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How to Win Rakan vs Olaf Counter MatchupRakan is in the a tier of champions

Rakan vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Rakan in LoLRakan is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Rakan

based on 951 Rakan vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
52.4 %
K/D/A
3.12
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL rounds each and every week. In our database, Rakan fought Olaf 951 times. Having so many matchups for Rakan vs Olaf provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable stats and a recommended build to counter Olaf. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Rakan has to counter Olaf in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Rakan vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Rakan does a good job of countering Olaf. Normally, he wins a terrific 52.4% of games the champions face each other in. In Rakan vs Olaf rounds, Rakan’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably won't get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Rakan vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Rakan Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerKnight's VowSolstice Sleigh

Optional Items

Locket of the Iron SolariZeke's ConvergenceFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rakan to level upw
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Second ability for Rakan to level upe
>
Last skill for Rakan to max outq

Runes

ResolveGuardianFont of LifeBone PlatingUnflinching
DominationZombie WardUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Rakan's passive ability p
Rakan's q ability q
Rakan's w ability w
Rakan's e ability e
Rakan's ultimate ability r
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W
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E
3
Q
4
W
5
W
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Rakan

Tips for Playing as Rakan against Olaf

Rakan's dash speeds increase with his Move Speed. Use the extra speed to surprise your enemies!

Danger is as fun as you let it be.

Rakan requires allies near him to make the most out of his tools.

Advice to Win Against Olaf

Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.

Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.

Rakan vs Olaf Counter Stats

Rakan Image
Win Rate
52.4 %
VS
Win Rate
47.6 %
Olaf Image
1.5
< Kills >
6.5
5.2
< Deaths >
6.6
14.7
< Assists >
4.8
0.27
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
31
< Minions Killed >
153
0.03
< Dragons Killed >
0.29
0.51
< Inhibitors >
0.51
1,273
< Physical Damage >
15,597
4,753
< Magic Damage >
117
750
< True Damage >
6,042
6,778
< Damage Dealt >
21,757
19,342
< Damage Taken >
30,060
8,183
< Gold Earned >
11,936
1.86
< Towers >
2.47
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,761
< Total Healing >
14,165
10,278
< Experience >
14,189
63
< Vision Score >
16
30
< Wards Placed >
7
169
< Time Dealing CC >
334

How to Counter Olaf with Rakan in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some strategic Rakan versus Olaf counter stats that can help us grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Rakan’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rakan may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Olaf. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Rakan typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his enemy does. Typically, he takes less damage than Olaf. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rakan and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Rakan
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rakan
Olaf

Who is Better, Rakan or Olaf?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rakan usually wins when trying to fight Olaf, with a 52.4% win rate. Therefore, Rakan makes a good counter for Olaf.

While Rakan does have a higher win rate than Olaf, when facing one another, Rakan also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Rakan into Olaf.

Furthermore, Rakan has a very large amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Rakan vs Olaf matchups, Rakan is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Rakan is a good counter for Olaf. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rakan against Olaf.

Additional Information for Rakan Players

How We Calculated Our Rakan vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Rakan, we analyzed 951 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 Olaf as Rakan 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 truly master Rakan to counter Olaf during both the lane 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 mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rakan typically gets a lot less CS as Olaf. Champions who typically don't earn much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They 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 require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Rakan versus Olaf build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Rakan bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better against Olaf than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Rakan boasted an average winrate of 52.4% when countering Olaf with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Olaf as Rakan, Rakan players should equip the Guardian, Font of Life, Bone Plating, Unflinching, Ultimate Hunter, and Zombie Ward runes from the Resolve and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Rakan vs Olaf LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 52.4% winrate overall.

If you need to view Rakan x Olaf tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a distinct player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies shown are computed using all games with data with both champions.