4th item alternative for: Sterak's Gage Good item for AD champions as it gives you bonus attack speed and movement speed after casting your Ultimate. Very good on olaf.
Poke him early and don't trade with him when he has full fury,farm from a fair distance if he has full fury, when he activates his R just q him and run away for 2,3 seconds then come back to kill him, until you return, his R will expire so just finish him. In late game maybe even some time during mid game he can kill you easily so be careful,don't fight him solo, if he get's enough items he can dive you quite easily ! It heavily depends how good is he just like Yasuo.
Rumble
Like with most of ap bruisers, play safe early because you lack mr. Your ult gives you 10 mr at lvl 6, combine it with null-magic mantle and mr in runes and his damage should go down a lot. Don't stand in his and run him down when he is pushed up.
Akali
Go ghost TP , keep distance from your minions while they are low cause akali will try to kill minions and poke you at same time. She will wait out your Ult in her w. Play safe,focus on farming, get tiamat ASAP. Play for objectives
Kayn
Dont under estimate him. All in lvl 3. care for minion and igniate.
Fiora
Short trades, be careful while trading You can buy bramble vest if you think you need it or go for executioner.
Vayne
Buy D shield or Corrupting and poke her. sometimes when she goes for trade, back off bcs if you try to return dmg and make trade even she will just hit you for as long until you come really close and then she will knock you back and you have to recall. It's smart to start farming and poking her from bush,which means that .However,it's survivable match up. If u are feeling comfortable pick regular starter items and every fight will be really close so keep that in mind
Kled
It's always hard vs Kled. Try to poke him as much as possible and you can put 2 points into E. Go all in when he hasnt Scarl-his dog and if he has high fury dont go all in except if u are 100%sure you can burst him
Jax
Try to bait his stun and hurt him with your q+e combo. When he goes for trade slow him and pop W or run away or if his E is turned on throw q+e and go pick up q cause ur basic attacks dont work just like vs teemo q so dont waste time, pick up q and either save ur *** or all in. Just poke him and u ll be fine
Yasuo
Dont stay with ur minions is same way so he q minions + you , pretend like you go all in so he wastes his W and pick ghost or flash so you catch him when he starts dashing with e on minions and trying to run way from your R,if you see that your R is ticking and he can potentially turn things around back off before its too late, you can all in him lv 1 and take care if he has ignite Skill based match up, depends how good yasuo is.
Illaoi
U will probably be recalling a lot because her q deals a lot of damage and when she takes your soul, that hurts a lot and especially if u don't dodge her tentacles when they follow you, be very careful, try to avoid her q by staying a bit away from your minion way because she will try to farm and poke you at once , don't let her do that, and don't all in her on level 6 if u aren't 100% sure that you can kill her. You should expect a lot of incoming damage when she ult's and she is capable to do a lot bigger turnaround than you, for example when enemy jg ganks you and you kill them both(when you 1 v 2 with half hp just by picking up your axes,healing with w and finishing them with e), so she can do that too,just on another and more powerful way so don't take her as easy enemy. Ask jg for help,if you both are lower level or half hp dont 2v1 her cause she pops R and outplays you both.
Darius
Ask your jungler for help, to shut him down early, don't be afraid to trade with him, if you are playing properly, you can win 1v1, however put some respect. When your minions are low move away so you dont get hit by q.Try to bait his q so he doesnt heal and get free stack. When he finishes minion with w ,all in him especially if u are lv 6 since he just used W ,his E doesnt work while you are in R and with ur Phage item + R your movm speed is insane and you rapidly go into him so he will probably miss q or activate it too late or wont be able to hit it at all, if he has ignite then be REALLY careful. Try to stay close to him while you R so he cant heal with Q.
Camille
You cant all in her. Poke her down. than all in when she low. Try to juke her w (healing) AND play around and 2nd Q.She wins trades, you win all-ins. Wait for her to engage with e, and run her down. She outscales you so you need to snowball.
