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How to Win Ezreal vs Aatrox Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Aatrox

How to Beat Aatrox as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Aatrox as Ezreal

based on 11,115 Ezreal vs Aatrox matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
2.38
Pick Rate
4.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Aatrox as Ezreal resulted from an examination of 11115 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This particular pairing is somewhat uncommon. Ezreal is forced to battle against Aatrox in only 4.9% of his games.

Ezreal vs Aatrox Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal does a poor job of beating Aatrox. On average, he wins a lowly 47.3% of the time the champions face each other in. In Ezreal against Aatrox matches, Ezreal’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Aatrox.

Best Ezreal vs Aatrox Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaSpear of ShojinEssence Reaver

Optional Items

Frozen HeartGuardian AngelNavori QuickbladesRavenous Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Aatrox as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Aatrox

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

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.

Ezreal vs Aatrox Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Aatrox Image
6.5
< Kills >
5.8
5.6
< Deaths >
5.6
6.8
< Assists >
5.5
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
174
< Minions Killed >
169
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
16,452
< Physical Damage >
18,588
7,226
< Magic Damage >
3,932
657
< True Damage >
429
24,336
< Damage Dealt >
22,950
20,103
< Damage Taken >
36,818
11,732
< Gold Earned >
11,434
2.22
< Towers >
2.11
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
5,380
< Total Healing >
14,785
12,482
< Experience >
14,814
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
92
< Time Dealing CC >
244

How to Counter Aatrox with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several vital Ezreal against Aatrox counter stats that can help us interpret the differences between the two. For instance, Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Aatrox..

Ezreal usually has a similar longest kill spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Aatrox

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Aatrox
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Aatrox

Who is Better, Ezreal or Aatrox?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when facing off against Aatrox, with a 47.3% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a poor counter to Aatrox.

While Ezreal does have a lower win rate compared to Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champion to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Ezreal into Aatroxas his relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Ezreal also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Ezreal is a bad counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Ezreal against Aatrox.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Aatrox Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aatrox as Ezreal, we analyzed 11,115 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 Aatrox as Ezreal 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 learn all of the intricacies of Ezreal in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aatrox. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to have in your Ezreal versus Aatrox build include Muramana, Spear of Shojin, and Essence Reaver. When Ezreal used at least these three items in his build, he did much better against Aatrox than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Ezreal boasted an average win rate of 47.3% when countering Aatrox with this counter build.

To have the best chance of crushing Aatrox as Ezreal, Ezreal players should take the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Ezreal vs Aatrox counterpicks, this mix of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 47.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aatrox as Ezreal are shown for all ranked divisions. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular rank, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.