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How to Win Olaf vs Gnar Counter MatchupOlaf is in the a tier of champions

Olaf vs Gnar

How to Beat Gnar as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gnar as Olaf

based on 343 Olaf vs Gnar matchups
Win Rate
54.2 %
K/D/A
1.82
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds every week. Within our data, Olaf faced off against Gnar 343 times. Having so many games with Olaf vs Gnar provides us confidence in our capability to provide useful stats and a solid build to crush your opposition. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Olaf has to counter Gnar in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Gnar Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a great job of beating Gnar. On average, he wins a whopping 54.2% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Olaf against Gnar matches, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more likely to gain first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gnar.

Best Olaf vs Gnar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateMaw of MalmortiusDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste 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
9
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 Gnar as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Gnar

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 Gnar

Gnar's ultimate stuns if he hits you into a wall. Be careful when fighting him near one.

Gnar's animations and resource bar change as he gets closer to transforming.

Gnar can't gain Rage for 15 seconds after he turns from big to little. Use this chance to engage on his team.

Olaf vs Gnar Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
54.2 %
VS
Win Rate
45.8 %
Gnar Image
6.5
< Kills >
5
6.2
< Deaths >
5.9
4.8
< Assists >
5.7
1.44
< Killing Sprees >
1.14
145
< Minions Killed >
161
0.34
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,194
< Physical Damage >
16,660
103
< Magic Damage >
3,097
5,405
< True Damage >
553
20,702
< Damage Dealt >
20,311
30,088
< Damage Taken >
28,027
11,847
< Gold Earned >
11,014
2.45
< Towers >
2.17
0.11
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,216
< Total Healing >
5,629
14,282
< Experience >
14,428
16
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
9
337
< Time Dealing CC >
399

How to Counter Gnar with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several strategic Olaf against Gnar matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Gnar’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gnar..

Olaf typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Gnar. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Gnar

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Gnar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Gnar

Who is Better, Olaf or Gnar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually wins when trying to fight Gnar, with a 54.2% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a great counter to Gnar.

While Olaf does have a much higher winrate than Gnar, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Olaf into Gnar.

Moreover, Olaf also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gnar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Gnar matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Olaf is a great counter to Gnar. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Gnar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

Olaf Loses Against

LilliaLillia41.4% winrateTrundleTrundle42.3% winrateIvernIvern44% winrateIllaoiIllaoi44.4% winrate

Olaf Wins Against

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

Top Synergies by Role

FizzFizz+ 53.8% 1835 GamesUrgotUrgot+ 53.8% 119 GamesLilliaLillia+ 55.5% 1851 GamesPoppyPoppy+ 57.3% 321 Games

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Gnar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gnar as Olaf, we analyzed 343 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 Gnar 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 Gnar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Gnar 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 listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Gnar. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Gnar build include Experimental Hexplate, Maw of Malmortius, and Death's Dance. When Olaf included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Gnar than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 54.2% when countering Gnar with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of defeating Gnar as Olaf, Olaf players should use 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 that we analyzed for Olaf vs Gnar counters, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 54.2% win rate overall.

If you want to view Olaf versus Gnar tips and counter builds for a a particular division rank, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and guides given are computed using every game with data with both champions.