Olaf vs Zed
How to Beat Zed as Olaf
based on 1,164 Olaf vs Zed matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Olaf vs Zed Matchup Summary
Best Olaf vs Zed Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Zed as Olaf
Tips for Playing as Olaf against Zed
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 Zed
Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.
Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.
After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.
Olaf vs Zed Counter Stats
How to Counter Zed with Olaf in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Olaf against Zed matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Zed’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Zed..
Olaf usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he receives more damage than Zed. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Olaf and Zed
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Who is Better, Olaf or Zed?
Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when facing off against Zed, with a 49.5% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter for Zed.
While Olaf does have a lower win rate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Zed.
Moreover, Olaf also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zed. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Zed matchups, Zed is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Olaf is a somewhat poor counter for Zed. Focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Zed.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Olaf to counter Zed during both the lane 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 stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Olaf typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Zed. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Olaf versus Zed build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better vs. Zed than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 49.5% battling Zed with this build.
To have the greatest probability of defeating Zed as Olaf, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Olaf vs Zed fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.
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