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Rek'Sai vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Rek'Sai in LoLRek'Sai is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Rek'Sai

based on 197 Rek'Sai vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
2.37
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Rek'Sai faced Olaf 197 times. Including so many games with Rek'Sai vs Olaf provides us a lot of faith in our ability to provide actionable stats and a supported build to wreck your foe. This pairing is fairly rare. Rek'Sai encounters Olaf in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Rek'Sai vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Rek'Sai does a ok job of beating Olaf. Normally, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of games the champs fight each other in. In Rek'Sai versus Olaf matches, Rek'Sai’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood against Olaf.

Best Rek'Sai vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Rek'Sai Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rek'Sai to level upq
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Second ability for Rek'Sai to level upe
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Last skill for Rek'Sai to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Rek'Sai's passive ability p
Rek'Sai's q ability q
Rek'Sai's w ability w
Rek'Sai's e ability e
Rek'Sai's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Rek'Sai

Tips for Playing as Rek'Sai against Olaf

Keeping tunnels spread out across the map will ensure you have choices when you want to cast Void Rush.

Cast Burrow before travelling around the map to take advantage of the increased Move Speed and the safety provided by Tremor Sense.

Tremor Sense can warn you of enemies closing in, and is particularly useful when entering enemy territory.

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.

Rek'Sai vs Olaf Counter Stats

Rek'Sai Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Olaf Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.1
6.2
< Deaths >
6.7
7.4
< Assists >
4.3
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.38
29
< Minions Killed >
158
1.4
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.52
13,466
< Physical Damage >
15,494
66
< Magic Damage >
107
3,340
< True Damage >
5,726
16,872
< Damage Dealt >
21,327
34,091
< Damage Taken >
29,628
11,405
< Gold Earned >
11,765
1.3
< Towers >
2.49
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
16,374
< Total Healing >
13,591
12,731
< Experience >
14,076
22
< Vision Score >
15
6
< Wards Placed >
7
258
< Time Dealing CC >
353

How to Counter Olaf with Rek'Sai in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Rek'Sai vs. Olaf matchup stats that may help you understand the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rek'Sai’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Rek'Sai may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Rek'Sai normally has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Olaf. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rek'Sai and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Rek'Sai
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rek'Sai
Olaf

Who is Better, Rek'Sai or Olaf?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rek'Sai usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Olaf, with a 50.8% win rate. As a result, Rek'Sai makes an ok counter for Olaf.

While Rek'Sai does have a higher win rate than Olaf, when on opposite teams, Rek'Sai also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more challenging champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Rek'Sai into Olaf.

Additionally, Rek'Sai has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Rek'Sai vs Olaf matchups, Rek'Sai is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Rek'Sai is a decent counter to Olaf. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Rek'Sai against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Rek'Sai

Rek'Sai Loses Against

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Rek'Sai Wins Against

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Additional Information for Rek'Sai Players

How We Calculated Our Rek'Sai vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Rek'Sai, we analyzed 197 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 Rek'Sai 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

Rek'Sai Build Olaf Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Rek'Sai to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rek'Sai on average accumulates a lot less CS relative to Olaf. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to prioritize in your Rek'Sai versus Olaf build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Titanic Hydra. When Rek'Sai included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Olaf than with many other common item sets. In fact, Rek'Sai had an average win rate of 50.8% battling Olaf with these items in his kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Olaf as Rek'Sai, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Rek'Sai vs Olaf matchups, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.8% win rate overall.

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