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Olaf vs Vel'Koz

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Olaf in LoLOlaf is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Vel'Koz as Olaf

based on 676 Olaf vs Vel'Koz matchups
Win Rate
46.6 %
K/D/A
1.62
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vel'Koz as Olaf resulted from an evaluation of 676 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Olaf fights Vel'Koz in only 1.9% of his matches.

Olaf vs Vel'Koz Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf has done a awful job of beating Vel'Koz. Typically, he wins a lowly 46.6% of matches the champs clash against each other in. In Olaf versus Vel'Koz rounds, Olaf’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will get first blood against Vel'Koz.

Best Olaf vs Vel'Koz 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 ForceBlade of The Ruined KingExperimental HexplateJak'Sho, The Protean

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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E
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E
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W
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Vel'Koz as Olaf

Tips for Playing as Olaf against Vel'Koz

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 Vel'Koz

Vel'Koz has fairly low mobility and is vulnerable to ganks.

Vel'Koz is very dangerous if left alone in a fight. Try to focus him down early.

Life Form Disintegration Ray can be interrupted by stuns, silences and knockups.

Olaf vs Vel'Koz Counter Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
46.6 %
VS
Win Rate
53.4 %
Vel'Koz Image
6.6
< Kills >
5.8
6.9
< Deaths >
6
4.6
< Assists >
8.7
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
156
< Minions Killed >
95
0.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,723
< Physical Damage >
546
99
< Magic Damage >
17,636
5,967
< True Damage >
6,169
21,790
< Damage Dealt >
24,353
32,597
< Damage Taken >
17,808
12,315
< Gold Earned >
10,564
2.38
< Towers >
1.75
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,179
< Total Healing >
1,746
14,991
< Experience >
12,592
17
< Vision Score >
42
8
< Wards Placed >
19
342
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Vel'Koz with Olaf in LoL

The stats shown here feature several important Olaf versus Vel'Koz counter statistics that may help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. Olaf’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vel'Koz’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Olaf may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vel'Koz..

Olaf usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes more damage than Vel'Koz. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Olaf and Vel'Koz

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Vel'Koz
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Olaf
Vel'Koz

Who is Better, Olaf or Vel'Koz?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Olaf usually loses when trying to fight Vel'Koz, with a 46.6% win rate. As a result, Olaf makes a bad counter to Vel'Koz.

While Olaf does have a lower win rate than Vel'Koz, when they face off with one another, Olaf also has a much lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Olaf into Vel'Koz.

Additionally, Olaf also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vel'Koz. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, 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 Vel'Koz matchups, Vel'Koz is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Olaf is a terribly counter for Vel'Koz. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Olaf against Vel'Koz.

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 Vel'Koz Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vel'Koz as Olaf, we analyzed 676 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 Vel'Koz 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 Vel'Koz Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Olaf in order to counter Vel'Koz during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Olaf often picks up more CS relative to Vel'Koz. Champions who typically don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Olaf versus Vel'Koz build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Olaf included at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when fighting Vel'Koz than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 46.6% battling Vel'Koz with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Vel'Koz as Olaf, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Olaf vs Vel'Koz counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 46.6% win rate overall.

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