Gwen vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Gwen
based on 4,132 Gwen vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Gwen vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Gwen vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Gwen
Tips for Playing as Gwen against Aatrox
Gwen can still damage enemies outside her Hallowed Mists, especially with her Ultimate's range.
Some of Gwen's Abilities can apply her passive to multiple enemies, so aim them at groups to get maximum damage and healing.
Always be Attacking - In addition to dealing bonus damage, Gwen's Attacks empower or reset many of her Abilities.
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.
Gwen vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Gwen in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page show some valuable Gwen vs. Aatrox counter stats that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between this pair of champs. Gwen’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Gwen may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox..
Gwen usually has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives less damage than Aatrox. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Gwen and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Gwen or Aatrox?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gwen usually fairs equally well when facing off against Aatrox, with a 49.7% win rate. As a result, Gwen makes an ok counter for Aatrox.
While Gwen does have a lower winrate compared to Aatrox, when facing one another, Gwen also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Gwen into Aatrox.
Moreover, Gwen also has some 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 lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gwen vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Gwen is a somewhat poor counter to Aatrox. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gwen against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Gwen in order to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Gwen usually gets a similar amount of CS as Aatrox. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Gwen versus Aatrox build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Nashor's Tooth, and Zhonya's Hourglass. When Gwen used at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Aatrox than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Gwen boasted an average win rate of 49.7% when playing against Aatrox with this counter build.
To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Aatrox as Gwen, Gwen players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Gwen vs Aatrox battles, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.7% win rate overall.
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