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

Olaf vs Taliyah

How to Beat Taliyah as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taliyah as Olaf

based on 365 Olaf vs Taliyah matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.65
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Taliyah as Olaf came out of an analysis of 365 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This pairing is relatively rare. Olaf is forced to battle against Taliyah in only 1.0% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Taliyah Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a poor job of countering Taliyah. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.3% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Olaf against Taliyah rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Taliyah.

Best Olaf vs Taliyah 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

Trinity ForceDeath'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
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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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 Taliyah as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Taliyah

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 Taliyah

When Taliyah casts Unraveled Earth in the lane, be on the lookout for Seismic Shove. If she throws you into her minefield, the throws and stones will break your bones.

Taliyah's Threaded Volley is locked into a direction. If she's throwing rocks at you, dodge to the side!

Olaf vs Taliyah Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Taliyah Image
6.6
< Kills >
6.1
6.6
< Deaths >
6.4
4.3
< Assists >
8.3
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.44
167
< Minions Killed >
123
0.27
< Dragons Killed >
0.6
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,051
< Physical Damage >
755
113
< Magic Damage >
19,719
5,957
< True Damage >
1,161
22,122
< Damage Dealt >
21,636
31,222
< Damage Taken >
21,137
12,360
< Gold Earned >
12,011
2.5
< Towers >
1.58
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.16
14,925
< Total Healing >
4,345
15,074
< Experience >
14,201
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
9
329
< Time Dealing CC >
534

How to Counter Taliyah with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Olaf vs. Taliyah counter stats that can help you grasp the distinctions between this pair of champs. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taliyah’s ratio of NaN, showing that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Taliyah..

Olaf usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he receives more damage than Taliyah. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Olaf and Taliyah

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Taliyah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Taliyah

Who is Better, Olaf or Taliyah?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually fairs equally well when taking on Taliyah, with a 49.3% win rate. Thus, Olaf makes an ok counter for Taliyah.

While Olaf does have a lower winrate compared to Taliyah, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Taliyah.

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

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

Olaf is a somewhat poor counter to Taliyah. Focus your strategy on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Taliyah.

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Taliyah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taliyah as Olaf, we analyzed 365 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 Taliyah 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf to counter Taliyah during both the lane 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 tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf usually gets a similar amount of CS as Taliyah. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Olaf versus Taliyah build consist of Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Ravenous Hydra. When Olaf combined at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Taliyah than with most other typical builds. In fact, Olaf boasted an average win rate of 49.3% when playing against Taliyah with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Taliyah as Olaf, you should take 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 combinations players chose for Olaf vs Taliyah counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.3% winrate overall.

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