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

Olaf vs Karthus

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

based on 430 Olaf vs Karthus matchups
Win Rate
54.7 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League matches every week. In our database, Olaf faced off against Karthus 430 times. With so many games with Olaf vs Karthus gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to defeat your opponent. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Olaf has to counter Karthus in only 1.2% of his games.

Olaf vs Karthus Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a great job of beating Karthus. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.7% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Olaf versus Karthus rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.2% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will get first blood against Karthus.

Best Olaf vs Karthus 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 GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

StridebreakerTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The ProteanDeath's Dance

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

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Karthus

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 Karthus

Karthus can cast spells for a short duration after he is killed. Move away from his corpse to be safe.

Make sure you always have enough health to survive Requiem, even if you have to go back to the base more frequently to heal.

Olaf vs Karthus Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
54.7 %
VS
Win Rate
45.3 %
Karthus Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.7
6.7
< Deaths >
7.5
5.2
< Assists >
9.4
1.69
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
161
< Minions Killed >
84
0.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.85
0.64
< Inhibitors >
0.29
16,787
< Physical Damage >
256
171
< Magic Damage >
27,596
6,253
< True Damage >
2,121
23,212
< Damage Dealt >
29,974
34,634
< Damage Taken >
29,669
12,910
< Gold Earned >
12,588
2.56
< Towers >
1.05
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.23
16,914
< Total Healing >
9,488
15,659
< Experience >
14,780
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
7
352
< Time Dealing CC >
217

How to Counter Karthus with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some important Olaf versus Karthus counter stats that can help you realize the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Karthus’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Karthus..

Olaf usually has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Karthus. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Karthus

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Karthus
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Karthus

Who is Better, Olaf or Karthus?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when facing off against Karthus, with a 54.7% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a great counter for Karthus.

While Olaf does have a much higher winrate compared to Karthus, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Olaf into Karthus.

Moreover, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Karthus. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Karthus 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 late stage team fights.

Olaf is a great counter to Karthus. Make sure you focus your play 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 Karthus.

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 Karthus Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Karthus as Olaf, we analyzed 430 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 Karthus 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 Karthus Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Olaf to counter Karthus during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often gets more CS compared to Karthus. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Olaf versus Karthus build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Karthus than with many other typical builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 54.7% when countering Karthus with these items in his kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Karthus as Olaf, Olaf players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Olaf vs Karthus counter picks, this mix of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 54.7% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Karthus as Olaf are displayed for all skill levels, merged. To scope the statistics and builds to a particular division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.