Top Lane 47.93% Win Rate81% Pick RateAatrox Top Lane Counters: 48 counter champions
Counter RatingCounter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
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Tips Against Aatrox in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
JB says âmost aatrox players will try to combo u at all times. Try to not die in early game and rush bramble. After bramble you can start trading try not to get q1 and then e-q into him and then usually he will try to q2 into q3 , so try to sidestep q's and punish cooldown and or tank them and w his q3 into him and then you win. Sometimes you will get poked too much and then remember to w his w pull and dodge his q's with e. After bramble and some another armor component you win but to be fair if he knows the matchup you will never kill eachother but its the case for most ksante matchupsâ
Inting Briar says âDodge those abilities son. Because this champ will prove to you why he is the OG Briar Top. You lose lane early and he builds eclipse? Game over.â
theteemstress says âHis q gives him ample opportunity to take your passive and without it you're an immobile low damage early game rat, his healing and damage outperform you at most stages of the game so if you're in this matchup, max your q and stay away, dodge his qs always and never look for a fight unless its a gank and you're healthy. if he's below 1/4 hp and misses a q you can kill him pre 6.â
kdonnan says âTP or ignite works in this lane, W for enhanced auto. Play aggro level 1, play for early lvl 2. If wastes can go in for trade. Matchup gets progressively harder with points in aatrox q.â
Ryan5302009 says âreally common gp counter
- Fleet is the safe option with second wind unflinching
-Full agro ignite is the confident option.
-First strike is the in between optionâ
Azzin says âFake melee, you will most likely trade even HP even if you dodge everything just to get on top of him.
Once you get alot of AH and HP AND MS it gets easier (cosmic/shojin my beloved) somehowâ
zwartebliksem says âThis matchup depends on both your skill level and that of the Aatrox. If you both play perfectly, Aatrox should always win.
Try to dodge his Q sweet spot and build armor + anti-heal.â
ExiledRain says âPower Level:
Riven has the early edge, but as the game goes on Aatrox becomes harder to kill and eventually gets chances to fight back.
Game plan :
Aatroxâs Q cooldowns are very long early, so you naturally win short trades.
Before he gets his dash (E), he cannot reposition his Qs, making level 1 very easy. You can run him down, just avoid:
The outer edges of Q1/Q2
The inner hitbox of Q3
Once he has E, he can reposition one of his Qs, and this is how most of the lane happens. You have to out-dance his Qs and make him regret queuing up.
A lot depends on ELO and the player, but most Aatrox players are very linear.When they use Q , during animation they would plan their Movement to trick you, with first 2 Q's its easy you go AWAY from him during animation forcing him to E TOWARDS you and as animation shifts you either E or Q TOWARDS him.As result he looks like donkey and gets hurt.He might change tactic but thats about it, you need to trick him into wrongly use his Q's and out dance him.Early game is good to dance around Q1 and Q2 while avoiding Q3 as tricky and usually by that time you are on cd's for most spells.
Tips:
When his sword is horizontal, his passive is ready. Wait for him to use it on a minion before engaging.
His R gives huge stats and extra healing, so always try to have Ignite up when he ults.
After you get enough Ability Haste you want to Q delay and many Aatrox players do not respect/know this fact, but this can give you fighting edge.â
xumi_k says âRelatively easy pre-6. Play for level advantage. Better check his kit, so that you'll understand what I'm talking about next. The edge of his 1,2,3Q crits, so avoid getting hit by the edge. Consider taking anti-heal after 6 (Bramble better ig), but it's better just not to fight in his ult as he can 1v2 you and your jungler if not too behind. I prefer just Q-ing away from him when he ults and wait until it's gone. You can kill him easily when he doesn't have it.â
forsakn says â
Major Threat (close to Extreme if heâs good)
Levels 1-5: Play extremely safe. Do NOT contest him in the wave. Last-hit under tower if possible. If you try to trade, he will win.
Respect his Q cooldowns: His Q has three swings. Donât walk into his âsweet spotsâ (outer edge of Q1/Q2, center of Q3). Dodge sideways.
Wave control: Let the wave push into you. Freezing near tower denies his dive threat and lets your jungler gank him.
