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Olaf vs Xin Zhao

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

based on 1,123 Olaf vs Xin Zhao matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
3.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League rounds each week. In our database, Olaf engaged Xin Zhao 1123 times. With so many matchups for Olaf vs Xin Zhao provides us confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a recommended build to smash Xin Zhao. This champ pairing is somewhat rare. Olaf fights Xin Zhao in only 3.2% of his matches.

Olaf vs Xin Zhao Matchup Summary

Olaf does a decent job of beating Xin Zhao. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champions clash against one another in. In Olaf versus Xin Zhao rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Xin Zhao.

Best Olaf vs Xin Zhao Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Trinity ForceSterak's GageBlade 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 ForceHealth Scaling
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
8
E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Xin Zhao as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Xin Zhao

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 Xin Zhao

Xin Zhao relies heavily on his Three Talon Strikes for damage and cooldown resets, so preventing him from finishing his combo will have a dramatic effect.

Xin Zhao is a powerful initiator with both his charge and ultimate dealing damage to all units around him. Try having your team stay spread out until he's used his ultimate.

Olaf vs Xin Zhao Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Xin Zhao Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.6
6.6
< Deaths >
6.5
4.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.58
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
155
< Minions Killed >
42
0.26
< Dragons Killed >
1.42
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,884
< Physical Damage >
16,717
151
< Magic Damage >
1,299
6,263
< True Damage >
999
23,299
< Damage Dealt >
19,016
30,461
< Damage Taken >
39,285
12,081
< Gold Earned >
11,602
2.54
< Towers >
1.5
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.35
14,389
< Total Healing >
20,329
14,453
< Experience >
13,205
16
< Vision Score >
21
7
< Wards Placed >
6
335
< Time Dealing CC >
452

How to Counter Xin Zhao with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some critical Olaf versus Xin Zhao counter stats that can help us understand the differences and similarities between this pair of champions. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xin Zhao’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Xin Zhao..

Olaf usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Xin Zhao. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Xin Zhao

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Xin Zhao
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Xin Zhao

Who is Better, Olaf or Xin Zhao?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually wins when playing against Xin Zhao, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a good counter to Xin Zhao.

While Olaf does have a higher win rate compared to Xin Zhao, when facing one another, Olaf also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Xin Zhao.

Additionally, Olaf has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xin Zhao. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Olaf is a decent counter to Xin Zhao. You will do well by focussing your strategy on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Xin Zhao.

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 Xin Zhao Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xin Zhao as Olaf, we analyzed 1,123 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 Xin Zhao 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

To truly master Olaf to counter Xin Zhao during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically gets much more CS relative to Xin Zhao. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Olaf versus Xin Zhao build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when facing Xin Zhao than with many other common item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when playing against Xin Zhao with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Xin Zhao as Olaf, Olaf players should use 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 Xin Zhao fights, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 51.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Xin Zhao as Olaf are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu above.