Talk:Olaf/@comment-88.207.120.32-20130119013453/@comment-99.112.125.119-20130119222629

I don't see Olaf being nerfed any time soon. Even though he is an absolute terror in high level competative play, Olaf's winrate in ranked is actually very low, which is not really that surprising.

Olaf is intended to be played as a top laner who has enough sustain to be nigh unmovable from lane, then turns his massive amount of CS into warmogs + resists to become the scariest tank on the map come teamfights. Unfortunately for Olaf, this is not how the game is played at low elo. Last hitting is atrocious, people focus on killing eachother rather than farming, mobility is prized because we have absolutely terrible positioning in teamfights. Olaf is both farm dependant, and very weak to kiting. If he's not piloted by a patient and skilled summoner, or not matched with a team who coordinates, he will not fare well.

Also, low elo Olafs tend to build lots of bloodthirsters, because they think they are playing Rengar...

Think about how often you see Olafs carrying normals and ranked games, and then think about how often you see Lee Sin, Xin Xhao, Irelia, Kha'Zix, Talon, Pantheon, and especially Riven pubstomp their way to victory.