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

Aatrox vs Lucian

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How to Beat Lucian as Aatrox

based on 12,359 Aatrox vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
51.2 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
6.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. This guide on how to beat Lucian as Aatrox came out of an examination of 12359 ranked matches where both champs fought each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively uncommon. Aatrox has to counter Lucian in only 6.5% of his games.

Aatrox vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Aatrox has done a decent job of beating Lucian. On average, he wins a acceptable 51.2% of the time the champions clash against each other in. In Aatrox vs Lucian matches, Aatrox’s team is 0.2% less likely to obtain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Lucian.

Best Aatrox vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeDeath's DanceProfane HydraEclipse

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: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
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 Lucian as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Aatrox vs Lucian Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
51.2 %
VS
Win Rate
48.8 %
Lucian Image
5.7
< Kills >
7.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.4
< Assists >
6.5
1.3
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
170
< Minions Killed >
184
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.46
18,196
< Physical Damage >
19,197
3,800
< Magic Damage >
2,811
418
< True Damage >
593
22,414
< Damage Dealt >
22,602
35,959
< Damage Taken >
20,696
11,359
< Gold Earned >
12,288
2.09
< Towers >
2.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
14,131
< Total Healing >
4,742
14,658
< Experience >
12,443
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
240
< Time Dealing CC >
39

How to Counter Lucian with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore several important Aatrox against Lucian counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Lucian..

Aatrox often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aatrox and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Lucian

Who is Better, Aatrox or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when taking on Lucian, with a 51.2% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes a good counter to Lucian.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate compared to Lucian, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less time consuming character to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aatrox into Lucian.

Additionally, Aatrox has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Aatrox is a decent counter to Lucian. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Lucian.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aatrox

Aatrox Loses Against

SingedSinged46.1% winrateLilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric46.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.2% winrate

Aatrox Wins Against

Kai'SaKai'Sa55.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee55% winrateKarthusKarthus55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KayleKayle+ 54.5% 1049 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.6% 1818 GamesFioraFiora+ 55.8% 172 GamesKledKled+ 58.3% 290 Games

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Aatrox, we analyzed 12,359 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 Lucian 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 Lucian Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox in order to counter Lucian during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champs who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't need 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, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Aatrox versus Lucian build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Spear of Shojin. When Aatrox used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs Lucian than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average winrate of 51.2% when playing against Lucian with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of beating Lucian as Aatrox, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players used for Aatrox vs Lucian counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.2% win rate overall.

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