Olaf is currently maintaining a 55.4% win rate across 9,671 matches. Here's the optimal way to play him in the top lane:

Core Build:

• Summoner Spells: Flash, Ghost
• First Item: Stridebreaker
• Core Items: Plated Steelcaps, Sundered Sky
• Final Items: Death's Dance, Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate

Runes:

• Primary: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand
• Secondary: Approach Velocity, Biscuit Delivery
• Shards: Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, Health Scaling

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Strong Against:

• Smolder (65.2% WR)
• Yasuo (57.0% WR)
• Jayce (56.9% WR)
• Quinn (55.9% WR)
• Yone (55.6% WR)

Weak Against:

• Vayne (43.2% WR)
• Akali (43.2% WR)
• Illaoi (44.9% WR)
• Trundle (45.6% WR)
• Ambessa (46.4% WR)

Key Tips:

• Force level 1 fights to deplete enemy health potions
• Use ultimate frequently to bait summoner spells
• Focus frontline in teamfights unless fed
• Adapt build based on matchup (consider armor/magic resist shards)

Best Synergies:

• Rammus (58.7% WR)
• Udyr (58.6% WR)
• Rek'Sai (54.2% WR)
• Skarner (54.2% WR)
• Volibear (53.8% WR)

Alternative builds are available with Sundered Sky or Maw of Malmortius as first items, maintaining similar success rates around 51-53% win rate.

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