Olaf Champion Guide: Dominating Toplane With The Berserker
A durable Freljordian berserker, Olaf excels at running down opponents with relentless fury and high damage output. His unique passive grants increased attack speed and lifesteal at lower health, making him increasingly dangerous when near death.
CORE STRENGTHS:
- Exceptional early and mid-game power
- Strong snowball potential
- CC immunity through ultimate
- Powerful dueling capabilities
- Excellent against CC-heavy teams
WEAKNESSES:
- Falls off late game
- Struggles against highly mobile champions
- Heavily reliant on early leads
- Limited utility beyond damage
ABILITY PRIORITY: Q > E > W > R
KEY ABILITIES:
Q - Undertow
- Throws an axe that damages and slows enemies
- Picking up the axe resets cooldown
- Primary maxing priority for damage and chase potential
E - Reckless Swing
- Deals true damage to target and self
- Cooldown reduces with auto attacks
- Second maxing priority for burst damage
W - Vicious Strikes
- Grants attack speed and shield based on missing health
- Acts as auto-attack reset
- Max last as shield scales with missing health
R - Ragnarök
- Passive: Grants armor and magic resistance
- Active: Provides CC immunity and movement speed
- Duration extends through attacks and abilities
OPTIMAL MATCHUPS:
- Strong against: Tanks and CC-heavy bruisers (Sett, Shen)
- Weak against: Mobile split-pushers (Camille, Fiora, Jax)
PLAYSTYLE TIPS:
- Leverage early game strength for kills
- Use axes to maintain chase pressure
- Time W for auto-attack resets
- Save ultimate for key CC abilities
- Coordinate with early-game junglers for 2v2 dominance
SYNERGIES: Best paired with aggressive early-game junglers:
- RekSai
- Elise
- Nunu
- Volibear
BUILD FOCUS: Prioritize items that provide:
- Health and resistances
- Movement speed
- Crowd control effects
- Sustain in fights
This champion excels in aggressive playstyles and rewards good positioning and ability timing. Success with Olaf requires strong early game performance and the ability to close games before scaling becomes an issue.