Olaf Jungle Build

Olaf Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Jungle

Olaf Jungle performs best with a build featuring Stridebreaker, Plated Steelcaps, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, and Sterak's Gage. The most effective rune setup for Olaf Jungle includes Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary tree, paired with Magical Footwear and Approach Velocity in the secondary tree.

Olaf Champion Abilities

Berserker Rage

Olaf gains 50-100% bonus attack speed (depending on missing health). P

Undertow

Olaf throws an axe, dealing 60 / 110 / 160 / 210 / 260 (+1.0 per bonus attack damage) physical damage and slowing by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% for 1.5-2.5 seconds (depending on distance travelled). Champions hit lose 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% of their armor for 4 seconds. This ability deals 10 / 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 physical damage towards monsters.

If Olaf picks up the axe, this ability's cooldown is refunded. Q

Tough It Out

Olaf gains 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 / 80% attack speed for 5 seconds, and 10 / 40 / 70 / 100 / 130 plus 22.5% of target's missing health as a shield for 2.5 seconds. W

Reckless Swing

Olaf ferociously swings his axes, dealing 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+0.5 per attack damage) true damage. If the enemy dies, the cost is refunded.

Attacks lower the cooldown of this ability by 1 second, increased to 2 seconds when hitting monsters.

Cost: 21 / 34.5 / 48 / 61.5 / 75 (+0.15 per attack damage) health E

Ragnarok

Passive: Olaf gains 10 / 15 / 20 armor and magic resist.

Active: Olaf cleanses all immobilizing and disabling effects on himself and becomes immune to them for 3 seconds. While active, Olaf gains 10 / 20 / 30 (+0.25 per attack damage) attack damage. Hitting a champion with an attack or Reckless Swing extends the duration by 2.5 seconds per attack. Additionally, Olaf gains 20 / 45 / 70% movement speed towards enemy champions for 1 second. R

Olaf Summoner Spells

Ghost

Ghost is a self-targeted summoner spell that increases your champion's movement speed and grants them the ability to ignore unit collision for a few seconds.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Olaf Runes

Olaf Items

Olaf Ability Order

Olaf Matchups Overview

Strong against

Rengar

Rammus

Shyvana

Amumu

Skarner

Briar

Weak against

Zed

Gwen

Rek'Sai

Ekko

Talon

Elise

Olaf Tips and Tricks

Pick up your Q each time you throw it to reset the cooldown, but be mindful of your mana as excessive axe throws can quickly drain it. In team fights, focus on the frontline to protect your teammates, but if you are strong or fed, consider diving into the enemy backline to eliminate key targets. Take advantage of your strong early game by frequently ganking overextended lanes and invading the enemy Jungler to set them behind.

Olaf Best Build, Runes, Items for Jungle

Most Popular

For the most popular Olaf Jungle build, take Ghost and Smite as your Summoner Spells. Use Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, and Last Stand in the primary rune tree, with Magical Footwear and Approach Velocity in the secondary tree. For rune shards, take Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense based on the matchup. Build Stridebreaker as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Sundered Sky. Complete the build with Death's Dance, Sterak's Gage, and Dead Man's Plate. Max your abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Situational Olaf Runes and Items

Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you may need to adjust your build. Analyze your team composition, the enemy team, and the overall game state before finalizing your setup. For example, when selecting rune shards, consider taking either Armor or Magic Resist based on the champion you are about to lane against.