Caitlyn vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Caitlyn
based on 5,128 Caitlyn vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Caitlyn vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Caitlyn vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Caitlyn
Tips for Playing as Caitlyn against Aatrox
Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.
Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.
Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Caitlyn vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Caitlyn in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several strategic Caitlyn vs. Aatrox counter stats that can help you grasp the differences between the pair. Caitlyn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, showing that Caitlyn may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Aatrox..
Caitlyn typically has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Aatrox. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Caitlyn and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Caitlyn or Aatrox?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Caitlyn usually loses when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 48.4% win rate. Thus, Caitlyn makes a poor counter for Aatrox.
While Caitlyn does have a lower win rate compared to Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Caitlyn also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more challenging champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Caitlyn into Aatrox.
Furthermore, Caitlyn has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Caitlyn vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Caitlyn is a somewhat poor counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your actions on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Caitlyn against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Caitlyn in order to counter Aatrox 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 listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Caitlyn usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Caitlyn versus Aatrox build include Galeforce, Infinity Edge, and The Collector. When Caitlyn bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Aatrox than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Caitlyn boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when countering Aatrox with this counter build.
To have the best probability of crushing Aatrox as Caitlyn, Caitlyn players should take the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Caitlyn vs Aatrox matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.4% win rate overall.
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