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

Aatrox vs Thresh

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

based on 7,756 Aatrox vs Thresh matchups
Win Rate
53.1 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
4.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Thresh as Aatrox resulted from an evaluation of 7756 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This particular matchup is somewhat uncommon. Aatrox fights Thresh in only 4.1% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Thresh Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a good job of beating Thresh. On average, he wins a fantastic 53.1% of matches the champions face one another in. In Aatrox versus Thresh matches, Aatrox’s team is 0.2% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Thresh.

Best Aatrox vs Thresh Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Kaenic RookernSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Profane HydraSterak's GageSerylda's GrudgeDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
>
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 Thresh as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Thresh

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 Thresh

Intentionally breaking a wall of The Box can allow a vulnerable ally to escape unscathed.

Thresh's Death Sentence has a long cast time. Watch for the cast to begin to take evasive actions.

Thresh relies on collecting souls for a portion of his defense and damage. Try punishing him when he moves to collect them.

Aatrox vs Thresh Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
53.1 %
VS
Win Rate
46.9 %
Thresh Image
5.8
< Kills >
2.1
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.7
< Assists >
13.9
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
0.36
167
< Minions Killed >
33
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
18,295
< Physical Damage >
1,199
3,881
< Magic Damage >
7,164
455
< True Damage >
812
22,632
< Damage Dealt >
9,176
35,808
< Damage Taken >
21,397
11,379
< Gold Earned >
8,398
2.17
< Towers >
1.72
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
14,196
< Total Healing >
2,263
14,589
< Experience >
10,221
16
< Vision Score >
56
8
< Wards Placed >
24
240
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Thresh with Aatrox in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some important Aatrox against Thresh counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between the two. For instance, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Thresh’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Thresh. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Aatrox often has a much larger longest killing spree than his counter does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Thresh. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aatrox and Thresh

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Thresh
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Thresh

Who is Better, Aatrox or Thresh?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when facing off against Thresh, with a 53.1% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes a great counter to Thresh.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate compared to Thresh, when facing one another, Aatrox also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming character to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Aatrox into Thresh.

Additionally, Aatrox has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Thresh. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Aatrox is a great counter to Thresh. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Thresh.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Thresh Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Thresh as Aatrox, we analyzed 7,756 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 Thresh 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 truly master Aatrox to counter Thresh during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox often picks up much more CS relative to Thresh. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Aatrox versus Thresh build include Kaenic Rookern, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Thresh than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average win rate of 53.1% battling Thresh with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of beating Thresh as Aatrox, Aatrox players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Aatrox vs Thresh counters, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 53.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Thresh as Aatrox are shown for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific skill level, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.