Warwick vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Warwick
based on 7,775 Warwick vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Warwick vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Warwick vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Warwick
Tips for Playing as Warwick against Aatrox
Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.
Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.
Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.
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.
Warwick vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Warwick in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here highlight several vital Warwick against Aatrox counter stats that can help us interpret the distinctions between this pair of champions. As an example, Warwick’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Warwick may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aatrox..
Warwick usually has a slightly larger longest kill spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives more damage than Aatrox. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Warwick and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Warwick or Aatrox?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Warwick usually fairs equally well when taking on Aatrox, with a 49.4% win rate. As a result, Warwick makes an ok counter to Aatrox.
While Warwick does have a lower win rate compared to Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Warwick also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less complex champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Warwick into Aatrox.
Moreover, Warwick has some amount of utility and CC, 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 in League of Legends, in Warwick vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Warwick is a somewhat poor counter to Aatrox. You will do well by focussing your actions on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Warwick against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Warwick to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Warwick on average picks up less CS relative to Aatrox. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS often don't have to have 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to use in your Warwick versus Aatrox build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Sundered Sky. When Warwick bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Aatrox than with many other common builds. In fact, Warwick boasted an average winrate of 49.4% when playing against Aatrox with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of beating Aatrox as Warwick, Warwick players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Warwick vs Aatrox fights, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.4% win rate overall.
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