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How to Win Olaf vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupOlaf is in the a tier of champions

Olaf vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Olaf

based on 1,464 Olaf vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Olaf came out of an evaluation of 1464 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This matchup is somewhat uncommon. Olaf fights Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a ok job of countering Kai'Sa. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of games the champs fight each other in. In Olaf versus Kai'Sa games, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Kai'Sa.

Best Olaf vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceDeath's DanceJak'Sho, The Protean

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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 Kai'Sa as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Olaf vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Kai'Sa Image
6.5
< Kills >
7.9
6.8
< Deaths >
6.2
5
< Assists >
6.4
1.49
< Killing Sprees >
1.83
156
< Minions Killed >
179
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.49
15,826
< Physical Damage >
12,347
121
< Magic Damage >
7,853
5,859
< True Damage >
526
21,807
< Damage Dealt >
20,727
31,171
< Damage Taken >
19,894
12,153
< Gold Earned >
12,558
2.48
< Towers >
2.19
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
14,472
< Total Healing >
4,409
14,703
< Experience >
12,881
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
343
< Time Dealing CC >
45

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several valuable Olaf against Kai'Sa counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between the two. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kai'Sa’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Olaf typically has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Olaf or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Kai'Sa, with a 50.2% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter for Kai'Sa.

While Olaf does have a higher winrate than Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Olaf also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Kai'Sa.

Furthermore, Olaf also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This 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 Kai'Sa matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter for Kai'Sa. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Olaf against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Olaf, we analyzed 1,464 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to have in your Olaf versus Kai'Sa build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Kai'Sa than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Kai'Sa with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of crushing Kai'Sa as Olaf, you should equip 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 sets players picked for Olaf vs Kai'Sa clashes, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

If you would like to get Olaf x Kai'Sa tips and counter builds for a a specific division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides displayed are computed using every match played with both champs.