Vladimir vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Vladimir
based on 5,907 Vladimir vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Vladimir vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Vladimir vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Vladimir
Tips for Playing as Vladimir against Aatrox
Transfusion instantly deals damage to the enemy before healing Vladimir, making it one of the best last hitting tools in the game.
Cast Hemoplague where it will afflict the most units.
Sanguine Pool pops incoming missiles, so it can be used to dodge disables.
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.
Vladimir vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Vladimir in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here clarify some significant Vladimir vs. Aatrox counter stats that may help you appreciate the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Vladimir’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Vladimir may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aatrox..
Vladimir often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes less damage than Aatrox. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Vladimir and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Vladimir or Aatrox?
Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Vladimir usually loses when taking on Aatrox, with a 48.5% win rate. Thus, Vladimir makes a poor counter for Aatrox.
While Vladimir does have a lower win rate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Vladimir also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Vladimir into Aatroxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Vladimir also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Vladimir 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.
Vladimir is a somewhat poor counter for Aatrox. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Vladimir against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Vladimir 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 tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Vladimir usually gets a similar amount of CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.
The ideal items to use in your Vladimir versus Aatrox build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Cosmic Drive. When Vladimir included at least these three items in his build, he did much better versus Aatrox than with most other common item sets. In fact, Vladimir had an average win rate of 48.5% when countering Aatrox with these items in his kit.
To have the highest likelihood of crushing Aatrox as Vladimir, you should use the Summon Aery, Nimbus Cloak, Transcendence, Scorch, Triumph, and Last Stand runes from the Sorcery and Precision rune sets. Out of all the rune sets we have analyed for Vladimir vs Aatrox counter picks, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.5% winrate overall.
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