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Olaf vs Thresh

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

based on 1,307 Olaf vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. In our database, Olaf did battle with Thresh in 1307 rounds. Having so many matchups for Olaf vs Thresh gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide actionable data and a recommended build to counter your foe. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Olaf fights Thresh in only 3.7% of his games.

Olaf vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a decent job of beating Thresh. Normally, he wins a acceptable 51.5% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Olaf against Thresh games, Olaf’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood against Thresh.

Best Olaf vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingTrinity Force

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
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Q
8
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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R

Guide to Countering Thresh as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Olaf vs Thresh Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Thresh Image
6.8
< Kills >
2.2
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.1
< Assists >
14.4
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
155
< Minions Killed >
35
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.48
15,987
< Physical Damage >
1,253
152
< Magic Damage >
7,105
6,216
< True Damage >
811
22,356
< Damage Dealt >
9,170
30,923
< Damage Taken >
21,773
12,301
< Gold Earned >
8,641
2.6
< Towers >
1.81
0.07
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,383
< Total Healing >
2,319
14,668
< Experience >
10,622
16
< Vision Score >
55
7
< Wards Placed >
23
340
< Time Dealing CC >
258

How to Counter Thresh with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature several valuable Olaf versus Thresh counter statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Thresh. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Olaf normally has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Thresh. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Thresh

Who is Better, Olaf or Thresh?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when trying to fight Thresh, with a 51.5% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a good counter to Thresh.

While Olaf does have a higher winrate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Olaf also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Olaf into Thresh.

Additionally, Olaf also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Thresh matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Olaf is a decent counter for Thresh. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Thresh.

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 Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Olaf, we analyzed 1,307 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 Thresh 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 learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf typically accumulates much more CS relative to Thresh. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly 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 surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Olaf versus Thresh build include Experimental Hexplate, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better versus Thresh than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average winrate of 51.5% when countering Thresh with this counter build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Thresh 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 rune sets players picked for Olaf vs Thresh counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you need to see Olaf vs Thresh tips and counter builds for a a specific rank, please choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides displayed are computed using all games finished with these champs.