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How to Win Aatrox vs Heimerdinger Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Heimerdinger

How to Beat Heimerdinger as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Heimerdinger as Aatrox

based on 2,537 Aatrox vs Heimerdinger matchups
Win Rate
50.2 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we analyze each week. Our guide on how to beat Heimerdinger as Aatrox resulted from an evaluation of 2537 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against one another. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Aatrox fights Heimerdinger in only 1.3% of his matches.

Aatrox vs Heimerdinger Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a ok job of beating Heimerdinger. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.2% of the time the champs battle one another in. In Aatrox vs Heimerdinger rounds, Aatrox’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood against Heimerdinger.

Best Aatrox vs Heimerdinger Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceTrinity ForceBlack Cleaver

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
>
Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
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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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Heimerdinger as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Heimerdinger

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 Heimerdinger

Be wary of Heimerdinger's Upgrade!!!, as he can use it to find an answer to most trouble he gets into. Once his ultimate is down, go in for the kill!

It's better to destroy all of Heimerdinger's turrets at once with the help of creeps than to fight them one at a time.

Aatrox vs Heimerdinger Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
50.2 %
VS
Win Rate
49.8 %
Heimerdinger Image
5.9
< Kills >
4.7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.4
5.5
< Assists >
7.1
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.05
163
< Minions Killed >
136
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.5
17,413
< Physical Damage >
830
3,616
< Magic Damage >
24,468
376
< True Damage >
737
21,405
< Damage Dealt >
26,035
37,364
< Damage Taken >
20,303
11,385
< Gold Earned >
10,862
2.02
< Towers >
2.05
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
14,303
< Total Healing >
2,015
14,987
< Experience >
13,454
16
< Vision Score >
28
8
< Wards Placed >
13
313
< Time Dealing CC >
262

How to Counter Heimerdinger with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore some significant Aatrox versus Heimerdinger counter statistics that may help us realize the distinctions between the two. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Heimerdinger..

Aatrox often has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Heimerdinger. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champion with increased HP has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Heimerdinger

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Heimerdinger
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Heimerdinger

Who is Better, Aatrox or Heimerdinger?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually fairs equally well when playing against Heimerdinger, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Aatrox makes an ok counter to Heimerdinger.

While Aatrox does have a higher winrate than Heimerdinger, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a much lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aatrox into Heimerdinger.

Moreover, Aatrox also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Heimerdinger. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Heimerdinger matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Aatrox is a decent counter for Heimerdinger. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Heimerdinger.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Heimerdinger Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Heimerdinger as Aatrox, we analyzed 2,537 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 Heimerdinger 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 learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox in order to counter Heimerdinger during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Heimerdinger. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Aatrox versus Heimerdinger build consist of Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Aatrox bought at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs. Heimerdinger than with many other common item sets. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average win rate of 50.2% battling Heimerdinger with this build.

To have the best probability of beating Heimerdinger as Aatrox, Aatrox players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Aatrox vs Heimerdinger matchups, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.

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