Summoner spells: Consider Exhaust if youâre struggling. It can completely ruin his combo when he dives you.
Post-6: Still donât fight him unless youâre at tower or have jungle help. He outstats you until at least 2-item power spike.
Scaling: Once you hit level 11 with core DPS items, the matchup flips. He canât match your DPS if you kite well. By level 16, you shred him.
Early pressure and sustain beat you. Stay safe under tower, dodge Q sweet spots, and rush defense. Wait to fight until 11+ with items, then you out-DPS him.â
Hoikatop says âPhase Rush, Ghost + Flash or TP+Ghost, Doran's Ring + 2 Potion, Focus on dodging his Q sweet spots. Use phase rush right before or right after he lands W on you in order to disengage the slow-cage. Grievous wounds helps shut him down in teamfights. You can actually solo kill him at 6 if you all-in him when he's close to your turret. He has good spacing to fight you in the open of the lane, so focus on proxying unless you are getting a gank or all-inning him near your turret.
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blank_cs says âhard cc, like aatrox can counter the hail of blades proc if done at the correct time. and this build is centered around hail of blades.â
Auxarcmod says âReally rough early game. Look to go full armor, spacing his q's is extremely important, you will both be unkillable to each other late game though.â
Vodka4Gaben says âA really horrible matchup, if you can somehow manage to dodge all his Qs, its manageable, however if you do not (most likely for most players) this matchup is a really big pain. Buy dorans shield and really lock-in. Second worst lane for Gangplank in my opinion.â
Piccettin0 says âE>W>Q --- TP+Ingnite
Long Sword.
Puoi combattere tranquillamente da livello 2.
La tua W ti permetterĂ di schivare il 90% delle sue AbilitĂ e il suo ingaggio con la R Ăš facilmente evitabile usando la R di shyvana per scappare aspettare che finisca il suo effetto e andargli successivamente contro di nuovo.â
Volkeran says âEasy Matchup for Fiora. You can trade him for free, his early game is weak, you can keep on melee in him with Q and if he dares to use his 3. Q, you can just W it. If he hits you with his pull, you can just dash out of it before it pulls you. I advise Press The Attack + DBlade start.â
TTVTobuwuyas says âSkill matchup. Good aatrox will destroy you if you are not smarter than him. Careful level 1 and 6. Ignite needed. Even if behind, this thing heals like crazy, so be aware of itâ
Twevor says âFight him at level 1 â stay close to his Q1 and Q2 to reduce damage, and dodge the sweetspot on Q3. After level 2, every time he uses Q2 to poke, blow your damage then leave before his Q3.â
Geish123 says âlane tips: cheese lvl 1 from the 3rd bush. wait for minions to clash
start W level 1> walk up. punch punch> tank his 1st.2nd Q> W on 3rd Q to tank it & deal damage + shield bash PTA proc takes 50% of his hp
- you can E him on his second Q( shortest range)
-get Executioner after stridebreakerâ
xXSaWiAcZXx says âIf you can bully him early on, he won't be able to kill you but be aware of his heal, buy executioner's instead of bramble, bramble is a troll if you do that.â
xkukx158 says âskill matchup, u probably wont gonna 1 v 1 him until he will mess up his q combo. dodge well and u might beat him early lv 2 if you will hit q. when ur feeded early with dark seal and early antyheal, you dont need to be scared of him anymore, until u will mess up full combo, so consider asking jg for help =usefull passive if out of spells= â
CodiFly says âI believe this to be a skill matchup, but a difficult one. If you fall behind, you will get farmed. In my experience a common answer to Teemo, thus my goto ban and elevated threat level.â
Dragonlord1022 says âFleet with Bone Plating
Sword start -> Swifties (+Refillable) -> Executioners -> Tri
Play for wave prio level 1 rather than poke. Aatrox will be able to hit you with Q1 and Q2 if he times them well against your autos in the early levels. You're goal is to farm well in the early levels until you have enough for Swifties (and Refillable if possible), at that point the lane opens up quite a bit.
