Blitzcrank vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Blitzcrank
based on 7,491 Blitzcrank vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Blitzcrank vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Blitzcrank vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Blitzcrank
Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Aatrox
Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.
The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.
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.
Blitzcrank vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Blitzcrank in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here feature some influential Blitzcrank against Aatrox counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the two. Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox. This observation is largely caused by the differences in assists.
Blitzcrank usually has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than his opponent does. Typically, he takes less damage than Aatrox. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Blitzcrank and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Aatrox?
Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when facing off against Aatrox, with a 52.3% win rate. Thus, Blitzcrank makes a good counter to Aatrox.
While Blitzcrank does have a higher winrate compared to Aatrox, when on opposite teams, Blitzcrank also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champ to learn. You should be be fine when picking Blitzcrank into Aatrox.
Additionally, Blitzcrank has a good amount of CC and other utility, 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 isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Aatrox matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.
Blitzcrank is a good counter to Aatrox. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Blitzcrank against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank in order to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown here, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Blitzcrank often accumulates a lot less CS as Aatrox. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Blitzcrank versus Aatrox build include Trailblazer, Knight's Vow, and Solstice Sleigh. When Blitzcrank bought at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better countering Aatrox than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average winrate of 52.3% when countering Aatrox with this counter build.
To have the greatest probability of crushing Aatrox as Blitzcrank, you should take the Aftershock, Demolish, Conditioning, Overgrowth, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Blitzcrank vs Aatrox face-offs, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 52.3% winrate overall.
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