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

Olaf vs Lee Sin

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

based on 988 Olaf vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
51.6 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our dataset, Olaf fought Lee Sin in 988 games. Using so many matchups for Olaf vs Lee Sin gives us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce actionable data and a solid build to shatter your foe. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Olaf fights Lee Sin in only 2.8% of his games.

Olaf vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Olaf does a decent job of countering Lee Sin. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.6% of the time the champs face off with one another in. In Olaf vs Lee Sin rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Olaf vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageRavenous HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Trinity ForceJak'Sho, The ProteanExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

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
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Lee Sin

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 Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Olaf vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51.6 %
VS
Win Rate
48.4 %
Lee Sin Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.1
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
4.7
< Assists >
8.3
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.62
157
< Minions Killed >
34
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
1.44
0.55
< Inhibitors >
0.37
16,137
< Physical Damage >
13,018
120
< Magic Damage >
2,636
6,100
< True Damage >
955
22,357
< Damage Dealt >
16,610
30,778
< Damage Taken >
34,758
12,137
< Gold Earned >
11,578
2.6
< Towers >
1.31
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.33
14,432
< Total Healing >
16,260
14,516
< Experience >
13,030
17
< Vision Score >
24
7
< Wards Placed >
11
333
< Time Dealing CC >
416

How to Counter Lee Sin with Olaf in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several influential Olaf against Lee Sin counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. As an example, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lee Sin..

Olaf often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives less damage than Lee Sin. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Olaf or Lee Sin?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when facing off against Lee Sin, with a 51.6% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a good counter for Lee Sin.

While Olaf does have a higher win rate than Lee Sin, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Lee Sin.

Furthermore, Olaf has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Lee Sin matchups, Olaf is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a decent counter to Lee Sin. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Lee Sin.

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 Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Olaf, we analyzed 988 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 Lee Sin 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf in order to counter Lee Sin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually racks up much more CS relative to Lee Sin. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Olaf versus Lee Sin build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Lee Sin than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 51.6% battling Lee Sin with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Lee Sin as Olaf, Olaf players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Olaf vs Lee Sin matchups, this combination of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Lee Sin as Olaf are presented for every ranked division. To scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.