Easily the hardest matchup if your playing a half decent irelia. Just safe lane and try and space your q's and you can use e to dodge her stun if you need to. Hope for a gank or 2 from your jng.
Fiora
Personally I hate this matchup and she will always be my main top lane ban. I don't really know how to play it because this is the champ I ban, but i'd say once again this is a spacing matchup. If she parrys one of your q's try and walk out of it or save e to dodge it.
Naafiri
This champ is really annoying and scales pretty hard, however this is a winnable matchup if you can pre dodge her q's. Make sure you don't accidentally w her pups.
Darius
I would say this is a skill matchup, but if he ghosts post 6 its tough because he'll walk you down. Make sure to space his pull. Remember Darius lvl 1,2,3, and 6 are really broken so be patient and play it smart.
Kayle
Was planning on putting her in Minor however her scaling is just too good for that. So, punish her early game.
Cho'Gath
Really easy matchup would've put him in tiny if he didn't scale off his ult. Cleaver first might not be so bad.
Camille
A lot of people have her being more of a threat, however I think if your aware of your surroundings and where their jng is you could win this. If you can get a freeze near your tower you can zone her a bit.
Illaoi
I personally think the laning phase of this matchup is more of a minor since illoai's entire champ is kinda based off pulling your soul and you can just dodge with e. Just respect her R because even in games where she has hard inted to me it didn't matter if I was 2-3 levels up because if she pressed R with your soul grabbed its not winnable. Remember to watch the map because she scales and split pushes.
Tryndamere
Tough matchup especially with his attack range buff. Just respect his rage bar and R. Don't use W carelessly because its really the only thing in your kit that can peal for when he goes on you with full rage.
Kennen
It would be more of a skill matchup if this champ wasn't so fast so be careful. Take shield as starter item and run wind instead of bone plating. If he uses his fast ability to dodge one of your q's your W is lethal.
Dr. Mundo
Pretty easy matchup. Grab his passive when you knock it off him. Don't get poked to hard. Zone him in a way where he's forced to use q to farm. Most of the people who play this champ are literal ogres so you got this. Don't forget to buy anti heal.
Gragas
Skill matchup don't get bomba'd. If he uses e to knock you then he has no escape for your w unless he procs phase rush.
Garen
Space him with your q's. Would be more of a minor matchup but that R is broken so respect it.
Gangplank
His entire champ is poke and scale so take wind and shield. Watch out for his true dmg passive and remember it resets his passive each time he blows up a barrel.
Jayce
Decent matchup. Just his knock away is annoying.
K'Sante
pretty easy matchup. Your q's outrange his q's. Just respect his R because even though he's supposed to be a tank he doesn't do tank dmg.
Gnar
Ranged top so annoying take wind and shield. Punish him if he wastes his jump ability and don't get poked to hard.
Jax
PDF champ. Even in lane but he scales so be careful of his sunderer spike.
Heimerdinger
Annoying champ, however he is pretty easy to gank so dodge his stun when your in his turrets. If possible don't fight him in his main dmg (his turrets) so try and space around them.
Pantheon
Can easily be in your favor if you can play around his max Q. When he jumps on you and Q's then runs that's your time to first Q then W 2nd Q with E and gets pulled back and if he's good he'll probably E your 3rd Q.
Gwen
Even match just play better and I shouldn't have to say this but don't get max Q'd.
Kled
Champ is annoying asf in lane has greivs on his q so be careful for that and he just kinda goes on you and wins. When he is unmounted dont allow him to get into melee distance to remount.
Malphite
This champ is the last of the extreme champs. He is annoying in lane and his armor scales hella, so cleaver and seryls. Early game isn't so made but when he gets a bit of armor it gets annoying fast.
Nasus
This champ is so damn annoying, try and zone him off his q stacks but be careful for gank because all he needs to do is W you and your dead if the jng has any dmg at all. Early game is pretty easy since nasus is pretty week at that stage. Respect his R and I tend to buy anti heal for this.
Mordekaiser
Its an even matchup if this morde is good, so out space his e and q. Respect his passive in the earlier stages. If I get a lead on him I actually like to use his e to hit one of my Q's.
Quinn
I feel like aatrox tends to be better against range toplaners. Because post duskblade or even just a dirk does a lot of dmg to them. So combo is first Q with e then w and make sure she cant e off of you to get out of your w. then if possible hit 2nd q if she trys to run out the side or wait for it to pull back then hit 2nd q and if shes low enough flash 3rd q.
Ornn
An annoying matchup since he has a lot of armor so don't get knocked up. Cleaver first wouldn't be so bad. Respect his ult full combo.
Olaf
Watchout for his walk down potential. If he long range Q's you and goes to grab it try and hit him with your Q's (without using E if possible) and if he's scared off on 3rd Q then you have 3rd Q E which is lethal.
Shen
Pretty easy matchup try and dodge his taunt and if he goes out of vision post 6 its possible he's going for an ult so try and knock him out of it with Q E.
Sett
You have the range advantage so if you play with this you should win try not to have prolonged fights with his W charging up. Get out if he E's you and remember to dodge the middle of his W if necessary use E.
Rumble
respect his flamethrower dmg and R but other then that you should have the range adv if you play around minions.
Riven
Champ is annoying because she has a million dashes to get out of Q's and your W. Try to predict her Q's to you and Q there so she cant go on top of you.
Renekton
50/50 Matchup be careful for his burst potential especially with his R and if he runs ignite. Renekton is one of those champions where you know exactly what he's going to do but you cant really do anything about. So, get CS and try not to get bursted. When he goes up for a CS try and poke him with Q.
Sion
Easy matchup. Try not to let him play around bush and cancel his Q's with your first q. Just punish him any time he attempts to CS and don't get walked down after he dies.
Singed
Not the hardest matchup just don't follow his poison trail and don't miss CS even if he's proxying. Hard champ to kill since he's really fast. Poke him a bit to get him to back and miss CS. There is kill potential with R.
Urgot
The 1v1 champ. Don't get thrown over his shoulder and if possible dodge that R. Take Shield and Wind.
Teemo
Take shield and Wind. He abuses you lvl 1 and 2. You abuse him the rest of the game.
Tahm Kench
Even Matchup play around his Q try not to be ult'd into tower.
Wukong
This is a harder matchup. His passive build up armor during fights so try and have poke fights then back off. If he E W's on you hit the real one with W and do the combo and back off. You don't win AA battles with him.
Warwick
Anti heal and you should win. If possible keep him away from charged Q range.
Volibear
Pretty easy matchup. If he runs at you with stun first Q him and W him and if he still decided to keep running at you hit him with the corner of 2nd Q.
Poppy
Watch out for sunderer spike and if she stuns you into a wall and pops W just run and wait it out then when her W runs out first q e away from her then hit your combo. Just don't self ground yourself.
Yorick
I think this is an easier matchup. Don't let him split push too hard and if he traps you with W just E out of it. Watch out for the maiden she hurt.
[13.18] The Guide To Aatrox
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