MacroMind matchup data — real ranked games, not opinions
Illaoi vs Aatrox
How often does Illaoi beat Aatrox in Top?
Illaoi into Aatrox in Top: 51% observed win rate across 1,649 ranked games. Counted from real matches, and every number here shows its sample size.
By 15 minutes the median game has Illaoi ahead by 449 gold.
Does Illaoi counter Aatrox?
Too close for a counter call: Illaoi sits at 51% over 1,649 games, inside the noise band. On this sample neither pick counters the other — the swing lives in the conditions below, so play the side you know better.
Beating Aatrox: the Illaoi game plan
A 300-gold lead at 10:00 puts Illaoi at 58% across 900 games. Flip the lead and Illaoi falls to 42% across 748.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| 300 gold up at 10:00 | 58% | 900 |
| 300 gold down at 10:00 | 42% | 748 |
| First blood | 58% | 736 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 60% | 629 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 55% | 1,065 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 62% | 298 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 68% | 147 |
Someone usually dies here around 4:57 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:30. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Illaoi's Top build, with receipts
Into Aatrox specifically, Illaoi finishes Black Cleaver first most often: 50.5% over 293 games of this matchup.
The most-finished Illaoi core is Black Cleaver, Iceborn Gauntlet, Sterak's Gage: 58.2% across 1,174 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 16.1-16.12.
Most games start Doran's Shield + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Black Cleaver (8,136 games).
Skill plan: Illaoi players max E first and take W at level 1.