Viego vs Olaf Counter Pick

On paper this matchup tilts toward Olaf more than the results show. Ragnarok makes him immune to disables for as long as he is attacking, so Viego’s Spectral Maw loses most of its punch once a fight is underway. Reckless Swing also deals true damage, which means Viego’s armor does nothing against it: 34 at level one and 112.2 at level 18. Viego still wins 55.8% of his games across 489 matches on patch 16.13.1. That is a modest sample, but it leans in one direction.

Olaf’s counter is managing his own health. Berserker Rage ties his attack speed and life steal to missing health, so he is at his best when he is hurt, which is exactly the situation Heartbreaker is built to exploit. Viego can blink in and finish him, and a battered Olaf near the bottom of his 2,668 health pool at level 18 is an easy target for Sovereign’s Domination. Paying health for Reckless Swing speeds that process up. Both champions do physical damage and move at close speeds, 345 and 350, so the outcome hinges on item timing and positioning rather than a resistance gap. Early on Olaf is the sturdier of the two, with 645 health and 35 armor against Viego’s 630 and 34, though by level 18 his 106.4 armor falls behind. Undertow strips armor and move speed from everything the axe hits, which helps him close distance rather than directly counteracting Viego. The matchup is rated difficulty 3 for Olaf and 5 for Viego. Full details: Viego, Olaf.