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

Olaf vs Hwei

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

based on 1,635 Olaf vs Hwei matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
4.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of ranked League games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Hwei as Olaf came out of an evaluation of 1635 ranked matches where both champs battled each other. This particular matchup is relatively uncommon. Olaf fights Hwei in only 4.7% of his games.

Olaf vs Hwei Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a great job of beating Hwei. Typically, he wins a fantastic 54.5% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Olaf versus Hwei games, Olaf’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Hwei.

Best Olaf vs Hwei Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Trinity ForceDeath's DanceBlack CleaverStridebreaker

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
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Hwei as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Hwei

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 Hwei

After Hwei paints a Torment spell he is vulnerable to being rushed down.

Hwei needs to predict your positioning and take time to cast, catch him by surprise.

Hwei's lightning is deadly but slow; it deals more damage when you are alone or unable to move.

Olaf vs Hwei Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Hwei Image
6.9
< Kills >
5.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.1
4.8
< Assists >
8.7
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.19
160
< Minions Killed >
141
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,137
< Physical Damage >
962
116
< Magic Damage >
20,908
6,096
< True Damage >
632
22,350
< Damage Dealt >
22,502
31,928
< Damage Taken >
18,617
12,476
< Gold Earned >
10,797
2.69
< Towers >
1.78
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,145
< Total Healing >
1,634
15,061
< Experience >
13,561
17
< Vision Score >
26
8
< Wards Placed >
12
345
< Time Dealing CC >
565

How to Counter Hwei with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several strategic Olaf versus Hwei matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Hwei’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Hwei..

Olaf often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Hwei. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Hwei

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Hwei
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Hwei

Who is Better, Olaf or Hwei?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when trying to fight Hwei, with a 54.5% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a great counter to Hwei.

While Olaf does have a much higher win rate than Hwei, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Olaf into Hwei.

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Hwei matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Olaf is a great counter to Hwei. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Hwei.

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 Hwei Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Hwei as Olaf, we analyzed 1,635 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 Hwei 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 Hwei Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Hwei during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Hwei. Champions who typically don't get much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Olaf versus Hwei build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf bought at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better versus Hwei than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 54.5% battling Hwei with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Hwei 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. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Olaf vs Hwei counterpicks, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 54.5% winrate overall.

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