Top Matchup

Warwick vs Aatrox

Patch: 15.23 (25.23)
League: Platinum+
Warwick

Warwick

the Uncaged Wrath of Zaun
Top
Warwick Top Overall Win Rate
51.92%

Matchup Win Rate

51.9%
Warwick vs Aatrox Wins
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48.1%
Aatrox vs Warwick Wins
Aatrox

Aatrox

the Darkin Blade
Top
Aatrox Top Overall Win Rate
49.46%

Warwick vs Aatrox - Top Matchup Guide Patch 15.23 (25.23)

Warwick Top vs Aatrox Top - Who is stronger?

Warwick Top has an advantage against Aatrox (51.9% win rate) based on 959 games. The matchup leans toward Warwick.

View detailed statistics below: items, runes, and counter builds for Warwick Top vs Aatrox Top in patch 15.23 (25.23), including win rates and pick rates. With proper study, this can improve your chances of victory up to 77.9% in this matchup.

Statistical Matchup Analysis

While Warwick remains a niche pick (1.2% pick rate, 48th place out of 63 Top champions), Aatrox dominates the current meta top lane with 7.1% popularity. Mastering this matchup is crucial for Warwick players - you'll face Aatrox in the majority of your games. Meta strength confirmed: Warwick's superior tier rating (A+ vs B+) translates into a solid 51.9% matchup win rate. This performance explains why Warwick ranks 7th in win rate among Top champions. Optimize for consistency: Lethal Tempo paired with Presence of Mind (54.7% win rate, 94.7% popularity) provides the stats you need, while the item sequence Blade of The Ruined King > Stridebreaker > Sterak's Gage with Plated Steelcaps delivers 77.9% win rate against Aatrox.

Win through macro: Warwick takes the matchup (51.88%) despite falling behind in CS (5.49 vs 5.72/min). Your victories come through roaming, team fighting, and map pressure rather than 1v1 lane dominance. Quality over quantity: Warwick wins through smart play rather than raw damage - despite lower DPS (751 vs 890/min), the 51.9% win rate shows superior utility, positioning, and team fight impact. Intriguing anomaly: Warwick wins the matchup (51.9%) despite a lower KDA (1.80 vs 1.90). This suggests you win through macro influence and clutch plays in key moments rather than consistent individual performance.

Warwick vs Aatrox - Top Stats Comparison

Warwick Top
Warwick Top		Versus
Aatrox Top
Aatrox Top
A+TierB+
51.9%Matchup Winrate48.1%
51.92%Role Winrate49.46%
#7Winrate Rank#44
1.2%Pickrate7.1%
1.8Average KDA1.9
415Gold per Minute412
5.49CS/Min5.72
0.26Wards per Minute0.28
751Damage per Minute890

How to Beat Aatrox as Warwick (Top)

While statistically Warwick is slightly stronger than Aatrox in the top lane, neither champion has an overwhelming advantage in this matchup. The winner is determined by player skill and understanding the intricacies of the confrontation. Studying this guide will improve your chances of success.

Warwick deals mixed damage - the opponent has fewer options for defense. Aatrox deals mainly physical damage (88.35%), additional items against this damage type may be required against snowballing or aggressive play.

Consider the farming superiority demonstrated by Aatrox, ranking 56th (versus 60th for Warwick) in farming efficiency among champions in this role. This means the opponent can build gold advantages more quickly. Meanwhile, their higher KDA (1.9 versus 1.8) suggests they participate more effectively in team fights.

Key aspects of the Warwick Top versus Aatrox Top matchup

Despite the statistical advantage in the matchup, overconfidence can be the main mistake. It is important for the Warwick player to maintain constant pressure on Aatrox, not allowing the opponent to safely scale up, and actively use the advantage gained to help their team.

Warwick vs Aatrox: Top Lane Summoner Spells

Most Popular

Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
55.1% Win Rate87.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win Rate

Ghost
Ghost Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
66.9% Win Rate1.7% Pick Rate

Warwick vs Aatrox: Top Lane Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

54.7% Win Rate94.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Lethal Tempo
Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds, up to 6. At max stacks, deal [9 - 30 Melee || 6 - 24 Ranged] bonus adaptive damage On-Attack, increased by 1% per 1% Bonus Attack Speed.

Lethal Tempo

Attacking an enemy champion grants you [6% Melee || 4% Ranged] Attack Speed for 6 seconds…

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.

Takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana or energy.

Cooldown for damage restoration: 8s

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Alacrity Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 stacks).

Earn progress toward Legend stacks for every champion takedown, epic monster takedown, large monster kill, and minion kill.

Legend: Alacrity

Gain 3% attack speed plus an additional 1.5% for every Legend stack (max 10 sta…

Last Stand
Last Stand Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max damage gained at 30% health.

Last Stand

Deal 5% - 11% increased damage to champions while you are below 60% health. Max…

Secondary Path
Resolve
Second Wind
Second Wind After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health +3 over 10s.

Second Wind

After taking damage from an enemy champion, heal for 4% of your missing health …

Revitalize
Revitalize Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.

Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% stronger on targets below 40% health.

