Elise vs Aatrox
How to Beat Aatrox as Elise
based on 1,423 Elise vs Aatrox matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Elise vs Aatrox Matchup Summary
Best Elise vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Aatrox as Elise
Tips for Playing as Elise against Aatrox
Spider Form is most effective at finishing off enemies with low health; Human Form's Neurotoxin does more damage to healthy foes.
Elise's Spider Form and Spider Form abilities do not cost mana and can be prioritized when you are trying to conserve mana.
When in Spider Form, Spiderlings will attack the target that Elise uses Venomous Bite on.
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.
Elise vs Aatrox Counter Stats
How to Counter Aatrox with Elise in LoL
The stats shown here clarify some critical Elise against Aatrox counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Elise’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Aatrox’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Elise may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Aatrox..
Elise usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she takes less damage than Aatrox. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.
Differences between Elise and Aatrox
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Who is Better, Elise or Aatrox?
Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Elise usually loses when trying to fight Aatrox, with a 45.2% win rate. Thus, Elise makes a bad counter to Aatrox.
While Elise does have a much lower win rate than Aatrox, when they face off with one another, Elise also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Elise into Aatroxas her relative depth means you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.
Additionally, Elise also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Aatrox. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Elise vs Aatrox matchups, Aatrox is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.
Elise is a bad counter for Aatrox. You will do well by focussing your tactics on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Elise against Aatrox.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To truly master Elise in order to counter Aatrox during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Elise on average gets a lot less CS relative to Aatrox. Champions who on average don't earn much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot 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 on this page to do well.
The most crucial items to prioritize in your Elise versus Aatrox build include Zhonya's Hourglass, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Elise combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better against Aatrox than with many other typical builds. In fact, Elise boasted an average winrate of 45.2% when playing against Aatrox with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest chance of annihilating Aatrox as Elise, you should equip the Electrocute, Cheap Shot, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Nimbus Cloak, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune sets players used for Elise vs Aatrox counter picks, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.2% winrate overall.
By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Aatrox as Elise are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.