How to win lane as Warwick against Olaf · 46.26% win rate (977 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His R ignores your lock + true damage — anti-heal, kite his axes.
Track: Olaf's R — Ragnarok (100–80s cooldown). CC-immune — your R-suppress won’t hold him. Bait it.
Read from Warwick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Olaf.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Even / skill | Level 1 is even — neither of you spikes and Undertow is his only reach yet. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Level 2 is his: Reckless Swing is true damage your armour cannot answer. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Level 3 is still his: Reckless Swing's true damage on an 11s cooldown beats your Jaws. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Levels 4-5 are his: Berserker Rage's missing-health lifesteal and Reckless Swing win long trades. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Level 6 is his: Ragnarok's disable immunity blanks Infinite Duress while he keeps swinging. |
| First item | Olaf | First item favours Olaf: Ragnarok immunity plus lifesteal and Swing out-duel your all-in. |
| Two+ items | Warwick | Two-plus items turns to you: max-health damage plus Grievous Wounds cut through his lifesteal. |
Levels 1-2 are yours as neither of you spikes yet and you can trade evenly, but pick up Blood Hunt value by marking him when his Undertow whiffs and he's low.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Warwick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Warwick 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, slightly — Warwick wins 46.26% of 977 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Olaf has a small statistical edge (53.74% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Olaf has the slight edge (Warwick wins 46.26%), though it stays close.
Warwick takes Conqueror 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 Blade of the Ruined King (%HP + sustain engine) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.
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