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Sett vs Olaf

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How to Beat Olaf as Sett

based on 923 Sett vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
54.5 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games every week. In our dataset, Sett engaged Olaf 923 times. Using so many games with Sett vs Olaf provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a pro build to wreck your opponent. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Sett encounters Olaf in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Sett vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Sett has done a great job of countering Olaf. Normally, he wins a terrific 54.5% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Sett against Olaf matches, Sett’s side is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Sett vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraSundered Sky

Optional Items

HullbreakerStridebreakerTrinity ForceBlade of The Ruined King

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
>
Second ability for Sett to level upw
>
Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Sett

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.

Sett vs Olaf Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
54.5 %
VS
Win Rate
45.5 %
Olaf Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.5
6.4
< Deaths >
7.1
5.2
< Assists >
5
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
156
< Minions Killed >
142
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.32
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.47
17,724
< Physical Damage >
16,183
239
< Magic Damage >
134
5,644
< True Damage >
5,945
23,608
< Damage Dealt >
22,263
35,002
< Damage Taken >
31,033
11,930
< Gold Earned >
11,683
2.73
< Towers >
2.35
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
6,414
< Total Healing >
14,341
14,461
< Experience >
14,084
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
158
< Time Dealing CC >
346

How to Counter Olaf with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some significant Sett versus Olaf counter stats that may help us figure out the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Sett usually has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Olaf. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Sett and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Olaf

Who is Better, Sett or Olaf?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Sett usually wins when taking on Olaf, with a 54.5% win rate. As a result, Sett makes a great counter to Olaf.

While Sett does have a much higher win rate than Olaf, when facing one another, Sett also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Sett into Olaf.

Additionally, Sett has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Sett vs Olaf matchups, Sett is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Sett is a great counter for Olaf. Focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Sett against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

TaricTaric45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateLilliaLillia46.6% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune46.7% winrate

Sett Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57.9% winrateEliseElise56% winrateLuluLulu55% winrateNunu & WillumpNunu & Willump54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MaokaiMaokai+ 54.4% 3554 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.5% 535 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.9% 6401 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56.1% 4446 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Sett, we analyzed 923 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 Sett 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

If you would like to truly master Sett in order to counter Olaf during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Sett versus Olaf build consist of Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Sundered Sky. When Sett combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Olaf than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sett boasted an average winrate of 54.5% when playing against Olaf with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Olaf as Sett, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Sett vs Olaf LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 54.5% winrate overall.

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