How to win lane as Olaf against Locke · 53.89% win rate over 488 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Level 1 you out-damage and out-sustain his poke — walk at him and start swinging. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Level 2 your base kit and W lifesteal keep every trade yours — the chip he lands heals right back. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | At 3, Q slow into E true damage locks the trade pattern in your favour — he cannot kite what he cannot outrun. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Levels 4-5 your sustain and axe pressure keep him pinned on the back foot — keep the axes flying. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Level 6 Ragnarok deletes his slows and CC — his whole escape plan stops existing, strongly yours. |
| First item | Olaf | First item your bruiser sustain tanks his burst while E chunks him — the trades are not close. |
| Two+ items | Olaf | Late, unstoppable Ragnarok plus true damage beats his squishy build — he never gets to reset. |
Run the lane over: you win level 1 flat, W lifesteal refunds whatever poke he lands, and once Q-slow-into-E is online at 3 he cannot take a trade or leave one. Fight on every axe pickup, chase exchanges through the minion wave and make him play scared from the very first wave onward.
The full Olaf vs Locke 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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