Olaf promises to become one of the most powerful champions in League of Legends as soon as his rework lands in Summoner’s Rift. The Berzerker is set to receive one of the most ambitious updates ever undertaken by Riot Games — an update that is already available on the PBE. A test server that some members of the community rushed to access to try out the new version of the character. The result is terrifying, the new Viking is extremely powerful and even Riot had to take preventive measures.
Olaf’s Redesign Gets Its First Nerf On The PBE
The first feedback and the data collected by the developer point in the same direction. The new Olaf is completely broken. While Riot Games is happy with the changes, there were some aspects they didn’t consider when introducing them that led to a monstrous combination of her abilities.
The goal is to improve it and make it more entertaining, but the first version tested on the PBE achieved goals far removed from what was intended. In fact, the developer who posted the changes did so with the title “Quick Summary: Olaf is OP”.
The truth is that this is a significant reduction in the power with which the character loses his defensive and offensive abilities. Although there hasn’t been much anger in the community since this is a version that is only available on the League of Legends test server, many players have pointed out to how easy it was to notice how overpowered the character was in this version. It also doesn’t seem unreasonable that he would receive additional nerfs. because, if he lost part of his lifesteal, he gained very interesting characteristics such as armor reduction or the use of his R – Ragnarök indefinitely.
A longer test phase
In any case, we can be reassured. Riot Games knows how dangerous these kinds of changes can be for League of Legends, which is why Olaf won’t be coming with the next patch. While it’s customary for champions to appear on live servers two weeks after being introduced on the PBE, this time around the developer took care to give the Viking two test cycles.. So, if all goes well, his rework will be available with patch 12.9, which will arrive in game on Wednesday, May 11 according to Riot’s patch schedule.