Aatrox vs Vladimir Counter Pick
Matchup Summary
What the Data Means
In Top, this is Aatrox versus Vladimir — a fighter against a mage/fighter hybrid. 443 tracked games on 16.13.1 put Aatrox at a 56.2% win rate into Vladimir. That is 6.2 points above even, so Vladimir is one of the matchups Aatrox can lean on.
Range decides much of the early game: Vladimir attacks from 450 units, Aatrox from 175. Vladimir can poke for free, so Aatrox has to pick a moment instead of trading blindly.
Aatrox pressures through physical damage; Vladimir through magic. Aatrox opens on 650 health and 38 armour, Vladimir on 600 and 24. Aatrox absorbs early autos better by 14 armour. By level 18 that becomes 2588 health and 120 armour for Aatrox against 2470 and 100 for Vladimir. On autos alone the numbers read 60 AD for Aatrox and 55 for Vladimir. Aatrox moves quicker at base (345 against 330), which shows up on roams.
Infernal Chains (W) and Hemoplague (R) are usually what decide a trade between Aatrox and Vladimir. Then it becomes World Ender against Hemoplague, and the one still holding it sets the terms. Aatrox pays in Blood Well, Vladimir in Crimson Rush, so extended trades drain them at different rates.
Vladimir is the more demanding of the two to pilot (7/10 versus 4/10), which quietly shapes the win rate. Everything comes from Emerald+ solo queue and refreshes without manual input.
FAQ
Yes — Aatrox holds the statistical advantage in this matchup. Aatrox wins 56.2% of the recorded games.
56.2% from Aatrox's perspective, measured on patch 16.13.1.
443 ranked games at Emerald rank and above, across all regions.
The current Aatrox build — items, runes and skill order from the same data set — is on the Aatrox build page.