How to win lane as Malphite against Olaf · 48.25% win rate over 659 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Olaf's thrown axe slow plus true-damage autos punish your no-trade level 1, and Granite Shield barely buffers it. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | He hits a real level-2 power spike while you still have no trade button — eat poke and farm at range. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | His axe slow lets him walk you down with true damage; most lane bullies own pre-6 Malphite and Olaf is one of them. |
| Levels 4-5 | Even / skill | W armor-splash and E attack-speed slow finally come online so you can farm through his axes, but it is a stalemate not a win. |
| Level 6 | Malphite | Unstoppable Force is your single biggest spike — R knock-up interrupts his Ragnarok all-in and gives you fight or roam pressure. |
| First item | Even / skill | Your armor spike (Frozen Heart/Sunfire) plus E slow lets you trade back, though his lifesteal keeps it close. |
| Two+ items | Olaf | Ragnarok's true damage ignores your armor and Granite Shield, so a fed Olaf reclaims the 1v1 — fight him only with your team. |
Olaf owns the opener and you just have to eat it. His thrown axe slows you and his autos chunk with true damage, so do not try to trade back — at Levels 1-3 you have no trade pattern and Granite Shield barely absorbs a committed Olaf. Use Q's slow and move-speed steal purely to walk away from a landed axe so he cannot pick it up for the reset, and last-hit at max range. Never get caught at low HP near his level-2-3 all-in.
The full Malphite 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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