Yone vs Olaf — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Yone against Olaf · 49.45% win rate over 1,725 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Olaf is favoured — Olaf owns 4 of the 7 game windows to Yone's 1. Play it patient and win your windows. Yone wins 49.45% of games vs Olaf in top lane (1,725 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1OlafOlaf wins level 1 — his Undertow slow and true-damage E out-trade you before you have tools.
Level 2OlafLevel 2 stays his; his axe-reset aggression punishes any trade you attempt.
Level 3Even / skillLevel 3 is a skill window where dodging his axe lets you contest evenly.
Levels 4-5OlafLevels 4-5 favour Olaf again as his bruiser trades and sustain overwhelm your health bar.
Level 6Even / skillAt 6 it's a skill check, but Ragnarok's CC-immunity blunts your all-in, keeping it a wash at best.
First itemOlafFirst item is Olaf's — his true damage and lifesteal beat your DPS in extended duels.
Two+ itemsYoneLate is finally yours as Olaf falls off and your items plus E-kiting take over fights.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Olaf wins the opening levels — his Undertow slow and Reckless Swing true damage let him force trades you can't fully answer, and picking his axe back up refreshes his aggression. Play safe, dodge axes, and don't get caught in an early all-in.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Yone 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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