Aatrox vs Naafiri
How to Beat Naafiri as Aatrox
based on 2,520 Aatrox vs Naafiri matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Aatrox vs Naafiri Matchup Summary
Best Aatrox vs Naafiri Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Aatrox
Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Naafiri
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.
Aatrox vs Naafiri Counter Stats
How to Counter Naafiri with Aatrox in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some vital Aatrox against Naafiri counter stats that may help us interpret the distinctions between these two champions. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Naafiri..
Aatrox normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his matchup does. Typically, he takes more damage than Naafiri. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Aatrox and Naafiri
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Who is Better, Aatrox or Naafiri?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Naafiri, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes an ok counter to Naafiri.
While Aatrox does have a higher win rate compared to Naafiri, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Aatrox into Naafiri.
Moreover, Aatrox has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Naafiri matchups, Naafiri is the better champ 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 Naafiri. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Naafiri.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Aatrox in order to counter Naafiri during both the laning 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 stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Aatrox most often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Naafiri. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Aatrox versus Naafiri build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Aatrox incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed significantly better when fighting Naafiri than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Aatrox had an average win rate of 50.0% battling Naafiri with this counter build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Naafiri as Aatrox, Aatrox players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players used for Aatrox vs Naafiri fights, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.0% winrate overall.
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