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

Aatrox vs Malphite

How to Beat Malphite as Aatrox in LoL Malphite is in the b tier of champions
Fighter Tank
Tank Fighter

How to Beat Malphite as Aatrox

based on 1,635 Aatrox vs Malphite matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League matches each week. Within our database, Aatrox faced off against Malphite 1635 times. Having so many games with Aatrox vs Malphite gives us a lot of faith in our ability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to obliterate Malphite. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Aatrox encounters Malphite in only 1.8% of his games.

Aatrox vs Malphite Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a average job of countering Malphite. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions fight one another in. In Aatrox against Malphite matches, Aatrox’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that he probably will be able to get first blood against Malphite.

Best Aatrox vs Malphite Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSerrated Dirk

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
EclipseDeath's DanceSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusSpirit VisageBlack 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: TenacityLast Stand
Resolve Second WindRevitalize
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
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Q
2
E
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W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Malphite as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Malphite

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 Malphite

Malphite is one of a couple tanks who are capable of jungling. Watch out if he gets Smite.

If you're a physical damage character stay behind your allies when fighting Malphite. Ground Slam can significantly reduce your damage output.

Aatrox vs Malphite Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Malphite Image
5.8
< Kills >
4.2
5.7
< Deaths >
5.2
5.7
< Assists >
8.5
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.92
156
< Minions Killed >
121
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.41
19,416
< Physical Damage >
3,857
78
< Magic Damage >
13,135
886
< True Damage >
719
20,380
< Damage Dealt >
17,713
33,285
< Damage Taken >
21,988
11,332
< Gold Earned >
9,797
2.09
< Towers >
1.66
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,435
< Total Healing >
2,229
14,093
< Experience >
13,144
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
241
< Time Dealing CC >
727

How to Counter Malphite with Aatrox in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Aatrox against Malphite matchup statistics that may help us understand the differences between this set of champions. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Malphite’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Malphite..

Aatrox often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Malphite. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aatrox and Malphite

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Malphite
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Malphite

Who is Better, Aatrox or Malphite?

Both League champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Malphite, with a 50.1% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes an ok counter to Malphite.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate than Malphite, when facing one another, Aatrox also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aatrox into Malphite.

Furthermore, Aatrox also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Malphite. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Malphite matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Aatrox is a decent counter for Malphite. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Malphite.

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 Malphite Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Malphite as Aatrox, we analyzed 1,635 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 Malphite 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 Malphite Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aatrox in order to counter Malphite 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 listen to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Malphite. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, 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 displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Aatrox versus Malphite build include Eclipse, Death's Dance, and Serylda's Grudge. When Aatrox incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better against Malphite than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average winrate of 50.1% battling Malphite with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing Malphite as Aatrox, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Aatrox vs Malphite LoL games, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.1% winrate overall.

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