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Dad's Guide to Aatrox [9.1]
By Neatkhajiit | Updated on January 13, 2019






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Choose Champion Build:
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That's my boy! [Grasp of the Undying - Top]
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Good job, son! [Dark Harvest - Jungle]
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Detention again? [Arcane Comet]
Runes:











+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+15-90 HP (lvls 1-18)
Spells:

Flash

Teleport
Items
Ability Order

Deathbringer Stance
Aatrox Passive Ability
Champion Build Guide
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It's been a long time coming, but it's finally here: the ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pros: + Decent sustain with ![]() + Moderate mobility with ![]() + Fantastic CC with ![]() ![]() + Built-in ![]() ![]() + Great dueling potential with ![]() + No mana to worry about |
Cons: - Very slow; ![]() - Difficult to hit enemies with the edge of ![]() - Weak to ranged poke and mobility - ![]() - ![]() |






With the new runes, the possibilities are endless. I personally prefer to use







I have removed the





Essential Items:
![]() | The Black Cleaver |
Cooldown Reduction: 20%. The perfect item for ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Frozen Mallet |
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![]() | Death's Dance |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. My preferred life steal choice. Not only does ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jungle Items:
![]() | Stalker's Blade - Warrior |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Skirmisher's Sabre - Warrior |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Cooldown Reduction Items:
![]() | Youmuu's Ghostblade |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. Probably the best alternate option to ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Maw of Malmortius |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. Great aggressive response to a strong AP presence on the enemy team. ![]() | ||
![]() | Duskblade of Draktharr |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. ![]() ![]() |
Life Steal Items:
![]() | Ravenous Hydra |
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![]() | The Bloodthirster |
A very handy item on ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Blade of the Ruined King |
One of my favorite items in the game, but sadly not as effective as it used to be on ![]() ![]() |
Situational Items:
![]() | Sterak's Gage |
I haven't quite been sold on the effectiveness of ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Guardian Angel |
Good stats and a second resurrect? Why the hell not? ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Titanic Hydra |
Great item for a tank ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Lord Dominik's Regards |
35% armor penetration is very tempting on ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Mortal Reminder |
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Defensive Items:
![]() | Spirit Visage |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. Everything ![]() | ||
![]() | Dead Man's Plate |
While there are plenty of other armor choices, ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Randuin's Omen |
A decent item for defensive purposes, probably more so than ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() | Adaptive Helm |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. I would only ever seriously consider building ![]() | ||
![]() | Warmog's Armor |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. Solid health and health regen, as well as CDR make ![]() | ||
![]() | Ohmwrecker |
Cooldown Reduction: 10%. I know what you're thinking. "![]() ![]() |
Passive: ![]() N/A #1. ![]() 6 / 11 / 16 #2. ![]() 1 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 9 #3. ![]() 2 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 13 #4. ![]() 4 / 14 / 15 / 17 / 18 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With all of this in mind, we can finally talk about ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Per usual, you'll want to level your ultimate at levels 6, 11, and 16.


Then, you'll want to grab









Also, if you're low health, just walk on over to the Rift Scuttler and use him to bring yourself back up to a decent level of health. Rift Scuttler is now a vital part of jungle rotation, and should be killed at some point during your rounds.
Blue Start:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Red Start:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |

Overall,





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