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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 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 12.12. 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 12.12: 386646 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 2108 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 1727 Games

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

46%

Win Rate 14146 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 111 Games

Second Best

47%

Win Rate 19727 Games

Third Best

48%

Win Rate 2079 Games

Second Best

49%

Win Rate 5211 Games

Third Best

50%

Win Rate 4407 Games

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Second Best

63%

Win Rate 406 Games

Passive Ability

Third Best

61%

Win Rate 151 Games

Passive Ability

Patch 12.12: 386649 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

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Resolve

Second Best

63%

Win Rate 57 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

59%

Win Rate 78 Games

Precision

Resolve

Second Best

48%

Win Rate 1467 Games

Second Best

50%

Win Rate 2195 Games

Third Best

51%

Win Rate 266 Games

Second Best

51%

Win Rate 746 Games

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50%

Win Rate 664 Games

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Patch 12.12: 386653 matches scanned * Each section of the build is rated independently of the others

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Resolve

Second Best

60%

Win Rate 162 Games

Precision

Resolve

Third Best

54%

Win Rate 717 Games

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Resolve

Second Best

52%

Win Rate 949 Games

Third Best

44%

Win Rate 533 Games

Second Best

55%

Win Rate 1269 Games

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51%

Win Rate 183 Games

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53%

Win Rate 744 Games

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54%

Win Rate 464 Games

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Second Best

64%

Win Rate 58 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

Lunar Eclipse Aatrox

April 27, 2022

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Odyssey Aatrox

October 15, 2020

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Victorious Aatrox

Special Events

November 21, 2019

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Blood Moon Aatrox

January 10, 2019

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Sea Hunter Aatrox

July 23, 2015

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750

Mecha Aatrox

July 24, 2014

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Justicar Aatrox

June 13, 2013

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975

Classic Aatrox

Original

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Blood Moon Aatrox Prestige Edition

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Unreleased

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Aatrox's Abilities

Deathbringer Stance Aatrox's Passive

Self

Aatrox's attacks deal an additional 5 - 12% max health as physical damage (depending on level) and restore 100% of damage dealt as health, reduced to 25% against minions. This effect has a 24 - 12 seconds cooldown (depending on level).

Attack and ability hits against champions and large jungle monsters reduce this effect's cooldown by 2 seconds. Hits with the edge of The Darkin Blade reduce it by 4 seconds instead.

The Darkin Blade Aatrox's Q Ability

Self

14 / 12 / 10 / 8 / 6

Aatrox slams his greatsword three different times, dealing a total of 60 / 180 / 300 / 420 / 540 (+3.6 / 3.9 / 4.2 / 4.5 / 4.8 per attack damage) physical damage. If they are hit on the edge, they are briefly knocked up and they take 60% bonus damage instead. This ability can be recast twice, each one changing shape and dealing 25% more damage than the previous one.

Infernal Chains Aatrox's W Ability

825

20 / 18.5 / 17 / 15.5 / 14

Aatrox fires a chain, slowing the first enemy hit by 25% for 1.5 seconds and dealing 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 (+0.4 per attack damage) physical damage. Champions and large jungle monsters have 1.5 seconds to leave the impact area or be pulled back to the center and damaged again for the same amount.

Umbral Dash Aatrox's E Ability

300

9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5

Passive: Aatrox gains 18 / 20 / 22 / 24 / 26% omnivamp against champions, increased to 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% during World Ender.

Active: Aatrox dashes. He can use this ability while winding up his other abilities.

World Ender Aatrox's Ultimate (R) Ability

600

120 / 100 / 80 / 80 / 80

Aatrox reveals his true demonic form, fearnig nearby minions for 3 seconds and gaining 60 / 80 / 100% decaying by 10% every 0.25 seconds. He also gains 20 / 30 / 40% bonus attack damage and increases self-healing by 25 / 40 / 55% for the duration.

Champion takedowns extend the duration of this effect by 5 seconds and refresh the movement speed effect.

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.