Gravesvs Olaf
Graves vs Olaf is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Olaf wins with a 70.8% win rate (+41.7%) over Graves based on 24 games. Olaf holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Graves vs Olaf matchup.
Graves Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Graves performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Olaf(29.2%)Who Wins the Graves vs Olaf Matchup?
Graves vs Olaf Matchup Summary
The Graves vs Olaf matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 24 recent matches analyzed, Olaf wins with a 70.8% win rate compared to Graves's 29.2%, giving Olaf a 41.7 percentage point advantage. Olaf dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Graves players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Olaf leads by 1,047 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Olaf has a strong advantage in this matchup. Graves players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Olaf overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Graves vs Olaf Laning Phase Breakdown
Graves is favored during the laning phase against Olaf, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Graves holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and crowd control, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Graves Build Against Olaf
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Olaf, providing the mobility and stats Graves needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Graves against Olaf are The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow and Lord Dominik's Regards. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Olaf. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Graves vs Olaf matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Graves30.8%Olaf69.2%Graves27.3%Olaf72.7%Olaf dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 69.2% win rate — a 38.5 percentage point lead over Graves. This lopsided early game means Olaf can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Olaf is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 72.7% win rate — 45.5 points above Graves. Extended games heavily favor Olaf, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Olaf holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Graves players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Graves Runes Against Olaf
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Graves the best tools to compete against Olaf in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Graves's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Graves build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.48% | 414 | 1.4 | 792 | 13,943 | 48.5% | 52.4% | |
| 51.72% | 320 | 1.5 | 824 | 14,557 | 53.2% | 50.6% | |
| 50.56% | 271 | 1.7 | 896 | 14,959 | 52.1% | 49.3% | |
| 49.43% | 262 | 1.6 | 832 | 14,559 | 48.2% | 50.3% | |
| 43.48% | 254 | 1.6 | 740 | 13,243 | 47.5% | 39.7% | |
| 48.34% | 211 | 1.6 | 784 | 13,935 | 42.4% | 53.6% | |
| 49.02% | 205 | 1.8 | 881 | 14,403 | 47.9% | 50.0% | |
| 51.24% | 202 | 1.7 | 868 | 14,979 | 44.2% | 56.5% | |
| 48.22% | 197 | 1.9 | 948 | 13,423 | 46.7% | 49.5% | |
| 53.97% | 189 | 1.5 | 839 | 14,250 | 53.8% | 54.2% | |
| 46.52% | 188 | 1.5 | 857 | 13,815 | 43.5% | 49.0% | |
| 48.39% | 186 | 1.9 | 884 | 13,752 | 51.3% | 46.3% | |
| 57.06% | 178 | 1.6 | 812 | 14,825 | 59.1% | 55.7% | |
| 57.63% | 177 | 1.9 | 892 | 14,800 | 62.3% | 54.6% | |
| 44.63% | 177 | 1.5 | 773 | 14,090 | 39.5% | 48.5% | |
| 52.87% | 174 | 1.6 | 855 | 14,220 | 55.3% | 50.6% | |
| 51.19% | 170 | 1.7 | 867 | 14,451 | 55.1% | 47.8% | |
| 53.85% | 169 | 1.5 | 800 | 14,466 | 62.6% | 45.4% | |
| 44.79% | 163 | 1.7 | 823 | 14,393 | 37.9% | 49.5% | |
| 50.94% | 159 | 1.6 | 889 | 14,380 | 50.6% | 51.3% | |
| 50.75% | 134 | 1.6 | 808 | 13,806 | 51.6% | 50.0% | |
| 47.69% | 132 | 1.5 | 842 | 13,027 | 43.5% | 52.5% | |
| 45.67% | 127 | 1.5 | 858 | 14,308 | 39.3% | 50.7% | |
| 55.20% | 126 | 2.2 | 765 | 14,098 | 46.5% | 62.7% | |
| 43.44% | 124 | 1.6 | 897 | 13,739 | 51.5% | 33.3% | |