Aatrox will often play his bread and butter Q1-E-W-Q2-Q3-AA combo for lots of burst. If you're able to dodge his qs or run out of his w, you have a window.â
InsanoSkull2D says âi fucking hate this champ just because of his Q dashes but after his first Q you can just walk up to him to make his second Q useless and go all out on him. still be careful he hurts, ignite will help in this fight and most other fights because of the grievous wounds â
mrtucker says âConq/Fleet. Fleet to kite, conq to fight.
Boneplating if you are sure you can dodge Q1/Q2 otherwise just go second wind.
Can go anti heal early.
Major skill Matchup, Try to bait and space out his Q1 and Q2, Walk towards him when he uses Q2 as he will most likely try to E forward. Double W his Q3 dmg if he hits sweetspot. If he hits W either run to the side or insta cleanse the slow and run up. If he uses ult root him and wait till its down to go back in or match with your ult and and wait , DO NOT fight him when he is in ult unless you are 100% sure you can kill.
TLDR: space out his Q, walk away from his W and run away when he ults. â
DrGumpington says âOrb or bramble are optional depending on enemy comp and if you took ignite. If no ignite, go orb or bramble
Heâs not actually that strong in early lane, donât play passive
If he wastes his dash, he effectively ccs himself when he qâs, you you can land a free e or q when he qâs
Play around his passive auto. Itâs preferable to trade when he wastes his passive auto on a minion.
Boots on first back is solid in this matchup
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GX Kayn says âThis is pure skill match up, but if he is as good as you, he most likely wins. And then will literally do everything you do, but better during the game.
if you re confident you could win, get PTA, and ignite. Go for short trades, all in if he gets to half health. Care for his flash+q.â
Deddy says âCi stanno opinioni diverse su questo matchup. Jax Ăš piĂč forte lvl 1-2, poi al 3 dipende come ce la giochiamo. Dal 4 in poi Aatrox Ăš da rispettare, una combo fatta bene ci cionca le gambe, ma se spreca le sue abilitĂ VA PUNITO, sennĂČ ci metterĂ i piedi in testa. Una regola di questo matchup Ăš che lui non puĂČ mai fare la sua E ([[Umbral Dash]]) verso di noi, in caso non ha la E per kitarci, melee dovremmo vincere un all in. Ma attenti, i suoi cooldown eccetto la W ([[Infernal Chains]]) sono bassi, e lui ha sustain con le sue abilitĂ . PiĂč Ăš basso l'elo, piĂč l' Aatrox sarĂ svantaggiato. In side lo outscalerete presto 1v1, sopratutto senza la sua R[[World Ender]] Non puĂČ kitarci, ma il suo scopo Ăš quello di andare ok in lane e poi carriare i teamfight.
Rune: Grasp o LT
Item: DBlade se conoscete il matchup, sennĂČ Dshieldâ
BodeXYZ says âAatrox is one of the few melee champions that are a problem for Kayle, since he can get close very easily with E and apply CC with W, so once you fall into the Q > W > Q+E combo you will definitely be dead.â
EnriqueR says âBring Conq. If you lose you suck. This MU all about how you parry. Change it up. Remember you can Q into his Q to parry it. They will most the time save E to dodge your parry, but once you get items your Q is on such a short cooldown you can dodge everything.â
Pawnthatpawns says âCan't lose this lane unless you are bad. Since you are maxing q first you will always be able dictate the flow of the lane. Once you build redemption, you just stat check him and outscale completely from that point.â
Yordleswaggins says âTake PTA. pay attention to his dash usage. when his dash in on CD you can run at him for a fight. you win any all in auto attack fight.â
Loocalol says âRunes: Comet
Early: start E , after his Q1 you want to E when he does his Q2
Tips: Poke him with q's every time his E is down or if he goes for a last hit, eventually you can combo himâ
GodKingwastaken says âAatrox Sided Skill matchup, try to get closer with him without taking q's. if u only take third q when you get closer youll win, you can chase him with your ghost so freezing is a good option.â
liucan says âskill match: u win early if u dont choke, after that he has no CD and can run u down. Dodge Q1 with W, use Q to stop Q2+E and instant use E to stop his Q3, if u get hit by W side with W but u will lose this trade. U can build bramble for late, since he need to use his passive AA and use AA bteween Qs for dmg, but this is a hard match.â
Dom1nus says âreally strong lvl 1, avoid trading him when he starts hiting with his q dont get caught into his w and u are safe. His lvl 6 is pretty annoying. Manage ur fury wisely, his qs can cancel ur e if they hit you.â
Maniaxx says âAatrox has strong sustain, crowd control, and mobility, especially in his World Ender (R) form. He can outheal most of the damage you deal with his Q (The Darkin Blade) and Passive (Deathbringer Stance).
