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How to Win Aatrox vs Irelia Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Aatrox

based on 5,756 Aatrox vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.95
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Aatrox faced Irelia in 5756 games. With so many games with Aatrox versus Irelia gives us a lot of faith in our ability to prepare actionable stats and a recommended build to counter Irelia. This champ matchup is fairly rare. Aatrox fights Irelia in only 3.0% of his games.

Aatrox vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Aatrox does a below average job of beating Irelia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.6% of matches the champions face off with one another in. In Aatrox against Irelia matches, Aatrox’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Aatrox vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageSundered Sky

Optional Items

ThornmailJak'Sho, The ProteanDeath's DanceMaw of Malmortius

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
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Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Irelia

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 Win Against Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Aatrox vs Irelia Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Irelia Image
5.9
< Kills >
7
6
< Deaths >
7
5.8
< Assists >
4.8
1.32
< Killing Sprees >
1.58
166
< Minions Killed >
206
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.45
17,834
< Physical Damage >
17,510
3,747
< Magic Damage >
6,407
542
< True Damage >
812
22,123
< Damage Dealt >
24,730
35,662
< Damage Taken >
31,216
11,286
< Gold Earned >
12,724
2.01
< Towers >
2.36
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,060
< Total Healing >
10,915
14,521
< Experience >
14,857
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
237
< Time Dealing CC >
108

How to Counter Irelia with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Aatrox versus Irelia counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences between the two. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Aatrox typically has a similar longest killing spree as his enemy does. Typically, he receives more damage than Irelia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aatrox and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Irelia

Who is Better, Aatrox or Irelia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually loses when facing off against Irelia, with a 48.6% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes a poor counter to Irelia.

While Aatrox does have a lower win rate than Irelia, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Aatrox into Irelia.

Additionally, Aatrox also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Aatrox is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Aatrox against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Aatrox

Aatrox Loses Against

SingedSinged46.1% winrateLilliaLillia46.3% winrateTaricTaric46.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune47.2% winrate

Aatrox Wins Against

Kai'SaKai'Sa55.1% winrateNidaleeNidalee55% winrateKarthusKarthus55% winrateYuumiYuumi54.9% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KayleKayle+ 54.5% 1049 GamesTaricTaric+ 55.6% 1818 GamesFioraFiora+ 55.8% 172 GamesKledKled+ 58.3% 290 Games

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Aatrox, we analyzed 5,756 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Irelia as Aatrox comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Aatrox Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox in order to counter Irelia during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Irelia build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better versus Irelia than with many other common builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when countering Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Irelia as Aatrox, Aatrox players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds we have analyed for Aatrox vs Irelia face-offs, this combination of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.6% win rate overall.

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