How to win lane as Olaf against Yasuo · 52.65% win rate over 1,907 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Your Q-slow into auto wins first contact and his earliest trade has no flow shield or crit to answer your passive ramp. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Once you add E to Q, axe-slow into Reckless Swing true damage chunks him before he can stack any defense. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Chained axe pickups perma-slow him while W-omnivamp heals the crit autos he tries to trade back with. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Black Cleaver core lets you stick short trades and out-sustain his pre-item DPS with W omnivamp. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Ragnarok cleanses and ignores his R knockup, killing the reset tool he needs — you all-in through it. |
| First item | Olaf | Your bruiser core is at peak lane pressure; perma-slow and dive him before his crit items exist. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | At 2+ crit items he Windwalls your Q on cooldown and kites your short-fight kit — he takes the game over. |
Yasuo can't punch with you levels 1-3 — your Q-slow into auto wins first contact and his early trades have no sustain. Throw Q, walk up, and pick the axe back up to keep him slowed, then weave an auto so your passive attack speed starts ramping. Watch his Windwall: if he eats your Q with it, don't commit the E, just farm and wait the cooldown. Bait the wall on a wave or a poke-throw and your next real Q will stick.
The full Olaf vs Yasuo 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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