How to win lane as Quinn against Olaf · 47.92% win rate over 265 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Olaf walks you down at level 1 — his axe (Q) slow and W lifesteal win the all-in before your W steroid exists. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | He still out-trades you: his Q slow sticks him to you and W heals back your Harrier-auto poke. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Your full combo is online but his sustain plus the axe slow mean he wins any extended trade you start. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Levels 4-5 he out-sustains your poke with W and converts the lane lead his early all-ins built. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | His R goes CC-immune and true-damage — your blind and E slow can't stop the run-down at 6. |
| First item | Olaf | His Bramble/lifesteal first item still eats your lethality poke; commit only when his Q is whiffed. |
| Two+ items | Quinn | At 2+ items you finally kite a no-R Olaf — blind his autos with Q, E him off, and chip with range. |
Olaf just runs at you, and that is the whole problem early. His axe (Q) slows you and refunds its own cooldown when he picks it up, so dodging it is everything — sidestep the throw and he loses both the slow and his mana sustain. My Q blind makes his autos miss, which buys a little, but his W lifesteal heals the trade right back and I don't have my W steroid until level 2. Last-hit at range, chip with Q, and never let him pin me against the wall before level 3.
The full Quinn 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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