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How to Synergize Aatrox with Garen on the Same TeamAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox with Garen

How to Win With Aatrox and Garen Paired TogetherAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Aatrox and Garen

based on 741 Aatrox with Garen pairs
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
1.87
Pick Rate
0.4 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of LoL rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Aatrox has been on the same team as Garen in 741 recently played, competitive games. By accumulating so much accurate data directly from the publishers of LoL, we are confident that we can give you high-quality, accurate builds to help Aatrox play with Garen. It is very rare for Aatrox to play alongside Garen as teammates. This has only taken place in approximately 0.4% of matches with Aatrox.

Aatrox Garen Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Aatrox does a dismal job of teaming up with Garen. Usually, he wins a dismal 48.4% of rounds the champions fight together on the same side. If you want to maximize your potential as Aatrox when fighting on the same team as Garen by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with him, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Aatrox vs Garen Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinDeath's DanceSundered Sky

Optional Items

EclipseSterak's GageBlack Cleaver

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Aatrox to level upq
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Second ability for Aatrox to level upe
>
Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Aatrox's passive ability p
Aatrox's q ability q
Aatrox's w ability w
Aatrox's e ability e
Aatrox's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Synergizing Aatrox and Garen

Tips for Playing as Aatrox with Garen

Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.

Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.

Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.

Advice to Understand How Garen Will Play

Garen is only constrained by cooldowns, making items such as Black Cleaver very effective for him.

Garen's regeneration greatly increases if he can avoid receiving damage for several seconds.

Judgment deals maximum damage when only hitting a single target. For effective trading, try to position such that only the enemy champion is hit.

Aatrox Garen Synergy Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Garen Image
5.8
< Kills >
5.9
6
< Deaths >
5.8
5.4
< Assists >
5.5
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.33
150
< Minions Killed >
167
0.15
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.42
17,731
< Physical Damage >
18,505
3,762
< Magic Damage >
3,887
459
< True Damage >
423
21,952
< Damage Dealt >
22,816
35,993
< Damage Taken >
36,516
10,971
< Gold Earned >
11,390
1.87
< Towers >
2.09
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
14,241
< Total Healing >
14,434
14,030
< Experience >
14,704
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
245
< Time Dealing CC >
243

How to Play with Garen as Aatrox in LoL

The Aatrox Garen synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Garen, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Aatrox sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Garen. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Garen helps Aatrox perform not as well in ranked League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Aatrox plays on the same team as Garen, he observes a small decrease in his complete damage output. This could indicate that Garen does not provide cover for him to deal more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Aatrox is played with Garen on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Garen.

Moreover, when Aatrox plays with Garen on the same side, he usually takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could mean that Garen does a decent job of protecting Aatrox during teamfights.

Synergies between Aatrox and Garen

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Garen
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Aatrox
Garen

Is Aatrox better when played alongside Garen?

There is no one best champion pairing for Aatrox that will 100% of the time be his top ally. Yet, Garen is a below average ally for Aatrox. By playing on the same side as Aatrox, he drops their win rate by -2.0% to 48.4%. This clearly indicates that there is a harmful synergy between Aatrox and Garen that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Garen has a greater difficulty than Aatrox. That means you must be very careful when finding Garen comrades to fight alongside, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to play well with you.

Playing cooperatively, Aatrox players will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. Together, these champs can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by grouping Aatrox and Garen together, you probably will not be providing your other allies a lot of AP. Plan to have other champs on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in this pairing's abilities.

Regardless of your Garen ally's skill level, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox Garen Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Aatrox and Garen, we analyzed 741 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Aatrox with Garen comes from actual data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox to work well with Garen during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up some more tips and tricks for this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to get in your Aatrox and Garen synergy build include Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better when paired up with Garen than with most other common builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average win rate of 48.4% when playing alongside Garen with these items in his kit.

To have the best probability of vanquishing your oponents, Aatrox players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Aatrox and Garen pairings, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to synergize Garen with Aatrox are given for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a specific division, you may use the selection menu located earlier on the page.