Top Matchup

Sett vs Olaf

Patch: 15.16 (25.16)
League: Platinum+
Sett

Sett

the Boss
Top
Sett Top Overall Win Rate
51.91%

Matchup Win Rate

46.8%
Sett vs Olaf Wins
53.2%
Olaf vs Sett Wins
Olaf

Olaf

the Berserker
Top
Olaf Top Overall Win Rate
52.03%

Sett vs Olaf - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.16 (25.16)

Sett Top vs Olaf Top - Who is stronger?

Sett Top has trouble against Olaf (46.8% win rate) based on 596 games. This is a tough matchup for Sett players.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Sett Top vs Olaf Top in patch 15.16 (25.16), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 61.5% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

Sett dominates the meta (3rd most popular, 7.2% pick rate) and regularly clashes with Olaf (2.1% pick rate). Understanding this common matchup forms the foundation of consistent gameplay for one of top lane's current powerhouses. Surprising upset: Despite Sett's higher tier rating, Olaf wins 53.2% of encounters. This suggests Olaf's kit specifically counters Sett's playstyle, overriding general meta strength - approach this matchup with extra caution. Every edge matters: In this tough matchup, the proven Conqueror + Triumph combination (53.8% win rate) plus optimal itemization Stridebreaker, Sterak's Gage, Overlord's Bloodmail, and Plated Steelcaps boosts your chances from 46.8% to 61.5% - potentially game-changing.

Survive and scale: Sett faces both matchup (46.77%) and farming disadvantages (6.55 vs 6.71/min). With a 0.16 CS/min deficit, prioritize safe farming and jungle assistance. Damage doesn't equal wins: Sett outputs more damage (842 vs 773/min, 2nd place) but still loses the matchup. The issue likely lies in survivability, mobility, or damage timing rather than raw output. Skill-based matchup: Identical KDA (1.70) with 46.8% win rate indicates that macro play, team coordination, and clutch moments determine outcomes more than individual mechanics.

Sett vs Olaf - Top Stats Comparison

Sett Top
Sett Top
Versus
Olaf Top
Olaf Top
S+TierS
46.8%Matchup Winrate53.2%
51.91%Role Winrate52.03%
#6Winrate Rank#4
7.2%Pickrate2.1%
1.7Average KDA1.7
423Gold per Minute432
6.55CS/Min6.71
0.26Wards per Minute0.27
842Damage per Minute773

How to Beat Olaf as Sett (Top)

Difficult matchup requiring deep understanding of game mechanics and flawless execution. Patience and proper macro play are the keys to victory in this confrontation.

Except for rare builds, Sett deals physical damage. Focus on eliminating enemy carries. Olaf deals mainly physical damage (70.81%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Olaf, ranking 24th (versus 31st for Sett) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly.

Key aspects of the Sett Top versus Olaf Top matchup

In this difficult confrontation, it is critically important for the Sett player to avoid attempts to force trades and all-ins with the Olaf player, as the matchup requires a patient and calculated approach. Extended trades without clear tactical advantage often lead to unfavorable consequences, and ignoring opportunities to receive team support can be a fatal mistake for game progression.

Sett vs Olaf: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Teleport
Teleport After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.
47.0% Win Rate55.5% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Ignite
Ignite Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
60.5% Win Rate44.1% Pick Rate

Sett vs Olaf: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.8% Win Rate90.4% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Conqueror
Conqueror Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror for 5s, gaining 1.8-4 Adaptive Force per stack. Stacks up to 12 times. Ranged champions gain only 1 stack per basic attack.

When fully stacked, heal for 8% of the damage you deal to champions (5% for ranged champions).

Conqueror

Basic attacks or spells that deal damage to an enemy champion grant 2 stacks of Conqueror…

Triumph
Triumph Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant an additional 20 gold.



'The most dangerous game brings the greatest glory.'
—Noxian Reckoner

Triumph

Takedowns restore 5% of your missing health, 2.5% of your max health, and grant…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Unflinching
Unflinching Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and for 2 seconds after.

