How to Win Aatrox vs Gwen Counter Matchup Aatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Gwen

How to Beat Gwen as Aatrox in LoL Gwen is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Gwen as Aatrox

based on 1,866 Aatrox vs Gwen matchups
Win Rate
50.9 %
K/D/A
2.09
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Gwen as Aatrox came out of an evaluation of 1866 ranked rounds where both champs opposed one another. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Aatrox is forced to battle against Gwen in only 2.1% of his games.

Aatrox vs Gwen Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a ok job of countering Gwen. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.9% of games the champions fight each other in. In Aatrox vs Gwen rounds, Aatrox’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Gwen.

Best Aatrox vs Gwen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
GoredrinkerDeath's DanceSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Spirit VisageMaw of MalmortiusBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level up q
>
Second ability for Aatrox to level up e
>
Last skill for Aatrox to max out w

Runes

Precision Conqueror TriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
Resolve Bone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive Adaptive MagicRes
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox q ability q
Aatrox w ability w
Aatrox e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
1
Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
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R
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E
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E
14
W
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W
16
R

Guide to Countering Gwen as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Gwen

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

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

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

Advice to Win Against Gwen

Gwen must hit something to recast her Ultimate, try to evade her between casts.

Gwen needs to attack a few times to set up her damage, so try to get the jump on her.

Gwen's Hallowed Mist shroud will only follow her once, after that it will dissipate when she leaves.

Aatrox vs Gwen Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
50.9 %
VS
Win Rate
49.1 %
Gwen Image
6
< Kills >
5.3
5.5
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
4.6
1.34
< Killing Sprees >
1.2
155
< Minions Killed >
151
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.51
20,178
< Physical Damage >
2,939
80
< Magic Damage >
11,621
931
< True Damage >
5,717
21,190
< Damage Dealt >
20,278
31,452
< Damage Taken >
28,020
11,261
< Gold Earned >
11,157
2.12
< Towers >
2.42
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
12,086
< Total Healing >
5,557
14,017
< Experience >
13,843
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
7
231
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Gwen with Aatrox in LoL

The stats provided here highlight some important Aatrox vs. Gwen counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between this set of champions. For instance, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gwen’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Gwen..

Aatrox usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he receives more damage than Gwen. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Gwen

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Gwen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Gwen

Who is Better, Aatrox or Gwen?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually fairs equally well when playing against Gwen, with a 50.9% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes an ok counter to Gwen.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate than Gwen, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Aatrox into Gwen.

Moreover, Aatrox also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Gwen. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Gwen matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Aatrox is a decent counter to Gwen. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Aatrox against Gwen.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aatrox

Aatrox Loses Against

Yorick Yorick 45.5% winrate Heimerdinger Heimerdinger 46.8% winrate Aurelion Sol Aurelion Sol 47% winrate Garen Garen 47.4% winrate

Aatrox Wins Against

Nidalee Nidalee 57.1% winrate Lee Sin Lee Sin 55.2% winrate Azir Azir 55.2% winrate Ryze Ryze 55% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Cassiopeia Cassiopeia + 55.4% 1088 Games Heimerdinger Heimerdinger + 55.9% 1512 Games Taric Taric + 56.2% 1843 Games Kled Kled + 57.1% 112 Games

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Gwen Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gwen as Aatrox, we analyzed 1,866 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 Gwen 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.

Other Useful Resources

Aatrox Build Gwen Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox to counter Gwen during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Gwen. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Aatrox versus Gwen build include Goredrinker, Death's Dance, and Serylda's Grudge. When Aatrox incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Gwen than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average win rate of 50.9% battling Gwen with this build.

To have the best probability of crushing Gwen as Aatrox, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Aatrox vs Gwen face-offs, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.9% winrate overall.

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