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Aatrox Build Guide by ScraftyDraco

Aatrox Guide For Dummies

Updated on November 9, 2020

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Recommended Items

Long Sword

Refillable Potion

Runes: Default Runes

1 2 3

Domination

Electrocute

Taste of Blood

Eyeball Collection

Ravenous Hunter

Precision

Triumph

Last Stand

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Tenacity

Last Stand

Domination

Taste of Blood

Ravenous Hunter

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Sorcery

Arcane Comet

Nimbus Cloak

Transcendence

Gathering Storm

Domination

Taste of Blood

Ravenous Hunter

Bonus:

+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

1 2

TOP

Flash

Teleport

MID

Flash

Ignite

Items

TROLL ITEMS

DON'T BUILD ANY OF THESE

Doran's Blade

Cull

Phage

Spirit Visage

Ravenous Hydra

Titanic Hydra

Trinity Force

Knight's Vow

Thornmail

Turbo Chemtank

Warmog's Armor

#1 Build: Surge of Power

Default Start

Long Sword

Refillable Potion

Early Core

Serrated Dirk

Umbral Glaive

Last Whisper

Boots

Ninja Tabi

Mercury's Treads

Pick One

Lord Dominik's Regards

Mortal Reminder

Pick One

Guardian Angel

Maw of Malmortius

Death's Dance

Options

Black Cleaver

Guardian Angel

Maw of Malmortius

Death's Dance

Sterak's Gage

Dead Man's Plate

Randuin's Omen

Adaptive Helm

Mikael's Blessing

#2 Build: Lifegrip

Default Start

Long Sword

Refillable Potion

Rush

Caulfield's Warhammer

Kindlegem

Boots

Core

Death's Dance

Maw of Malmortius

Boots

Ninja Tabi

Mercury's Treads

Options

Black Cleaver

Death's Dance

Sterak's Gage

Guardian Angel

Lord Dominik's Regards

Mortal Reminder

Dead Man's Plate

Randuin's Omen

Adaptive Helm

Mikael's Blessing

#3 Build: When you really need Black Cleaver's HP (Urgot/Darius matchup etc.)

Start

Long Sword

Refillable Potion

Rush

Caulfield's Warhammer

Kindlegem

Core

Black Cleaver

Death's Dance

Boots

Ninja Tabi

Mercury's Treads

Options

Guardian Angel

Lord Dominik's Regards

Mortal Reminder

Maw of Malmortius

Sterak's Gage

Dead Man's Plate

Randuin's Omen

Spirit Visage

Mikael's Blessing

Ability Order

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

Show All

None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Aatrox

Extreme

As you already know, your biggest limit is yourself. If you believe in yourself, you can do anything.

Ahri

Minor

You can crack her skull until 6 after that she will dash away from you like a *****. Dodging her E is the key to crack her skull.

Akali

Even

I ****ing hate this champion but it is actually a pretty even matchup for trox. If you land your **** you usually win, especially w.

Alistar

Tiny

This guy is an annoyance in teamfights, but you can just stab him for free hp in teamfights after he annoys you

Amumu

Extreme

Do not let the mummy touch you! If he touches you you will be cursed and die immediately

Anivia

Tiny

You can smash her skull at any stage if you dodge Q but who even plays this champ

Annie

Tiny

anivia

Aphelios

Tiny

If he has Crescendum (the white weapon), don't get close to him until he is in kill range. Otherwise he is very immobile.

Ashe

Tiny

smash

Aurelion Sol

Tiny

anivia

Azir

Minor

anivia but don't let him shuffle you after 6, you could be in for a wild ride.

Bard

Major

If the bard player is good he will make sure you don't move and his allies do.

Blitzcrank

Tiny

This guy will pull you close to his team.

What a nice guy, that's exactly what you want.

Brand

Minor

Nobody plays this champ but when you see him please don't hug your team thanks.

Similar to Ahri, dodging his stun is the key to smashing his skull.

Braum

Minor

Alistar with a shield that can't block your sword.

