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Olaf vs Sylas

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

based on 1,157 Olaf vs Sylas matchups
Win Rate
54.4 %
K/D/A
1.83
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Sylas as Olaf resulted from an evaluation of 1157 ranked matches where both champions fought one another. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Olaf has to counter Sylas in only 3.3% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Sylas Matchup Summary

Olaf does a great job of countering Sylas. Typically, he wins a terrific 54.4% of the time the champions face one another in. In Olaf against Sylas matches, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Sylas.

Best Olaf vs Sylas 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 HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Blade of The Ruined KingTrinity ForceJak'Sho, The ProteanStridebreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite 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
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Q
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E
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Sylas as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Sylas

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 Sylas

Try to fight Sylas when he isn't able to take your ultimate.

Sylas's healthbar can be deceptive, watch out for his Kingslayer!

Olaf vs Sylas Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
54.4 %
VS
Win Rate
45.6 %
Sylas Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.7
6.5
< Deaths >
7.2
5
< Assists >
6.6
1.57
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
154
< Minions Killed >
122
0.28
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.35
16,694
< Physical Damage >
532
137
< Magic Damage >
20,313
6,206
< True Damage >
776
23,038
< Damage Dealt >
21,621
30,544
< Damage Taken >
30,046
12,165
< Gold Earned >
11,147
2.61
< Towers >
1.47
0.09
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,592
< Total Healing >
7,540
14,603
< Experience >
13,321
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
332
< Time Dealing CC >
267

How to Counter Sylas with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight several vital Olaf vs. Sylas counter statistics that can help you appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Sylas’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Sylas..

Olaf often has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Sylas. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Sylas

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Sylas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Sylas

Who is Better, Olaf or Sylas?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually wins when trying to fight Sylas, with a 54.4% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a great counter for Sylas.

While Olaf does have a much higher win rate compared to Sylas, when facing one another, Olaf also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult character to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Olaf into Sylas.

Additionally, Olaf also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Sylas. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Sylas 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 allied champions during late stage team fights.

Olaf is a great counter for Sylas. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Sylas.

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 Sylas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sylas as Olaf, we analyzed 1,157 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 Sylas 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

If you would like to truly master Olaf in order to counter Sylas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf on average gets a similar amount of CS as Sylas. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale 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 case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Olaf versus Sylas build include Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Sylas than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 54.4% battling Sylas with this build.

To have the best chance of defeating Sylas as Olaf, Olaf players 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 Sylas counter picks, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 54.4% win rate overall.

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