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Choose Champion Build:
- Top lane
- Jungle
Recommended Items
Spells:
Ignite
Flash
Items
Ability Order
Deathbringer Stance (PASSIVE)
Aatrox Passive Ability
Introduction
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Pros+ Can stay in lane for ever + Blood Thirst infinite sustain + Passive gives attack speed + Passive can revive you + High burst damage + Dark Flight has a low cooldown |
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Cons- Uses HP to cast spells - Countered hard by blind - Easily bursted down - Will get focused - Can be locked down with CC - Slow is hard to land |
Runes
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Greater Quintessence of Attack Damage: Attack damage is something that any AD melee carry needs the most. Without attack damage, your auto attack will do nothing for the enemy. Which really sucks...
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Greater Mark of Attack Speed: Aatrox deal more damage with more attack speed. His W [blood thirst / blood price] also deals/heals more the more attack speed you have because it only heals/deals damage every third attack you deal.
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Greater Mark of Attack Damage: Attack damage is something that any AD melee carry needs the most. Without attack damage, your auto attack will do nothing for the enemy. Which really sucks...
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Greater Seal of Armor: Aatrox is naked so he needs some cloths! Buy some armor! Armor protects you and people deal less physical attack damage! Best thing on the world for Aatrox :D
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Greater Glyph of Magic Resist: Magic resist counter all of the AP carrys. They deal less damage to you. Magic Resist is very important in term of defense.
Mastery Explanations
21/9/0
OFFENSE TREE
Tier 1 - 1
Summoner's Wrath
Increases AP and AD by 5 when ignite is on cooldown
Tier 1 - 2 Fury increases your attack speed
Tier 1 - 3 Sorcery gives cooldown reduction
Tier 2 - 1 Deadliness gives Aatrox extra attack damage
Tier 3 - 1 Havoc increases damage dealt by percent
Tier 3 - 2 Weapon Expertise gives 8% Armor Penetration
Tier 4 - 2 Brute Force gives attack damage
Tier 5 - 2 Sunder gives armor penetration
Tier 6 - 1 Executioner increases damage dealt by 5%
Tier 1 - 2 Fury increases your attack speed
Tier 1 - 3 Sorcery gives cooldown reduction
Tier 2 - 1 Deadliness gives Aatrox extra attack damage
Tier 3 - 1 Havoc increases damage dealt by percent
Tier 3 - 2 Weapon Expertise gives 8% Armor Penetration
Tier 4 - 2 Brute Force gives attack damage
Tier 5 - 2 Sunder gives armor penetration
Tier 6 - 1 Executioner increases damage dealt by 5%
DEFENSE TREE
Tier 1 - 2 Perseverance gives extra HP regen
Tier 1 - 3 Durability gives HP per level
Tier 2 - 1 Hardiness gives armor
Tier 3 - 3 Veteran's Scars gives more HP
Tier 1 - 3 Durability gives HP per level
Tier 2 - 1 Hardiness gives armor
Tier 3 - 3 Veteran's Scars gives more HP
SPACCCCE
Blood well: Whenever Aatrox uses an ability that costs health, he stores 100% of the health cost into his Blood Well. The maximum amount of health the Blood Well can store is equal to 30 + (45 x level). If Aatrox has not dealt or received damage in the last 5 seconds, his Blood Well will deplete at a rate of 2% per second.
Upon taking fatal damage, Blood Well activates and places Aatrox in stasis for 3 seconds. Over the stasis duration the Blood Well is emptied and Aatrox restores health equal to its contents plus 10.5 + (15.75 x level). Blood Well's activation has a static cooldown and is unaffected by cooldown reduction.
Also, Aatrox passively increases his attack speed by 1% for every 2% in the Blood Well.
Dark flight: Aatrox takes flight and slams down at a targeted location, dealing 70 / 115 / 160 / 205 / 250 (+ 60% bonus AD) physical damage in a large area. Enemies in the center of the blast are also knocked up for 1 second.
You're going to want to max out [Dark flight] last
Tips and Tricks
- Use this ability to start a fight or to escape
- Never use this to farm if you don't see any enemy on the map
- Wave clear :D
Blood thirst / Blood price: TOGGLE OFF: Aatrox heals himself for 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (+25% bonus AD) on every third attack. If Aatrox is below 50% health he will heal for three times as much (60 / 75 / 90 / 105 / 120(+75% bonus AD)).
TOGGLE ON: Aatrox deals 60 / 95 / 130 / 165 / 200 (+100% bonus AD) bonus physical damage on every third attack at the cost of 15 / 23.75 / 32.5 / 41.25 / 50 (+25% bonus AD) health.
You're going to want to max out [Blood thirst / Blood Price] before anything
Tips and Tricks
- Use blood thirst when you are low
- Use blood price when you are full HP
- Blood thirst heals 200% more when you are below 50% HP
Blades of torment: Aatrox unleashes and sends forward the power of his blade, dealing 75 / 120 / 165 / 210 / 255 (+ 60% AP) (+ 60% bonus AD) magic damage to enemies in a line and slowing them by 40% for a 1.75 / 2 / 2.25 / 2.5 / 2.75 seconds.
You're going to want to max out [Blades of torment] after [Blood Thirst / Blood Price].
Tips and Tricks
- The slow is harder to land the further it travels
- Use this after Dark flight since it's easier to land
- Use this to slow your enemy
Massacre: Aatrox draws in the blood of his foes, dealing 200 / 300 / 400 (+ 100% AP) magic damage to nearby enemy champions.
