How to win lane as Olaf against Lucian · 51.43% win rate over 2,236 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | You both have weak level 1s — his double-tap pokes but he can't commit, and your Q-slow-into-auto trades back evenly before either of you has a kill threat. |
| Level 2 | Lucian | At 2 he gets double-Q plus passive double-tap and out-pokes you hard since your Q-slow alone can't force a winning trade yet. |
| Level 3 | Lucian | Level 3 stays his — he can double-tap then E-dash out before your E true damage comes online, chunking you on the back foot. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | With Q plus E your all-in beats his: land the slow, walk in, and E's guaranteed true damage cuts him down before he resets spacing. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Ragnarok makes you immune to his slows and speeds you through his kite to land E — his E-dash can't make enough room to escape an unstoppable dive. |
| First item | Olaf | Black Cleaver and Bramble online: your Q-slow sticks through his Culling and W omnivamp out-heals his poke at your most oppressive point. |
| Two+ items | Olaf | Unlike a true hypercarry he never fully escapes you — your Q-slow plus omnivamp keep you in the fight, so close it before his 2-item Culling-and-E kite takes over. |
Lucian owns the first few levels here — his passive double-tap and double-Q poke chunk you at range before you ever stick a slow. Do not walk up to throw Q if it whiffs, because he just E-dashes the axe and double-taps you for free. Last-hit at max Q range, pick the axe back up to keep it on cooldown, and only commit when your Q actually lands the slow so you can close for E. Eat a little poke; your W omnivamp pays it back the moment you get a real trade.
The full Olaf vs Lucian 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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