Gravesvs Olaf
Graves vs Olaf is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Graves wins with a 61.5% win rate (+23.1%) over Olaf based on 13 games. Olaf wins the early laning phase while Graves scales better into the 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.
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 13 recent matches analyzed, Graves wins with a 61.5% win rate compared to Olaf's 38.5%, giving Graves a 23.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Olaf controls the early laning stage, but Graves outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Olaf needs to press advantages before Graves reaches their power spikes, while Graves should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Olaf leads by 1,268 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Graves players can confidently pick into Olaf and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Olaf away from CS whenever possible. 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 Hubris, The Collector and Mortal Reminder. This combination gives Graves an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 66.7% win rate across 3 games — well above average and making it the top item path against 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
Graves40.0%
Olaf60.0%Graves75.0%Olaf25.0%Olaf dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 60.0% win rate — a 20.0 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.
Graves is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Olaf. Extended games heavily favor Graves, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Olaf must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Graves reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Graves survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Graves Runes Against Olaf
Domination
Precision
Running Domination primary with Precision secondary allows Graves to press their advantage against Olaf, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.
Graves matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46.01% | 363 | 1.6 | 821 | 13,906 | 40.7% | 50.3% | |
| 48.44% | 353 | 1.6 | 778 | 13,928 | 43.9% | 52.4% | |
| 49.71% | 350 | 1.6 | 828 | 14,634 | 51.5% | 48.6% | |
| 47.59% | 332 | 1.5 | 794 | 13,436 | 42.2% | 51.9% | |
| 43.54% | 294 | 1.5 | 774 | 13,581 | 46.8% | 40.5% | |
| 49.30% | 287 | 1.6 | 816 | 13,878 | 50.4% | 48.3% | |
| 53.50% | 243 | 1.6 | 813 | 14,255 | 58.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.88% | 226 | 1.6 | 874 | 13,798 | 55.5% | 47.2% | |
| 50.89% | 224 | 1.6 | 894 | 14,673 | 46.1% | 54.1% | |
| 53.11% | 209 | 1.6 | 832 | 14,828 | 52.0% | 53.8% | |
| 51.08% | 186 | 1.5 | 775 | 14,016 | 53.9% | 49.1% | |
| 52.15% | 163 | 1.5 | 781 | 13,738 | 53.3% | 51.2% | |
| 51.90% | 158 | 1.4 | 766 | 13,074 | 54.2% | 49.3% | |
| 50.32% | 155 | 1.5 | 726 | 13,329 | 40.6% | 58.1% | |
| 54.84% | 155 | 1.4 | 824 | 13,892 | 51.8% | 58.3% | |
| 49.34% | 152 | 1.5 | 802 | 13,647 | 54.8% | 44.3% | |
| 59.06% | 149 | 1.5 | 867 | 14,524 | 61.4% | 57.0% | |
| 56.74% | 141 | 1.5 | 839 | 13,396 | 54.5% | 58.7% | |
| 59.56% | 136 | 1.7 | 814 | 13,896 | 51.6% | 66.2% | |
| 60.00% | 130 | 1.6 | 817 | 13,492 | 63.8% | 56.9% | |
| 60.94% | 128 | 1.6 | 871 | 15,035 | 58.9% | 62.5% | |
| 52.34% | 128 | 1.5 | 753 | 13,684 | 51.5% | 53.2% | |
| 49.61% | 127 | 1.6 | 837 | 13,688 | 47.6% | 51.6% | |
| 56.56% | 122 | 1.5 | 816 | 14,517 | 60.4% | 53.6% | |
| 53.28% | 122 | 1.5 | 797 | 12,627 | 47.6% | 59.3% | |
| 51.67% | 120 | 1.6 | 915 | 14,622 | 49.1% | 53.9% | |
| 45.38% | 119 | 1.5 | 840 | 13,446 | 35.0% | 55.9% | |
| 49.57% | 117 | 1.6 | 879 | 15,046 | 57.1% | 45.3% | |
| 46.73% | 107 | 1.8 | 750 | 14,010 | 59.1% | 38.1% | |
| 50.00% | 98 | 1.5 | 785 | 13,988 | 48.9% | 51.0% | |
| 43.16% | 95 | 1.6 | 780 | 13,554 | 46.5% | 40.4% | |
| 32.18% | 87 | 1.5 | 714 | 13,277 | 35.0% | 29.8% | |
| 55.13% | 78 | 1.8 | 832 | 14,947 | 53.6% | 56.0% | |
| 51.35% | 74 | 1.5 | 841 | 13,718 | 41.7% | 60.5% | |
| 60.27% | 73 | 1.5 | 906 | 14,590 | 63.3% | 58.1% | |
| 56.34% | 71 | 1.6 | 822 | 14,785 | 72.7% | 42.1% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 1.6 | 923 | 14,526 | 50.0% | 48.6% | |
| 46.97% | 66 | 1.6 | 786 | 13,992 | 44.4% | 48.7% | |
| 46.15% | 65 | 2.7 | 760 | 13,648 | 37.9% | 52.8% | |
| 54.84% | 62 | 1.4 | 778 | 13,493 | 61.3% | 48.4% | |
| 51.72% | 58 | 1.6 | 812 | 13,684 | 56.7% | 46.4% | |
| 46.55% | 58 | 1.4 | 915 | 13,945 | 41.4% | 51.7% | |
| 62.75% | 51 | 1.6 | 809 | 14,484 | 70.0% | 58.1% | |
| 54.35% | 46 | 2.5 | 771 | 13,093 | 61.9% | 48.0% | |
| 54.55% | 44 | 2.1 | 948 | 13,739 | 60.0% | 51.7% | |
| 51.22% | 41 | 1.3 | 804 | 14,891 | 56.3% | 48.0% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 2.6 | 915 | 16,183 | 61.5% | 57.1% | |
| 50.00% | 38 | 2.1 | 808 | 13,485 | 72.2% | 30.0% | |
| 32.43% | 37 | 1.7 | 808 | 12,465 | 36.8% | 27.8% | |
| 51.35% | 37 | 1.7 | 830 | 15,118 | 66.7% | 44.0% | |
| 52.78% | 36 | 2.5 | 934 | 13,511 | 60.0% | 47.6% | |
