Garen vs Olaf in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.14. The one thing to respect: kite his Ragnarok all-in — face-tanking his R is how you die. Below is the exact page the OTP runs — runes, skill max order, summoner spells, item build and the four tips that decide the lane, plus a quick quiz before you lock in.

⇄ ChangeYOU · TOPGARENThe Might of Demacia

⇄ ChangeENEMY · TOPOLAFthe Berserker

VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

✓ DO

Kite his R

Always kite his R if he all-ins you — never face-tank Ragnarok unless you're certain you can burst him through it.

Short Q-E trades

From level 5 with points in Q, auto-Q-E for a short trade then run on Phase Rush — leave straight away so he can't land multiple Q slows on you.

Respect his early levels

Olaf has an incredibly strong early game — respect him for the most part until you have a few points in Q.

✕ DON'T

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Never get baited into short trades once he has Vampiric Scepter — he heals to full off one wave and there's no way to beat him without a lead.

Runes

PRECISIONmatchup page

SORCERYoverride for this matchup

SHARDS

Matchup-specific rune page — override from the OTP sheet for this lane.

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
		Q							Q	Q		Q	Q
			W											W	W		W	W
	E			E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXE→Q→W

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