How to win lane as Akali against Olaf · 50.4% win rate over 1,336 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | His Q (Undertow) axe slows you and refunds its cooldown when he picks it up, so he chases through your kite while his E true damage chunks you — and you have no Shroud yet. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | He out-trades you at melee: E (Reckless Swing) is raw true damage your squishy frame can't itemize against pre-Shroud. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | His W (Vicious Strikes) omnivamp out-sustains any extended trade you take before Level 6. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | Shroud is up to break his Q line of sight and reset, but his axe slow still punishes a greedy step — call it even. |
| Level 6 | Akali | R gives you the E-dash plus a missing-HP execute — bait his Ragnarok, then one combo deletes a no-MR Olaf. |
| First item | Akali | Rocketbelt/Lich Bane is your burst peak and Olaf stacks no magic resist, so a clean all-in one-shots him. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | He never truly falls off — his omnivamp and CC-immune R answer your burst if you mistime, so it is a skill coinflip. |
Olaf owns these levels — his Q (Undertow) throws an axe that slows you, and picking it back up refunds most of its cooldown so he keeps re-throwing and closing the gap, while his E (Reckless Swing) chunks you for flat true damage at melee range. You have no Shroud charge to spare and no R execute yet, so don't try to walk-trade or stand on his Q slow. Last-hit at the tip of your Q (Five Point Strike) and concede the chip — any extended brawl just feeds his W (Vicious Strikes) omnivamp.
The full Akali vs Olaf report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.
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