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How to Win Zed vs Olaf Counter MatchupZed is in the b tier of champions

Zed vs Olaf

How to Beat Olaf as Zed in LoLZed is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Olaf as Zed

based on 1,164 Zed vs Olaf matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
2.35
Pick Rate
0.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games each week. Within our dataset, Zed engaged Olaf 1164 times. Having so many matchups for Zed versus Olaf provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide useful statistics and a solid build to shatter Olaf. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Zed fights Olaf in only 0.8% of his games.

Zed vs Olaf Matchup Summary

Zed does a average job of countering Olaf. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions oppose one another in. In Zed vs Olaf games, Zed’s team is 0.2% less likely to get first blood. This indicates that he most likely won't be able to get first blood against Olaf.

Best Zed vs Olaf Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardThe Brutalizer

Core Zed Items

~22 Mins
Axiom ArcVoltaic CycloswordOpportunity

Optional Items

Edge of NightSerylda's GrudgeYoumuu's GhostbladeHubris

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceScorch
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zed's passive ability p
Zed's q ability q
Zed's w ability w
Zed's e ability e
Zed's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Zed

Tips for Playing as Zed against Olaf

Placing a Living Shadow before using Death Mark can give Zed a safe escape from combat.

Saving energy and spell cooldowns until you use your ultimate will maximize Death Mark's damage.

Quickly double tapping Living Shadow will teleport Zed to his shadow immediately for rapid escapes.

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.

Zed vs Olaf Counter Stats

Zed Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Olaf Image
8.9
< Kills >
6.7
6.2
< Deaths >
6.8
5.7
< Assists >
4.6
2.01
< Killing Sprees >
1.55
158
< Minions Killed >
161
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.55
22,132
< Physical Damage >
16,174
1,217
< Magic Damage >
131
1,289
< True Damage >
6,209
24,639
< Damage Dealt >
22,514
22,791
< Damage Taken >
31,731
12,539
< Gold Earned >
12,376
1.6
< Towers >
2.61
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
3,856
< Total Healing >
14,660
14,856
< Experience >
14,885
18
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
146
< Time Dealing CC >
349

How to Counter Olaf with Zed in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some vital Zed vs. Olaf matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the two. Zed’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Olaf’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zed may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Olaf..

Zed usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his opponent does. On average, he receives less damage than Olaf. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zed and Olaf

Damage Types Compared

Zed
Olaf
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zed
Olaf

Who is Better, Zed or Olaf?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Zed usually fairs equally well when taking on Olaf, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Zed makes an ok counter to Olaf.

While Zed does have a higher win rate than Olaf, when facing one another, Zed also has a much greater difficulty level that makes him a more complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Zed into Olafas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Zed also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Olaf. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zed is a decent counter to Olaf. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Zed against Olaf.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zed

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Zed Wins Against

SejuaniSejuani55.1% winrateZeriZeri54.1% winrateTaliyahTaliyah53.7% winrateSyndraSyndra53.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zed Players

How We Calculated Our Zed vs Olaf Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Olaf as Zed, we analyzed 1,164 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 Zed 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

To truly master Zed 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zed usually picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Olaf. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Zed versus Olaf build include Axiom Arc, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Zed incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when facing Olaf than with many other common item sets. In fact, Zed had an average win rate of 50.5% when countering Olaf with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Olaf as Zed, Zed players should use the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Transcendence, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Zed vs Olaf matchups, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

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