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

Aatrox vs Swain

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

based on 6,835 Aatrox vs Swain matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.03
Pick Rate
3.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. In our dataset, Aatrox fought Swain in 6835 rounds. Using so many games with Aatrox vs Swain gives us confidence in our capability to provide useful stats and a supported build to suppress Swain. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Aatrox is forced to battle against Swain in only 3.6% of his matches.

Aatrox vs Swain Matchup Summary

Aatrox has done a average job of countering Swain. On average, he wins a acceptable 50.6% of the time the champions face one another in. In Aatrox versus Swain games, Aatrox’s team is 0.1% less likely to gain first blood. This implies that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Swain.

Best Aatrox vs Swain Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeEclipseDeath's DanceProfane Hydra

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 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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Guide to Countering Swain as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Swain

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 Swain

Buying an item with Grievous Wounds will make Swain much easier to kill during his Demonic Ascension.

Swain's passive is very potent if you are immobilized. Make sure to be extra careful around enemies who have immobilizing effects.

High mobility counters all of Swain's basic abilities: Death's Hand does more damage the closer he is, Vision of Empire has a very long delay and Nevermove must start returning back to him to be dangerous.

Aatrox vs Swain Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Swain Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.1
5.8
< Deaths >
6.4
5.7
< Assists >
10.2
1.38
< Killing Sprees >
1.15
165
< Minions Killed >
100
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.41
20,224
< Physical Damage >
1,427
4,329
< Magic Damage >
20,177
454
< True Damage >
927
25,007
< Damage Dealt >
22,533
37,740
< Damage Taken >
31,099
11,410
< Gold Earned >
10,177
2.11
< Towers >
1.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
15,640
< Total Healing >
9,390
14,663
< Experience >
12,104
16
< Vision Score >
33
8
< Wards Placed >
14
244
< Time Dealing CC >
352

How to Counter Swain with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several critical Aatrox versus Swain counter stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this set of champions. Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Swain’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Swain..

Aatrox usually has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. Typically, he takes more damage than Swain. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Aatrox and Swain

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Swain
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Swain

Who is Better, Aatrox or Swain?

Both League champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Aatrox usually fairs equally well when facing off against Swain, with a 50.6% win rate. Therefore, Aatrox makes an ok counter to Swain.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate than Swain, when facing one another, Aatrox also has a much lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Aatrox into Swain.

Moreover, Aatrox has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Swain. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Swain matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Aatrox is a decent counter to Swain. Focus your tactics on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Aatrox against Swain.

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 Swain Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Swain as Aatrox, we analyzed 6,835 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 Swain 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 Swain Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Aatrox to counter Swain during both the lane 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 mind the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox on average accumulates more CS compared to Swain. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to use in your Aatrox versus Swain build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Spear of Shojin. When Aatrox combined at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Swain than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Swain with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating Swain as Aatrox, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Revitalize, and Bone Plating runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players used for Aatrox vs Swain face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.6% win rate overall.

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