Heimerdinger vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Heimerdinger
based on 2,537 Heimerdinger vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Heimerdinger vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Heimerdinger vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Heimerdinger
Tips for Playing as Heimerdinger against Aatrox
Spreading out Hextech Micro-Rockets leads to more reliable damage and more efficiency against multiple targets, but focusing it creates the biggest impact.
The success of Electron Storm Grenade is very important to Heimerdinger's survival. The slow and stun both are capable of keeping enemies in place long enough to punish them, but it is also the first line of defense against a surprise attack.
Turret placement can be a deciding factor in a battle. Against most enemies turrets are best when they can support each other, but if the enemy has a lot of area of effect damage your turrets can be destroyed quickly. Placing turrets in brush can lead to a surprise attack in your favor.
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.
Heimerdinger vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Heimerdinger in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Heimerdinger versus Aatrox matchup stats that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Heimerdinger’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Heimerdinger may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Aatrox..
Heimerdinger normally has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. Typically, he takes less damage than Aatrox. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Heimerdinger and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Heimerdinger or Aatrox?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Heimerdinger usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 49.8% win rate. As a result, Heimerdinger makes an ok counter for Aatrox.
While Heimerdinger does have a lower win rate compared to Aatrox, when facing one another, Heimerdinger also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more time consuming character to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Heimerdinger into Aatroxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Furthermore, Heimerdinger has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Heimerdinger 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 allies during team fights.
Heimerdinger is a somewhat poor counter for Aatrox. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Heimerdinger against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Heimerdinger to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Heimerdinger typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aatrox. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to have in your Heimerdinger versus Aatrox build include Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Malignance, and Liandry's Torment. When Heimerdinger incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better vs. Aatrox than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Heimerdinger boasted an average win rate of 49.8% battling Aatrox with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Aatrox as Heimerdinger, Heimerdinger players should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Absolute Focus, Scorch, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Heimerdinger vs Aatrox LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.8% winrate overall.
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