Malphite vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Malphite
based on 7,030 Malphite vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Malphite vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Malphite vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Malphite
Tips for Playing as Malphite against Aatrox
Despite his abilities scaling on Armor, some games require Malphite to get Magic Resist. When those games occur, try getting Aegis of the Legion, Mercury's Treads, and Guardian Angel.
Armor naturally reduces the rate that attacks go through Granite Shield, so Brutal Strikes will strengthen the shield against physical damage.
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.
Malphite vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Malphite in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature several valuable Malphite vs. Aatrox counter statistics that may help you understand the distinctions between these two champions. For instance, Malphite’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Malphite may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aatrox..
Malphite typically has a similar longest killing spree as his foe does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Malphite and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Malphite or Aatrox?
Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Malphite usually fairs equally well when facing off against Aatrox, with a 50.0% win rate. Thus, Malphite makes an ok counter for Aatrox.
While Malphite does have a higher win rate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Malphite also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Malphite into Aatrox.
Additionally, Malphite also has a lot of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Malphite vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Malphite is a decent counter to Aatrox. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Malphite against Aatrox.
Other Champion Matchups Against Malphite
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Malphite to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Malphite most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aatrox. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.
The most important items to focus on in your Malphite versus Aatrox build include Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Malphite included at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better vs Aatrox than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Malphite boasted an average win rate of 50.0% battling Aatrox with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest probability of beating Aatrox as Malphite, Malphite players should use the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Resolve and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the runes that we analyzed for Malphite vs Aatrox face-offs, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.0% winrate overall.
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