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

Aatrox vs Vex

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

How to Beat Vex as Aatrox

based on 2,518 Aatrox vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
2.02
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. In our dataset, Aatrox faced off against Vex in 2518 matches. Having so many matchups for Aatrox versus Vex gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce actionable data and a recommended build to destroy Vex. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Aatrox fights Vex in only 2.8% of his games.

Aatrox vs Vex Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a ok job of beating Vex. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Aatrox versus Vex games, Aatrox’s side is 0.0% more probable to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Aatrox vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordVampiric Scepter

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
GoredrinkerDeath's DanceSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Maw of MalmortiusBlack CleaverSpirit Visage

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
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Vex as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Vex

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.

Aatrox vs Vex Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Vex Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5.8
5.4
< Assists >
7.7
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
155
< Minions Killed >
149
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.44
19,350
< Physical Damage >
1,479
71
< Magic Damage >
20,545
877
< True Damage >
1,368
20,298
< Damage Dealt >
23,394
31,503
< Damage Taken >
18,698
11,257
< Gold Earned >
10,988
2.06
< Towers >
1.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
11,921
< Total Healing >
1,680
14,066
< Experience >
13,278
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
235
< Time Dealing CC >
521

How to Counter Vex with Aatrox in LoL

The stats shown here emphasize several influential Aatrox against Vex matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Vex..

Aatrox normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes more damage than Vex. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aatrox and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Vex

Who is Better, Aatrox or Vex?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually fairs equally well when playing against Vex, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes an ok counter to Vex.

While Aatrox does have a higher winrate than Vex, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Aatrox into Vex.

Moreover, Aatrox also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Vex. 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Vex matchups, Vex is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Aatrox is a decent counter to Vex. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Aatrox against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Aatrox, we analyzed 2,518 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 Vex 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 Vex Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aatrox in order to counter Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox most often racks up a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champions who typically don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Vex build include Goredrinker, Death's Dance, and Serylda's Grudge. When Aatrox incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed much better against Vex than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average winrate of 50.0% when playing against Vex with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Vex as Aatrox, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Aatrox vs Vex counterpicks, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vex as Aatrox are given for every ranked division. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual skill level, you should use the selection menu located at the top of this page.