Olaf’s rework has broken League of Legends as juggernaut dominates meta
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Olaf’s rework set the Freljordian juggernaut on a path back into the League of Legends meta, and he seems unstoppable. The once-middling jungler is now a power pick in two roles, dominating his old role while finding new (and more lucrative) success in top lane.
When Riot set out on Olaf’s “mid-scope update” for League of Legends patch 12.9, they had goals of making the Berserker at home on Summoner’s Rift again.
He lacked a dedicated playerbase despite fluctuating in and out of the meta for years, and was essentially a pretty one-dimensional jungler. So, Riot wanted to add “significant excitement to his kit” by making him a beefier pick that could stand up to both jungling and the top lane.
It seems the rework did its job — perhaps too well — as Olaf is now unstoppable come LoL patch 12.9.
![Sentinel Olaf in League of Legends](https://www.dexerto.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://editors.dexerto.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/18/Sentinel-Olaf-LoL-1024x604.jpg)
Olaf now boasts a 53.28% win rate in top lane across all ranks according to LoLalytics, as well as a 50.45% win rate in jungle. This is an improvement in both roles compared to LoL patch 12.8, which saw both roles suffer with a 42.91% and 45.06% win rate.
In case you’re keeping track — that’s more than 10% added onto Olaf top’s win rate in just a single patch, which scales into Diamond elo and higher where he has a 15% presence. Across all ranks, he now has the highest win rate in the role.
The big swing in the top lane comes from where Riot focused their mid-scope update. Adding more dueling power with a shield on his W, as well as an indefinite active on his ultimate as long as he’s hitting an enemy, has made him a solo-killing monster at Level 6.
Sweeping buffs across his kit like armor shred on his Undertow and base stat improvements have generally made him stronger across the Rift too.
![Dragonslayer Olaf and Diana in League of Legends](https://www.dexerto.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://editors.dexerto.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/dragonslayer-olaf-lol-1024x604.jpg)
With pros yet to get their hands on him just yet — MSI 2022 is currently being played on LoL patch 12.8 — it’s unclear whether the rework will translate to pro play presence like the recent Ahri mid-scope update or major Wukong buffs.
However, it’s likely even after LoL patch 12.10’s durability update that Olaf will continue to be a force to be reckoned with, and one top laner players should be keeping an eye on.