Aatrox
Executionner. Poke and play safe till 6. Lvl 6 you destroy him. Try to take advantage of your Q(Slow) and R to juke is Q and cancel his healing.It all depends on aatrox's skill and playstyle, if he doesn't kite your ult with his, he can't do anything unless you died 2+ more times pre-6.
Mordekaiser
Poke him than all in. Lvl 6 u abuse him. care for igniate.
Urgot
Dont Fight him lvl 1. Poke him down With Q. Care for his e pre 6. Lvl 6, poke him and destroy him when hes too pushed.
Riven
Try to get 6 as fast as possible. Dont trade into her e (shield). Level 6 when she goes for trade and Q into you, trhow axe than R before getting hit.
Garen
Try to bait his q and run away by hitting him with axe when he comes to close to you(sometimes if he is that hungry and desperate to hit you with q he will maybe activate W and reduce ur Q slow and manage to hit you which now means that he hasnt q as tool to run away, he hasnt W as tenacity and shield which results in high chance for you all in him as soon as he comes back for few seconds to finish few last minions, also when he goes with his q for cannon,do your q+e or e+q combo, that hurts him a lot and often baits his w but then its too late for him, again he used W , now, look at map look at him ,use chance to get kill. Take care of your mana, you will see him spinning with E and q ing minions every second but he has no mana so be aware and dont let him control your laning phase
Renekton
Avoid trading with him if he has full fury, farm with q from fair distance so he cannot e+e get you and run away or make you trade with him in his minion wave. Poke him a lot and you will just easily smash him at level 6. If he has ignite and he is dodging ur Q it could be tricky
Teemo
I don't really need to explain this matchup. If you bait his blind pre-6 you kill him, and after 6 you just need to hit q and run him down. You can straight up dive him from full hp. Its free lane, just care for jungler
Gnar
Buy doran's shield so you don't get poked down, try to fight lvl 1. Watch out for his big form pre-6. His jumps are annoying, but you can deal with them. If you see him jump, q him, ult and run him down.
Kayle
Caster minion pre-6. Cannon minion until lvl 11. Then she can do something. Snowball on her and try to end the game fast or help your team to get fed. You can go for objectives and towers. When she gets lvl 16, don't fight her alone.
Yasuo
You don't really need to do anything as most yasuo's outplay themself when fighting you. Trade with him pre-6 and then run him down with your r. Remember he needs to hit his knockup to ult, so if you all-in him he can't ult. Build: Hexplate/Rav > Shojin/Stride
Galio
There are some people playing galio top, but you are one of his worst matchups. He can't cc you and he doesn't deal a lot of damage. However don't underestimate him early as his cc and a big wave can **** you up.
Rammus
Rammus top isn't good, especially into you. Try to not die from his w and taunt pre-6. He can escape your r with q, so ideally bait it out.
Yone
He can kill you on lvl 1 with LT. Try to fight him in lane, especially after he uses e or w. Post-6 the only way he can kill you is by escaping your r with his e, so play around his e cd. He will outscale you, but if you get a lead he shouldn't be a problem until 30-40 minutes.
Malphite
He can kill you pre-6 if he has a wave stacked up, post-6 he doesn't really have the damage but he can use his r to escape you. Try to not get hit by his r while you didn't use yours, because it doesn't cleanse knockups. I would recommend building bc > shojin(true damage from e)/hexplate. By building bc you get 40% armor reduction at full stacks, so you make him less tanky and he has less damage from w. You should also buy a null-magic mantle early game.
Nasus
He can't do anything to you if you don't let him. Contest every minion he wants to get. Once 6, you demolish him. Try to end the game quickly or play for your team, he can end the game solo if he gets to farm for a while.
Jayce
he can't really do anything to you other than poking in ranged form.
