Gragas vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Gragas
based on 3,365 Gragas vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gragas vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Gragas vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Gragas
Tips for Playing as Gragas against Aatrox
Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.
Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.
The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
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.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Gragas vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Gragas in LoL
The stats shown here underscore several vital Gragas vs. Aatrox matchup statistics that can help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champs. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aatrox..
Gragas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Gragas and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Gragas or Aatrox?
Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 47.2% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a bad counter for Aatrox.
While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Aatrox, when facing one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You should be very concerned when picking Gragas into Aatrox.
Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Gragas 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 team fights.
Gragas is a terribly counter to Aatrox. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Gragas against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Gragas in order to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gragas often accumulates less CS as Aatrox. Champs who typically don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.
The top items to have in your Gragas versus Aatrox build include Lich Bane, Void Staff, and Stormsurge. When Gragas combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Aatrox than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 47.2% when playing against Aatrox with this build.
To have the best chance of beating Aatrox as Gragas, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Gragas vs Aatrox counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 47.2% win rate overall.
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