Caitlyn

Major

**** this champion. If the player using her has hands you will have trouble killing her by yourself.

Camille

Even

Not very interesting or fun to play against but you can usually get a free Q in whenever she is using W or E. Don't rely on your Q3 to finish the job as she will likely dodge it with her ultimate. just wait out the timer and Q again.

Cassiopeia

Extreme

(BAN THIS CHAMPION)
This snake lady is one of your counterpicks. If she poisons you or grounds you at any time don't fight her just back off because she heals and deals more than you, very balanced champion.

If you didn't ban her, nicely ask your jungler to come help you. I would also recommend using Second Wind Revitalize as a secondary.

Cho'Gath

Minor

Treat him like he is Darius but he doesn't actually have the threat of a Darius.

Just Q1 and Q2 him until he is in kill range.

Save E for dodging his abilities.

Corki

Minor

anivia with damage

Darius

Even

Try to stay out of E range, just Q1 him for the entire laning phase. If he has a brain he will immediately Q after using E to make it impossible to dodge for you. If he misses his E or misses Q for some reason do a combo on him and leave his range ASAP.

Diana

Even

This champ is stupid but you usually win if you dodge q. Immediately go for a combo pre-6 after her Q is wasted. Second Wind and Revitalize are good options for this matchup.

Dr. Mundo

Minor

Abuse him as much as possible before he stacks up armor.

He will be pretty hard to kill after that.

Draven

Minor

Even if he punches hole in wall and is alpha as **** you still overlevel him so just smash his skull. also look to Q the axe highlight areas to get free hits.

Ekko

Minor

(jungle)if you get stunned by w you will die, use e to dodge his w.

(lane)dodge his w and combo him, you outdamage him.

Elise

Even

If possible, ward her jungle to know her pathing.

Dodge E or you die.

Evelynn

Minor

E away from her charm.

You can see where she is coming from when the heart fills up.

Ezreal

Minor

Force him to use e and you can kill him pretty easily.

Fiddlesticks

Minor

Minor if he isnt tank, play aggressively. your combo can 100-40 him, his armor is low.

Major if tank, try to interrupt his channels. hope that riot nerfs R.

Fiora

Even

Buy Ninja Tabi and Bramble Vest. Forget about the rush.

IMPORTANT: Only use E to dodge her W!

Fizz

Minor

His R is really easy to dodge from afar.
You outdamage him in lane, just "poke" with Q1 and Q2. If he uses his E for anything else than dodging Q3 you can kill him.

Galio

Tiny

Your Q can interrupt almost his entire kit.

He is also an anti-mage champ, sucks for him.

Gangplank

Major

This guy will sit on a barrel for the entire laning phase using Grasp from range while also chunking you for 10% of your hp every time, your best bet for trading with him is to use Q when he does.

Get Doran's Shield and Resolve,
very annoying champion.

Garen

Minor

He's a weaker Darius, kite him with your kit.

Gnar

Minor

You outpoke him with Q1 and, if possible, Q2.

Watch out for Mega Gnar! He does a lot of damage because they buffed him 10 times in a row.

Gragas

Minor

You can dodge or interrupt his E.

You outdamage and outpoke him.

Graves

Minor

His W is really annoying.
Play around minions, his autos will be blocked by them.

Hecarim

Minor

This champ needs a buff.

Heimerdinger

Major

B U I L D T I A M A T

Illaoi

Minor

Dodge all of her abilities that have deceptive indicators. If you dodge her E you can combo her.

Irelia

Even

Trade with her when she doesnt have stacks, if she is getting close to 5 stacks and theres low hp minions just back off.

Use Q on low health ally minions when they're about to die to deny her a stack or punish her if she dashes.

Ivern

Extreme

very scary tree, will molest you

Janna

Minor

annoying but useless

Jarvan IV

Minor

Avoid flag and drag combo with E.

You can E out of his R.

Jax

Even

Matchup is based on your skill and jax iq.

Jayce

Minor

Resolve and Doran's Shield.

Smash his skull level 3.

Jhin

Major

If he has hands he will dodge every Q.

