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Vi vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Vi in LoLVi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Vi

based on 1,047 Vi vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
2.3
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Vi did battle with Olaf 1047 times. Having so many games with Vi versus Olaf provides us faith in our ability to produce actionable statistics and a pro build to shatter your enemy. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Vi has to counter Olaf in only 1.0% of her matches.

Vi vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Vi has done a ok job of countering Olaf. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.7% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Vi against Olaf rounds, Vi’s side is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Olaf.

Best Vi vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Vi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateSterak's GageEclipseTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Vi to level upq
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Second ability for Vi to level upe
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Last skill for Vi to max outw

Runes

DominationHail of BladesSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
PrecisionTriumphLegend: Alacrity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Vi's passive ability p
Vi's q ability q
Vi's w ability w
Vi's e ability e
Vi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Vi

Tips for Playing as Vi against Olaf

A fully charged Vault Breaker will deal double damage. It's great for catching and finishing off fleeing enemies.

Relentless Force does full damage to anyone caught in the shockwave. Use it on minions in lane to hit enemies hiding behind them.

Cease and Desist is a powerful initiation tool, just remember not to get too far ahead of the rest of your team.

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.

Vi vs Olaf Counter Stats

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Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
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6.5
< Kills >
6.6
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
8
< Assists >
4.9
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
34
< Minions Killed >
152
1.54
< Dragons Killed >
0.3
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,972
< Physical Damage >
15,939
80
< Magic Damage >
117
865
< True Damage >
6,016
16,917
< Damage Dealt >
22,074
29,839
< Damage Taken >
31,216
11,562
< Gold Earned >
12,146
1.35
< Towers >
2.52
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
11,111
< Total Healing >
14,711
13,402
< Experience >
14,587
22
< Vision Score >
17
6
< Wards Placed >
8
274
< Time Dealing CC >
349

How to Counter Olaf with Vi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several critical Vi versus Olaf counter stats that may help us understand the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Vi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Vi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Vi often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Olaf. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Vi and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Vi
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Vi
Olaf

Who is Better, Vi or Olaf?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vi usually fairs equally well when playing against Olaf, with a 50.7% win rate. Thus, Vi makes an ok counter for Olaf.

While Vi does have a higher winrate than Olaf, when facing one another, Vi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Vi into Olaf.

Furthermore, Vi has only a small 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 lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Vi vs Olaf matchups, Vi is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Vi is a decent counter for Olaf. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Vi against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Vi

Vi Loses Against

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Vi Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Vi Players

How We Calculated Our Vi vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Vi, we analyzed 1,047 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 Vi 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 Vi in order to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Vi often accumulates a lot less CS as Olaf. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Vi versus Olaf build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Vi used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better vs Olaf than with many other typical builds. In fact, Vi boasted an average win rate of 50.7% battling Olaf with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Olaf as Vi, Vi players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Legend: Alacrity, and Triumph runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Vi vs Olaf battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.7% winrate overall.

If you want to see Vi versus Olaf tips and counter stats for a a distinct player tier, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all rounds run with these champions.