Olafvs Kindred
Olaf vs Kindred is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Kindred wins with a 80.0% win rate (+60.0%) over Olaf based on 5 games. Kindred 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 Kindred 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.
Kindred(20.0%)Who Wins the Olaf vs Kindred Matchup?
Olaf vs Kindred Matchup Summary
The Olaf vs Kindred matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Kindred wins with a 80.0% win rate compared to Olaf's 20.0%, giving Kindred a 60.0 percentage point advantage. Kindred 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 CS, where Olaf leads by 0.5 CS/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Kindred 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 Kindred 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 Kindred Laning Phase Breakdown
Olaf is favored during the laning phase against Kindred, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Olaf holds advantages in farming, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Olaf Build Against Kindred
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Kindred, providing the mobility and stats Olaf needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Olaf against Kindred 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 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Kindred. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Olaf vs Kindred matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Olaf25.0%Kindred75.0%Olaf0.0%Kindred100.0%Kindred dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 75.0% win rate — a 50.0 percentage point lead over Olaf. This lopsided early game means Kindred can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Kindred is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 100.0% win rate — 100.0 points above Olaf. Extended games heavily favor Kindred, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Kindred 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 Kindred
Precision
Inspiration
The Precision and Inspiration rune setup gives Olaf the best tools to compete against Kindred in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Olaf matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48.81% | 168 | 6.2 | 896 | 11,844 | 55.8% | 41.5% | |
| 55.06% | 90 | 6.8 | 890 | 12,493 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.29% | 85 | 6.5 | 844 | 11,632 | 55.1% | 55.6% | |
| 47.06% | 85 | 6.8 | 1,074 | 12,363 | 55.6% | 37.5% | |
| 51.90% | 79 | 6.1 | 769 | 12,664 | 68.6% | 38.6% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 6.4 | 947 | 12,246 | 37.8% | 51.4% | |
| 58.33% | 72 | 6.6 | 890 | 12,853 | 56.4% | 60.6% | |
| 55.56% | 63 | 6.1 | 993 | 12,484 | 62.5% | 48.4% | |
| 52.38% | 63 | 6.3 | 1,164 | 12,290 | 55.6% | 48.1% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 6.2 | 856 | 12,299 | 53.9% | 51.4% | |
| 52.46% | 61 | 6.8 | 789 | 12,623 | 48.5% | 57.1% | |
| 43.10% | 60 | 6.2 | 785 | 10,976 | 42.4% | 44.0% | |
| 46.55% | 58 | 6.2 | 942 | 13,168 | 39.1% | 51.4% | |
| 40.00% | 55 | 6.8 | 937 | 12,272 | 40.7% | 39.3% | |
| 56.36% | 55 | 7.1 | 936 | 13,414 | 46.4% | 66.7% | |
| 47.17% | 54 | 5.2 | 847 | 11,789 | 37.5% | 55.2% | |
| 48.98% | 49 | 6.8 | 865 | 11,349 | 39.3% | 61.9% | |
| 44.68% | 48 | 6.8 | 871 | 13,115 | 50.0% | 40.0% | |
| 36.17% | 48 | 6.4 | 920 | 12,464 | 37.5% | 34.8% | |
| 68.09% | 47 | 7.4 | 906 | 13,335 | 68.0% | 68.2% | |
| 36.17% | 47 | 6.5 | 819 | 11,808 | 42.3% | 28.6% | |
| 57.78% | 45 | 6.4 | 1,038 | 11,557 | 69.6% | 45.5% | |
| 33.33% | 45 | 6.3 | 888 | 11,974 | 25.0% | 40.0% | |
| 38.64% | 44 | 6.7 | 891 | 12,753 | 47.8% | 28.6% | |
| 45.95% | 37 | 6.5 | 899 | 12,518 | 41.2% | 50.0% | |
| 44.44% | 36 | 6.3 | 906 | 13,362 | 30.8% | 52.2% | |
| 50.00% | 36 | 6.7 | 1,158 | 12,745 | 52.9% | 47.4% | |
| 45.71% | 35 | 5.8 | 904 | 13,114 | 52.9% | 38.9% | |
| 45.45% | 35 | 5.8 | 788 | 12,152 | 50.0% | 42.1% | |
| 42.42% | 33 | 6.9 | 964 | 12,377 | 41.2% | 43.8% | |
| 61.29% | 32 | 6.6 | 796 | 12,747 | 73.3% | 50.0% | |
| 46.88% | 32 | 7.0 | 889 | 12,847 | 46.7% | 47.1% | |
| 53.57% | 28 | 2.4 | 860 | 12,843 | 46.7% | 61.5% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 6.0 | 789 | 12,409 | 37.5% | 38.9% | |
| 38.46% | 26 | 6.7 | 865 | 13,593 | 27.3% | 46.7% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 3.8 | 1,068 | 13,886 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 25 | 6.2 | 750 | 11,555 | 50.0% | 16.7% | |
| 66.67% | 25 | 4.6 | 846 | 12,260 | 62.5% | 75.0% | |
| 70.83% | 24 | 3.5 | 765 | 12,631 | 69.2% | 72.7% | |
| 43.48% | 23 | 2.1 | 685 | 12,303 | 58.3% | 27.3% | |
| 39.13% | 23 | 6.5 | 819 | 12,079 | 36.4% | 41.7% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 6.2 | 823 | 12,404 | 72.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.87% | 23 | 7.1 | 912 | 14,523 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.89% | 20 | 6.2 | 871 | 13,362 | 50.0% | 63.6% | |
| 52.63% | 19 | 6.1 | 869 | 10,913 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 72.22% | 18 | 3.6 | 1,060 | 14,636 | 75.0% | 70.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 6.5 | 849 | 12,561 | 57.1% | 72.7% | |
