Talk:Olaf/@comment-3022846-20131028210446

I've been tinkering around with the new Olaf for a bit, and what I found was:

- The new Olaf serves a different purpose - he still has brutal ganks if you can pull it off, but he is no longer de immense tank-damage champion. He scales better and has different ways of exploding somebody.

- He needs more utility vs. tankiness. The way the ult works, he's less depeding on a single stat (health) and more on a variety of stats, which makes itemization somewhat crucial in building him.

So, what I've been doing on lane-olaf, is build the following items:

- In the early game, I rush a Tiamat/Phage (whatever suits the lane) + Kindlegem. I couple this with AD marks, scaling MR, armor yellows and MS quints. Boots are less of a rushed buy for me, seeing as 350 base + 4,5% defeats most people that do buy boots early.

- In the midgame, I try to get three items - an offensive (TF or Hydra, sometimes Maw if heavy AP), a defensive (SV, FH, Randuin's or Sunfire, again, whatever suits the situation) and my new core - Shurelia's Reverie. The latter is my core seeing as it does a variety of huge things for Olaf. It grands him the variety of stats he can use the entire midgame, some CDR and the perfect active for beginning teamfights and roaming.

- In the mid-late, I have my one offensive item (preferably Hydra, really), and bulk up on defenses and health. Frozen Mallet is one of my picks because of the health and awesome utility.

Now, you might wonder why this build works for me. I mean, Shurelia's?

What does Olaf need to do in teamfights or when roaming?

- IMO, he needs to zone people by being a fast, tanky mofo that can nuke a single carry, with a focus on the ADC. Somewhat of a sustained DPS assassin, really. Shurelia's helps with this. Using the active + boots 2 + (maybe) phage will skyrocket your movementspeed. Use this to charge at the ADC after your teammate has initiated - and mind you, keep you R until you've reached the POV, or until you're completely focused. Using it early is a waste of free defensive stats. By using WR + Hydra reset nets you a large amount of AS + AD for a few seconds, which is enough to scare away the ADC or preventing his damage output. Next to that, the opposing team will have to focus you to stop you.

What do you say? I believe in Shureliaf, will you?