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

Aatrox vs Ziggs

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

based on 2,616 Aatrox vs Ziggs matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
2.04
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Ziggs as Aatrox came out of an analysis of 2616 ranked matches where both champions faced off against one another. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Aatrox has to counter Ziggs in only 1.4% of his rounds.

Aatrox vs Ziggs Matchup Summary

Aatrox does a good job of beating Ziggs. On average, he wins a terrific 53.7% of matches the champs face one another in. In Aatrox vs Ziggs rounds, Aatrox’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Ziggs.

Best Aatrox vs Ziggs Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Aatrox Items

~22 Mins
Spear of ShojinSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeMaw of MalmortiusSterak's GageJak'Sho, The Protean

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
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
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Ziggs as Aatrox

Tips for Playing as Aatrox against Ziggs

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 Ziggs

Many of Ziggs' abilities have long cooldowns. Try catching him just after he's used his abilities.

Don't step on Ziggs' mines! They'll slow you and make it much easier for him to hit you with his other abiltiies.

Ziggs' ultimate, Mega Inferno Bomb, deals more damage in the center of the explosion.

Aatrox vs Ziggs Counter Stats

Aatrox Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
Ziggs Image
6
< Kills >
5
5.6
< Deaths >
5.7
5.4
< Assists >
7.7
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.17
169
< Minions Killed >
171
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.08
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.52
18,534
< Physical Damage >
811
3,970
< Magic Damage >
24,426
431
< True Damage >
417
22,935
< Damage Dealt >
25,654
37,445
< Damage Taken >
17,323
11,541
< Gold Earned >
11,392
2.09
< Towers >
2.77
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
15,077
< Total Healing >
1,453
15,061
< Experience >
13,291
16
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
10
244
< Time Dealing CC >
247

How to Counter Ziggs with Aatrox in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some important Aatrox against Ziggs matchup statistics that can help you understand the differences between the two. As an example, Aatrox’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ziggs’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Aatrox may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Ziggs..

Aatrox normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. On average, he receives more damage than Ziggs. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Aatrox and Ziggs

Damage Types Compared

Aatrox
Ziggs
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Aatrox
Ziggs

Who is Better, Aatrox or Ziggs?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Aatrox usually wins when taking on Ziggs, with a 53.7% win rate. As a result, Aatrox makes a great counter to Ziggs.

While Aatrox does have a higher win rate compared to Ziggs, when they face off with one another, Aatrox also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You don't need to be too worried when picking Aatrox into Ziggs.

Additionally, Aatrox has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ziggs. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Aatrox vs Ziggs matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Aatrox is a great counter for Ziggs. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Aatrox against Ziggs.

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 Ziggs Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ziggs as Aatrox, we analyzed 2,616 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 Ziggs 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 Ziggs Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Aatrox in order to counter Ziggs during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Aatrox most often racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Ziggs. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values reported here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Aatrox versus Ziggs build include Spear of Shojin, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Aatrox incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs Ziggs than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Aatrox had an average winrate of 53.7% battling Ziggs with this build.

To have the highest probability of defeating Ziggs as Aatrox, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Tenacity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Aatrox vs Ziggs counters, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 53.7% winrate overall.

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