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Aatrox vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Aatrox

based on 3,365 Aatrox vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
52.8 %
K/D/A
1.93
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Aatrox fought Gragas in 3365 matches. With so many games with Aatrox vs Gragas gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide informative data and a solid build to wreck your foe. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Aatrox is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a good job of countering Gragas. Normally, he wins a fantastic 52.8% of games the champions face each other in. In Aatrox vs Gragas rounds, Aatrox’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Aatrox vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanTrinity ForceSterak's GageMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
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Second ability for Aatrox to level upe
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Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Gragas

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Aatrox vs Gragas Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
52.8 %
VS
Win Rate
47.2 %
Gragas Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.6
5.9
< Deaths >
5.8
5.6
< Assists >
7.2
1.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.28
170
< Minions Killed >
105
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.56
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.35
18,774
< Physical Damage >
1,484
3,968
< Magic Damage >
18,699
408
< True Damage >
668
23,151
< Damage Dealt >
20,851
37,108
< Damage Taken >
29,297
11,436
< Gold Earned >
10,959
2.11
< Towers >
1.42
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
14,525
< Total Healing >
12,075
14,790
< Experience >
13,708
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
8
243
< Time Dealing CC >
411

How to Counter Gragas with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some important Aatrox against Gragas matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between this set of champions. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Aatrox typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he receives more damage than Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Gragas

Who is Better, Aatrox or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Gragas, with a 52.8% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less time consuming champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aatrox into Gragas.

Furthermore, Aatrox has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gragas. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Gragas matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Aatrox is an above average counter to Gragas. Focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Gragas.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Aatrox, we analyzed 3,365 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Gragas as Aatrox comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aatrox in order to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox usually accumulates more CS compared to Gragas. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Gragas build include Spirit Visage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox used at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Gragas than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average win rate of 52.8% battling Gragas with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Gragas as Aatrox, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes that we analyzed for Aatrox vs Gragas counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Gragas as Aatrox are displayed for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a distinct division, you can use the selection menu earlier on the page.