| 53.64% | 112 | 1.5 | 856 | 14,041 | 49.0% | 57.6% | |
| 59.26% | 111 | 1.5 | 803 | 14,461 | 59.2% | 59.3% | |
| 41.67% | 108 | 2.1 | 847 | 14,109 | 48.1% | 35.7% | |
| 49.06% | 106 | 2.0 | 808 | 14,214 | 46.7% | 50.8% | |
| 50.96% | 104 | 2.3 | 884 | 14,717 | 48.9% | 52.5% | |
| 44.44% | 101 | 1.8 | 768 | 13,932 | 40.0% | 48.1% | |
| 48.48% | 100 | 2.9 | 726 | 13,498 | 45.2% | 50.9% | |
| 42.71% | 97 | 1.4 | 746 | 12,870 | 47.2% | 37.2% | |
| 42.55% | 95 | 1.6 | 860 | 14,431 | 52.2% | 33.3% | |
| 49.46% | 95 | 2.4 | 760 | 14,039 | 48.6% | 50.0% | |
| 55.43% | 92 | 1.6 | 888 | 14,005 | 57.8% | 53.2% | |
| 50.56% | 92 | 2.0 | 843 | 14,118 | 51.2% | 50.0% | |
| 41.11% | 90 | 1.9 | 882 | 13,821 | 39.0% | 42.9% | |
| 55.56% | 90 | 1.6 | 825 | 14,548 | 57.1% | 54.5% | |
| 37.93% | 88 | 1.7 | 809 | 14,510 | 40.5% | 36.0% | |
| 48.19% | 83 | 2.5 | 829 | 13,889 | 48.6% | 47.8% | |
| 51.22% | 83 | 1.5 | 847 | 13,977 | 52.3% | 50.0% | |
| 50.65% | 77 | 1.6 | 847 | 14,345 | 43.2% | 60.6% | |
| 46.05% | 76 | 2.3 | 814 | 13,304 | 36.8% | 55.3% | |
| 50.77% | 65 | 3.2 | 994 | 14,764 | 45.8% | 53.7% | |
| 51.56% | 65 | 1.5 | 831 | 13,004 | 48.7% | 56.0% | |
| 45.31% | 64 | 2.6 | 835 | 13,903 | 50.0% | 39.3% | |
| 45.00% | 62 | 1.4 | 717 | 13,818 | 40.6% | 50.0% | |
| 49.18% | 61 | 1.9 | 879 | 15,072 | 53.1% | 44.8% | |
| 56.90% | 58 | 1.4 | 805 | 13,466 | 48.3% | 65.5% | |
| 49.09% | 56 | 3.1 | 915 | 13,362 | 50.0% | 48.3% | |
| 37.74% | 53 | 2.5 | 841 | 14,061 | 37.0% | 38.5% | |
| 40.38% | 52 | 1.9 | 748 | 13,676 | 46.4% | 33.3% | |
| 34.62% | 52 | 3.2 | 915 | 13,300 | 33.3% | 36.0% | |
| 47.62% | 43 | 1.8 | 774 | 14,184 | 50.0% | 45.0% | |
| 42.86% | 42 | 2.0 | 846 | 13,697 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 55.00% | 40 | 2.8 | 881 | 15,271 | 33.3% | 68.0% | |
| 43.59% | 40 | 3.5 | 985 | 13,228 | 30.4% | 62.5% | |
| 44.74% | 39 | 4.1 | 985 | 13,008 | 29.4% | 57.1% | |
| 47.22% | 37 | 1.6 | 764 | 14,379 | 35.7% | 54.5% | |
| 31.03% | 30 | 6.0 | 883 | 13,468 | 23.1% | 37.5% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 7.1 | 884 | 12,986 | 44.4% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 4.3 | 898 | 13,555 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 6.6 | 819 | 12,243 | 46.7% | 54.5% | |
| 64.00% | 25 | 1.6 | 747 | 14,373 | 72.7% | 57.1% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 1.4 | 874 | 15,141 | 22.2% | 33.3% | |
| 29.17% | 24 | 3.8 | 849 | 12,637 | 30.8% | 27.3% | |
| 31.82% | 23 | 1.5 | 904 | 15,095 | 33.3% | 30.8% | |
| 38.10% | 22 | 6.3 | 792 | 12,241 | 50.0% | 22.2% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.8 | 839 | 11,972 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 21 | 6.5 | 739 | 12,007 | 50.0% | 23.1% | |
| 28.57% | 21 | 3.6 | 917 | 14,184 | 25.0% | 30.8% | |
| 40.00% | 20 | 2.9 | 848 | 14,663 | 45.5% | 33.3% | |
| 38.89% | 19 | 6.0 | 1,062 | 15,032 | 33.3% | 41.7% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 7.1 | 925 | 12,653 | 36.4% | 62.5% | |
| 53.33% | 17 | 2.9 | 988 | 16,052 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 41.18% | 17 | 6.7 | 879 | 12,431 | 14.3% | 60.0% | |
| 64.71% | 17 | 6.7 | 718 | 12,485 | 50.0% | 77.8% | |
| 56.25% | 16 | 7.4 | 886 | 13,924 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.2 | 974 | 13,673 | 40.0% | 27.3% | |
| 35.71% | 15 | 3.3 | 678 | 9,627 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 3.2 | 712 | 13,476 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 1.6 | 828 | 14,052 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 15 | 4.4 | 958 | 14,876 | 50.0% | 27.3% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 6.7 | 790 | 11,090 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.5 | 869 | 11,599 | 25.0% | 83.3% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 7.0 | 1,032 | 12,770 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 78.57% | 14 | 6.6 | 868 | 11,085 | 87.5% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 7.2 | 881 | 12,980 | 37.5% | 83.3% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.6 | 794 | 13,809 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 