Rely on your team. :(

Jinx

Tiny

Very Immobile, dodge w and smash skull

Kai'Sa

Even

Her strongest point is lategame.
You can kill her in teamfights if she uses E and/or R.

Kalista

Extreme

Land w preferably against a wall or get kited forever.

If she's in your lane, get Resolve and Doran's Shield.

You can't punish her if she has hands, rely on your team.

Karma

Minor

not a problem

Karthus

Extreme

will rip out your soul

Kassadin

Extreme

Very hard to deal with If he gets out of laning phase.

Tiny if he's in your lane, abuse him as much as possible.

Katarina

Even

Very mobile and has 60% gw.

If you can predict her E's you can smash skull

Kayle

Tiny

Can be abused really easily.

Kayn

Minor

Minor until he gets Rhaast, then Major.

He heals more than you, deals more damage than you, has better cc, his R is also 3 sec untargetability and huge heal at the end. pray for your team

Kennen

Minor

You can outpoke him.

Combo him after he uses E.

Kha'Zix

Minor

Don't get isolated and destroy, he is just a worse Rengar.

Kindred

Major

Her ult counters you hard in teamfights but outside of that shes minor

Kled

Even

Play around his w and e.

If his W is down, try to poke him, if you manage to dodge an ability you will win the trade.

Kog'Maw

Tiny

Immobile, smash skull

LeBlanc

Major

Very mobile, only go for Q1 and Q2.

Ask your jungler to help you.

Lee Sin

Even

Most Lee Sin players will get cocky and underestimate you. Combo him when he ganks and you can actually 1v2

Leona

Even

If she has hands you will not move for a very long time

Lissandra

Even

Pre 6 you can smash skull. after 6 she decides if she dies or not

Lucian

Even

One dash but he has a lot of burst

Lulu

Major

She has 4 tools to slow you down

Lux

Tiny

Dodge Q smash skull

Malphite

Minor

Doran's Shield and Resolve. He is a very binary champion who can only Q you in lane.

Malzahar

Minor

Abuse him as much as possible when his shield is down.

You can keep him from regaining it forever.

Maokai

Even

Similar to Mundo, abuse him as much as you can before he gets tanky.

Master Yi

Even

You need your team to kill him after he gets his 2 core items which are Bloodrazor and Guinsoo's Rageblade.

Miss Fortune

Tiny

Immobile without W speed, smash skull

Mordekaiser

Minor

AP Darius.

Poke him with Q1 and Q2, dodge his E with your E. When his E is on cooldown you can combo him.

Morgana

Even

She prevents your pull and knockups.

Dodge her Q or you will receive leaverbuster warning.

Nami

Minor

Immobile and weak, smash.

Nasus

Minor

Very abusable in lane. He can be a pain in the later stages of the game if the game gets to that point for some reason.

Nautilus

Even

leona

Neeko

Minor

Resolve Doran's Shield smash.

Nidalee

Minor

Dodge spear and smash.

Nocturne

Minor

Kite him and abuse him.

Nunu & Willump

Minor

You can interrupt his snowball and ult.

He is also weak on his own

Olaf

Even

Dodging axes is key.

Orianna

Tiny

Very easy to outpoke and abuse.

Ornn

Minor

Poke him with Q1 and Q2. Only use Q3 when he gets close.

Pantheon

Minor

Play safe until level 3.

You outrange his poke and you can outpoke him.

If he has Corrupting Potion you can abuse him.

Poppy

Minor

Same deal as Ornn
You can win trades easily

Pyke

Tiny

He is like a fly, annoying but useless.

Qiyana

Even

Stay away from walls, don't get hit by her second Q and you win the trade.

Quinn

Minor

Doran's Shield Resolve. Only poke her with Q1 until level 3. If she engages on you with E, chain her and combo her from there.

Rakan

Tiny

Useless champ

If he builds AP he's Minor.

Rammus

Tiny

you're a spellcaster

Rek'Sai

Minor

You outdamage her and you can knock her out of her tunnels.

