Talk:Olaf/@comment-74.97.29.3-20120629134136/@comment-216.232.229.16-20120630063329

Generally when laning, Olaf's mana problems can be solved by being frugal with the use of his abilities, ignore the "noob" comment from the troll above me, but he does make a point. Many Olaf players see the mechanic of his axe throw and think "Hey, that's a great source of damage, throwing an axe at someone's face feels -great-, I'll do that as much as I can, getting damage on my opponent will help me win!"

It's an expensive skill to use as well if you level it up early as well, since picking it up will let you practically throw it immediately, but generally, most accept that it's better to use the axe as CC - snap that slow on someone, pick up the axe, auto attack until they start getting away - then use the axe again. If you throw it through a minion wave to harass, last hit, or push the wave, it's going to start eating at your mana more easily.

Of course, by the same token, getting a kill with your Q is one of the most satisfying things >.>

Anyways, tl;dr, don't use Q so much, stick with flat armor yellows and magic resist per level blues.