Gangplank vs Olaf
How to Beat Olaf as Gangplank
based on 478 Gangplank vs Olaf matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gangplank vs Olaf Matchup Summary
Best Gangplank vs Olaf Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Olaf as Gangplank
Tips for Playing as Gangplank against Olaf
Try placing Cannon Barrage on the path of escape to cut off fleeing enemies.
Parrrley applies On Hit effects like Frozen Mallet or Black Cleaver.
Paying attention to low-health enemies on the map can land you a surprise kill with Cannon Barrage.
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.
Gangplank vs Olaf Counter Stats
How to Counter Olaf with Gangplank in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some valuable Gangplank against Olaf matchup statistics that may help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Gangplank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Olaf’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Gangplank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Olaf..
Gangplank usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Typically, he takes less damage than Olaf. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gangplank and Olaf
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Who is Better, Gangplank or Olaf?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gangplank usually loses when trying to fight Olaf, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Gangplank makes a poor counter for Olaf.
While Gangplank does have a lower winrate than Olaf, when facing one another, Gangplank also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Gangplank into Olafas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Gangplank also 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 fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Gangplank vs Olaf matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Gangplank is a terribly counter to Olaf. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gangplank against Olaf.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gangplank in order to counter Olaf during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gangplank most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Olaf. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.
The most important items to prioritize in your Gangplank versus Olaf build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Essence Reaver, and Navori Quickblades. When Gangplank included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Olaf than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Gangplank had an average winrate of 47.3% when playing against Olaf with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Olaf as Gangplank, you should take the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Future's Market, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Gangplank vs Olaf counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 47.3% winrate overall.
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