How to deal with him:
Build anti-heal early: Items like Bramble Vest or Executioner's Calling will reduce Aatroxâs healing and make him less threatening.
Use your range: Mundo's Q (Infected Cleaver) lets you poke Aatrox from a distance, reducing his ability to sustain and trade effectively.
Respect his all-ins: Aatroxâs R (World Ender) makes him much stronger. Avoid extended trades when he has his ultimate up.â
a_k_z7 says âaatrox in general has the upper hand in this match up
better range and damage
lvl 1 look to trade close to him so he q1 and q2 and walk away from q3
only w when he want to q3 and e
q1 + e or q2 + e you cant really avoid the damage from you w
if you cant escpae his w e the wave so you can
dont fight when he r unless he is very low just ult him
poke him with q and play at eqaul distance to his q
buy anti heal againstâ
Puyo says âLevar incendiar. A Riven nĂŁo tem dificuldade de desviar das skills dele. Se ele estiver um pouco forte, guarde sempre o E e pelo mens 1 Q para nĂŁo tomar o Q3 dele no centro.â
ballsniffer112 says âPretty difficult matchup if the enemy knows how to play passive, try to take advantage of your lvl 2. Buy antiheal epic item on first back, bait his ult before full engagingâ
ThatGing3rNuts says âAatrox is beatable but definitely favoured towards him. Look to fight him lvl 1 by walking up to his brush and placing your sword there, so you can threaten an early empowered Q. Use your E to doge inwards from his Q1, and pull your Q through him for empowered Q. He wont be able to hit his Q2 so once he goes for it make sure you focus on dodging his Q3, and then punish with Q grasp again. Use your W to block his passive auto when you can. Also if he hits his
W, try to walk out without E, and then E out afterwards, as his W pullback will cancel your dash if you dont E instantly. Rush thornmail and ninja tabis to help your case in this matchup. Ignite is preferable due to its anti-heal it gives you, and you can use ult to have cross map impact as he is a fighting/snowball reliant champ.â
parker3n9 says âThis is my primary ban, and for good reasonâif the Aatrox player is skilled, this matchup becomes incredibly difficult. While you can try to harass him in lane, getting caught by his chains without Flash is practically a death sentence. I strongly recommend banning Aatrox to avoid dealing with this uphill battle.
Recommended Runes: Fleet Footwork or Unsealed Spellbook
Summoner Spells: Flash and Teleportâ
BigBallsLarry says âCake walk for fiora unless the aatrox is MARGINALLY better than you. Take conq and ignite and try to stomp him. Each Q can be parried for a stun (preferably dodge first 2 with your Q, and parry the third one). You can very easily Q out of his W, or slide parry it for an unexpected stun. Dont waste gold for executioners, fight him with your ignite up, and when you're ahead you just beat him without antiheal. Coup De Graceâ
Iron 3 20 lp guides says âdont pick mundo against him. he has q and w to make your passive useless. also he heals more.pick malphite instead and poke him with q and cometâ
Skaarlschloch says âMedium Matchup
Flash Ignite with either Eclipse->Crit or DD Rush build (DD reduces his healing because its based on damage dealt)
Conq Triumph Alacrity LastStand TrippleTonic JoaT
This is a very close matchup he can beat you if you missplay and get hit by his fullcombo etc
Lv.1 hold levelup if he wastes his Qs you can E on him to punish otherwise poke with W
1vsAll most often goes Approach Velocity over JackofAllTrades to dodge Aatrox's Qs but i feel it lacks much needed damage (preference)â
Lilac says âAatrox poses somewhat of a threat in lane, but you unless you hard lose you'll find yourself outscaling him relatively quickly.