| 11.76% | 17 | 2.5 | 745 | 11,962 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 58.82% | 17 | 4.7 | 720 | 11,796 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 12.50% | 16 | 6.4 | 939 | 10,054 | 8.3% | 25.0% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.0 | 681 | 12,186 | 20.0% | 33.3% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 1.2 | 705 | 12,179 | 42.9% | 33.3% | |
| 46.67% | 15 | 2.8 | 767 | 12,120 | 42.9% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 15 | 6.3 | 850 | 15,177 | 40.0% | 70.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 6.5 | 735 | 12,218 | 42.9% | 62.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 6.8 | 947 | 14,873 | 42.9% | 37.5% | |
| 21.43% | 14 | 6.4 | 780 | 10,864 | 37.5% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 4.3 | 1,036 | 15,344 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 1.4 | 810 | 13,223 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.5 | 991 | 12,611 | 83.3% | 28.6% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 4.0 | 826 | 13,656 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 83.33% | 12 | 6.4 | 795 | 13,194 | 75.0% | 87.5% | |
| 75.00% | 12 | 1.4 | 852 | 15,190 | 33.3% | 88.9% | |
| 41.67% | 12 | 2.7 | 804 | 13,289 | 40.0% | 42.9% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 6.2 | 842 | 11,040 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 5.5 | 807 | 11,146 | 28.6% | 50.0% | |
| 63.64% | 11 | 2.9 | 759 | 12,293 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 3.2 | 870 | 13,178 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 10 | 2.7 | 857 | 13,610 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 3.5 | 851 | 11,391 | 20.0% | 75.0% | |
| 11.11% | 9 | 2.5 | 881 | 13,254 | 0.0% | 14.3% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 2.0 | 878 | 14,933 | 60.0% | 25.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 1.1 | 787 | 11,230 | 33.3% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.1 | 996 | 14,659 | 66.7% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.6 | 746 | 11,054 | 40.0% | 66.7% | |
| 14.29% | 7 | 1.9 | 893 | 10,607 | 16.7% | 0.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 2.2 | 985 | 13,910 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.1 | 761 | 14,201 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.6 | 1,038 | 16,361 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 1.6 | 676 | 11,099 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 1.7 | 806 | 15,400 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.1 | 1,026 | 14,779 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.2 | 756 | 10,189 | 33.3% | 0.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.6 | 975 | 11,170 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.6 | 645 | 11,817 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 794 | 14,853 | 0.0% | 25.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.7 | 615 | 9,652 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 7.5 | 911 | 12,868 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 780 | 12,840 | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 7.3 | 1,071 | 16,290 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 1.1 | 444 | 10,041 | 25.0% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 1.0 | 605 | 8,132 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
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Olaf vs Kindred - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Olaf do against Kindred in League of Legends?
Kindred wins the Olaf vs Kindred matchup with a 80.0% win rate compared to Olaf's 20.0%, a 60.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.
How does Olaf do against Kindred in the early game?
In the early game, Kindred has the advantage against Olaf with a 75.0% win rate versus 25.0%. Kindred players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Olaf do against Kindred in the late game?
In the late game, Kindred takes over the Olaf vs Kindred matchup with a 100.0% win rate compared to 0.0%. Kindred scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Olaf vs Kindred matchup?
Kindred wins the matchup against Olaf with a 80.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 60.0 percentage point advantage means Kindred is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.
What is the best Olaf build against Kindred?
The best Olaf build against Kindred includes Stridebreaker, Death's Dance, Experimental Hexplate with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 100.0% 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 Kindred?
The best Olaf runes against Kindred use the Precision primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 33.3% win rate in the Olaf vs Kindred matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Olaf counter Kindred?
No, Olaf struggles against Kindred with only a 20.0% win rate. Kindred has the advantage in this matchup. Olaf players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Kindred's lead.
How do I play Olaf against Kindred?
When playing Olaf against Kindred, play cautiously and avoid Kindred's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Kindred has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.