Talk:Olaf/@comment-65.12.243.32-20120323014557/@comment-49.2.22.171-20120323104747

I don't tend to get Berserker's Greaves on Olaf as when his ulti is down he is quite susceptible to CC's. That being said, I almost always get Mercury's Treads for all melee champions.

Maw of Malmortius is abit overrated and situational, if the enemy team has no heavy burst mage and you have no need for the shield, the gold can become a waste. Its passive AD bonus on missing health doesn't synergise too well with a massive health bar, and is more potent on a glass cannon build IMO.

I tend to get Trinity Force rather than Frozen Mallet along with Atma's and Warmog's, because Trinity Force gives the extra AS, MS, already have a decent slow chance, crit synergy with Atma's and the bonus passive all add to Olaf's set.

You can also consider starting with Wriggle's Lantern for the early armor, lifesteal and damage. The lantern also helps stealing dragon, making level 7~8 sneak solo dragon reasonably easy to pull off, if you play Jungolaf.

TL;DR: Go Metagolem build with situational items or raw AD items of your choice.