Cassiopeia vs Aatrox Counter Pick

Cassiopeia carries the maximum difficulty rating of 10, and that execution cost usually shows up as inconsistent results — except against Aatrox, where 176 games on patch 16.13.1 give her a clean 57.9% win rate.

The mechanism is fairly direct. Cassiopeia’s Twin Fang deals increased damage to poisoned targets and heals her for a portion of the damage dealt, and she applies that poison from 550 range with Noxious Blast and Miasma well before Aatrox, stuck at 175 range, can close the distance. Aatrox’s own sustain, Deathbringer Stance, periodically empowers a basic attack with bonus magic damage and healing based on the target’s max health, but landing that attack requires getting in melee range against a champion built to poison and retreat.

Aatrox’s passive, Umbral Dash, heals him when damaging enemy champions and lets him dash on activation, which is his main tool for closing the range gap, but Cassiopeia’s Serpentine Grace makes every move speed bonus she has more effective, letting her kite just as well as he can dash. At level 18 Aatrox has considerably more health, 2,588 to Cassiopeia’s 2,296, so extended stand-and-fight scenarios still favor him if he ever gets there. Full kits: Cassiopeia, Aatrox.