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

Aatrox vs Soraka

How to Beat Soraka as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Soraka as Aatrox

based on 4,465 Aatrox vs Soraka matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games each week. Our guide on how to beat Soraka as Aatrox resulted from an evaluation of 4465 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Aatrox is forced to battle against Soraka in only 2.4% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Soraka Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a decent job of beating Soraka. Typically, he wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Aatrox against Soraka matches, Aatrox’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood. This indicates that he most likely will get first blood versus Soraka.

Best Aatrox vs Soraka Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Profane HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanSerylda's GrudgeSterak's Gage

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: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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
3
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 Soraka as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Soraka

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 Soraka

It's easier to focus Soraka than the ally she is healing.

Focus on attacking Soraka when she ever ventures to the frontline to heal her allies.

Take advantage of Soraka's long cooldown on Equinox if she uses it to harass.

Aatrox vs Soraka Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Soraka Image
5.6
< Kills >
0.8
5.5
< Deaths >
5.3
5.1
< Assists >
14
1.25
< Killing Sprees >
0.1
166
< Minions Killed >
26
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.03
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.49
18,959
< Physical Damage >
608
3,949
< Magic Damage >
4,886
416
< True Damage >
371
23,325
< Damage Dealt >
5,867
35,846
< Damage Taken >
15,628
11,178
< Gold Earned >
7,826
2.09
< Towers >
2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,547
< Total Healing >
23,301
14,407
< Experience >
10,156
16
< Vision Score >
54
8
< Wards Placed >
23
240
< Time Dealing CC >
197

How to Counter Soraka with Aatrox in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some strategic Aatrox against Soraka counter stats that may help us interpret the differences between the two. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Soraka’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Soraka. This observation is largely fueled by the difference in kills.

Aatrox typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his matchup does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Soraka. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with more HP has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Soraka

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Soraka
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Soraka

Who is Better, Aatrox or Soraka?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when trying to fight Soraka, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes a good counter for Soraka.

While Aatrox does have a higher winrate compared to Soraka, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Aatrox into Soraka.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Soraka 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 late stage team fights.

Aatrox is a decent counter for Soraka. Focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Soraka.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Soraka Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Soraka as Aatrox, we analyzed 4,465 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 Soraka 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 Soraka during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox most often racks up much more CS as Soraka. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Aatrox versus Soraka build consist of Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Aatrox bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Soraka than with most other common builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average winrate of 51.0% battling Soraka with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Soraka as Aatrox, Aatrox players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Aatrox vs Soraka battles, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

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