Zilean vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Zilean
based on 2,341 Zilean vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Zilean vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Zilean vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Zilean
Tips for Playing as Zilean against Aatrox
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
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.
Zilean vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Zilean in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify several vital Zilean against Aatrox counter statistics that can help us explain the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Zilean’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aatrox’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zilean may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Aatrox. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.
Zilean usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his enemy does. Commonly, he receives less damage than Aatrox. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.
Differences between Zilean and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Zilean or Aatrox?
Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Zilean usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 50.5% win rate. Therefore, Zilean makes an ok counter to Aatrox.
While Zilean does have a higher winrate than Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Zilean also has a greater difficulty level that makes him a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Zilean into Aatrox.
Additionally, Zilean has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aatrox. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zilean vs Aatrox matchups, Zilean is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Zilean is a decent counter to Aatrox. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Zilean against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Zilean in order to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Zilean typically racks up a lot less CS compared to Aatrox. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to have in your Zilean versus Aatrox build include Morellonomicon, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Aatrox than with many other typical builds. In fact, Zilean boasted an average winrate of 50.5% battling Aatrox with these items in his kit.
To have the highest probability of coming out on top against Aatrox as Zilean, Zilean players should equip the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Zilean vs Aatrox matchups, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 50.5% winrate overall.
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