Olaf standing in the current meta?

Rock shatterer·Apr 28, 2015·1 votes·1,873 views

might come back since his core item is very strong against the new tank meta,what do you guys think?

14 Comments

vIbvdOwbkoApr 28, 20153 votes

lol he sucks

really though the reason u picked him before was because he was the true embodiment of a broken bruiser. impossible to kill and deals impossible to damage. it was made even worse by the fact that he wasn't able to be cc'd either.

riot nerfed his damage and free stats and spells in general then reworked him into some kind of attack speed thing. problem is that olaf doesnt instawin lane anymore(assuming enemy laner isn't retarded) and on top of that can't dive 1v5 into enemy team and kill the adc. he's just too easy to kill and doesn't deal damage fast enough before his ult runs out and he gets peeled off.

this is assuming the enemy team isnt retarded. in low elo environment olaf works just fine.

Rock shattererApr 28, 20151 votes

his base stats are pretty solid and his steroids are insane,maybe full tank and rely on base damage to kill?

vIbvdOwbkoApr 29, 20151 votes

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his base stats are pretty solid and his steroids are insane,maybe full tank and rely on base damage to kill?

That's generally what old Olaf did. Olaf can still accomplish this if he gets decently fed. But his damage really falls off hard and you absolutely need a talisman/glory on your team to function completely well.

Saying he sucks was an overstatement. I'd say he's okay in the right comps but really I'd prefer picking other champions that can accomplish everything he does in any scenario.

BorfinApr 28, 20152 votes

good luck catching anything mobile

Rock shattererApr 28, 20151 votes

;-;

KMannnnn1Apr 28, 20152 votes

Olaf is one of my favorite characters, but I would say he's still not the greatest ATM. He does well against tanks, but he still can't do much to the backline if they have any sort of mobility.

Rock shattererApr 28, 20151 votes

true but he can catch adc's if they are alone farming #PickPotential

LuggApr 28, 20151 votes

I agree with what everyone is saying about the mobility. Riot should make his axe a root if he gets a direct hit where it lands. That way he can get to some champions without being too OP.

Rock shattererApr 28, 20151 votes

Wait so his q is a skillshot that does full damage to all hit and applies a strong slow to all hit that has no cd when u pick it up but u still want it to root?

LuggApr 29, 20151 votes

Even with the slow, there are plenty of champions who still get away. It is a skill shot, so you should be rewarded for hitting it. I'm not saying it would root that it passes through, just the champion who is at the location where it lands.

ABlueQuakerApr 28, 20151 votes

Good. Especially if any of your allies have item 3800 item 3069 item 3271 and/or item 2138 and/or if you have something like Lulu Sivir Jayce Thresh

KikirinoApr 28, 20151 votes

He is... okay... but BotRK is hardly core on him. The only time you get it is if you are top lane and wildly ahead. Sadly, Olaf is better in the jungle than he is top so you should really never buy BotRK.

item 3800 item 3143 item 3110 item 3065 + Ult = walk all over their back line. Really the only way to be consistently decent on Olaf.

Sailor MintApr 28, 20151 votes

Olaf is fine, but probably needs Lulu/Sivir (or any other external speed buff) and a Righteous Glory to be effective.

BeoridasApr 28, 20151 votes

hes a tank duelist imo. the issue is that the power of tanks are so strong that i dont think he has what it takes to do it. shyv for instance is a MUCH better tank fighter than he is.