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Aatrox Build & Runes

If you're looking for the best rune build for Aatrox we've got you covered. Below you can find the best items and runes to build for Aatrox, as determined by LeagueSpy's calculations of thousands of Plat+ League of Legends games. If you are already familiar with how to play Aatrox this is a great resource to quickly get a good rune selection for Patch 11.21. However, if you are a new Aatrox player we highly recommend reading through some of the guides above to learn why this build is strong on Aatrox!

Patch 11.21: 265944 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 1964 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 183 Games

Precision

Resolve

More Aatrox Runes

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 3738 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 324 Games

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 9807 Games

Third Best

46%

Win Rate 1189 Games

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 3617 Games

Third Best

49%

Win Rate 3032 Games

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Second Best

61%

Win Rate 62 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

60%

Win Rate 178 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 11.21: 265950 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

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Resolve

Second Best

58%

Win Rate 59 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

57%

Win Rate 95 Games

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Domination

More Aatrox Runes

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 909 Games

Second Best

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Win Rate 1093 Games

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Win Rate 126 Games

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55%

Win Rate 554 Games

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Win Rate 417 Games

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Patch 11.21: 265959 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

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Second Best

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Win Rate 59 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

57%

Win Rate 75 Games

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Resolve

More Aatrox Runes

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 425 Games

Third Best

43%

Win Rate 309 Games

Second Best

63%

Win Rate 81 Games

Third Best

53%

Win Rate 606 Games

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 236 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 478 Games

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Aatrox Counters

Learn 's counters and discover matchups where they have an advantage! When you're starting a game of League of Legends you should always keep in mind if you'll be at an advantage or disadvantage against your opponent, so you can know whether to bully them or play safe. You can find detailed breakdowns of each matchup on CounterStats, and you can also check out some Aatrox guides to see how to build and play against other champions you may find yourself up against!

This counter data is for Aatrox Top in Plat+ games. The percent shown is the enemy champion's counter rating against Aatrox. Counter rating is our own statistic that factors in counter kills, overall kills, early lead ratio, comeback ratio, and win percent to give the whole picture of that champion's effectiveness as a counter pick.

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Aatrox Skins

Find Aatrox's skins and when they were last on sale. Never miss a sale for your favorite skin by using our Wish List feature! You can also find all Aatrox skins and chromas on Aatrox's skins page.

Skin Release Wishlist Popularity Cost

Odyssey Aatrox

October 15, 2020

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1350

Victorious Aatrox

Special Events

November 21, 2019

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Blood Moon Aatrox

January 10, 2019

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1350

Sea Hunter Aatrox

July 23, 2015

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750

Mecha Aatrox

July 24, 2014

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1350

Justicar Aatrox

June 13, 2013

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975

Classic Aatrox

Original

Wishlist

Blood Moon Aatrox Prestige Edition

Limited Edition

Unreleased

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Aatrox's Abilities

Deathbringer Stance Aatrox's Passive

Self

Aatrox's next basic attack gains 50 bonus range and deals 5-12% of the target's maximum health as bonus physical damage (depending on level), while healing Aatrox for 100% of the bonus physical damage dealt (reduced to 25% against minions). This damage is capped at 100 against monsters.

Deathbringer Stance's cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds whenever Aatrox hits at least one champion or large monster with a basic attack on-hit or an ability. The cooldown is further reduced by 2 seconds if he hits with the Sweetspot of The Darkin Blade.

The Darkin Blade Aatrox's Q Ability

650

14 / 12 / 10 / 8 / 6

Aatrox swings his greatsword in the target direction, striking enemies in a line. The Darkin Blade can then be reactivated twice within 4 seconds, with the second cast refreshing the timer. The second cast strikes enemies in a cone and the third in the target area.

The first cast deals 10 / 30 / 50 / 70 / 90 (+0.6 / 0.65 / 0.7 / 0.75 / 0.8 per attack damage) physical damage, increasing by 25% on the second cast and 50% on the third. The Darkin Blade deals 55% damage to minions.

Hitting enemies at the far end of the first two casts and the center of the third deals 50% bonus damage and knocks up enemies for 0.25 seconds. Monsters are knocked up for 0.5 seconds instead.

Infernal Chains Aatrox's W Ability

825

20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14

Aatrox smashes the ground in the target direction, creating a chain that stops on the first enemy hit, dealing 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 (+0.4 per attack damage) physical damage (doubled against minions) and slowing them by 25% for 1.5 seconds.

