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How to Synergize Olaf and Aphelios

based on 819 Olaf with Aphelios pairs
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.67
Pick Rate
2.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We download the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each and every week. Olaf has fought alongside Aphelios in 819 recently played, ranked games. By accumulating so much accurate data from the creators of LoL, we have complete confidence that we can provide you with high-quality, accurate builds to help Olaf synergize with Aphelios. It is relatively rare for Olaf to play alongside Aphelios on the same side. This pairing has only taken place in approximately 2.3% of games with Olaf.

Olaf Aphelios Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Olaf does a poor job of synergizing with Aphelios. Typically, he wins a poor 47.9% of the time the champions appear on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Olaf when fighting on the same team as Aphelios by figuring out how to better synergize your play style with him, then review the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Olaf vs Aphelios 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 GageRavenous HydraDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Experimental HexplateTrinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingJak'Sho, The Protean

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Olaf to level upq
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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
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Olaf and Aphelios

Tips for Playing as Olaf with Aphelios

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 Understand How Aphelios Will Play

Each of Aphelios' weapons have different strengths, so try to find the right situation for your current weapons.

Olaf Aphelios Synergy Stats

Olaf Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Aphelios Image
6.5
< Kills >
6.6
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
4.7
< Assists >
4.8
1.48
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
154
< Minions Killed >
155
0.29
< Dragons Killed >
0.28
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.52
15,623
< Physical Damage >
16,002
128
< Magic Damage >
137
5,740
< True Damage >
6,049
21,492
< Damage Dealt >
22,189
30,584
< Damage Taken >
31,211
12,054
< Gold Earned >
12,139
2.48
< Towers >
2.5
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
14,223
< Total Healing >
14,541
14,511
< Experience >
14,661
16
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
333
< Time Dealing CC >
340

How to Play with Aphelios as Olaf in LoL

The Olaf Aphelios synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aphelios, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Olaf sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aphelios. His KDA decreased from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Aphelios helps Olaf perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Olaf is an ally to Aphelios, he sees a barely noticable drop in his full damage output. This could signal that Aphelios does not support by providing protection for him to dish out more damage or that his participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Olaf is played together with Aphelios on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Aphelios.

Moreover, when Olaf plays with Aphelios on the same team, he typically takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Aphelios does a decent job of protecting Olaf during teamfights.

Synergies between Olaf and Aphelios

Damage Types Compared

Olaf
Aphelios
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Olaf
Aphelios

Is Olaf better when played alongside Aphelios?

There is no perfect champion pairing for Olaf that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. However, overall, Aphelios is a relatively poor teammate for Olaf. By playing on the same team as Olaf, he decreases their win rate by -1.1% to 47.9%. This signals that there is a negative strategic relationship between Olaf and Aphelios that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Aphelios has a much greater difficulty compared to Olaf. That means you must be careful when lining up Aphelios comrades to play with, as they will require a much greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

When playing on the same side, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by pairing Olaf and Aphelios together, you will not be giving your team very much magical damage output. We recommend you include other champions on your team that nullifies this hole in their kit.

Regardless of your Aphelios ally's skill level, you should focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Olaf Players

How We Calculated Our Olaf Aphelios Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Olaf and Aphelios, we analyzed 819 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Olaf with Aphelios comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to work well with Aphelios during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you use the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate by a lot.

The most important items to have in your Olaf and Aphelios synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better as an ally of Aphelios than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf had an average win rate of 47.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Aphelios with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of defeating your oponents, you should use 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 chose for this team composition, this sequence of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to team up Aphelios with Olaf are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to scope the statistics and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.