Nami vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Nami
based on 5,798 Nami vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Nami vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Nami vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Nami
Tips for Playing as Nami against Aatrox
Nami's ultimate can come in very handy for initiating on enemies who are far away.
Using Ebb and Flow during an engagement with enemy champions will help sway the battle in your favor.
Aqua Prison has a long cooldown, make sure to use it at the right moment.
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.
Nami vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Nami in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page underscore some significant Nami against Aatrox counter statistics that can help you interpret the differences between these two champs. For instance, Nami’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Nami may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.
Nami typically has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Aatrox. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Nami and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Nami or Aatrox?
Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Nami usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Nami makes an ok counter to Aatrox.
While Nami does have a higher winrate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Nami also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Nami into Aatrox.
Furthermore, Nami has a great deal 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Nami vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.
Nami is a decent counter for Aatrox. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Nami against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Nami in order to counter Aatrox during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Nami usually racks up a lot less CS compared to Aatrox. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The best items to have in your Nami versus Aatrox build consist of Dream Maker, Imperial Mandate, and Dawncore. When Nami used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Aatrox than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Nami had an average winrate of 50.0% battling Aatrox with this counter build.
To have the highest probability of beating Aatrox as Nami, Nami players should take the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Bone Plating, and Revitalize runes from the Sorcery and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Nami vs Aatrox fights, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.
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