If Infernal Chains hits a champion or large monster, they are chained to the impact area. If the chained enemy is still in the impact area after 1.5 seconds, they are dragged to the center and take the same damage again.

Umbral Dash Aatrox's E Ability

300

9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5

Aatrox heals for 20 / 22.5 / 25 / 27.5 / 30% of the persistent post-mitigation damage he deals against enemy champions, increased during World Ender.

ACTIVE: Aatrox dashes in the target direction.

Umbral Dash resets Aatrox's basic attack timer. Umbral Dash can be cast during his other abilities without cancelling them, and vice versa.

Umbral Dash may cast across terrain with an increased dash range. This may upscale his dash speed so that the dash takes the same total time as the standard maximum-range dash.

World Ender Aatrox's Ultimate (R) Ability

Self

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

After 0.25 seconds, Aatrox reveals his true demonic form for 10 seconds. On activation, he fears nearby enemy minions for 3 seconds and gains 60 / 80 / 100% bonus movement speed, decaying over the duration.

While World Ender persists, Aatrox gains 20 / 25 / 30% bonus attack damage and receives 30 / 45 / 60% increased self-healing.

On enemy champion takedown, the duration of World Ender is extended by 5 seconds and the movement speed increase is refreshed.

Questions About Aatrox

Latest Questions

champion suggestion?

Asked by balzac on January 20, 2021

hi i'm a new player , in lol and i'm looking for a champion to learn how to use it effectively that suits nice in my play style. I really like the fight, the emotion of the trade in 1v1 and team fights, I like juggernauts like morde, mundo or...

I do not know what to do

Asked by Kevinx Z on June 29, 2020

you believe that I can use aatrox at this time example: playing aatrox without knowing how to play the game well. Thank you for your attention <3 .

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is game down now?

Asked by LEonadbb on April 24, 2020

What is happening now?

I need to get better.

Asked by EvoNinja7 on April 23, 2020

I have recently started to get smashed by everyone in every role I play as I have started to reach my placement stage, I use to play Aphelios mid (I know he's a bot laner) and ashe bot, but now i've started to play aatrox to see if he's any...

How does Aatrox E reset works?

Asked by LuxIsMyCrush on January 29, 2020

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CC improvements

Asked by Robert Skull on November 2, 2018

How come Aatrox's W (Surprise Chains) is really flimsy and inconsistent? If it was supposed to be his combo starter and/or trap tool, how come it has a more circular and bigger AOE? I find Aatrox easy to use in terms of harassing the top lane (at...

how to level up honor

Asked on June 20, 2018

i'm stuck in honor 2 and i want to level up to honor 3 because i want to play lol pbe but i don't know how to level up it.

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when they will release new aatrox

Asked on June 20, 2018

i just want to ask that when they will release the reworked aatrox in the game?

is aatrox worth to buy ?

Asked on June 10, 2018

i just wanna ask if aatrox worth to buy because i asked someone is aatrox good and worth to buy ? he said no.

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Some ideas for Aatrox

Asked by Wes Luck on April 24, 2017

Aatrox is one of the champions strong champions you could've encountered yet his drawbacks is one of his biggest problems other than champion counters. I wanna discuss [b]HOW[/b] effective he is in terms of combat, But first remember these...

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Viable or not?

Asked by stereoPOR on February 2, 2016

Hi people, do you thing TF is any viable on Aatrox? I know in the game Riot put into recommended items for him but (as we all know they rarely are any good) so I ask for your opinion here. Thanks in advance. stereoPOR

Is jungle Aatrox viable?

Asked by My Penta Dreams on September 16, 2015

Would he be good or even relevant in a jungler position? I would think he would be alright due to his W heal after three AA. Also, he would have a easy time when engaging in a gank from his Q.

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Did the recent Aatrox buff actually make him a lot stronger? Or am imaginin

Asked by Stylistical on June 12, 2015

I played him a bit to see how the buff effected him, and I seem to be doing pretty well with him. Am I crazy or did these actually help him?

i want ateam in mobafire community cups

Asked by xX Reptar Xx on May 24, 2015

Help!

Devourer Stacks.

Asked by Yasutsuna on March 19, 2015

Just interested to know, how many stacks of Devourer should the jungler have at what time? I seem to be always having too little stacks at the late game for it to have any real effect.