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Olaf matchups

Tier 4#32 Top1Full build
You playOlaf

Tier 449.8% win · #32 top

An even matchup50.7%Olaf wins 50.7% of games into Jax, a little above the 49.8% Olaf wins overall.
AgainstJax

Tier 349.0% win · #24 top

50.7%49.5%

1,442 gamesSample A 50.5%Sample B 51.4%Sample C 50.9%Gold at 15 +122Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Olaf: Gold 50.4% · Plat 50.8% · Emerald 50.4% · Diamond 47.9%Jax: Gold 48.9% · Plat 49.0% · Emerald 48.6% · Diamond 49.5%

Lane plan

Use [Q] to hit him when (Q) is on cooldown! Use your [Q] carefully as Jax will close in to kill you if you make a mistake.

Lane tip from this patch's games, play even
  • Stridebreaker

    You complete Stridebreaker at ~13 min; Jax completes Trinity Force at ~13 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Jax's Counter Strike (E) is 17s, your Tough It Out (W) is 16s, so you're back first. Level 6: Jax's ultimate 110s, yours 100s.

  • Ignite

    Jax takes Flash + Ignite in 65.5% of games. You take Exhaust + Flash (47.8%).

Build into Jax

Sample B · Emerald+ · 515 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    68.5% of games · 49.0% win
    • Doran's HelmHealth Potion49.2%
    • Doran's ShieldHealth Potion56.7%

  2. First back

    Long Sword×2BootsPhage

    Long Sword, Boots, Phage

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item13 min

    Stridebreaker

    Stridebreaker

    43.7% of games · 47.1% win
    • Experimental Hexplate50.6%
    • Ravenous Hydra57.3%

  4. 2nd item20 min

    Experimental Hexplate

    Experimental Hexplate

    29.5% of games · 51.3% win
    • Death's Dance55.5%
    • Stridebreaker57.0%

  5. 3rd item25 min

    Death's Dance

    Death's Dance

    23.5% of games · 62.0% win
    • Fiendhunter Bolts65.6%

  6. Boots13 min

    Plated Steelcaps

    Plated Steelcaps

    78.5% of games · 52.0% win

Runes

Most played page, 493 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. ConquerorConquerorpicked in 95.7%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 92.4%
  3. Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacritypicked in 95.0%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 95.3%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Approach VelocityApproach Velocitypicked in 70.9%
  2. Biscuit DeliveryBiscuit Deliverypicked in 62.1%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth ScalingAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health Scaling

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 160 games
Q14579
W31415
E28101213
R611

Max

  1. QEW74.3% pick · 379 games50.4%
  2. EQW22.7% pick · 116 games51.7%

Jax: E start, max WEQ9,791 games

Summoner spells

ExhaustFlashExhaust + Flash47.8% pick

FlashIgniteJax: Flash + Ignite, 65.5%16,344 games

Play against Jax

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Jax's abilities

Your opponent · uses mana
  1. P Relentless AssaultPassive
  2. Q Leap Strike8 / 7.5 / 7 / 6.5 / 6s cooldown · 50 mana · 700 range—8s8s8s
  3. W Empower7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3s cooldown · 30 mana · 300 range—7s5s3s
  4. E Counter Strike17 / 15 / 13 / 11 / 9s cooldown · 50 / 60 / 70 / 80 / 90 mana · 300 range17s17s17s13s
  5. R Grandmaster-at-Arms110 / 100 / 90s cooldown · 100 mana · 260 range——110s100s

Counter Strike (E) is the long one early: 17s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Olaf's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Berserker RagePassive
  2. Q Undertow9s cooldown · 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70 mana · 1000 range9s9s9s9s
  3. W Tough It Out16 / 15 / 14 / 13 / 12s cooldown · 50 mana · 700 range—16s16s16s
  4. E Reckless Swing11 / 10 / 9 / 8 / 7s cooldown · No cost · 325 range—11s11s9s
  5. R Ragnarok100 / 90 / 80s cooldown · 100 mana · 400 range——100s90s

Tough It Out (W) is the long one early: 16s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 33 top matchups

Olaf's win rate into each one · green beats Olaf's average, rose falls short
40.0%42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%54.0%56.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.