Olaf is a powerful top lane champion with a 55.4% win rate across 9,671 matches. Here's the optimal build and strategy guide:

Summoner Spells

• Flash and Ghost

Core Runes

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

Core Build Order

1. Stridebreaker
2. Plated Steelcaps
3. Sundered Sky
4. Death's Dance
5. Sterak's Gage
6. Experimental Hexplate

Skill Order: Q > E > W

Strong Matchups (55%+ WR)

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

Weak Matchups (Avoid)

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

Key Tips

• Force level 1 fights to deplete enemy potions
• Use Ultimate frequently to burn enemy summoner spells
• In teamfights, protect allies and focus frontline unless fed
• Consider matchup-specific armor or magic resist rune shards
• Strong synergy with jungle champions like Rammus (58.7% WR) and Udyr (58.6% WR)

Alternative Build Start with Sundered Sky instead of Stridebreaker for a 51.9% WR build path.

Off-Meta Build (53.9% WR) Replace core items with:

1. Maw of Malmortius
2. Plated Steelcaps
3. Stridebreaker
4. Death's Dance
5. Sundered Sky
6. Jak'Sho, The Protean

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