Revitalize

Gain 5% Heal and Shield Power.Heals and shields you cast or receive are 10% str…

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed Increases attack speed by 10%

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

54.7% Win Rate94.7% Pick Rate

Warwick vs Aatrox: Top Lane Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
51.4% Win Rate85.2% Pick Rate
Popular Boots
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
54.6% Win Rate62.3% Pick Rate
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
52.8% Win Rate13.3% Pick Rate
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
50.4% Win Rate10.8% Pick Rate
Core Build
Vampiric Scepter
Vampiric Scepter (900 gold) 15 Attack Damage
7% Life Steal
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Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
54.4% Win Rate10.9% Pick Rate
Final Build
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
88.0% Win Rate16.7% Pick Rate

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring (400 gold) 18 Ability Power
90 Health
Restoration
Restore 1.25 Mana every second. If you can't gain Mana, restore 0.55 Health instead.
Helping Hand
Attacks deal 5 bonus physical damage to minions.
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
75.5% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate
Highest Winrate Boots
Sorcerer's Shoes
Sorcerer's Shoes (1100 gold) 12 Magic Penetration
45 Move Speed
100.0% Win Rate0.1% Pick Rate
Symbiotic Soles
Symbiotic Soles (900 gold) 40 Move Speed
Voidborn
Gain Empowered Recall.
Symbiosis
After traveling 150000 units of distance, transform into Synchronized Souls.
98.1% Win Rate0.4% Pick Rate
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
54.6% Win Rate62.3% Pick Rate
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
10% Life Steal
Mist's Edge
Attacks deal a percentage of enemy's current Health as bonus physical damageOn-Hit.
Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 times Slows them by 30% for 1 second.
Stridebreaker
Stridebreaker (3300 gold) 40 Attack Damage
25% Attack Speed
450 Health
Cleave
Attacks deal physical damage to nearby enemies.
Breaking Shockwave
Deal physical damage and Slow nearby enemies by 35%.
Gain 35% decaying Move Speed per champion hit for 3 seconds.
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage (3200 gold) 400 Health
20% Tenacity
The Claws that Catch
Gain bonus Attack Damage.
Lifeline
Taking damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a decaying Shield for 4.5 seconds.
77.9% Win Rate2.8% Pick Rate
Final Build
Spirit Visage
Spirit Visage (2700 gold) 400 Health
50 Magic Resist
10 Ability Haste
100% Base Health Regen
Boundless Vitality
Heals and Shields on you are increased by 25%.
88.0% Win Rate16.7% Pick Rate
Other Items
Thornmail
Thornmail (2450 gold) 150 Health
75 Armor
Thorns
When struck by an Attack, deal magic damage to the attacker and apply 40% Wounds for 3 seconds if they are a champion.
28.5% Win Rate14.8% Pick Rate
Death's Dance
Death's Dance (3300 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
50 Armor
Ignore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.
Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanse Ignore Pain's remaining damage and restore Health over 2 seconds.
74.5% Win Rate8.4% Pick Rate
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Jak'Sho, The Protean (3200 gold) 350 Health
45 Armor
45 Magic Resist
Voidborn Resilience
After 5 seconds of champion combat, increase your bonus Armor and Magic Resist by 30% until end of combat.
33.1% Win Rate6.4% Pick Rate
Dead Man's Plate
Dead Man's Plate (2900 gold) 350 Health
55 Armor
4% Move Speed
Shipwrecker
While moving, build up to 20 bonus Move Speed. Your next Attack discharges built up Move Speed to deal bonus physical damage.
Unsinkable
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
49.4% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate
Randuin's Omen
Randuin's Omen (2700 gold) 350 Health
75 Armor
Resilience
Receive 30% less damage from Critical Strikes.
Humility
Slow nearby enemies by 70% for 2 seconds.
50.5% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker (3000 gold) 40 Attack Damage
500 Health
4% Move Speed
Skipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters deals bonus physical damage, increased against Structures.
Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gain Armor and Magic Resist.
0.0% Win Rate4.3% Pick Rate
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky (3100 gold) 40 Attack Damage
400 Health
10 Ability Haste
Lightshield Strike
Your first Attack against a champion Critically Strikes and restores Health.
0.0% Win Rate4.2% Pick Rate

Warwick vs Aatrox: Top Lane Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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Q
Jaws of the Beast Warwick lunges forward and bites his target, dealing damage based on their maximum health and healing for damage dealt.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
W
W
Blood Hunt Warwick senses enemies below 50% health, gaining Move Speed toward and attack speed against them. When they fall below 25% health, he frenzies and these bonuses triple.
W
W
W
W
W
E
E
Primal Howl Warwick gains damage reduction for 2.5 seconds. At the end, or if re-activated, he howls, causing nearby enemies to flee for 1 second.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Infinite Duress Warwick leaps in a direction (scaling with his bonus Move Speed), suppressing the first champion he collides with for 1.5 seconds.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > W > E
56.5% Win Rate50.4% Pick Rate

Highest Win % Skill Order

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R
Q
Jaws of the Beast Warwick lunges forward and bites his target, dealing damage based on their maximum health and healing for damage dealt.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
W
Blood Hunt Warwick senses enemies below 50% health, gaining Move Speed toward and attack speed against them. When they fall below 25% health, he frenzies and these bonuses triple.
W
W
W
W
W
R
E
Primal Howl Warwick gains damage reduction for 2.5 seconds. At the end, or if re-activated, he howls, causing nearby enemies to flee for 1 second.
E
E
E
E
E
R
R
Infinite Duress Warwick leaps in a direction (scaling with his bonus Move Speed), suppressing the first champion he collides with for 1.5 seconds.
R
R
R
Max Order: Q > E > W
90.9% Win Rate0.9% Pick Rate

Warwick tips:

  • Follow your Blood Hunt trails to low health enemy champions.
  • Infinite Duress (R)'s distance scales with any Move Speed you gain, even from ally buffs and summoner spells.
  • Jaws of the Beast (Q) will follow enemies who run, dash or teleport if you keep the button held down.

Playing Against Aatrox

  • Aatrox's attacks are very telegraphed, so use the time to dodge the hit zones.
  • Aatrox's Infernal Chains are easier to exit when running towards the sides or at Aatrox.
  • Keep your distance when Aatrox uses his Ultimate to prevent him from reviving.

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