How to win lane as Yasuo against Olaf · 47.35% win rate (1,907 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
Wind Wall his axes — his R ignores CC + true damage.
Track: Olaf's R — Ragnarok (100–80s cooldown). CC-immune — your knockup won’t hold him.
Read from Yasuo's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Olaf.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Level 1 is Olaf's — his axe and Reckless Swing out-trade you before you have tools. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Level 2 stays Olaf's: attack-speed passive and true damage win every stand-and-hit. |
| Level 3 | Olaf | Level 3 is Olaf's — his all-in with axe movespeed beats your early kit. |
| Levels 4-5 | Yasuo | Levels 4-5 stay Olaf's — his passive only gets stronger as he drops low. |
| Level 6 | Olaf | Level 6 is Olaf's: Ragnarok's CC-immunity means your knockup can't hold him. |
| First item | Yasuo | First item is his — Reckless Swing true damage still beats your crit. |
| Two+ items | Yasuo | 2+ items stay yours: you out-scale and out-mobilize a short-range Olaf. |
Olaf wins levels 1-3 outright: his Undertow axe, Reckless Swing true damage and passive attack speed overwhelm you in any extended trade, and Wind Wall can't block his true-damage E. Dodge his axes to deny the movespeed and just farm safely.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yasuo's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yasuo 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 — Yasuo wins 47.35% of 1,907 games; winnable with the right plan.
Mostly — Olaf has a small statistical edge (52.65% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.
No — if anything Olaf has the slight edge (Yasuo wins 47.35%), though it stays close.
Yasuo takes Lethal Tempo 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 (duel spike) first, then Infinity Edge, with Plated Steelcaps.
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