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How to Win Aatrox vs Kai'Sa Counter MatchupAatrox is in the a tier of champions

Aatrox vs Kai'Sa

How to Beat Kai'Sa as Aatrox in LoLAatrox is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Kai'Sa as Aatrox

based on 7,927 Aatrox vs Kai'Sa matchups
Win Rate
55.1 %
K/D/A
2.05
Pick Rate
4.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League games that we review every week. Our guide on how to beat Kai'Sa as Aatrox resulted from an analysis of 7927 ranked games where both champs fought each other. This particular champ matchup is relatively uncommon. Aatrox fights Kai'Sa in only 4.2% of his games.

Aatrox vs Kai'Sa Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a great job of beating Kai'Sa. Normally, he wins a whopping 55.1% of games the champs face one another in. In Aatrox versus Kai'Sa rounds, Aatrox’s side is 0.1% less probable to earn first blood. This indicates that he probably won't get first blood against Kai'Sa.

Best Aatrox vs Kai'Sa Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Youmuu's GhostbladeProfane HydraKaenic RookernSpirit Visage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Kai'Sa as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Kai'Sa

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 Kai'Sa

Kai'Sa is very vulnerable to getting outranged by mages and long range carries.

Make sure to place wards in your blind spots so you can see Kai'Sa coming.

Kai'Sa is very good at picking off isolated enemies. Stick together against her.

Aatrox vs Kai'Sa Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
55.1 %
VS
Win Rate
44.9 %
Kai'Sa Image
6
< Kills >
7.6
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.7
< Assists >
6
1.37
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
167
< Minions Killed >
180
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.22
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.43
18,466
< Physical Damage >
12,653
3,810
< Magic Damage >
8,189
415
< True Damage >
478
22,690
< Damage Dealt >
21,321
36,077
< Damage Taken >
19,828
11,450
< Gold Earned >
12,370
2.21
< Towers >
2.01
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
14,338
< Total Healing >
4,218
14,739
< Experience >
12,536
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
242
< Time Dealing CC >
44

How to Counter Kai'Sa with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify several important Aatrox versus Kai'Sa counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champions. For instance, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Kai'Sa’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Kai'Sa..

Aatrox normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Kai'Sa. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Kai'Sa

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Kai'Sa
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Kai'Sa

Who is Better, Aatrox or Kai'Sa?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Kai'Sa, with a 55.1% win rate. Therefore, Aatrox makes a fantastic counter for Kai'Sa.

While Aatrox does have a much higher winrate compared to Kai'Sa, when on opposite teams, Aatrox also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aatrox into Kai'Sa.

Moreover, Aatrox has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Kai'Sa. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Kai'Sa matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Aatrox is a great counter to Kai'Sa. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Kai'Sa.

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 Kai'Sa Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kai'Sa as Aatrox, we analyzed 7,927 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 Kai'Sa 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 Kai'Sa Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox to counter Kai'Sa during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox most often picks up a similar amount of CS as Kai'Sa. Champions who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Aatrox versus Kai'Sa build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. When Aatrox incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Kai'Sa than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average winrate of 55.1% when playing against Kai'Sa with this counter build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Kai'Sa as Aatrox, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Second Wind runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Aatrox vs Kai'Sa counter picks, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 55.1% winrate overall.

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