Is Olaf good in Patch 26.13?

Olaf is A tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 51.4% win rate, 2.7% pick rate, and 2.9% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Olaf Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.

What is the best build for Olaf Top?

The best Olaf Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Death's Dance with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Olaf Top is A tier with 51.4% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Olaf in Patch 26.13 include Garen (47.9% Olaf win rate), Jax (48.5% Olaf win rate), Aatrox (49.6% Olaf win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Olaf?

To climb with Olaf Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Fight outcome prediction, Flank TP vision, and Crossmap. Fight outcome prediction: Fortune-telling in League of Legends is not some magic, but a skill you can improve on. Flank TP vision: Not only wards give you vision, they also serve as anchors for flanking manoeuvres.

TOP · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play OlafTop Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Olaf Top build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Olaf is A tier Top with 51.4% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Conqueror + Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate. Hardest matchup: Garen (47.9% win rate for Olaf). Key patterns to practice: Fight outcome prediction, Flank TP vision, and Crossmap.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeA#7of 47 Top champions

Win rate51.4%vs 50.1% role avg

Pick rate2.7%31st most picked Top

Ban rate2.9%

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Olaf Top Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (2.7% pick rate, 51.5% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

51.5% WR

PrecisionPRIMARY

ConquerorKEYSTONE

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Last Stand

InspirationSECONDARY

Biscuit Delivery

Approach Velocity

SHARDS

Conqueror · Triumph · Legend: Alacrity · Last Stand + Biscuit Delivery · Approach Velocity

Summoner spells

Flash

Ghost

Skill order

WMax Q first

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31415

28101213

611

Item build

2.7% pick

Starting

Doran's Blade + Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker

Experimental Hexplate

Death's Dance

Boots

Plated Steelcaps

Situational

Experimental Hexplate

Stridebreaker

Death's Dance

Ravenous Hydra

Fiendhunter Bolts

Maw of Malmortius

Olaf Top meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Olaf holds a 51.4% win rate in the Top role on Patch 26.13, 1.3 points above the Top role average of 50.1%. That is the 7th highest win rate of 47 Top champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 2.7% pick rate (31st most played in the role) and a 2.9% ban rate, Olaf rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Olaf Top held steady at A tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At A tier, Olaf is a solid ranked choice that rewards matchup knowledge more than raw stats.

Champion select decides a lot of Olaf Top games. The hardest matchups this patch are Garen (47.9% win rate for Olaf) and Jax (48.5% win rate for Olaf): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Jayce (52.9%) and Gangplank (52.8%) are the matchups to look for, where Olaf wins the lane more often than not at Emerald+.

How to play Olaf Top

Pick Olaf Top in patch 26.13 as a solid ranked choice that rewards matchup knowledge.

Olaf Top guide

Olaf top is a health-bar bully built around Undertow (Q), Reckless Swing (E), and Berserker Rage (passive): throw Undertow to slow and strip Armor, walk onto the landed axe to reset its cooldown, then close with Reckless Swing's true damage as dropping Health feeds Berserker Rage's Attack Speed and Life Steal.

The build

Rune page: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand (Precision), with Biscuit Delivery and Approach Velocity (Inspiration). Summoners: Flash and Ghost. Skill order opens Undertow (Q), Reckless Swing (E), Tough It Out (W), then maxes Undertow (Q) first with Reckless Swing (E) second. Starter: Doran's Blade and a Health Potion, into Plated Steelcaps. Core build: Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Death's Dance, with Ravenous Hydra, Fiendhunter Bolts, and Maw of Malmortius as later options.

Ability mechanics

Undertow (Q) throws an axe that damages and slows enemies while cutting their Armor, and its cooldown resets if Olaf picks the axe back up. Reckless Swing (E) deals true damage to both the target and Olaf, refunding the Health cost if the target dies. Tough It Out (W) raises his Attack Speed and grants a Shield, while Ragnarok (R) grants bonus Armor and Magic Resist passively and can be activated for immunity to disables while attacking.

Matchups

Hardest matchups by win rate: Garen, Jax, Aatrox, Yone, Darius. Best matchups: Jayce, Gangplank, Mordekaiser.

Other Top champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Olaf counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Olaf good in Patch 26.13?: Olaf is A tier Top in Patch 26.13 with a 51.4% win rate, 2.7% pick rate, and 2.9% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Olaf Top after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Top role.
What is the best build for Olaf Top?: The best Olaf Top build in Patch 26.13 uses Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Death's Dance with the Conqueror keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Olaf Top is A tier with 51.4% win rate this patch.
Who counters Olaf?: Champions that counter Olaf in Patch 26.13 include Garen (47.9% Olaf win rate), Jax (48.5% Olaf win rate), Aatrox (49.6% Olaf win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Olaf?: To climb with Olaf Top in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Fight outcome prediction, Flank TP vision, and Crossmap. Fight outcome prediction: Fortune-telling in League of Legends is not some magic, but a skill you can improve on. Flank TP vision: Not only wards give you vision, they also serve as anchors for flanking manoeuvres.