Olaf ARAM Mayhem Build

The Berserker. A middle-of-the-pack pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #99 of 173 champions.

BPatch 26.21FighterTankNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: B
Win rate: 48.9%
Pick rate: 1.7%
Rank: #99 of 173
Games: 402,257
Patch: 26.21

How to play Olaf in ARAM Mayhem

Olaf is a solid, middle-of-the-pack pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier B, #99 of 173 champions, with a 48.9% win rate over 402,257 games. Few players take it (1.7% of games), so enemies will rarely know the matchup well. Riot rates it 3/10 for difficulty: easy to pick up when it lands on your bench.

Olaf's damage is mixed (67% physical, 6% magic), which makes it awkward for the enemy team to itemize against. A notable 27% of it is true damage. It soaks 52,948 damage per game and mitigates another 76,372, so it belongs at the front: start fights and absorb the poke your carries can't.

The Bruiser build, bruiser items that mix damage and health, is both the most played and the top-ranked path: Ravenous Hydra, Death's Dance and Experimental Hexplate, with a 50.1% win rate over 221,443 games. For boots, Gluttonous Greaves are both the most bought and the top-ranked pair.

The cards that do best on Olaf are Take'em Down Down Down, Ultra Hydra and The Boom and the Bass. Cards built around movement speed fill most of the top of its list, followed by ability haste. Most of its S-tier cards are prismatic, so a prismatic offer is often the pick that shapes the game. Skip Bread And Butter and Overloaded when you can: they do worst on Olaf. A pair to look for: Dual Wield with Take'em Down Down Down.

Take Flash and Mark (77% of players). Max Q (Undertow) first, then E, then W.

Olaf ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every Olaf game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

Bruiser build · top ranked

50.1% win rate · 68% of Olaf games · 221,443 games

Start

Long Sword
Guardian's Blade

Core items, in buying order

Ravenous Hydra
Death's Dance
Experimental Hexplate

Boots on the Bruiser build for Olaf, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
Gluttonous Greaves	20%
Boots of Swiftness	5%
No boots	27%

Situational, after the core

Endless Hunger16% buy it
Spirit Visage17% buy it
Blade of The Ruined King29% buy it
Sundered Sky7% buy it
Sterak's Gage9% buy it
Randuin's Omen7% buy it

Other build paths

Other Olaf build paths with share of games, win rate and core items
Path	Core items	Games	Win rate
TankHeartsteel, Warmog's Armor, Overlord's Bloodmail		4.0%	46.2%

Games: the share of all Olaf games that went this way.

Most bought items

Experimental Hexplate72% of games
Death's Dance66% of games
Stridebreaker41% of games
Blade of The Ruined King29% of games
Mercury's Treads25% of games
Ravenous Hydra25% of games
Spirit Visage22% of games
Heartsteel21% of games
Plated Steelcaps18% of games
Gluttonous Greaves15% of games

Best augments for Olaf

Every card with enough Olaf games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are Olaf's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

