Olafvs Gwen
Olaf vs Gwen is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Gwen wins with a 56.7% win rate (+13.3%) over Olaf based on 30 games. Gwen holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Olaf build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Olaf vs Gwen matchup.
Olaf Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Olaf 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 Olaf vs Gwen Matchup?
Olaf vs Gwen Matchup Summary
The Olaf vs Gwen matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 30 recent matches analyzed, Gwen wins with a 56.7% win rate compared to Olaf's 43.3%, giving Gwen a 13.3 percentage point advantage. Gwen dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Olaf players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Olaf leads by 0.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Gwen has a strong advantage in this matchup. Olaf players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Gwen 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.
Olaf vs Gwen Laning Phase Breakdown
Olaf is favored during the laning phase against Gwen, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Olaf holds advantages in damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Olaf Build Against Gwen
Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Gwen, providing the mobility and stats Olaf needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Olaf against Gwen are Stridebreaker, Death's Dance and Experimental Hexplate. This combination gives Olaf 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 Gwen. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Olaf vs Gwen matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Olaf46.1%
Gwen53.9%Olaf41.2%Gwen58.8%Gwen dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 53.9% win rate — a 7.7 percentage point lead over Olaf. This lopsided early game means Gwen can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Gwen is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 58.8% win rate — 17.6 points above Olaf. Extended games heavily favor Gwen, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Gwen holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Olaf players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Olaf Runes Against Gwen
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Olaf the best tools to compete against Gwen in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Olaf matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Olaf'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 Olaf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.94% | 141 | 6.3 | 820 | 12,756 | 47.3% | 50.0% | |
| 55.73% | 131 | 6.2 | 947 | 13,442 | 60.0% | 53.5% | |
| 45.35% | 86 | 6.4 | 920 | 12,064 | 35.1% | 53.1% | |
| 48.05% | 77 | 6.6 | 895 | 12,395 | 43.3% | 51.1% | |
| 49.25% | 67 | 6.0 | 787 | 11,382 | 43.8% | 54.3% | |
| 44.44% | 63 | 6.4 | 1,186 | 11,059 | 38.2% | 51.7% | |
| 41.94% | 62 | 6.3 | 782 | 11,031 | 42.4% | 41.4% | |
| 52.73% | 55 | 6.4 | 833 | 11,426 | 56.3% | 47.8% | |
| 44.44% | 54 | 6.2 | 995 | 13,283 | 45.0% | 44.1% | |
| 43.40% | 53 | 6.3 | 1,121 | 13,767 | 41.2% | 44.4% | |
| 42.86% | 49 | 6.2 | 841 | 11,944 | 50.0% | 37.0% | |
| 52.08% | 48 | 6.0 | 898 | 10,864 | 40.0% | 72.2% | |
| 54.17% | 48 | 7.2 | 892 | 12,134 | 52.0% | 56.5% | |
| 50.00% | 46 | 6.5 | 919 | 12,163 | 41.7% | 59.1% | |
| 35.56% | 45 | 6.2 | 797 | 11,459 | 25.0% | 41.4% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 6.5 | 876 | 13,371 | 46.7% | 41.4% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 6.4 | 929 | 10,929 | 51.7% | 26.7% | |
| 58.14% | 43 | 6.5 | 860 | 11,168 | 60.0% | 56.5% | |
| 45.24% | 42 | 6.3 | 858 | 11,882 | 39.1% | 52.6% | |
| 57.14% | 42 | 4.2 | 870 | 11,992 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 52.38% | 42 | 6.4 | 833 | 13,596 | 50.0% | 53.6% | |
| 41.03% | 39 | 6.3 | 974 | 11,336 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 65.79% | 38 | 6.3 | 945 | 12,250 | 64.3% | 66.7% | |
| 47.37% | 38 | 6.1 | 888 | 11,299 | 50.0% | 45.0% | |
| 47.22% | 36 | 7.6 | 854 | 13,014 | 47.1% | 47.4% | |
| 72.73% | 33 | 4.7 | 1,169 | 15,172 | 69.2% | 75.0% | |
| 45.45% | 33 | 6.2 | 832 | 9,547 | 57.9% | 28.6% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 5.7 | 764 | 12,446 | 53.3% | 75.0% | |
| 35.48% | 31 | 6.6 | 875 | 12,279 | 44.4% | 31.8% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.7 | 951 | 12,351 | 56.3% | 50.0% | |
| 43.33% | 30 | 6.2 | 887 | 13,258 | 46.1% | 41.2% | |
| 48.28% | 29 | 2.4 | 784 | 13,050 | 58.3% | 41.2% | |
| 50.00% | 28 | 1.9 | 828 | 11,578 | 43.8% | 58.3% | |
| 57.69% | 26 | 6.1 | 972 | 12,135 | 53.9% | 61.5% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 1.3 | 715 | 13,137 | 45.5% | 69.2% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 739 | 11,533 | 35.7% | 60.0% | |
| 58.33% | 24 | 4.5 | 844 | 13,767 | 50.0% | 64.3% | |
| 69.57% | 23 | 6.6 | 824 | 12,069 | 63.6% | 75.0% | |
| 52.17% | 23 | 6.5 | 953 | 12,340 | 54.5% | 50.0% | |
| 56.52% | 23 | 5.9 | 600 | 10,481 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 47.83% | 23 | 6.8 | 820 | 13,000 | 50.0% | 46.7% | |
| 54.55% | 22 | 6.7 | 811 | 12,103 | 55.6% | 53.9% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 6.0 | 796 | 12,708 | 62.5% | 57.1% | |
