Xerath with Olaf
How to Synergize Xerath and Olaf
based on 1,466 Xerath with Olaf pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Xerath Olaf Synergy Summary
Best Xerath vs Olaf Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Xerath and Olaf
Tips for Playing as Xerath with Olaf
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Advice to Understand How Olaf Will Play
Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.
The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.
Xerath Olaf Synergy Stats
How to Play with Olaf as Xerath in LoL
The Xerath Olaf synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Olaf, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Xerath sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Olaf. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Olaf helps Xerath perform not as well in competitive LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Xerath is paired with Olaf, he observes a barely noticable drop in his total damage output. This difference could signal that Olaf does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his allyship also helps extend the round's duration. Similarly, when Xerath is played with Olaf on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays without Olaf. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Olaf.
Moreover, when Xerath plays with Olaf on the same side, he on average receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Olaf does a decent job of covering Xerath during team fights.
Synergies between Xerath and Olaf
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Is Xerath better when played alongside Olaf?
There is no universally accepted best ally for Xerath that will always be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Olaf is a very typical companion for Xerath. By locking into the same team as Xerath, he drops their win rate by -0.7% to 49.9%. This clearly indicates that there is not really a strong bond between Xerath and Olaf that results in them performing not as well together than without each other.
Olaf has a much lower diffuclty than Xerath. That means Xerath players don't need to be cautious when lining up Olaf allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a much lower level of skill to do well with you.
Working together, you should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to do a lot of AP damage. Combined, these champions are able to dish out a surprising amount of magic type damage.
Although, by pairing Xerath and Olaf together, you probably will not be providing your other allies much crowd control. Plan to include other champions on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their potential.
Regardless of your Olaf ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well anyway.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Xerath in order to synergize with Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of LoL games, you should keep reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The top finished items to have in your Xerath and Olaf synergy build include Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Xerath incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Olaf than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Xerath had an average win rate of 49.9% when playing alongside Olaf with this build.
To have the best probability of crushing your oponents, Xerath players should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.9% win rate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Olaf with Xerath are shown for all skill levels combined. To narrow the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.