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Aatrox

Aatrox Counters

Best and worst picks against Aatrox in Top at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Quinn, Tryndamere and Singed beat Aatrox most often. Irelia, Heimerdinger and Illaoi win the laning phase against Aatrox by the widest gold margin.

Best picks against Aatrox

Highest win rate versus Aatrox in Top.

  1. 1Quinn108 games57.4%
  2. 2Tryndamere279 games55.6%
  3. 3Singed408 games54.4%
  4. 4Yorick628 games54.3%
  5. 5Fiora992 games54.0%
  6. 6Camille635 games54.0%
  7. 7Naafiri960 games53.9%
  8. 8Vayne272 games53.7%
  9. 9Zac227 games53.3%
  10. 10Kennen330 games53.0%
  11. 11Malphite840 games52.6%
  12. 12Garen1,194 games52.6%
  13. 13Illaoi547 games52.5%
  14. 14Irelia963 games52.2%
  15. 15Mordekaiser1,261 games52.2%

Worst picks against Aatrox

Lowest win rate versus Aatrox in Top.

  1. 1Varus161 games38.5%
  2. 2Gragas149 games43.6%
  3. 3Ryze530 games45.5%
  4. 4Rumble306 games46.1%
  5. 5Tahm Kench390 games46.4%
  6. 6Zaahen443 games46.7%
  7. 7K'Sante674 games47.2%
  8. 8Darius850 games47.8%
  9. 9Shen303 games47.9%
  10. 10Dr. Mundo595 games47.9%
  11. 11Vladimir144 games47.9%
  12. 12Akali431 games48.0%
  13. 13Nasus989 games48.1%
  14. 14Sett1,274 games48.6%
  15. 15Gangplank1,106 games48.9%

Best lane counters vs Aatrox

Largest gold lead over Aatrox at 15 minutes in Top.

  1. 1Irelia299 games+926
  2. 2Heimerdinger108 games+646
  3. 3Illaoi296 games+360
  4. 4Yasuo169 games+139
  5. 5Jayce238 games+133
  6. 6Yorick373 games+107
  7. 7Renekton390 games+68

How to play against Aatrox

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

  1. Punish early Q misses by stepping up for short trades before he can threaten the next cast.
  2. Hold movement for his Q sweet spots; sidestep first, then trade while E is unavailable.
  3. Deny flank angles around objectives; make him walk through vision before he can chain Qs.
  4. Force him to answer stacked side waves before objectives, then move first while his healing fight is delayed.
  5. Spread carries away from his first Q angle so one engage cannot start his reset pattern.

Where Aatrox is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

  • Aatrox depends on landing slow, telegraphed sweet spots; clean lateral spacing denies both his damage and healing.
  • Aatrox's healing-based durability loses value when anti-heal and burst stop him from extending fights.

Aatrox counters: questions

Who counters Aatrox in Top?

At Gold+, Quinn (57.4%), Tryndamere (55.6%) and Singed (54.4%) have the highest win rates against Aatrox.

Who does Aatrox counter?

Aatrox wins most often against Varus (38.5%), Gragas (43.6%) and Ryze (45.5%).

Who wins lane against Aatrox?

By gold lead at 15 minutes, Irelia (+926), Heimerdinger (+646) and Illaoi (+360) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Aatrox.

How is the counter list ranked?

Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.