Olaf vs Xerath
How to Beat Xerath as Olaf
based on 1,376 Olaf vs Xerath matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Olaf vs Xerath Matchup Summary
Best Olaf vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Xerath as Olaf
Tips for Playing as Olaf against Xerath
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 Xerath
Xerath's range can be intimidating, but most champions who close distance with him can trade favorably.
Banshee's Veil will make it much harder for Xerath to land Shocking Orb on you.
Xerath takes a long time to engage Rite of the Arcane. Watch for his spellcast animation and start dodging.
Olaf vs Xerath Counter Stats
How to Counter Xerath with Olaf in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here highlight several vital Olaf versus Xerath matchup stats that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xerath’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xerath..
Olaf typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Xerath. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Olaf and Xerath
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Who is Better, Olaf or Xerath?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when taking on Xerath, with a 48.3% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a bad counter to Xerath.
While Olaf does have a lower win rate compared to Xerath, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Xerath.
Furthermore, Olaf also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Xerath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Xerath matchups, Xerath is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.
Olaf is a somewhat poor counter for Xerath. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Xerath.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Olaf typically picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Xerath. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require 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, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to use in your Olaf versus Xerath build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Xerath than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 48.3% when countering Xerath with this build.
To have the highest probability of defeating Xerath as Olaf, Olaf players 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 combinations players used for Olaf vs Xerath counters, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.
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