PCOlaf was last adjusted in Patch 26.6 (). Across 52 patches, Olaf has received 17 buffs, 10 nerfs, 24 adjustments since release in Patch 1.0.0.87.
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Olaf top is fine but he's lagging behind in the jungle. As such, we're improving his clear, making his ganking stronger and leaning into his identity as a risky, low health fighter. We hope to keep top lane in a fairly stable place while boosting his jungle performance.
Stats
- Base attack speed increased to 0.72 from 0.694.
Undertow
- Undocumented: Base damage increased to 70/120/170/220/270 from 60/110/160/210/260.
- Undocumented: Bonus monster damage increased to 20/35/50/65/80 from 10/25/40/55/70.
- Undocumented: Total monster damage increased to 90/155/220/285/350 from 70/135/200/265/330.
- Slow increased to 30/35/40/45/50% from 25/30/35/40/45%.
- Slow duration changed to 1 to 3 (based on distance traveled) seconds from 1.5 to 2.5 (based on distance traveled).
- Bug Fix: Enemies only struck by the Lollipop at the end of the Q are now slowed for the proper amount of time (was a fixed 30% slow).
Tough It Out
- Bug Fix: If you cast W while the previous cast was still active, it now properly re-applies its effects rather than just refreshing the prior cast (you get the attack reset and the AS value is updated).
Reckless Swing
- Health cost increased to 40% of damage from 30%.
- Base health cost increased to 28/46/64/82/100 from 21/34.5/48/61.5/75.
- Health cost AD ratio increased to 20% AD from 15% AD.
Ragnarok
- Bug Fix: Now properly is affected by the displacement of Blast Cone that he himself triggers.
E cast time now scales with Attack Speed.
Reckless Swing
- Cast time reduced to 0.25 to 0.175 (based on bonus attack speed) seconds from 0.25.
Q damage decreased, bonus damage to monsters increased. R passive resistances decreased.
Undertow
- Base damage reduced to 60/110/160/210/260 from 65/115/165/215/265.
- Bonus monster damage increased to 10/25/40/55/70 from 5/15/25/35/45.
Ragnarok
- Bonus resistances reduced to 10/15/20 from 10/20/30.
Q bonus damage to monsters increased.
Undertow
- Bonus monster damage increased to 5/15/25/35/45 from 5/10/15/20/25.
Q bonus monster damage added. W bonus attack speed duration increased and mana cost increased. E cooldown refund increased when hitting monsters.
Undertow
- New Effect: Now deals 5/10/15/20/25 bonus physical damage against monsters.
Tough It Out
- Attack speed duration increased to 5 seconds from 4.
- Mana cost increased to 50 from 30.
Reckless Swing
- New Effect: Cooldown reduction against monsters is now doubled to 2 seconds.
Ragnarok
- Mana cost increased to 100 from 0.
General
- Updated ability icons.
Passive attack speed reduced early. Q base damage decreased.
Berserker Rage
- Maximum bonus attack speed reduced to 50 to 100% (based on level) from 60 to 100% (based on level).
Undertow
- Base damage reduced to 65/115/165/215/265 from 70/120/170/220/270.
Base health regen and health regen growth decreased. Passive max bonus attack speed increased early. Q mana cost increased.
Stats
- Base health regeneration reduced to 6.5 from 8.5.
- Health regeneration growth reduced 0.6 to 0.9.
Berserker Rage
- Maximum bonus attack speed increased to 60 to 100% (based on level) from 40 to 100% (based on level).
Undertow
- Mana cost increased to 50/55/60/65/70 from 40/45/50/55/60.
- Tooltip now clarifies the cooldown refund mechanic better.
Tough It Out
- Bug Fix: Now refreshes a stack of Hail of Blades for being an attack time resetting cast.
Reckless Swing
- Bug Fix: Can no longer heal other units instead of himself if they gain the kill credit on the target of Reckless Swing after it dealt damage without killing it.
Ragnarok
- Bug Fix: No longer prevents a Blast Cone triggered by an ally from knocking him back.
Passive maximum Life Steal value threshold increased. Q damage increased, minimum recast time decreased. W cooldown increased late. R passive armor and MR decreased.
Berserker Rage
- Maximum health threshold reduced to 70% missing health from 77.5%.
