Who wins: Hard counter — you
From the counter table · Patch 7.2dSkarner winsOlaf wins
How to play it
- Press early
Skarner is stronger in the first levels — shove and deny farm.
- Cut the healing
Olaf sustains — Searing Crown on your first back.
- Long fights
Olaf is a tank — build sustained damage and keep hitting; burst won't do it.
When you are in danger
- Save your dash for CC
Don't dash in — keep it to escape Olaf's crowd control.
Items that answer Olaf
Grouped by why they work — hover or tap an item for its stats
How to beat Olaf
- Buy armor items like Plated Steelcaps or Thornmail
- Don't extend trades — he wins long fights
- Slow with no escape — pressure him hard
- Buy Mercury's Treads or Quicksilver Sash for tenacity / cleanse
How to play as Skarner
- Cast Ixtal's Impact along walls — the terrain slam stuns for 1.5 seconds
- Activate Shattered Earth before engaging — the third hit slams and slows
- Time Impale on two or three stacked enemies and drag them into your team
Base stats by level (you / enemy)
■ Skarner · ■ OlafLevel 1
- Health630 / 690
- Attack damage52 / 64
- Armor34 / 40
- Magic resistance36 / 38
- Attack speed0.75 / 0.74
- Movement speed355 / 355
Level 5
- Health1142 / 1138
- Attack damage68 / 82
- Armor52 / 56
- Magic resistance41 / 46
- Attack speed0.75 / 0.81
- Movement speed355 / 355
Level 15
- Health2422 / 2258
- Attack damage108 / 128
- Armor97 / 95
- Magic resistance53 / 66
- Attack speed0.75 / 0.97
- Movement speed355 / 355
The verdict is built from WildPick's curated counter table and the champions' kits — not from match win rates. Wild Rift has no public match API.