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Olaf vs Naafiri

How to Beat Naafiri as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Naafiri as Olaf

based on 501 Olaf vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
44.9 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Naafiri as Olaf resulted from an examination of 501 ranked rounds where both champions battled one another. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Olaf fights Naafiri in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a awful job of beating Naafiri. Typically, he wins a lowly 44.9% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Olaf versus Naafiri rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Naafiri.

Best Olaf vs Naafiri 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

Death's DanceTrinity ForceStridebreakerBlade of The Ruined King

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
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R
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E
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E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Naafiri as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Naafiri

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.

Olaf vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
44.9 %
VS
Win Rate
55.1 %
Naafiri Image
6.6
< Kills >
8.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
4.6
< Assists >
5.6
1.41
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
141
< Minions Killed >
148
0.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.35
15,359
< Physical Damage >
21,724
146
< Magic Damage >
80
5,475
< True Damage >
1,274
20,980
< Damage Dealt >
23,079
30,626
< Damage Taken >
24,274
11,629
< Gold Earned >
12,160
2.25
< Towers >
1.48
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,505
< Total Healing >
5,909
13,847
< Experience >
13,637
16
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
352
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Naafiri with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown on this page feature several important Olaf against Naafiri counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Naafiri..

Olaf usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Naafiri. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Naafiri

Who is Better, Olaf or Naafiri?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Naafiri, with a 44.9% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a bad counter to Naafiri.

While Olaf does have a much lower winrate compared to Naafiri, when facing one another, Olaf also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more time consuming champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Olaf into Naafiri.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Olaf is a garbage counter for Naafiri. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Naafiri.

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Olaf, we analyzed 501 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 Naafiri 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Naafiri 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 listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Naafiri build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf used at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Naafiri than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 44.9% battling Naafiri with this build.

To have the greatest chance of annihilating Naafiri as Olaf, Olaf players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Olaf vs Naafiri counter picks, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 44.9% winrate overall.

If you would like to see Olaf x Naafiri tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a specific division, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and guides shown are calculated using all games played with both champions.