7.5 | 907 | 13,066 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 5.1 | 1,020 | 14,565 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 4.8 | 528 | 11,173 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 44.44% | 10 | 7.7 | 939 | 12,797 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.8 | 688 | 11,904 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 9 | 5.3 | 924 | 14,266 | 66.7% | 83.3% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 6.5 | 652 | 11,263 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 7.0 | 826 | 12,602 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.3 | 956 | 12,361 | 75.0% | 25.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.2 | 658 | 10,877 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.2 | 1,315 | 16,685 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 6.2 | 876 | 14,838 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.6 | 815 | 13,895 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 5.3 | 860 | 15,023 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.6 | 957 | 15,454 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 7.4 | 853 | 9,849 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 5.9 | 925 | 16,613 | 0.0% | 83.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.2 | 854 | 13,186 | 25.0% | 100.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 5.2 | 816 | 12,772 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 1,138 | 17,793 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.5 | 798 | 13,431 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 100.00% | 5 | 6.1 | 958 | 12,208 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.8 | 889 | 11,898 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 6.0 | 858 | 13,942 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.6 | 942 | 16,285 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 795 | 11,157 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 897 | 15,420 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.4 | 1,082 | 13,101 | 33.3% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 540 | 8,989 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.0 | 631 | 14,294 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
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Graves vs Olaf - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Graves do against Olaf in League of Legends?
Olaf wins the Graves vs Olaf matchup with a 70.8% win rate compared to Graves's 29.2%, a 41.7 percentage point difference. This data is based on 24 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Graves do against Olaf in the early game?
In the early game, Olaf has the advantage against Graves with a 69.2% win rate versus 30.8%. Olaf players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Graves do against Olaf in the late game?
In the late game, Olaf takes over the Graves vs Olaf matchup with a 72.7% win rate compared to 27.3%. Olaf scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Graves vs Olaf matchup?
Olaf wins the matchup against Graves with a 70.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 41.7 percentage point advantage means Olaf is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 24 games analyzed.
What is the best Graves build against Olaf?
The best Graves build against Olaf includes The Collector, Immortal Shieldbow, Lord Dominik's Regards with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Graves runes against Olaf?
The best Graves runes against Olaf use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Graves vs Olaf matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Graves counter Olaf?
No, Graves struggles against Olaf with only a 29.2% win rate. Olaf has the advantage in this matchup. Graves players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Olaf's lead.
How do I play Graves against Olaf?
When playing Graves against Olaf, play cautiously and avoid Olaf's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Olaf has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.