Unflinching

Gain 6 - 12 (level scaling) Armor and Magic Resist when crowd controlled and fo…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

53.8% Win Rate90.4% Pick Rate

Sett vs Olaf: Top Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal

Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
52.4% Win Rate56.1% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed

Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
50.4% Win Rate46.2% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

52.1% Win Rate24.2% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.9% Win Rate20.7% Pick Rate
Core Build
Tiamat
Tiamat (1200 gold) 20 Attack Damage
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Crescent
Deal physical damage to enemies around you.
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Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health

Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Overlord's Bloodmail
Overlord's Bloodmail (3300 gold) 30 Attack Damage
550 Health

Tyranny
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Attack Damage.
Retribution
Gain up to 10% increased Attack Damage based on your percent missing Health.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity

The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
58.0% Win Rate10.5% Pick Rate
Final Build
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin (3100 gold) 45 Attack Damage
450 Health

Dragonforce
Gain 25 Basic Ability Haste.
Focused Will
Dealing damage with Abilities increases your Champion's Ability and Passive damage by 3% for 6 seconds. (stacks 4 times).
59.3% Win Rate16.0% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
World Atlas
World Atlas (400 gold)
53.6% Win Rate0.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
54.9% Win Rate20.7% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
53.8% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity

52.1% Win Rate24.2% Pick Rate
Core Build
Phage
Phage (1100 gold) 15 Attack Damage
200 Health

Rage
Attacking grants Move Speed for 2 seconds.
->
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health

Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity

The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
Overlord's Bloodmail
Overlord's Bloodmail (3300 gold) 30 Attack Damage
550 Health

Tyranny
Gain 2% of your bonus Health as Attack Damage.
Retribution
Gain up to 10% increased Attack Damage based on your percent missing Health.
61.5% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate
Final Build
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
500 Health
4% Move Speed

Skipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage, increased against Structures.
Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gain Armor and Magic Resist.
59.9% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
Other Items
Warmog's Armor
Warmog's Armor (3100 gold) 1000 Health
100% Base Health Regen

Warmog's Heart
If you have 2000 bonus Health and have not taken damage within 8 seconds, restore Health per second.
Warmog's Vitality
Gain bonus Health equal to 12% of your Item Health (0).
57.4% Win Rate13.6% Pick Rate
Black Cleaver
Black Cleaver (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
20 Ability Haste

Carve
Dealing physical damage to champions reduces their Armor by 6% for 6 seconds. (stacks 5 times).
Fervor
Dealing physical damage grants 20 Move Speed for 2 seconds.
55.9% Win Rate9.3% Pick Rate
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
500 Health
4% Move Speed

Skipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage, increased against Structures.
Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gain Armor and Magic Resist.
59.9% Win Rate7.2% Pick Rate
Force of Nature
Force of Nature (2800 gold) 400 Health
55 Magic Resist
4% Move Speed

Steadfast
Gain 70 Magic Resist and 6% bonus Move Speed after taking magic damage from Champions 8 times.
57.7% Win Rate2.7% Pick Rate
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor

Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
53.4% Win Rate2.7% Pick Rate
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor

Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
54.4% Win Rate2.6% Pick Rate
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed

Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
57.2% Win Rate2.5% Pick Rate

Sett vs Olaf: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Knuckle Down Sett's next two attacks deal additional damage based off of the target's max health. Sett also gains Move Speed while moving towards enemy champions.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Haymaker Sett passively stores damage he takes as Grit. On cast, Sett expends all stored Grit to gain a shield and punch an area, dealing true damage in the center and physical damage on the sides.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Facebreaker Sett pulls in all enemies on opposite sides of him, dealing damage and stunning them. If enemies were only on one side, they are slowed instead of stunned.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Show Stopper Sett carries an enemy champion through the air and slams them into the ground, dealing damage and slowing all enemies near where they land.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
54.9% Win Rate30.0% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Knuckle Down Sett's next two attacks deal additional damage based off of the target's max health. Sett also gains Move Speed while moving towards enemy champions.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Haymaker Sett passively stores damage he takes as Grit. On cast, Sett expends all stored Grit to gain a shield and punch an area, dealing true damage in the center and physical damage on the sides.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Facebreaker Sett pulls in all enemies on opposite sides of him, dealing damage and stunning them. If enemies were only on one side, they are slowed instead of stunned.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
The Show Stopper Sett carries an enemy champion through the air and slams them into the ground, dealing damage and slowing all enemies near where they land.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
85.1% Win Rate3.0% Pick Rate

Playing Against Olaf

  • Olaf becomes more dangerous the lower life he is. Save your disables to finish him off.
  • Preventing Olaf from reaching his axe will minimize the amount of harassment he can cause in the laning phase.
  • Olaf has reduced defenses from damage during Ragnarok, despite being immune to disables. If you can't escape from Olaf during Ragnarok, try focusing your damage on him with your teammates.