Sett
His lvl 1 is stronger than yours. After he gets lvl 2, you need to play safe around his cds. You can all-in him with your r, but be careful because while your r is active, his ult won't pick you up, but will still do the flip, and deal dmg around the landing zone. Build: Rav/Shojin/trinity > Hexplate. If he gets a lead early you can maybe try building iceborn gauntlet or frozen heart.
Gangplank
The only way he can win lane is if you mess up badly or if he plays safe under tower. When he pushes up the lane you can straight up run him down.
Irelia
You kill her, but she can dash 10 times and cancel your r. Be sure to get at least steelcaps when she has botrk, i also recommend frozen heart here.
Volibear
Try to cheese lvl 1, when he used his shield, try to play safe until 6. It's very easy to mess up early, which leads to him snowballing you. He doesn't have a way to kill you if you play safe, and after 6 you can run him down when he is pushed up.
K'Sante
You can kill him pre-6 if you dodge his abilities, and when you get ult you run him down on repeat. NUT TAKE CARE, THIS CHAMP IS GIGGA OP.
Ornn
You can kill him lvl 1 if he started q or e. Watch out for his q e combo and for his w. Wait for 6 and run him down.
Sion
Easy matchup. Pre-6 Don't get into his q, and you are safe, when you have your ult you run him down. Try to block his ult when he wants to run away. Take TP to be sur to match him and the classic sion pushing strats
Yorick
His ghouls are annoying but they don't deal that much damage. This matchup depends on whether you can sidestep his w or you have flash. His only way of killing you is by trapping you in his w, and killing with ult, ghouls and wave.
Pantheon
He will try to poke you lvl 1, trade with stun lvl 2 and all-in lvl 3. Play safe until 6 and kill him.
Tahm Kench
Annoying **** He can kill you pre-6 with cc and a big wave. Post-6 he can escape your r with w. When he uses w or when he is pushed up, all in him.
Shen
He can try to cheese you early. It's better to not fight him pre-6, and then run him down when he is pushed up.
Dr. Mundo
He is a late game champion, so he shouldn't be a problem early. Stand behind minions so he can't poke you. Fight with him a lot, and run him down once 6.
Urgot
Play safe early, he can kill you. run him down once 6. He doesn't have a lot of outplay potential, but he can be somewhat dangerous if he gets ahead. His dash has too litle range to cancel your r, just wait until he is pushed up on your side of lane and kill him.
Cho'Gath
If you can't dodge his q, play safe early. Run him down with r, you can build some mr but mostly build hp and damage. He outscales you with his r so don't become to overconfident as your advantage can become not enough.
Quinn
Build doran's shield, play safe until 6, run her down with ghost. That's all, she can be annoying but that's not enough.
Singed
Annoying ****. He will proxy and you can't do anything because he outruns you. I recommend buying boots early and and going hexplate first, because he will probably buy swifties, so stride slow can be not enough. Also don't underestimate his poison damage as it can easily kill you if not careful enough.
Kennen
Doran's shield, run him down on 6, try to not get kited.
Gragas
Try to kill lvl 1, he can outplay you pre-6. If he went phase rush try to bait it and run him down.
Poppy
Don't trade with her, play for longer fights and all-ins. You cancel half of her kit.
Warwick
Watch out for his fear, ult and healing. Your e goes trough his e, buy executioners early and run him down once 6. Care og his 50% healt passive healing. Dont get baited.
Udyr
Udyr isn't picked a lot on top but there are some otps on him playing top. His empowered q is somewhat strong but other than that he doesn't have anything to threaten you. Snowball on him early, if he plays tank build you can buy bc and shred him, and if he goes trinity build he outscales you around 3-4 items.
Wukong
His clones can be annoying but other than that you kill him at every stage of the game if you didn't afk for 15 minutes.
Briar
Kill her lvl 1, watch out for her e pre-6 and run her down with your ult. If she uses w when you have r, she is dead. Build: Rav/Shojin > hexplate, get executioners or bramble vest early.