SilverBest silver cards

1Escape PlanTier S
2Don't BlinkTier A
3Blunt ForceTier A

S- and A-tier cards for Olaf

10 S tier and 31 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for Olaf in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Take'em Down Down Down	Gold	Tier S	Attacks and Abilities apply a stack to enemy champions for 5 seconds and deal Melee (5–30 (by level) +35% Bonus Attack Damage+15% Ability…
Ultra Hydra	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain a Tiamat when completing a Hydra Item. QUEST: Possess Titanic Hydra, Ravenous Hydra and Profane Hydra. REWARD: Get Ultra Hydra.
The Boom and the Bass	Gold	Tier S	After casting an Ability, your next Attack within 6 seconds is faster, deals Melee (50–200 (by level) +50% Bonus Attack Damage+30% Ability…
Stuck In Here With Me	Prismatic	Tier S	After using your Ultimate, gain 50% damage reduction for 2 seconds, after which you Taunt enemies inside for 2 seconds. Gain 30 Ultimate…
Escape Plan	Silver	Tier S	Gain a massive (65% Max Health) decaying Shield, decaying 150% Movement Speed, and a decaying shrink effect upon reaching 35% Health (75…
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier S	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
Hand of Baron	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain 25% Adaptive Force. Nearby allied minions are greatly empowered.
Armored Impact	Gold	Tier S	After casting an Ability, your next Attack deals (50–125 (by level) +250% Bonus Armor) bonus physical damage to nearby enemies.
Final Form	Prismatic	Tier S	After casting your Ultimate, gain a 50% max Health Shield, 20% Omnivamp and 30% bonus Movement Speed for 10 seconds. (20 seconds Cooldown).
Clown College	Prismatic	Tier S	Backstab: You deal (20–35 (by level) +35% Ability Power +50% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus physical damage when striking from behind. Deceive…
Dual Wield	Prismatic	Tier A	When you Attack, fire a bolt that deals 40% damage and applies your On-Hit Effects On-Hit effects at 40% effectiveness. Gain 10% total…
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier A	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
Mosh Monster	Prismatic	Tier A	Casting selected ability grants 300–750 (by level) bonus Health and Slows nearby enemies by 50% for the duration of selected ability Getting…
Still Here	Gold	Tier A	Gain 2% Attack Speed and 0.35% Lifesteal for each 1% of missing Health.
Don't Blink	Silver	Tier A	Gain 1% bonus damage per 10 Movement Speed more you have than the target.
Transmute: Prismatic	Gold	Tier A	Gain a random Augment Tier Prismatic Augment.
Goliath	Prismatic	Tier A	Become large, gaining 35% Health and 15% Adaptive Force.
Omni Soul	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 3 random Dragon Souls.
Blunt Force	Silver	Tier A	–
Transmute: Chaos	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 2 random Augment Tier Augments.
BEES!!!	Gold	Tier A	Every 15–10 (by level) seconds, your next Ability hit against an enemy champion throws a beehive at the target. Upon arriving, the hive…
Flashbang	Silver	Tier A	Your Flash causes an explosion that deals (70–240 (by level) +60% Ability Power +70% Attack Damage) damage and Slows (resets on death).
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier A	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Tooth Fairy	Gold	Tier A	When you deal more than 25% of an enemy champion's Health in less than 2.5 seconds, they drop a Tooth. 4 seconds cooldown per target
Symphony of War	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain the Lethal Tempo and Conqueror Keystone Runes. Lethal Tempo - Attacking champions grants Attack Speed, stacking up to 6 times. At 6…
From Beginning To End	Gold	Tier A	Gain the First Strike and Dark Harvest Keystone Runes. First Strike: When you initiate champion combat, deal 10% extra damage for 3 seconds…
Typhoon	Silver	Tier A	Your Attacks shoot a missile at an additional target, dealing 30% damage and applying On-Hit Effects On-Hit effects.
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier A	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
Flow of Spirit	Silver	Tier A	Casting selected ability grants you 60–120 (by level) % Attack Speed for 4 seconds.
Leg Day	Silver	Tier A	Gain 50 Movement Speed and 50% Slow Resist.
Flashy	Gold	Tier A	Your Flash has 3 charges. After 120 seconds, regain all charges.
Urf's Champion	Prismatic	Tier A	QUEST: Score 18 takedowns. REWARD: Gain The Golden Spatula.
Triggered Inferno	Prismatic	Tier A	Damaging enemy champions with Attacks or Abilities different from the previous one grants Style (from F to S). Gain 4.25–5 (by level) %…
Heavy Hitter	Silver	Tier A	Your Attacks deal additional (3.5% Max Health) physical damage.
Stats on Stats!	Gold	Tier A	Gain 3 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils!
Surge Field	Prismatic	Tier A	On ultimate cast, spawn a Zone around you. While in it, gain 50 Ability Haste, 40% Movement Speed, and fire missiles that deal 20% of damage…
Biggest Snowball Ever	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 100 Ability Haste on Snowball. Your snowball is BIG and will pass through minions. It Slows enemies for 20% for 2 seconds, Knocks Up…
Sap Magic	Gold	Tier A	Every 20 seconds, your next Attack deals (80–300 (by level) +5% Bonus Health) bonus physical damage and restores (50–250 (by level) +8% Max…
Ultimate Awakening	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 30 Ultimate Ability Haste. After using your Ultimate, refresh your basic abilities and gain 300 basic ability haste for 15s. (20s…
Upgrade Ravenous Hydra	Gold	Tier A	Your spell hits trigger Cleave against enemies. Increase Ravenous Hydra's Life Steal to 20% Gain 500 Gold.
It's Go Time	Silver	Tier A	Activating selected ability grants you 25–45 (by level) % Movement Speed for its duration.

Average on Olaf
61 cards, best first

Below average on Olaf
34 cards, best first

Weakest on Olaf
10 cards, best first

Best first augment for Olaf

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks Olaf's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Ultra Hydra, Armored Impact and Stuck In Here With Me come out on top.

The best augments for Olaf in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	Ultra HydraTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S
2	Armored ImpactTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S
3	Stuck In Here With MeTier S	Escape PlanTier S	Escape PlanTier S	Omni SoulTier S
4	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Ultra HydraTier S	Mad ScientistTier S	Hand of BaronTier S
5	The Boom and the BassTier S	Stuck In Here With MeTier S	Final FormTier S	Escape PlanTier S

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on Olaf, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Mark77% of players · 49.1% win rate
Ghost + Mark8% of players · 49.3% win rate
Flash + Ghost14% of players · 48.0% win rate

Skill order

QUndertow
EReckless Swing
WTough It Out

Max Q first. 62% of players use this order (50.4% win rate); put points in R whenever you can.

Olaf in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 11.8 / 12.9 / 21.3
KDA: 2.73
Damage to champions: 42,510
Damage taken: 52,948
Self-mitigated: 76,372
Healing on allies: 2
Shielding on allies: 0
Crowd control: 14 s
Kill participation: 61%
Game length: 16:46

Damage type

Physical 67%Magic 6%True 27%

Questions and answers

What is the best Olaf build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the Bruiser build first for Olaf: Ravenous Hydra, Death's Dance and Experimental Hexplate. It is also the most played build.

What are the best augments for Olaf in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for Olaf, best first: Take'em Down Down Down, Ultra Hydra, The Boom and the Bass, Stuck In Here With Me and Escape Plan. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is Olaf good in ARAM Mayhem?

Olaf is tier B on patch 26.21, #99 of 173 champions, with a 48.9% win rate over 402,257 games. That makes it a solid, middle-of-the-pack pick in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for Olaf in ARAM Mayhem?

For Olaf's first pick on patch 26.21: Ultra Hydra, Armored Impact, Stuck In Here With Me, Take'em Down Down Down and The Boom and the Bass, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

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ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
Olaf counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.