A ferocious warrior from the Freljord, Olaf excels as a top lane bruiser who dominates early game and punishes mistakes with overwhelming aggression.

Core Strengths

• High early game damage output
• Strong dueling potential
• CC immunity through ultimate
• Excellent snowball potential
• Powerful 2v2 skirmishing

Key Abilities

Passive: Berserker Rage Gains attack speed and lifesteal based on missing health, making him more dangerous when low HP.

Q - Undertow (Max First)

• Throws axe that slows enemies and reduces armor
• Cooldown resets when picking up axe
• Primary damage and chase tool

W - Vicious Strikes (Max Last)

• Grants attack speed and shield based on missing health
• Acts as auto-attack reset
• Use AA → W → AA for maximum damage

E - Reckless Swing (Max Second)

• Deals true damage to target and self
• Cooldown reduced by auto attacks
• Refunds health cost if target dies

R - Ragnarök

• Passive: Gains armor and magic resistance
• Active: Becomes immune to CC for 3 seconds
• Duration extends through combat
• Grants movement speed toward enemies

Optimal Build Path

Starting Items:

• Doran's Blade + Health Potion, or
• Corrupting Potion

Core Items:

• Stridebreaker/Goredrinker
• Dead Man's Plate
• Spirit Visage

Situational Items:

• Sterak's Gage
• Black Cleaver
• Death's Dance

Matchups

Strong Against:

• CC-heavy tanks (Shen, Ornn)
• Immobile bruisers (Sett, Darius)

Weak Against:

• Mobile split-pushers (Camille, Fiora)
• Late-game scalers (Jax, Kayle)

Strategic Tips

• Dominate early game through aggressive trading
• Use Q to zone and chase opponents
• Coordinate with jungler for 2v2 skirmishes
• Leverage ultimate to dive backline in teamfights
• Focus on snowballing advantages before late game

Key weakness: Falls off late game and struggles against highly mobile targets if unable to maintain early advantage.

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