How To Nord: An Olaf Guide

I main top lane, so a lot of these guides are going to be for top lane, I shall do other lanes on other champs once I understand them more. This time we're going to talk about Olaf and how to play him. Olaf is a Nordic champ who I love especially because one of his skins is called "Brolaf" and RIOT turned him into a frat boy that uses the dumbest lines. He was one of my favorite champs to pick because if he is fed or doing well in lane, he can help carry the game especially because of his tanky-ness and high attack damage.

Olaf's kit isn't that bad its mainly for use during 1v1 combat. For example his Q throws axes that slow enemies, which is really good for chasin down enemies or delivering the final kill blow to an enemy running away. You always max out Q first. Next is his W which gives him bonus life steal and attack damage for a short period of time. This ability helps you stay in lane longer and take down towers faster. Next is his E, which deals true damage to an enemy and if the enemy is killed it refunds the health cost used to use the ability. Lastly is his ultimate (R), this ulti is so good because it makes him immune to cc (crowd control) effects like stuns,snares, suppressions, etc. His ultimate lets him dive into the enemy team in order to tank all the damage and cc.

The regular build I use for Olaf is like a hybrid tank. The first item I usually build on Olaf is Black Cleaver, but depending on the match up I'll get it second after Sunfire Cape. The Black Cleaver and Sunfire Cape are essentials on Olaf because they give him more health so he can tank more and other things like armor, cool down reduction, and attack damage. The next item I get is Spirit Vasage because it gives me magic resist and more health and it's passive works well with Olaf's W since it increases health giving things by 20%. For more health and armor, I usually get Randuin's Omen since it gives you both and helps you become a more reliable tank. Lastly, I get Titanic Hydra on Olaf because you stacked your health up and you get more health with it and more attack damage since it does damage based off of your percent health. Another item that works good on Olaf is Blade of The Ruined King (BORK). That's basically all you need to know on how to play Olaf, he's a simple champ and will be really good in team fights and soloing objectives.