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How to Win Olaf vs Cho'Gath Counter MatchupOlaf is in the a tier of champions

Olaf vs Cho'Gath

How to Beat Cho'Gath as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Cho'Gath as Olaf

based on 734 Olaf vs Cho'Gath matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Cho'Gath as Olaf resulted from an evaluation of 734 ranked rounds where both champs faced one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Olaf has to counter Cho'Gath in only 2.1% of his matches.

Olaf vs Cho'Gath Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a decent job of countering Cho'Gath. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.1% of games the champions fight one another in. In Olaf vs Cho'Gath matches, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Cho'Gath.

Best Olaf vs Cho'Gath Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Black CleaverBlade of The Ruined KingStridebreakerExperimental Hexplate

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Olaf's passive ability p
Olaf's q ability q
Olaf's w ability w
Olaf's e ability e
Olaf's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Cho'Gath as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Cho'Gath

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.

Advice to Win Against Cho'Gath

Focus on preventing Cho'Gath from reaching his max size.

Purchasing a few HP items decreases the chances of Cho'Gath killing you quickly.

Rupture has a smoke cloud indicating the area it will strike. Try to watch out for it to prevent Cho'Gath from being able to combo his abilities.

Olaf vs Cho'Gath Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Cho'Gath Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.2
6.8
< Deaths >
5.8
5.2
< Assists >
6.3
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.41
153
< Minions Killed >
148
0.32
< Dragons Killed >
0.42
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,746
< Physical Damage >
3,033
131
< Magic Damage >
13,204
6,756
< True Damage >
4,146
25,635
< Damage Dealt >
20,384
32,509
< Damage Taken >
40,411
12,346
< Gold Earned >
11,364
2.67
< Towers >
2.04
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
15,362
< Total Healing >
8,826
14,810
< Experience >
14,530
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
348
< Time Dealing CC >
762

How to Counter Cho'Gath with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several strategic Olaf against Cho'Gath counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Cho'Gath’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Cho'Gath..

Olaf typically has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Cho'Gath. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Cho'Gath

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Cho'Gath
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Cho'Gath

Who is Better, Olaf or Cho'Gath?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually wins when taking on Cho'Gath, with a 51.1% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes a good counter to Cho'Gath.

While Olaf does have a higher win rate than Cho'Gath, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Cho'Gath.

Additionally, Olaf also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Cho'Gath. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Cho'Gath matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter for Cho'Gath. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Cho'Gath.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

Olaf Loses Against

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Olaf Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner55.7% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks55.5% winrateKarthusKarthus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Cho'Gath Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cho'Gath as Olaf, we analyzed 734 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 Cho'Gath as Olaf 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

Olaf Build Cho'Gath Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Cho'Gath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Cho'Gath. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Olaf versus Cho'Gath build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Cho'Gath than with most other common builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Cho'Gath with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Cho'Gath as Olaf, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Olaf vs Cho'Gath counter picks, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Cho'Gath as Olaf are displayed for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.