Veigar vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Veigar
based on 5,852 Veigar vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Veigar vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Veigar vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Veigar
Tips for Playing as Veigar against Aatrox
Veigar is extremely Mana and Cooldown Reduction dependent. Try buying items with these stats in order to increase the effectiveness of your passive and Baleful Strike.
Veigar is very fragile. It is valuable to select at least one summoner spell that can be used defensively.
Use Event Horizon to increase your chances of landing Dark Matter.
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.
Veigar vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Veigar in LoL
The stat comparisons shown here show some vital Veigar versus Aatrox matchup stats that can help you realize the differences between the two. Veigar’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Veigar may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aatrox..
Veigar usually has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Aatrox. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also show that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Veigar and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Veigar or Aatrox?
Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Veigar usually fairs equally well when taking on Aatrox, with a 49.5% win rate. As a result, Veigar makes an ok counter for Aatrox.
While Veigar does have a lower win rate than Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Veigar also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Veigar into Aatroxas his relative depth means you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Moreover, Veigar also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Veigar vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.
Veigar is a somewhat poor counter for Aatrox. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Veigar against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Veigar in order to counter Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Veigar typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Aatrox. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.
The top items to prioritize in your Veigar versus Aatrox build include Seraph's Embrace, Rabadon's Deathcap, and Luden's Companion. When Veigar bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better countering Aatrox than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Veigar had an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Aatrox with this build.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Aatrox as Veigar, you should equip the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Manaflow Band, and Transcendence runes from the Inspiration and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Veigar vs Aatrox LoL games, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.5% win rate overall.
By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Aatrox as Veigar are given for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.