- Maximum life steal reduced to 8 to 25% (based on level) from 10 to 30% (based on level).
Undertow
- Base damage increased to 70/120/170/220/270 from 60/110/160/210/260.
- Minimum cooldown reduced to 2.5 seconds from 3.
Tough It Out
- Cooldown increased to 16/15/14/13/12 seconds from 16/14.5/13/11.5/10.
Ragnarok
- Bonus resistances reduced to 10/20/30 from 10/25/40.
Stats
- Base health increased to 645 from 575.
- Health growth increased to 119 from 105.
- Armor growth increased to 4.2 from 3.
- Magic resistance growth increased to 2.05 from 1.25.
Berserker Rage
- Maximum health threshold increased to 77.5% missing health from 70%.
Tough It Out
- Base shield reduced to 10/40/70/100/130 from 10/45/80/115/150.
- Shield health ratio reduced to 22.5% missing health from 25%.
Mid-scope update, all abilities adjusted.
Stats
- Attack damage growth increased to 4.7 from 3.5.
- Health growth increased to 105 from 100.
- Mana growth increased to 50 from 42.
Berserker Rage
- New Innate: Olaf gains bonus attack speed and life steal based on his missing health. At 70% missing health, he gains a maximum of 40 to 100% (based on level) bonus attack speed and 10 to 30% (based on level) life steal.
- Old Innate: Olaf gains 0 to 100% (based on missing health) bonus attack speed.
Undertow
- New Effect: Now reduces the armor of enemy champions hit by 20/22.5/25/27.5/30% for 4 seconds.
- New Effect: Picking up the axe now sets Undertow's current cooldown to 3 seconds if it is not already below that amount. This is affected by ability haste.
- Removed: No longer reduces Undertow's cooldown by 4.5 seconds when picking up the axe.
- Base damage reduced to 60/110/160/210/260 from 80/125/170/215/260.
- Minimum cast range increased to 425 units from 300.
- Mana cost reduced to 40/45/50/55/60 from 60 at all ranks.
- Cooldown increased to 9 seconds from 7.
- Now grants ghosting more consistently to jungle monsters that are hit or are nearby when cast.
Tough It Out
- Renamed to Tough It Out from Vicious Strikes.
- New Effect: Now grants a 10/45/80/115/150 (+ 25% missing health) shield for 2.5 seconds, health ratio capped at 70% of his missing health.
- New Effect: Gaining the attack speed buff now basic attack reset Olaf's basic attack timer.
- Removed: No longer grants 16/18/20/22/24% life steal.
- Removed: Healing is no longer increased by 0 to 33% (based on missing health).
- Bonus attack speed reduced to 40/50/60/70/80% from 50/60/70/80/90%.
- Bonus attack speed duration reduced to 4 seconds from 6.
- Cooldown reduced to 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 seconds from 16 at all ranks.
Ragnarok
- Duration reduced to 3 seconds from 6.
- Bonus resistances reduced to 10/25/40 from 20/30/40.
- Base bonus attack damage changed to 10/20/30 from 15/20/25.
- AD ratio reduced to 25% AD from 30% AD.
- New Effect: Duration is now increased by and up to 2.5 seconds for each basic attack on-hit or Reckless Swing cast against an enemy champion.
- Removed: Bonus resistances are no longer lost upon cast.
- Undocumented: No longer displays the Unstoppable state on the health bar interface while active.
Ragnarok
- Undocumented/Bug fix: Can once again remove the grounded and silence debuffs from the Miasma, Mega Adhesive and Equinox fields.
Base health growth increased. Mana regen and mana growth rounded up.
Stats
- Health growth increased to 100 from 93.
- Base mana regeneration increased to 7.5 from 7.47.
- Mana regeneration growth increased to 0.6 from 0.58.
Base health decreased. Passive bonus attack speed decreased; now displays amount of attack speed on passive icon.
Stats
- Base health reduced to 575 from 597.
Berserker Rage
- Bonus attack speed reduced to 0 to 75% (based on missing health) from 0 to 100% (based on missing health).
- New Effect: The amount of attack speed being granted is now displayed on his passive icon.
W life steal increased; healing amplification decreased.
Vicious Strikes
- Life steal increased to 16/18/20/22/24% from 14/16/18/20/22%.
