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

Olaf vs Lulu

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

based on 471 Olaf vs Lulu matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
1.61
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Olaf faced Lulu in 471 matches. Including so many games with Olaf versus Lulu gives us faith in our capacity to provide enlightening data and a solid build to obliterate Lulu. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Lulu in only 1.3% of his games.

Olaf vs Lulu Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a good job of beating Lulu. Normally, he wins a fantastic 53.1% of the time the champs fight one another in. In Olaf vs Lulu games, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Lulu.

Best Olaf vs Lulu Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingStridebreakerDeath'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
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Lulu as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Lulu

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 Lulu

Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.

Olaf vs Lulu Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Lulu Image
6.2
< Kills >
1.4
6.7
< Deaths >
5.2
4.6
< Assists >
14.2
1.45
< Killing Sprees >
0.23
156
< Minions Killed >
28
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,469
< Physical Damage >
1,062
127
< Magic Damage >
5,326
5,565
< True Damage >
579
21,161
< Damage Dealt >
6,967
30,381
< Damage Taken >
16,572
11,980
< Gold Earned >
8,187
2.56
< Towers >
2.07
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,029
< Total Healing >
2,313
14,427
< Experience >
10,501
16
< Vision Score >
56
7
< Wards Placed >
25
334
< Time Dealing CC >
231

How to Counter Lulu with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Olaf vs. Lulu counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lulu’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lulu. This observation is largely caused by the difference in kills.

Olaf typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Lulu. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Lulu

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Lulu
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Lulu

Who is Better, Olaf or Lulu?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when facing off against Lulu, with a 53.1% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a great counter for Lulu.

While Olaf does have a higher win rate compared to Lulu, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a 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 Lulu.

Furthermore, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lulu. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Lulu 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 allies during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a great counter to Lulu. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Lulu.

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 Lulu Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lulu as Olaf, we analyzed 471 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 Lulu 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 Lulu Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Lulu during both the early game 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 tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically accumulates much more CS relative to Lulu. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Olaf versus Lulu build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Lulu than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 53.1% when countering Lulu with this build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Lulu as Olaf, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Olaf vs Lulu counter picks, this combo of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.1% win rate overall.

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