Nasus vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Nasus
based on 5,023 Nasus vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nasus vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Nasus vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Nasus
Tips for Playing as Nasus against Aatrox
Paying attention to last hitting with Siphoning Strike will have a large impact at the end of a game.
If you're solo, Spirit Fire is a great way to farm a lane. It can be bad if you're in a lane with 2 and you push too far. Find the right balance between Siphoning Strike last hits and AoE farming.
If you have low defenses, people will focus you down even during your ultimate. Try buying some survivability items even in your DPS builds.
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.
Nasus vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Nasus in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here emphasize some significant Nasus against Aatrox counter stats that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Nasus’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Nasus may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aatrox..
Nasus normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Aatrox. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nasus and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Nasus or Aatrox?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Nasus usually loses when taking on Aatrox, with a 48.1% win rate. As a result, Nasus makes a bad counter for Aatrox.
While Nasus does have a lower win rate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Nasus also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nasus into Aatrox.
Furthermore, Nasus has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Nasus 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 teammates during team fights.
Nasus is a somewhat poor counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Nasus against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Nasus to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions shown above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nasus on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Aatrox. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to focus on in your Nasus versus Aatrox build include Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Frozen Heart. When Nasus combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Aatrox than with many other common item sets. In fact, Nasus had an average win rate of 48.1% when playing against Aatrox with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of beating Aatrox as Nasus, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Nasus vs Aatrox counterpicks, this mixture of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.1% winrate overall.
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