Orianna vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Orianna
based on 2,796 Orianna vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Orianna vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Orianna vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Orianna
Tips for Playing as Orianna against Aatrox
Command: Protect can be used on yourself to return the Ball back to you quickly. Combine this with Command: Attack for a quick harassment.
Command: Dissonance is a very powerful escape tool if Orianna has the Ball. The combination of speed and leaving a slowing obstacle can be quite powerful.
Command: Shockwave can be used to drag enemies towards you or away from you if you position the Ball properly.
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.
Orianna vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Orianna in LoL
The stats provided here emphasize some strategic Orianna vs. Aatrox counter stats that may help us appreciate the differences between the two. Orianna’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Orianna may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Aatrox..
Orianna usually has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. On average, she receives less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Orianna and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Orianna or Aatrox?
Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Orianna usually loses when taking on Aatrox, with a 46.8% win rate. Thus, Orianna makes a poor counter to Aatrox.
While Orianna does have a lower win rate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Orianna also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Orianna into Aatroxas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Orianna has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This 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 for every situation in League of Legends, in Orianna vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Orianna is a terribly counter for Aatrox. Focus your play on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Orianna against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Orianna 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 lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Orianna often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown here to do well.
The ideal items to prioritize in your Orianna versus Aatrox build include Seraph's Embrace, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Orianna combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Aatrox than with many other common builds. In fact, Orianna boasted an average win rate of 46.8% when playing against Aatrox with this counter build.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Aatrox as Orianna, Orianna players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players used for Orianna vs Aatrox face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.8% winrate overall.
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