For the next 12 seconds, Aatrox's gains 40 / 50 / 60% bonus attack speed and 175 bonus attack range (325 total range). He is still considered melee for item purposes.
Like every ultimate, you are going to put a point into Massacre when you can.
Tips and Tricks
Item Sequence
Blade of the Ruined King
3200
Black Cleaver
3000
Sunfire Aegis
2700
Spirit Visage
2900
Frozen Mallet
3100
Enchantment: Furor
450
Attack damage, life steal, and attack speed are the 3 most important stat on Aatrox. With the meta right now, every single ADC and bruiser buys Blade of the Ruined King. |
Black Cleaver allows Aatrox to rip his enemys down. It also gives Aatrox some HP he needs. |
Frozen Mallet gives lots of HP and 30 attack damage. It's passive is perfect for chasing. Slows an enemy on a basic attack. A must buy on Aatrox in my opinion. |
Sunfire Aegis is really great on every bruiser. It deals AoE magic damage around you every second and it gives you extra HP and armor. |
Spirit Visage, an defensive item. It increases self-healing and gives HP and MR. Great buy because Aatrox has tons of life steal :D |
Enchantment: Furor is really important on Aatrox because Aatrox has a lot of attack speed. Aatrox benefits the most from this enchantment. |
Great Summoner Spells
Flash: I personally can't live without this spell. But sometimes, I replace it with teleport when I'm playing pre-made. |
Ignite: This spell is just like Teemo's poison. Except it is true damage. Use this to finish off your enemy |
Teleport: I use this when playing pre-made matches. Having a Zac on the team will be really helpful. |
OK Summoner Spells
Ghost: This spell increases your movement speed. Not that great in late game. But still OK. |
Exhaust: Makes a champion useless. Great in 1 vs 1. But Aatrox doesn't need it. |
Heal: Heals you. However, Aatrox has Blood Thirst. So you won't need heal. |
Smite: Take this ONLY when you are a jungler. If you are not. Don't take this spell. |
Barrier: Gives you a 2 seconds shield. Great when you are being focused. |
Cleanse: Removes any CC that are applied to you. Great when you are locked down by CC. |
Troll Summoner Spells
Clarity: You don't use mana as Aatrox. So why do you even think about taking this? |
Revive: Take this if you want to get a 10000000 reports and a 5 year ban. |
Clairvoyance: Grants vision for a small area. You are not a support. Don't take this. |
Difficulty : 5/10A common mirror lane since Aatrox's release. Who wins depends on who knows Aatrox better. Call your jungler for an early gank so that you can be ahead of him.
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Difficulty : 3-7/10Akali can pwn Aatrox hard if she gets the first blood before level 6. Akali is a champion that can snowball pretty easily. Call for a gank before she is level 6 or before she gets first blood.
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Difficulty : 4/10Cho'Gath is really easy to play against in my opinion. Dodge his Rupture to not let him do his combo. His abilities is useless to you except for his Rupture. Dodge it with Dark Flight all day :D
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Difficulty : 2/10Darius is somewhat hard to play against. Keep forcing Darius out of the minion wave so that he can't hit level 6, never let him get any farm. His passive hurts alot so be careful. Call for an early gank.
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Difficulty : 7/10Top lane Diana would most likely to max her shield, Pale Cascade, first. This makes Diana a perfect counter to Aatrox. Diana's also deals damage and refreshes. Her kit is just too good for Aatrox.
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Difficulty : 6/10Elise has a very strong poke ability. She can poke you anytime. She can also transform into a spider to use her other ability. She excels at both role as a mage or a fighter. Make sure to dodge her Cocoon so that you can fight with her with your full power. |
Difficulty : 6/10Fiora has a better early game due to her Riposte and Burst of Speed, however, she falls off mid game because your Blood Thirst / Blood Price is maxed.
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Difficulty : 5/10Gangplank is a really pokey champion early game with his passive Grog Soaked Blade and his Q Parrrley. He also can win melee fight with Aatrox early somehow because of his OP ORANGES and his E,
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Difficulty : 7/10Garen is a very tanky top laner. He also has tons of sustain due to his passive, Perseverance. You can not trade with him until mid - late game. Garen = SPIN TO WIN
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Difficulty : 5/10Irelia is not a counter to Aatrox however she still can beat Aatrox due to her +HP per hit passive and has a stunn. Irelia will try not to pick fights before she is lvl 4. |
Difficulty : 9/10Jax is a counter to most top laners who does damage with basic attacks such as Master Yi, Fiora, and of course. Aatrox. The main reason why Jax counters them is because of his Counter Strike, he can dodge your basic attacks while doing damage to you.
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Warding is every important because it gives you great map awareness and helps you to escape ganks. Even though you are not a support or Lee Sin, warding is important. Always buy atleast 1 ward every time you back to base. Ward in the bush as much as possible because you never know whats in it.
Below is a warding map that I made by myself. The map key is below the map.
DO NOT ward before 3 minute, unless the enemy team jungler is fast junglers like Shyvana or Udyr. Think about camping their red and take first blood if their jungler is low sustain junglers like Evelynn. Take a look at Hahano's guide about junglers! It really helps you if you are a laner OR a jungler.
Aatrox is a really fun champion to play. The first time I played Aatrox, I decided to make him my main :D. Hope you learned atleast something from this guide and thanks for reading!
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