- Healing amplification reduced to 0 to 33% (based on missing health) from 0 to 50% (based on missing health).
Stats
- Base magic resistance reduced to 32 from 32.1.
- Base health reduced to 597 from 597.24.
Stats
- Base mana regeneration reduced to 7.465 from 7.466.
General
- Updated visual effects.
- Basic attacks now have swipe VFX.
- Basic attacks hit VFX updated.
Undertow
- Now has hitbox and pick-up range indicators.
- Pick-up VFX updated.
Vicious Strikes
- Buff and healing VFX updated.
- Floating runes removed.
Reckless Swing
- On-hit VFX updated.
Ragnarok
- New lightning VFX on activation.
- Buff VFX updated.
Brolaf
- Has skin-specific Graggy VFX on Q, E, and R.
- Has the Graggy Ice logo on Q's pick-up indicator and a keg on E hit.
Pentakill
- Has fiery VFX recoloring.
- Has the Pentakill logo on E hit and R activation.
Butcher
- Q hitbox indicator recolored to be meatier.
SKT T1
- Has golden VFX recoloring.
- SKT T1 logo added to Q pick-up indicator, E hit, and R activation.
Vicious Strikes
- New Effect: Ability icon HUD now shows the remaining duration of the ability.
Ragnarok
- New Effect: Ability icon HUD now shows the remaining duration of the ability.
Vicious Strikes
- Bonus attack speed increased to 55/65/75/85/95% from 40/50/60/70/80%.
Ragnarok
- Bonus movement speed towards enemy champion reduced to 20/45/70% from 50/60/70%.
Reckless Swing
- Cooldown reduced to 11/10/9/8/7 seconds from 12/11/10/9/8.
- AD ratio increased to 50% AD from 40% AD.
Ragnarok
- Active bonus AD reduced to 15/20/25 from 40/60/80.
- New Effect: Active bonus AD now scales with 30% AD.
Stats
- Base health regeneration reduced to 8.5 from 8.512.
Reckless Swing
- New Effect: Now draws nearby minion aggro when targeting an enemy champion.
Pentakill
- Undertow
- Bug Fix: Once again makes a cymbal crash sound.
Undertow
- Base damage increased to 80/125/170/215/260 from 70/115/160/205/250.
SKT T1
- Undertow
- Bug Fix: On-hit particles no longer become a massive disco if Undertow hits a moving target.
Vicious Strikes
- Life steal increased to 14/16/18/20/22% from 9/12/15/18/21%.
Ragnarok
- Passive armor and magic resist increased to 20/30/40 from 10/20/30.
Ragnarok
- Fixed a bug where Olaf was knocked back by Scatter the Weak
Ragnarok
- New Effect: Active now grants Olaf a 50/60/70% movement speed bonus when moving towards enemies for 1 second.
Undertow
- Cooldown reduced to 7 seconds from 8 seconds.
Vicious Strikes
- Healing amplification increased to 1% per 2% missing health from 1% per 2.5% missing health.
Ragnarok
- Cooldown reduced to 100/90/80 seconds from 120/100/80 seconds.
Undertow
- Slow reduced to 29/33/37/41/45% from 35/40/45/50/55%.
Undertow
- Slow duration increased to 1.5-2.5 seconds from 1–2 seconds.
- Mana cost changed to 60 from 55/60/65/70/75.
Vicious Strikes
- Bonus attack speed increased to 40/50/60/70/80% from 20/35/50/65/80%.
Reckless Swing
- Cost reduced to 30% of the damage dealt from 40%.
Stats
- Base mana reduced to 235 from 270.
Undertow
- Base damage reduced to 70/115/160/205/250 from 80/125/170/215/260.
- Slow percent increased to 35%/40%/45%/50%/55% from 24%/28%/32%/36%/40%.
- Slow duration reduced to 1 to 2 (based on distance traveled) from 2.5 seconds flat.
- Slow no longer decays.
- Minimum throw distance added (400).
- Axes now stick in walls and structures only if they would land in impassible terrain.
- Axes now make jungle monsters ignore unit collision (to better enable Olaf's axe pickup play in the jungle).
Vicious Strikes
- Mana cost reduced to 30 at all ranks from 40/45/50/55/60.
