MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Olaf vs Master Yi
How often does Olaf beat Master Yi in Top?
Olaf into Master Yi in Top: 59% observed win rate across 97 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Olaf ahead by 1,244 gold.
Olaf at 15:00
- Gold: +1,244
- CS: +31
- XP: +1,466
Typical gap to Master Yi, from 96 games that reached 15:00.
Does Olaf counter Master Yi?
No counter here: Olaf sits at 59% over 97 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Master Yi: the Olaf game plan
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 63% | 65 |
| First blood | 62% | 47 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 67% | 51 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 61% | 71 |
Someone usually dies here around 2:36 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:31. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Olaf's Top build, with receipts
The most-finished Olaf core is Stridebreaker, Experimental Hexplate, Death's Dance: 59.0% across 1,051 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Stridebreaker (6,864 games).
Skill plan: Olaf players max Q first and take Q at level 1.