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

Aatrox vs Xayah

How to Beat Xayah as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Xayah as Aatrox

based on 2,848 Aatrox vs Xayah matchups
Win Rate
52.5 %
K/D/A
2
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of rated League of Legends games that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Xayah as Aatrox resulted from an analysis of 2848 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular champion matchup is relatively rare. Aatrox has to counter Xayah in only 1.5% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Xayah Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a good job of countering Xayah. Typically, he wins a terrific 52.5% of the time the champions face off with each other in. In Aatrox vs Xayah matches, Aatrox’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Xayah.

Best Aatrox vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernSpirit VisageSerylda's GrudgeSpear of Shojin

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 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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Guide to Countering Xayah as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Xayah

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 Xayah

Xayah's Bladecaller will only root targets hit by 3 or more returning Feathers.

Long fights in the same area with Xayah will allow her to drop a lot of Feathers. Try to stay on the move!

Make sure you are ready when you go for the kill. Untargetability from Featherstorm can quickly turn an ambush in Xayah's favor.

Aatrox vs Xayah Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
52.5 %
VS
Win Rate
47.5 %
Xayah Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6
5.5
< Assists >
6.5
1.33
< Killing Sprees >
1.51
169
< Minions Killed >
183
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.27
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.5
18,692
< Physical Damage >
20,963
3,912
< Magic Damage >
389
442
< True Damage >
445
23,046
< Damage Dealt >
21,798
36,527
< Damage Taken >
20,347
11,458
< Gold Earned >
12,013
2.17
< Towers >
2.35
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.09
14,652
< Total Healing >
4,695
14,813
< Experience >
12,591
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
243
< Time Dealing CC >
54

How to Counter Xayah with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page emphasize some critical Aatrox against Xayah matchup statistics that can help us appreciate the differences between the pair. Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Xayah’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Xayah..

Aatrox often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he receives more damage than Xayah. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Xayah

Who is Better, Aatrox or Xayah?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Xayah, with a 52.5% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes a good counter for Xayah.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate compared to Xayah, when facing one another, Aatrox also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You should be be fine when picking Aatrox into Xayah.

Moreover, Aatrox also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Xayah. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Aatrox is an above average counter for Xayah. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Xayah.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aatrox

Aatrox Loses Against

SingedSinged46.1% winrateLilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric46.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.2% winrate

Aatrox Wins Against

Kai'SaKai'Sa55.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee55% winrateKarthusKarthus55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KayleKayle+ 54.5% 1049 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.6% 1818 GamesFioraFiora+ 55.8% 172 GamesKledKled+ 58.3% 290 Games

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Xayah Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Xayah as Aatrox, we analyzed 2,848 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 Xayah 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 Xayah Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox to counter Xayah during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Xayah. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Xayah build consist of Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox bought at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Xayah than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average winrate of 52.5% battling Xayah with this build.

To have the best chance of crushing Xayah as Aatrox, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Aatrox vs Xayah fights, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.5% winrate overall.

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