How to win lane as Quinn against Olaf · 40.42% win rate (480 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His ghost ignores your kite and he runs you down through the vault. Give ground and look for roam picks.
Track: Olaf's R — Ragnarok (100–80s cooldown). Cleanses CC — runs you down. Kite it.
Read from Quinn's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Olaf.
| 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. Undertow slows you and refunds its own 9s cooldown the moment he picks the axe back up, so dodging it is only half the job — sidestep the throw, then stand between him and the axe. Blinding Assault makes his autos miss, which buys a little, but Berserker Rage lifesteals the trade right back and you have no W steroid until level 2. Last-hit at range and never let him pin you on the wall before 3.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Quinn's side, sampled July 2026.
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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Olaf — Quinn wins only 40.42% of 480 games, so Quinn plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Olaf holds a real statistical advantage (59.58% win rate), so Quinn is the one working uphill.
No — Olaf counters Quinn (Quinn wins only 40.42% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Quinn takes Press the Attack on the Precision tree with Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand, and Resolve secondary (Bone Plating and Unflinching) vs Olaf.
Start Doran's Blade + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts his healing. Build Youmuu's Ghostblade (roam + burst) first, then The Collector, with Plated Steelcaps.
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