| 52.38% | 21 | 4.9 | 817 | 12,127 | 50.0% | 54.5% | |
| 42.86% | 21 | 6.5 | 809 | 10,302 | 36.4% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 2.1 | 750 | 11,362 | 40.0% | 60.0% | |
| 65.00% | 20 | 2.8 | 904 | 10,387 | 58.3% | 75.0% | |
| 47.37% | 19 | 6.4 | 806 | 12,068 | 61.5% | 16.7% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 6.2 | 841 | 11,314 | 77.8% | 40.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.6 | 711 | 12,729 | 55.6% | 70.0% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 1.4 | 815 | 15,071 | 80.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.0 | 802 | 12,172 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.3 | 875 | 10,188 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 77.78% | 18 | 3.0 | 816 | 14,007 | 57.1% | 90.9% | |
| 70.59% | 17 | 6.7 | 926 | 12,254 | 81.8% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.0 | 956 | 10,105 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 15 | 7.2 | 772 | 11,365 | 88.9% | 33.3% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 4.9 | 866 | 12,374 | 16.7% | 62.5% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 6.7 | 722 | 10,532 | 40.0% | 55.6% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 2.0 | 831 | 15,170 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.5 | 1,083 | 12,033 | 60.0% | 57.1% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 7.0 | 1,039 | 16,583 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 1.2 | 857 | 15,031 | 25.0% | 57.1% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 3.5 | 900 | 14,160 | 25.0% | 42.9% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 1.2 | 619 | 12,712 | 16.7% | 20.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.1 | 568 | 11,429 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 3.3 | 1,160 | 14,391 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 856 | 14,422 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.2 | 930 | 11,953 | 75.0% | 75.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 1.8 | 811 | 13,992 | 100.0% | 71.4% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.2 | 883 | 11,710 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.4 | 629 | 12,918 | 25.0% | 33.3% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 6.6 | 993 | 12,267 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 1.4 | 663 | 10,759 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 786 | 10,181 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 2.4 | 727 | 10,349 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 0.00% | 6 | 3.4 | 636 | 9,564 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 6.8 | 684 | 11,207 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 1.4 | 1,235 | 16,887 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 0.8 | 496 | 7,824 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.8 | 917 | 15,342 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 5.4 | 643 | 11,594 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 990 | 13,959 | 100.0% | 25.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 821 | 13,041 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 845 | 15,947 | 100.0% | 33.3% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.2 | 1,362 | 11,589 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 916 | 15,475 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.5 | 671 | 11,044 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.9 | 765 | 15,090 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
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Olaf vs Gwen - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Olaf do against Gwen in League of Legends?
Gwen wins the Olaf vs Gwen matchup with a 56.7% win rate compared to Olaf's 43.3%, a 13.3 percentage point difference. This data is based on 30 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Olaf do against Gwen in the early game?
In the early game, Gwen has the advantage against Olaf with a 53.9% win rate versus 46.1%. Gwen players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Olaf do against Gwen in the late game?
In the late game, Gwen takes over the Olaf vs Gwen matchup with a 58.8% win rate compared to 41.2%. Gwen scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Olaf vs Gwen matchup?
Gwen wins the matchup against Olaf with a 56.7% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 13.3 percentage point advantage means Gwen is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 30 games analyzed.
What is the best Olaf build against Gwen?
The best Olaf build against Gwen includes Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate with Mercury's Treads. 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 Olaf runes against Gwen?
The best Olaf runes against Gwen use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 40.0% win rate in the Olaf vs Gwen matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Olaf counter Gwen?
No, Olaf struggles against Gwen with only a 43.3% win rate. Gwen has the advantage in this matchup. Olaf players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Gwen's lead.
How do I play Olaf against Gwen?
When playing Olaf against Gwen, play cautiously and avoid Gwen's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Gwen has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.