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

Olaf vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Olaf

based on 535 Olaf vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
50.5 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup statistics from the millions of rated League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Olaf resulted from an evaluation of 535 ranked matches where both champions engaged one another. This matchup is fairly rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Heimerdinger in only 1.5% of his games.

Olaf vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Olaf does a ok job of countering Heimerdinger. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.5% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Olaf vs Heimerdinger rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Heimerdinger.

Best Olaf vs Heimerdinger 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 GageExperimental HexplateRavenous Hydra

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The ProteanStridebreaker

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
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Olaf vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
50.5 %
VS
Win Rate
49.5 %
Heimerdinger Image
6.5
< Kills >
4.6
6.4
< Deaths >
6.4
4.7
< Assists >
7.4
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
153
< Minions Killed >
127
0.22
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,105
< Physical Damage >
808
126
< Magic Damage >
22,475
5,575
< True Damage >
750
20,806
< Damage Dealt >
24,033
31,588
< Damage Taken >
19,909
12,048
< Gold Earned >
10,637
2.46
< Towers >
1.93
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,771
< Total Healing >
1,879
14,940
< Experience >
13,281
16
< Vision Score >
28
7
< Wards Placed >
13
398
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Olaf against Heimerdinger matchup stats that may help us understand the differences between this set of champions. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Heimerdinger..

Olaf normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Olaf or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when facing off against Heimerdinger, with a 50.5% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter to Heimerdinger.

While Olaf does have a higher win rate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Olaf into Heimerdinger.

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

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Heimerdinger matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Olaf is a decent counter to Heimerdinger. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Heimerdinger.

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 Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Olaf, we analyzed 535 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 Heimerdinger 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 Heimerdinger Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Heimerdinger during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Olaf versus Heimerdinger build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better vs Heimerdinger than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 50.5% when countering Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Heimerdinger 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 runes players chose for Olaf vs Heimerdinger face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Heimerdinger as Olaf are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.