| 48.48% | 33 | 1.7 | 952 | 14,980 | 41.7% | 52.4% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 2.2 | 812 | 11,732 | 47.4% | 35.7% | |
| 67.74% | 31 | 1.6 | 905 | 15,313 | 63.6% | 70.0% | |
| 46.67% | 30 | 2.4 | 902 | 16,056 | 27.3% | 57.9% | |
| 46.43% | 28 | 1.7 | 832 | 14,720 | 54.5% | 41.2% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.6 | 931 | 14,724 | 66.7% | 53.3% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 1.4 | 857 | 12,993 | 43.8% | 45.5% | |
| 50.00% | 26 | 2.6 | 815 | 12,745 | 58.3% | 42.9% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 1.5 | 841 | 13,369 | 50.0% | 37.5% | |
| 44.00% | 25 | 2.0 | 850 | 15,070 | 38.5% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 24 | 1.6 | 670 | 13,451 | 72.7% | 61.5% | |
| 57.14% | 21 | 1.8 | 893 | 13,967 | 44.4% | 66.7% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 1.7 | 798 | 13,772 | 25.0% | 54.5% | |
| 36.84% | 19 | 2.4 | 1,131 | 16,599 | 20.0% | 42.9% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 2.8 | 946 | 14,879 | 57.1% | 60.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 2.6 | 887 | 14,867 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 5.1 | 812 | 11,442 | 70.0% | 60.0% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 1.8 | 765 | 13,166 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 2.5 | 842 | 15,013 | 100.0% | 36.4% | |
| 46.15% | 13 | 6.4 | 937 | 14,222 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 1.6 | 760 | 13,838 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 5.8 | 1,120 | 15,048 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 1.6 | 790 | 13,750 | 16.7% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.2 | 838 | 12,628 | 20.0% | 80.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 2.4 | 637 | 12,073 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 1,089 | 16,017 | 33.3% | 57.1% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.9 | 728 | 13,300 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 886 | 10,736 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 6.3 | 799 | 13,786 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 7.1 | 669 | 10,997 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 1.7 | 674 | 10,744 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.7 | 1,035 | 13,040 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 621 | 10,805 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.6 | 595 | 8,494 | 60.0% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 7.1 | 831 | 10,272 | 25.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 3.5 | 730 | 13,777 | 50.0% | 25.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.5 | 1,263 | 13,740 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.4 | 805 | 15,834 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.7 | 1,100 | 15,441 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.7 | 876 | 13,801 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 1.8 | 926 | 20,421 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.9 | 924 | 16,458 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.0 | 831 | 15,782 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 0.00% | 5 | 4.3 | 759 | 11,869 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
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Graves vs Olaf - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Graves do against Olaf in League of Legends?
Graves wins the Graves vs Olaf matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to Olaf's 38.5%, a 23.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 13 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.
How does Graves do against Olaf in the early game?
In the early game, Olaf has the advantage against Graves with a 60.0% win rate versus 40.0%. 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, Graves takes over the Graves vs Olaf matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Graves scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Graves vs Olaf matchup?
Graves wins the matchup against Olaf with a 61.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 23.1 percentage point advantage means Graves is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 13 games analyzed.
What is the best Graves build against Olaf?
The best Graves build against Olaf includes Hubris, The Collector, Mortal Reminder with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 66.7% 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 Domination primary tree with Precision 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?
Yes, Graves has a favorable matchup against Olaf with a 61.5% win rate. Graves strongly counters Olaf in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.
How do I play Graves against Olaf?
When playing Graves against Olaf, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. Play safe early and scale into your power spikes where you outperform Olaf. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.