Olaf with Xerath
How to Synergize Olaf and Xerath
based on 1,466 Olaf with Xerath pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Olaf Xerath Synergy Summary
Best Olaf vs Xerath Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Olaf and Xerath
Tips for Playing as Olaf with Xerath
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 Xerath Will Play
If you stun an enemy with Shocking Orb, follow up with a guaranteed center hit on Eye of Destruction.
It's easier to land Arcanopulse on an enemy when they're moving toward or away from you, rather than side to side.
Eye of Destruction will make landing Arcanopulse easier as the target will be slowed.
Olaf Xerath Synergy Stats
How to Play with Xerath as Olaf in LoL
The Olaf Xerath synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Xerath, 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 large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xerath. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Xerath helps Olaf perform not as well in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Olaf is an ally to Xerath, he gets a marginal improvement in his complete damage output. This change may demonstrate that Xerath supports by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that his support also helps extend the game's duration. Similarly, when Olaf is played with Xerath on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays without Xerath. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Xerath.
Additionally, when Olaf plays with Xerath on the same team, he often takes a little more damage than when he fights alone. Receiving more damage could indicate that Xerath does a poor job of protecting Olaf during team fights.
Synergies between Olaf and Xerath
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Is Olaf better when played alongside Xerath?
There is no top champion pairing for Olaf that will always be his best synergy. However, Xerath is a very typical companion for Olaf. By locking into the same team as Olaf, he increases their win rate by 0.9% to 49.9%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Olaf and Xerath that results in them performing better together than alone.
Xerath has a much greater difficulty compared to Olaf. That means you must be cautious when finding Xerath teammates to play with, as they will require a much higher level of skill to work well with you.
When playing together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capability to deal magic damage. Together, these champions can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
Although, by aligning Olaf and Xerath together, you may not be granting your other allies much support. Plan to pick other champions on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.
Regardless of the skill of your Xerath teammate, you need to focus on maximizing your income, outlasting your enemies, and taking down objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To learn all of the intricacies of Olaf in order to pair well with Xerath during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends games, you should continue reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.
The best finished items to focus on in your Olaf and Xerath synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Ravenous Hydra, and Death's Dance. When Olaf used at least these three great items in his build, he performed significantly better when paired up with Xerath than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Olaf boasted an average winrate of 49.9% helping carry Xerath with this build.
To have the highest chance of coming out on top against your oponents, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Approach Velocity runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Olaf and Xerath pairings, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.
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