- Now grants 20%/35%/50%/65%/80% attack speed.
- Now provides 1% extra healing for every 2.5% health that Olaf is missing
- Bonus life steal retained.
- Bonus attack damage and spell vamp removed.
Reckless Swing
- Cooldown increased to 12/11/10/9/8 seconds from 9/8/7/6/5.
- Damage reduced to 70/115/160/205/250 from 100/160/220/280/340.
- Bonus damage increased to 0.4 of total attack damage ratio from 0.
- Health cost is equal to 40% of total damage dealt (unchanged ratio).
- Health cost is now refunded if it kills the target.
- Basic attacks lower the cooldown of Reckless Swing by 1 second.
Ragnarok
- Cooldown changed to 120/100/80 seconds from 100 at all ranks.
- Mana cost removed.
- Now passively provides 10/20/30 armor and magic resist.
- Active reworked: now removes the bonus armor and magic resist passive and grants 40/60/80 bonus attack damage while active.
- Olaf now turns red when Ragnarok is active.
- Crowd control immunity retained.
Reckless Swing
- Can be cast at any health value, but will not reduce health below 1.
Undertow
- Slow now fades over the duration.
Vicious Strikes
- Cooldown increased to 16 seconds from 12.
Ragnarok
- No longer passively grants bonus armor penetration.
- Now only grants bonus armor penetration while active.
Reckless Swing
- Cooldown increased to 9/8/7/6/5 seconds from 8/7/6/5/4.
Ragnarok
- Updated buff tooltip to reflect that it now grants armor and magic resist instead of flat damage reduction.
Stats
- Movement speed increased to 325 from 320.
Undertow
- Damage increased to 80/125/170/215/260 from 50/90/130/170/210.
- Scaling changed to 1.0 per bonus attack damage from 0.5.
- Cooldown reduced to 8 seconds from 10.
- Cooldown reduction from picking up the axe reduced to 4.5 seconds from 6.
Ragnarok
- Now grants 30/45/60 armor and magic resist instead of 20/30/40 flat damage reduction.
Ragnarok
- Olaf is now immune to blinds and silences for the duration.
Undertow
- Missile speed increased to 1600 from 1500.
Ragnarok
- It now breaks crowd control effects upon activation.
- Duration changed to 6 seconds at all ranks from 5/6.5/8.
Stats
- Base armor increased to 17 from 14.
Reckless Swing
- Mana cost reduced to 0 from 50.
Ragnarok
- Fixed a bug where it was reducing true damage.
Undertow
- Fixed a bug where it could hit the same target twice.
Undertow
- Fixed a bug where could not deal damage to the same target within 1 second of the previous hit.
Undertow
- Base damage reduced to 50/90/130/170/210 from 65/110/155/200/245.
- Attack damage scaling increased to 50% from 30%.
- Fixed a bug where it was dealing too much damage.
Vicious Strikes
- Base damage reduced to 7/14/21/28/35 from 10/17/24/31/38.
- Health scaling increased to 1.0% from 0.5%.
Undertow
- Now deals physical damage instead of magic damage.
Vicious Strikes
- Base damage changed to 10/17/24/31/38 from 12/18/24/30/36.
- Health scaling changed to 0.5% at all ranks from 0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2/1.5%.
Ragnarok
- Flat damage reduction reduced to 20/30/40 from 25/45/65.
Undertow
- Slow increased to 24/28/32/36/40% from 16/22/28/34/40%.
Ragnarok
- Now displays "Cannot be Disabled!" when it blocks a debuff.
Olaf added to League of Legends
Berserker Rage (Innate)
- For each 1% of health missing, Olaf's attack speed is increased by 1%.
Undertow (Q)
- Olaf throws an axe into the ground at a target location, dealing damage to units it passes through and slowing their movement speed. If Olaf picks up the axe, the ability's cooldown is reduced by 6 seconds.
Vicious Strikes (W)
- Olaf's attack damage is increased, based on his health, and he gains massive lifesteal and spell vamp.
Reckless Swing (E)
- Olaf attacks with such force that it deals true damage to his target and himself.
Ragnarok (Ultimate)
- Olaf is immune to disables, has increased armor penetration and reduces incoming damage by a flat amount.
