How to win lane as Sion against Olaf · 49.68% win rate over 2,679 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Olaf throws an axe at level 1 to slow you, steps in for Vicious Strikes true-damage autos, and wins the first skirmish before your W-shield can shield a meaningful amount of his output. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | His axe slow is already online and Vicious Strikes true damage beats your short-charge Q tap — he wins every trade where you do not have a fully charged knockup ready. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | A fully charged Q knockup is your one strong tool, but his axe slow reduces your movement during the charge and his Vicious Strikes autos punish the windup — he still edges this stage. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Olaf reaches peak pre-R skirmish power at levels 4-5: axes slow your charge, Vicious Strikes autos deal true damage that bypasses your W-shield, and his lifesteal heals everything back. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | At level 6 Olaf gains Ragnarok, which cleanses your charged-Q stun on activation and converts his autos to true damage — your only all-in tool is neutralized for the duration of every R cast. |
| First item | Olaf | Olaf's Ragnarok is available every 100 seconds and his lifesteal with Vicious Strikes outpaces your Heartsteel stacking at this stage — he still edges the 1v1 skirmish even into your first big item. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Your Heartsteel HP pool is finally large enough that his per-auto true damage is diluted, your zombie passive forces respect even on losing trades, and the matchup reaches genuine statistical parity — neither side dominates cleanly. |
At level 1 Olaf throws an axe to slow you, then walks in for Vicious Strikes autos that deal true damage your W-shield cannot reduce. Do not try to charge a full Q while slowed — his auto-attack speed under W beats your charge time. Farm with partial Q taps from max range, keep the wave slightly frozen toward your tower, and deny him free poke angles by standing behind the minion line. Your W-shield is not wasted early; pop it defensively to stay healthy, not offensively to trade back.
The full Sion 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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