Olaf

The Berserker

Fighter / Tank · Mana · Melee

About

Olaf, the Berserker, is a fighter and tank champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at melee range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 3 out of 10: a champion easy to learn and good for beginners.

Compared with other champions, Olaf starts with above average HP (645), above average armor (35) and above average move speed (350). Attack range is 125 units.

Olaf has 11 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack9

Defense5

Magic3

Difficulty3

Abilities

Passive · Berserker Rage
Olaf gains Attack Speed and Life Steal based on his missing Health.
Q · Undertow
Olaf throws an axe into the ground at a target location, dealing damage to enemies it passes through and reducing their Armor and Move Speed. If Olaf picks up the axe, the ability's cooldown is reset.
Cooldown: 9s · Cost: 50/55/60/65/70
W · Tough It Out
Olaf's Attack Speed is increased and he gains a Shield.
Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12s · Cost: 50
E · Reckless Swing
Olaf attacks with such force that it deals true damage to his target and himself, refunding the Health cost if he destroys the target.
Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7s
R (Ultimate) · Ragnarok
Olaf passively gains increased armor and magic resist. He can activate this ability to become immune to disables for as long as he keeps attacking.
Cooldown: 100/90/80s · Cost: 100

Tips for playing Olaf

Olaf can combine Berserker Rage, Vicious Strikes, and Ragnarok at low life to become deceptively strong.
The bonus healing granted by Vicious Strikes amplifies your Life Steal from all sources as well as heals from allies.

Tips for playing against Olaf

Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.
Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.
Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.

Base stats

HP: 645 (+119 per level)
Mana: 316 (+50 per level)
Armor: 35 (+4.2 per level)
Magic resist: 32 (+2.05 per level)
Attack damage: 68
Attack speed: 0.72 (+2.7 per level)
Move speed: 350
Range: 125

Lore

An unstoppable force of destruction, the axe-wielding Olaf wants nothing but to die in glorious combat. Hailing from the brutal Freljordian peninsula of Lokfar, he once received a prophecy foretelling his peaceful passing—a coward's fate, and a great insult among his people. Seeking death, and fueled by rage, he rampaged across the land, slaughtering scores of great warriors and legendary beasts in search of any opponent who could stop him. Now a brutal enforcer for the Winter's Claw, he seeks his end in the great wars to come.