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

Olaf vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Olaf

based on 1,367 Olaf vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked LoL games every week. Within our dataset, Olaf battled Veigar in 1367 rounds. With so many matchups for Olaf versus Veigar gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to prepare useful stats and a supported build to crush your opposition. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Olaf encounters Veigar in only 3.9% of his rounds.

Olaf vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Olaf has done a good job of countering Veigar. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.2% of the time the champions face one another in. In Olaf versus Veigar games, Olaf’s side is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Veigar.

Best Olaf vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Olaf Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateRavenous HydraJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusTrinity ForceSterak's GageDeath'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
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Q
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E
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E
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R
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E
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W
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Veigar

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 Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Olaf vs Veigar Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Veigar Image
6.9
< Kills >
6.9
6.7
< Deaths >
6.4
4.6
< Assists >
6.5
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
153
< Minions Killed >
165
0.3
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.5
16,056
< Physical Damage >
667
145
< Magic Damage >
21,721
6,070
< True Damage >
662
22,272
< Damage Dealt >
23,051
32,251
< Damage Taken >
19,364
12,313
< Gold Earned >
11,968
2.5
< Towers >
1.99
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
15,098
< Total Healing >
1,849
15,080
< Experience >
14,404
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
11
347
< Time Dealing CC >
86

How to Counter Veigar with Olaf in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Olaf against Veigar counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Veigar..

Olaf usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champion with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Veigar

Who is Better, Olaf or Veigar?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Olaf usually wins when playing against Veigar, with a 52.2% win rate. Therefore, Olaf makes a good counter to Veigar.

While Olaf does have a higher win rate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Olaf also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You don't need to be too worried when picking Olaf into Veigar.

Moreover, Olaf has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Veigar. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Olaf vs Veigar matchups, Olaf is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Olaf is an above average counter to Veigar. Make sure you focus your tactics on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Olaf against Veigar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Olaf

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Olaf Wins Against

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Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Olaf, we analyzed 1,367 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 Veigar 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 Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to counter Veigar during both the early game 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 mind the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Veigar. Champs who typically don't get much CS 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, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Olaf versus Veigar build include Experimental Hexplate, Ravenous Hydra, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Olaf bought at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Veigar than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 52.2% battling Veigar with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Veigar as Olaf, Olaf players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Olaf vs Veigar fights, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 52.2% winrate overall.

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