Gwen
It's a skill matchup. Best way to win is by trying to cheese her with ghost + ignite and dodging her abilities.
Rengar
He looks like he can't kill you but he can kill you if not careful enough. He will play for bushes and cheese you. He has better burst, you have better everything other than that. Play long fights and make him bleed for every minion he tries to take.
Cassiopeia
Try too survive pre lvl 6é When your 6 Land your Q and run her down. I hate this match up cassiopeia is very strong vs most of top laner. U CAN ACTUALLY PLAY PANTHEON VS HER IF U KNOW HOW TO PLAY HIM. gET HEXDRINKER
Zilean
Galio
Zac
Kindred
Very skilldependant. If the kindred is good your fine. If she doesnt know how to use R it can cancel your all in when teams fighting.
Synergies
IdealStrongOkLowNone
Zilean
Galio
Zac
Kindred
Very skilldependant. If the kindred is good your fine. If she doesnt know how to use R it can cancel your all in when teams fighting.
Olaf’s Ultimate Ragnarok R allows him to dodge CC as it prevents him from being locked down by hard crowd control.Olaf’s 1v1 potential is extremely strong. This makes him a formidable opponent in the 1v1 and makes him hard to play against. Look to play aggressive and fight the enemy whenever possible.Thanks to his Undertow
Q slow, he can easily chase down any laner or any champion he comes into contact with.
Weaknesses
He will struggle against ranged champions with dashes as they will be able to kite him and dodge his Axes Undertow
Q.When Olaf’s Ultimate Ragnarok R is down, he will be really immobile and can easily die. Without his Ultimate Ragnarok R, he is also very squishy and easy to kill.If you miss your Undertow Q when skirmishing with the enemy, it will be impossible for you to kill them or extend the trade. Make sure you try your hardest to land your Axes Undertow Q.
Early game (STRONG)
0 to 15minutes
You will want to make sure that you keep hitting your Undertow Q in the top lane. Try to target both minions and the enemy champion with it for maximal effectiveness.The lane brushes are your friends. Use them to land your Undertow
Q when possible and go for short burst trades when possible. This will help you a lot when it comes to all-ins.Avoid pushing up a lot as it will make you a primary gank target and kill you if you're against a ranged champion. Short burst trades after landing your Undertow Q is the way to go.
Mid game(MONSTER)
15 to 25
See if you can get some roams off on overextended enemies in the mid-lane. Your Undertow Q can let you decimate immobile champions if they happen to be too pushed up.Getting your Ultimate Ragnarok R will let you take over skirmishes quite easily. The anti-CC aspect will allow you to all-in enemies in the enemy backline.Work with your jungler to get some picks around the map.Q and Ultimate Ragnarok R should let you run down enemies with ease.
Late game (Weak)
25 minutes+
Look to take down the enemy carries. Focus on the backline and try to take them out of the fight. Focus them on your other frontline champions.As the top laner, you need to ensure you don't ditch your team during all-ins and leave them behind. Remember that you are immune to CC due to your Ultimate Ragnarok R and not your team.Make sure you are always on the side of the map that the next primary objective is on. This will let you work with your Jungler to secure picks and negate vision around that area. If you get a pick on the enemy Jungler, your team should easily win the game.
OLAF in the jungle
Early game monsters
Olaf is a monster in the jungle. He clear camps and objectives very fast. When ennemy are push in there lane you can free gank them with your Q. When you get lvl 6. Play around it too gank. Play around your ghost too, use it before objective to secure them, or wait for fight to use it and destroy ennemie backline just like TOP Olaf do.
Disclaimer
I started playing alote of Olaf Top and jungle this season and i love it. He have everythings you need to 1vs9 and get out of emerald for those who get stuck in this hole. I still update Match up every time i play vs one of them. I got inspire BY OLAUGH and HAEARNBLEIDD to do the Threat and adapted them to season 14 and my personnal experience. Feel free to ask question,Thankyou!
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