How to win lane as Yorick against Olaf · 43.85% win rate (894 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15
His R ignores your cage and he out-duels you — deny axes, anti-heal.
Track: Olaf's R — Ragnarok (100–80s cooldown). CC-immune — your cage won’t hold him. Bait it.
Read from Yorick's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Olaf.
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Olaf | Level 1 favors Olaf as his Q axe and E out-trade your early poke. |
| Level 2 | Olaf | Level 2 stays his with axe pickups perma-slowing and chasing you. |
| Level 3 | Even / skill | Level 3 stays his: Undertow's cooldown resets when he retrieves the axe. |
| Levels 4-5 | Olaf | Level 4 stays Olaf's: Berserker Rage gives lifesteal as his health drops. |
| Level 6 | Even / skill | Level 6 is his: Ragnarok makes him immune to disables while he swings. |
| First item | Olaf | With first item Olaf's lifesteal and axe out-duel your Maiden trades. |
| Two+ items | Olaf | Two-plus items: your split takes towers he cannot defend. |
Levels 1-2 are Olaf's: his Q axe slow and E Reckless Swing chunk you in any trade, and with W lifesteal he sustains through your E poke, so give ground.
Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Yorick's side, sampled July 2026.
The full Yorick 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 — Yorick wins only 43.85% of 894 games, so Yorick plays this as the disadvantaged side.
Not really — Olaf holds a real statistical advantage (56.15% win rate), so Yorick is the one working uphill.
No — Olaf counters Yorick (Yorick wins only 43.85% of games). Play it as the disadvantaged side and lean on the windows in the plan.
Yorick 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 Trinity Force (the all-purpose spike) first, then Hullbreaker, with Plated Steelcaps.
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