Talk:Olaf/@comment-7620198-20131127013407/@comment-5557556-20131202124305

Here is how I start with Olaf.

I use Offense masteries for him, going mostly for the damage. For runes I take armor seals and glyphs and I take attack damage quints and  marks. You can use other runes if you really want to, you can even try with health regen runes or going with something else. What I do not recommend is armor penetration runes. Those used to be OP on him because he used to have 30 flat armor penetration. Now its just not that great. I remmember getting 76 armor penetration in games which used to rip people apart, but I am digressing now.

When starting I usually get cloth armor + 5 pots for enemies that deal mostly attack damage: Pantheon, Riven, Xin Zhao, Vi... When enemy is magic damage oriented I start with null magic mantle and two potions.

Skill order depends on your opponent and your playstyle. If you want to punish someone for farming, max E and cast it every time they even approach the minion. If enemy is stronger than you, then max Q and poke from far away, farm with basic attacks and E since it has no cost when killing the target.

Items that benefit Olaf greatly are: Frozen Heart, Maw Of Malmortius, Zeke's Herals and Spirit Visage. When building Olaf always go for Cooldown reduction since it will help you with spells a lot. Attack speed is a waste on him since you can easly get to 2.0 with your W and passive alone. Just be sure to protect yourself.