Best Olaf ARAM Build Guide 2024: Runes, Items & Strategy

Best Olaf ARAM Build Guide 2024: Runes, Items & Strategy

By Marcus Chen

December 15, 2024 at 07:47 PM

ARAM Build Guide for Olaf

Win Rate: 50.7% (based on 72,536 matches)

Core Runes

  • Primary: Precision
  • Secondary: Domination

Summoner Spells

  • Mark/Dash (Snowball)
  • Flash

Build Order Starter Items:

  • Guardian's Horn
  • Guardian's Blade

Core Items:

  • Goredrinker
  • Black Cleaver
  • Death's Dance

Full Build:

  • Goredrinker
  • Black Cleaver
  • Death's Dance
  • Sterak's Gage
  • Spirit Visage
  • Plated Steelcaps

Ability Order

  1. Q (Undertow)
  2. E (Reckless Swing)
  3. W (Vicious Strikes) Max Order: R > Q > W > E

Core Combos

  1. All-in Combo:

    • Activate R
    • Land Q
    • Close gap
    • E when in range
    • Activate W before auto-attacking
    • Kite toward axe
    • Follow up with Q
  2. Close-Range Combo:

    • Q + E simultaneously
    • Auto-attack while kiting to axe
    • Pick up axe
    • Q again
  3. Standard Fight Combo:

    • E into immediate auto-attack
    • Q after auto-attack
    • Auto-attack while moving to axe
    • Pick up axe
    • Q again

Situational Items

  • Thornmail (vs heavy AD/healing)
  • Force of Nature (vs heavy AP)
  • Randuin's Omen (vs crit carries)
  • Maw of Malmortius (vs burst AP)

ARAM-Specific Notes No special balance changes apply to Olaf in ARAM mode.

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