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

Aatrox vs Nidalee

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

based on 1,327 Aatrox vs Nidalee matchups
Win Rate
55 %
K/D/A
1.89
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Nidalee as Aatrox resulted from an evaluation of 1327 ranked games where both champs opposed each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Aatrox is forced to battle against Nidalee in only 0.7% of his matches.

Aatrox vs Nidalee Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a great job of countering Nidalee. On average, he wins a terrific 55.0% of the time the champions oppose one another in. In Aatrox vs Nidalee games, Aatrox’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, indicating that he most likely won't get first blood versus Nidalee.

Best Aatrox vs Nidalee Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spirit VisageDeath's DanceEclipseBlack 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
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Last skill for Aatrox to max outw

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: TenacityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingRevitalize
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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 Nidalee as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Nidalee

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 Nidalee

Nidalee's Javelin Toss deals more damage the farther she is. If she is far away, it's imperative to dodge it.

Nidalee's Takedown deals extreme damage to Hunted targets, but she has to get close to use it. Save your crowd control or defensive abilities for when she goes in for the kill.

Nidalee's Hunt debuff is only applied with Javelin Toss and Bushwhack. Avoiding being hit by these abilities will impair her ability to deal follow-up damage.

Aatrox vs Nidalee Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
55 %
VS
Win Rate
45 %
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5.7
< Kills >
7
5.7
< Deaths >
6.2
5.1
< Assists >
7.4
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
165
< Minions Killed >
38
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.06
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
17,741
< Physical Damage >
1,425
3,838
< Magic Damage >
16,858
417
< True Damage >
1,047
21,997
< Damage Dealt >
19,331
35,285
< Damage Taken >
30,924
11,216
< Gold Earned >
11,321
2.12
< Towers >
1.46
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.24
13,703
< Total Healing >
16,111
14,474
< Experience >
12,645
16
< Vision Score >
25
8
< Wards Placed >
7
237
< Time Dealing CC >
158

How to Counter Nidalee with Aatrox in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some significant Aatrox versus Nidalee counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Nidalee’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Nidalee..

Aatrox usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he receives more damage than Nidalee. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Nidalee

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Nidalee
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Nidalee

Who is Better, Aatrox or Nidalee?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when playing against Nidalee, with a 55.0% win rate. Thus, Aatrox makes a great counter to Nidalee.

While Aatrox does have a much higher win rate compared to Nidalee, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Aatrox into Nidalee.

Furthermore, Aatrox has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Nidalee. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Nidalee 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 allies during team fights.

Aatrox is a great counter for Nidalee. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Aatrox against Nidalee.

Additional Information for Aatrox Players

How We Calculated Our Aatrox vs Nidalee Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Nidalee as Aatrox, we analyzed 1,327 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 Nidalee 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Aatrox to counter Nidalee during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox usually picks up much more CS as Nidalee. Champs who on average don't take much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Nidalee build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Aatrox combined at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better vs Nidalee than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aatrox boasted an average winrate of 55.0% battling Nidalee with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of annihilating Nidalee as Aatrox, Aatrox players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes we have analyed for Aatrox vs Nidalee counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 55.0% winrate overall.

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