Brand vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Brand
based on 10,816 Brand vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Brand vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Brand vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Brand
Tips for Playing as Brand against Aatrox
You can use Brand's abilities in a variety of combinations to maximize his damage in different situations.
You can deter enemies from standing near their minions by setting them ablaze, due to Conflagration.
Pyroclasm bounces randomly between enemies, so try to cast it on a small group of enemies if you want to hit the same target multiple times.
Advice to Win Against Aatrox
Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.
Brand vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Brand in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some valuable Brand versus Aatrox matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the two. For instance, Brand’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Brand may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox..
Brand usually has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Aatrox. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Brand and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Brand or Aatrox?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Brand usually wins when taking on Aatrox, with a 51.6% win rate. Thus, Brand makes a good counter to Aatrox.
While Brand does have a higher winrate than Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Brand also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Brand into Aatrox.
Additionally, Brand has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Brand vs Aatrox matchups, Brand is the better champion with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Brand is a decent counter to Aatrox. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Brand against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Brand in order to counter Aatrox during both the lane 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 suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Brand usually racks up less CS as Aatrox. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Brand versus Aatrox build include Banshee's Veil, Zhonya's Hourglass, and Liandry's Torment. When Brand incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better countering Aatrox than with most other common builds. In fact, Brand had an average winrate of 51.6% when countering Aatrox with this build.
To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Aatrox as Brand, you should equip the Dark Harvest, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Brand vs Aatrox battles, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.6% win rate overall.
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