Renekton

Even

You need CDR to beat him. Skill matchup.

Major when he gets Blade of the Ruined King.

Rengar

Even

Don't fight him near brush. Use your Q on low health allied minions, similar to Irelia. Always keep Q3 up in case he jumps on you.

Riven

Minor

Is you but weaker. Poke her with Q1 and Q2, keep Q3 and use if she engages.

Rumble

Minor

You outpoke him. Build early MR and you're good to go.
After your rush items get hexdrinker.

Ryze

Minor

You can smash skull after he procs Phase Rush.
Don't stay close to waves.

Sejuani

Minor

All in when her passive is down.

Senna

Even

Outpokes you but you can kill her if you dodge W.

Sett

Minor

Weaker Darius.
Kite him with Q1, if he pulls you without you using E, you can e backwards and Q2 then w him, stab him with passive and Q3 to win trade.

Shaco

Minor

Meme champ. If his q is on cooldown you can smash him.

Shen

Even

Dodge his taunt and kite him.

Shyvana

Even

Her E deals stupid damage.
You can abuse her early game.

Singed

Tiny

Q1 him, if he goes in for a fling, W him and combo him.

Don't get close to his tower.

Sion

Minor

You can interrupt and dodge his Q multiple times. Abuse him as much as you can early.

Sivir

Tiny

Immobile smash

Skarner

Tiny

Scorpion Singed. Don't stay close to his tower and abuse his low range.

Sona

Tiny

Smash her skull.

Soraka

Minor

Sona but better but you can still smash skull.

Swain

Minor

Don't get hit by E and he is useless.

Sylas

Minor

Buy executioner's. Poke him with Q1 and Q2.

Syndra

Minor

Used to be a pain but she is minor after the nerfs.

Tahm Kench

Tiny

Meme champ

Taliyah

Minor

Don't use E inside of her E, she is very immobile. Smash skull.

Talon

Even

Poke with Q1 and Q2. Dodge his W pull. W him when he dashes on you and back off.

Taric

Minor

Dodge his E and smash.

Teemo

Minor

Doran's Shield Resolve. Smash his skull.

Thresh

Minor

alistar

Tristana

Even

She has 2 tools to get away from you, if she uses them, kill her.

Trundle

Even

Save your E to dash over his pillar.

Tryndamere

Minor

Poke with Q1 and Q2 until he's in kill range.

Twisted Fate

Minor

Smash skull.

Twitch

Minor

Very squishy but has long range with R, can be hard to get to in certain situations.

Udyr

Minor

Useless champion.

Urgot

Minor

Tabi and Bramble.

Varus

Minor

Immobile, smash his skull. You cannot have brotherhood with incompetence.

Vayne

Minor

Minor until she gets Rageblade. Then she is Major.

Veigar

Minor

Immobile, dodge his cage and smash

Build Hexdrinker.

Vel'Koz

Minor

Dodge his E and smash him.

Vi

Minor

W her when she dashes on you, combo her.

Viktor

Minor

Get out of W, smash skull.

Vladimir

Minor

Abuse his weak earlygame.

Volibear

Minor

Kite him just like all the other juggernauts.

Warwick

Minor

Kite him like other juggernauts.

Wukong

Even

Only poke him. Revitalize Second Wind. He wins all ins.

Xayah

Minor

She will dodge your Q3 so don't use it. She also deals a lot of damage, always move around her so feathers dont stack up.

Xerath

Minor

Dodge E and smash.

Xin Zhao

Minor

Tabi, don't get hit by Q3. W him when he dashes.

Yasuo

Even

Matchup is dependent on yasuo IQ.

Yorick

Minor

Poke him and kite him, don't get hit by E and you will be fine.
Use E to dodge abilities.

Yuumi

Extreme

El gato

Zac

Minor

You can interrupt his E midflight, buy healing reduction, his healing is actually insane lategame.

Zed

Even

You can outpoke him but his burst can sometimes be too fast for you, be careful. Also save Q3 to use it behind you when he ults.

Ziggs

Minor

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