Passively Q-farm and give up CS if you have to: care of his Black Cleaver spike once he gets tankier, and pray for a jungle gank.

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Irelia vs Olaf

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Heavily unfavoredPre-6 HardPost-6 HardTake Ignite

How to play it

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Dodge his Q

His Q perma-slows you and lets him chase you the length of the lane: dodge it, especially when he throws from afar.

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Fight when Q whiffs

Olaf is much weaker when his axe is away from him: take the trade right after a missed Q, and stay near your tower to deny him from chaining Qs.

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Respect his W shield

Account for his W shield before you commit an all-in: it soaks a big chunk of your burst.

Never take a prolonged fight far from your tower: Olaf will chase you down the lane and chain his Qs to run you down.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 51% WR - 445 games

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
	W							W	W		W	W
		E											E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

W→

Irelia · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Irelia vs Olaf in Top lane is a hard lane on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his Q perma-slows you and lets him chain-chase you down the lane, dodge it, especially from range.

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