Akali

Tricks Akali? AA+Q+Emp AA and hippity hoopity half of your health bar is gone. Go for the second rune page with Bone Plating, Doran Shield too. Bait out her Shroud and all-in with your Ultimate.

Ashe

PTA Ashe is rare, but can be an issue. She lacks mobility (like you rofl). Go for last Rune Page, Lethaltrox. With a Youmuus she basically gone.

Camille

More of a skill matchup. You shouldn't lose to her, but if she sets you up for a gank with her ult then you're in danger zone. Vision is key.

Cho'Gath

Dodge rupture. Nothing much needed. If build tanks Cleaver first, if AP then DD.

Darius

He's a real bully. Second Runepage, Cleaver rush. DON'T TRADE TOO MUCH! Most Aatrox player makes the mistake of doing an all-in or trade too long than needed on Darius. His bleeding will gut your healing. Poke with first Q and E out. Short trades and farm passively. Only go for an all-in with ultimate.

Dr. Mundo

Dodge the cleavers and watch for his ultimate. Poke him in the early game, if you dodge his cleavers pre 6 you can dive him for a kill. Rush Executioner.

Fiora

Oh boy, where to begin. Yea Ban her. The buff to her was really not needed, they really want us to cry. Go for the Grasp page and D Shield. DD first for better dueling potential. Bait out her W! Don't all-in her as she will win most certainly. Spam ping for gank. RUSH BRAMBLE VEST

Gangplank

Poke. Rare opponent. Dodge his barrels. Use the bush for your advantage and make surprises for him.

Garen

New Garen is kind of a BS. E into Conqueror is most certainly your death. Dariuses little brother. Mostly use the same tactics as for him. Don't extend the trades as he will heal in combat and shread your armor with the spin+conqueror. Poke with first Q.

Gnar

Rare matchup too. In Gnar form he has too much poke, just small trade after dodging his Q. Wait for GNAR! form and go for it. Mercury miracle worker against his CC and avoid staying near walls if he reaches lvl 6.

Heimerdinger

Dodge. Seriously you can't do much in his early game. Even bigger bully than Teemo. Ask the jungler to babysit. Be on the move always, as staying still here is more of a death sentence.

Illaoi

Hard matchup, but not unbeatable. Keep distance and freeze the wave. When she rips your soul out go out of the range and stand in one position to dodge the single tentacle. (if you move more will spawn) then you can trade with her. Early game it has a big cooldown so it's helpful. When she hits lvl6 DON'T EVEN THINK TO ALL IN ALONE!! If ults on you then go away immediatelly as standing still or standing in it kills you quickly. She can 1v3 easily too, so keep a memo on her ultimate.

Irelia

Skill matchup. Keep an eye on your minions as she will go for the low health ones. Set up your Q for it to poke her. Also save your E against her Q and you can do some damage to her. Only all in, with ult.

Jarvan IV

Demacia or whatever it is. You're a darkin, he has to be a fool to pick it against you.

Jax

The only real problem is his E. When he stuns you he can win early fights easily, but also mana costy. Skill matchup. You can outplay him, worth to know his kit.

Jayce

Rare. Poke and all-in. Really annoying, but managable. Watch for his Q spam and play passively. W into first Q is a good start to catch him off guard.

Kayle

In early game you kill her easily. Abuse it a lot and let her push the wave so easier kill pressure. DON'T LET HER GET LVL 16! If she's behind still has enough juice to turn the game. So force to end early or really put her behind.

Kennen

Really annoying. All-in is a death sentence. Gank is required to have a chance. They mostly pick him to counter you so they mostly missplay a lot, if you see one extend the trade. Watch out for his passive, Bait out Ultimate, Adaptive Helm works quiet well against him.

Kled

Another oh boy moment. He was buffed to counter you. Worth banning, but Grasp page can help you against him a lot. Try to not trade much with him and ask for ganks to get a lead on him.

Malphite

Malphite is a weird champ that has a Q that cannot be dodget in any way. In early game if he abuses it a lot runs out of mana quickly, the way for you to kill him. Be more defensive here as whatever if he full tank or AP the ult will more likely leads you to kill you. Great setup for a gank too. Have vision and make him suffer under tower. If you can avoid ganks, the early game is your and he can't do much.

Master Yi

Not a casual Top laner, but sometimes it's a thing in low-elo. Engage with W, the Q sweetspot knockup greatly increases your success as he is allergic to any sort of CC.

Miss Fortune

PTA MF deals a ton of damage and i'm not kidding. It's really annoying and dangerous for you after Borises healing got gutted on minions. Lethaltrox kit with Electrocute will help you a lot. Just remember she's faster than you so procs PTA quickly. Poke with First Q and freeze wave.

Mordekaiser

Skill matchup. Don't all in on him and just poke on him. Can't do much against it. Easily kiteable. Worth notifying your jungler if he has ult as a 2v1 fight against him can turn around quickly. Freeze wave if you struggle he will get bored and ults you under your tower.

