How to win lane as Olaf against Quinn · 59.58% win rate over 480 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Your Q slow into autos wins first contact — her Harrier poke can't kite a melee she can't outrun, and your passive ramps as you trade. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | At 2 with Q plus E you land a guaranteed true-damage burst her cooldown-gated poke can't match before her vault is reliably up. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Chain Q axe pickups to perma-slow her and E through the gap — she has no second escape once the vault is down. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Your axe-reset slows plus W omnivamp out-sustain her Harrier chip in every short trade through 4-5. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Ragnarok cleanses her E vault knockback and blind, so you ult, re-Q to stick, and E for the true-damage kill. |
| First item | Olaf | Black Cleaver plus W omnivamp is your most oppressive point — your all-in heals through her poke and the slow never lets her kite. |
| Two+ items | Quinn | Past two items she kites with Harrier move speed, vaults your Q, and pokes you out before you commit, then out-roams you on the map. |
Quinn wants to poke you from range with Harrier procs and never let you walk up, but her cooldowns are the opening — lead with Q to slow her, then close and auto while your passive attack speed ramps. Don't blow E into thin air the second you reach her; she'll E-vault the knockback and blind off and reset the trade. Bait the vault, eat the blind on your autos, then re-Q off the ground to re-stick her and follow up. You out-damage her short trades all the way through level 3 as long as the axe slow lands.
The full Olaf vs Quinn 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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