Talk:Olaf/@comment-98.245.121.30-20120702040359/@comment-4874056-20120705235104

If playing with Olaf I wouldn't bother wasting my mana by harassing with his Q unless it ends up killing the lane opponent (with the help of jungler or by myself if the enemy is dumb). Otherwise it's just safer to spam E or just try to pick as much cs as you can and use Q if you need to escape or something but wasting mana is the dumbest thing you can do with Olaf or with pretty much any champion. Also if I'm struggling pretty hard with Olaf I would probably max his sustain mechanism first, it's not that bad of an option it gives pretty good amount of AD (which synergize with the Q) along with the lifesteal and vampirism. Also spamming Q is not guaranteed to even hit the opponent so overall spamming Q in lane is just plain dumb if you ask me or any other high elo player. So, if you're getting harassed a lot by a ranged in lane you better just stick to maxing your W first and then Q to get the best result and hope you don't die. The true damage will be useful even in the later phase so you don't really have to worry about the effectiveness later in the game so you can just max the others first if it means you'll do better in your own lane.