How to win lane as Illaoi against Olaf · 53.99% win rate over 776 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | At level 1 Olaf's Undertow slow and Reckless Swing burst win the point-blank trade before your E exists. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | At level 2 his axe-pickup movespeed and lifesteal brawl still out-trade your early kit. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | At level 3 E Test of Spirit pulls his soul and the tentacle wall denies his escape, swinging the lane to you. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Through 4-5 your stacked tentacle damage beats his Vicious Strikes sustain. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | At 6 your tentacle-ring damage out-brawls him even though R Ragnarok dodges the knock. |
| First item | Illaoi | With first item your bruiser sustain and slams overpower his lifesteal. |
| Two+ items | Illaoi | In the 2+ item stage a full tentacle field shreds him despite his healing. |
Levels 1-2 belong to Olaf: his Undertow slow and Reckless Swing let him win point-blank trades and kite you with the axe pickup, so hold back and just farm until E is online.
The full Illaoi 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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