Nasus

Don't let D CANE stack. He may freeze the wave and just stack then ults on you with a Sheen+150 stack and ankle broking W leaves you to no escape. Abuse the early game a lot. Poke as much you can, if he farms up you are deleted.

Neeko

Teemo, but more annoying with 256 stuns. Mostly all skill shots, so dodge and all-in. Really squishy so electrocute helps. Also rare matchup.

Olaf

Watchout for his all-in. Also don't get fooled if he's low on health. He gets even stronger then.

Ornn

Abuses you a lot. Don't push the wave too much and just trade with him on your side.

Poppy

Her early game is insane. Will poke you a lot with her shield. Stay away from walls as her E stuns you. Keep in mind W can block your E if you chase her or her chasing you. Keep trades short.

Quinn

Lethaltrox is advised. You can only do short trades against her. Since you have no sustain from minion heals it's really hard to stay in lane. Even Vayne is better to have than her.

Rammus

Alright.

Renekton

Chaos will follow. 50% furry? Run. He will do short trades, jump in then out, later he will all in you with his stun. So freeze wave and farm under tower even then you're not guaranteed to stay alive. Grasp will increase your chance of survival.

Rengar

Stay away from bush and kitty cat is useless.

Riven

BAN. Seriously just ban! Really tought matchup. Your worst nightmare. Stun, shield, mobility, execute ult, knockup. Just too much. It's also heavily skill matchup. If you new to Aatrox don't learn against her, she will win. Don't extend the trades, short trades. Back away when she wants to do it. Don't stay close to her as she will makes your health bar disappear. When you're low on health don't engage on her, her ultimate will execute you. Can 1v2 easily too. So advised going full health on her.

Shaco

Shen

Skill matchup. Play defensive in the early game, wait till lvl 6. Don't all-in till that. He has a taunt and can dodge you with his W. Bait it out first then all-in. Don't fight him near his tower! Watch for his ultimate, as most probably will help his botlane with it or a teamfight at dragon pit.

Singed

Skill matchup. He can flip you. Kinda cool not gonna lie.

Sion

Watch his Q. Easy matchup.

Swain

His E is real trouble, All eye on that also on the real eye, his W. Easily dodge-able, but can catch you off guard. Bait out his ultimate.

Sylas

Skill matchup. He's kinda weak against you. But a more skilled Sylas player can turn that around. Also your ultimate is kind of useless on him.

Tahm Kench

Don't extend the trade. Really rare matchup now as he's gutted from top lane. Watch for the fish bar under your character. Don't let him proc it.

Teemo

Satan himself. D Shield first item. Keep short trades as he will poke you. Bait out the blind and then all-in with ultimate. On your first back buy sweeper as it will help you on your all-in dodging all the shrooms. Really one chance only. If he kills you one time he will dominate. Be alpha and poke with Q to scare him. If he farms that means he will have his first item powerspike sooner. Stop that happening. Don't forget to use your passive on him after a trade as most likely has no blind.

Tryndamere

Skill matchup, but most Aatrox player struggles with him. In lower elo it's worth banning him. Poke him a lot with your Q and be sure your E is ready to back away when he uses his. Watch closely his fury bar, if he has it maxed then don't trade with him. Freeze wave and poke him in short trades. DD into Randuin and you have him.

Urgot

He's a counter pick. Use the second runepage with Bone Plating. Work around his already used legs so he can't proc the others for extra damage. Beware of his shield and be sure to react to it with your E. If he flips you, in most situations you're dead. In extended trades he wins. Rush Cleaver.

Vayne

Since the healing on minions gutted you have a hard time with sustain. Freeze the wave and keep short trades. Ask for ganks. Don't let her proc W and PTA. Short trades, if you extend it without ult you will die quickly.

Vladimir

Skill matchup. He's a late game monster, keep short trades then all-in with ult. If you mess up and give him a kill you most likely lost.

Volibear

Keep distance and use short trades. Only engage with ult on. With Conqueror you shred him. If he flips with Q then you kinda done.

Wukong

Rare matchup, but real pain to lane against him. What you need to keep an eye on is his ultimate and his clone. When he does something his clone will stand still so back away as it will either do a flip or will ult, on you. His all-in ultimate is not ideal to stand in as it shreads your health. He deals burst damage.

Yasuo

Skill matchup. Easily managable. Dodge tornadoes, keep distance from your minions. In early game he will trade with is Q so don't stand near him. Before engaging break his passive with the first Q. Wait for cooldown and all-in him with your ultimate. If you struggle rush Randuin.

Yorick

He will be the more aggresive one. Watch for his minions he will W on you to send all the little sh#ts on you. Keep a distance as his E will cage you and if your E is on cooldown he wins the trade. Don't engage on him when he has the Maiden.

Rammus

Ok.

Pantheon

Probably the least extreme threat on this category, but still really dangerous. His lore is true, he kills you easily if you don't watchout. When he's empowered don't extend the trade. Just keep it short. With your ultimate you can catch him but if he snowballs before it you are done. Watch for his ultimate as if he has good macro he will have presence outside of his lane.