
5
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
149
< Minions Killed >
163
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.24
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.66
15,861
< Physical Damage >
2,982
134
< Magic Damage >
15,175
6,187
< True Damage >
3,955
22,183
< Damage Dealt >
22,112
31,305
< Damage Taken >
29,745
12,142
< Gold Earned >
12,366
2.46
< Towers >
2.85
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
14,574
< Total Healing >
7,320
14,539
< Experience >
15,181
16
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
326
< Time Dealing CC >
140

How to Counter Gwen with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here underscore several strategic Olaf against Gwen counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gwen’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Olaf usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Gwen. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Gwen

Who is Better, Olaf or Gwen?

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 taking on Gwen, with a 47.2% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter for Gwen.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate compared to Gwen, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Olaf into Gwen.

Additionally, Olaf also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Gwen matchups, Gwen is the better champ with a 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 for Gwen. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Gwen.

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 Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Olaf, we analyzed 621 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 Gwen 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Gwen during both the laning 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 shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Gwen. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Olaf versus Gwen build include Experimental Hexplate, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Gwen than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Gwen with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Gwen as Olaf, you should use 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 Gwen LoL games, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.2% winrate overall.

If you want to get Olaf versus Gwen tips and builds for a a particular player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu displayed above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using every match completed with both champions.