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

Olaf vs Nilah

How to Beat Nilah as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Nilah as Olaf

based on 578 Olaf vs Nilah matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. Within our data, Olaf faced Nilah 578 times. Having so many matchups for Olaf vs Nilah provides us confidence in our ability to produce useful data and a solid build to wreck your foe. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Olaf has to counter Nilah in only 1.7% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Nilah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a poor job of countering Nilah. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.4% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Olaf vs Nilah rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Nilah.

Best Olaf vs Nilah 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

Trinity ForceDeath's DanceBlade of The Ruined KingStridebreaker

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
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Nilah as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Nilah

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 Nilah Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Nilah Image
6.2
< Kills >
8.1
6.4
< Deaths >
6.2
4.8
< Assists >
6.1
1.42
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
144
< Minions Killed >
164
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.54
15,153
< Physical Damage >
17,938
105
< Magic Damage >
183
5,618
< True Damage >
452
20,876
< Damage Dealt >
18,573
28,973
< Damage Taken >
23,072
11,397
< Gold Earned >
12,383
2.35
< Towers >
2.51
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,346
< Total Healing >
8,539
13,769
< Experience >
12,874
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
318
< Time Dealing CC >
81

How to Counter Nilah with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here show some strategic Olaf against Nilah matchup statistics that can help us realize the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nilah’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Nilah..

Olaf typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Nilah. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Nilah

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Nilah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Nilah

Who is Better, Olaf or Nilah?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually loses when facing off against Nilah, with a 47.4% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a poor counter for Nilah.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate than Nilah, when facing one another, Olaf also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult character to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Olaf into Nilah.

Furthermore, Olaf has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nilah. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Nilah matchups, Nilah is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Olaf is a trash counter to Nilah. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Nilah.

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 Nilah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nilah as Olaf, we analyzed 578 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 Nilah 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

If you would like to truly master Olaf in order to counter Nilah during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf on average picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Nilah. Champs who typically don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Olaf versus Nilah build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf bought at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better countering Nilah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 47.4% when countering Nilah with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Nilah 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 players chose for Olaf vs Nilah battles, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.4% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Olaf vs Nilah tips and counter builds for a a particular player tier, please choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are computed using all rounds with data with both champs.