Having Aatrox sent to match your splits is both a blessing and a curse, as he has good disengage and sustain making it difficult to continue your push. However, as long as you have your W up, he has difficulty engaging on you, much less forcing a kill, and holding him in a sidelane removes a strong teamfighter from the enemy.
Recommended: Conqueror + Standard Build. Fiora's grievous wounds options aren't great, so taking ignite will make your life much easier.â
melet says âgo conq and wait for his passive cooldowns also when you get anti-heal and deaths dance he will only get %30 of his life steal so abuse it and use your w on his third q it deals most of the damageâ
Coke Rat says âFlash + TP. Conqueror. Sudden Impact. Doran's Blade.
Avoid his Q. Buy Grievous Wounds. Do small trades taking as minimal damage as possible. All-win when he's low, but careful with his R. â
maiathemagical says âReally depends if you know how to dodge/space vs. Aatrox. If you do this becomes trivial, but if you can't or he outplays you it will be bad.â
Fenharion says âAatrox can be really hard if they know how to full combo and keep distance. I go executioners early to deny healing and use my E defensively rather than offensively because aatrox can deal more damage if he plays correctly and towards late game I ask my teammates to kill him together.â
Raideru says âThis matchup is a bit tricky depending on the skill of the Aatrox, generally what I like to do in this lane is lvl 1 I start w and try to hit the wave while waiting for him to use his passive on the wave afterwards you can always tank his normal auto and proc your passive and then auto him once and walk away with w poke and you will get prio afterwards unless he tries to brute force it, the matchup is all ab playing around his q cooldown whenever he wastes it you look to fight him but just care to not jump in when it's up cose if he plays it correctly he can take half of your hp without much counterplay. After lvl 6 u don't really win all ins all u can really do is chip him down slowly with short trades and when you all in him remember to use your ult to dodge one of his Qs. I advise Grasp with Sheen rush in this matchup.â
Basilli says âGRASP RUNES
Annoying matchup if he's good at spacing you with Q's, DON'T get hit by his passive auto early game and don't be afraid of walking INTO him to dodge his Q's, you can win all ins. Be careful of his stacked Conq+Ult outhealing your DPS. IF YOU SWALLOW HIM FOR MAX DURATION AFTER HE Q'S, HIS Q WILL TIME OUT AND GO ON COOLDOWN
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MrBuis says â(C)(>20) It's a pure skill matchup. You win the first 3 levels. If he goes ignite, then push the wave and only trade with him when necessary. Try to throw Q when he's in his Q animation. If it hits +, you don't get hit by Q1, pop Ghost and run him down. From 6 - 8, it's a 50/50 fight, depending on whoever makes more mistakes, but you eat him alive at lv 9-10 when your Q is 45% slow, counter his movement speed boost from R. His damage on the turret is WEAK AF; you can abuse that to recall when necessary. Death Dance counter his passive healing, so go for Stridebreaker -> Ammor Boost -> Deathdance build.â
Spartaniko says âSlightly Aatrox favored matchup. Go ignite. W his second Q, E third Q, try to ignite when he has his passive up or if you see he is going to hit a Q sweet spot. Play around your Q execute before he heals. Sidestep if he hits W, its avoidable.â
Beetlebug says âA good Aatrox will always use his Q to interrupt yours. I personally permaban him, his healing and damage is too much to deal with.â
4eadami says âI take conqueror with dark seal and get prio for the lvl 2 Cheese and 90% kill them. If you Aren't sure , get PR and proxy. If he bullies you in lane , Rush t2 Boots after fated ashes and get Dead Man's 3rd(Unending Despair if 3+ Melee's) and you can Dodge pretty much everything he throws at you. Rush Liandry's and you beat him 1v1 with ult and ghost when you have liandry and Boots. After fated ashes , walk up to him from a Bush with Q open and E him before getting away. It is a good way to trade against Aatrox if you are behind. â
Fenharion says âAatrox's skills counter your entire champion,it's really easy for him to poke you with E + Q and his W will pull you most of the time,if he manages to land his full combo it will hurt you a lot. Taking bramble vest doesn't really work against him since that item only applies anti-heal if someone auto attacks you. And on top of all this his ultimate works as a steroid,as for tips against him: Take Oblivion Orb early and take ghost to dodge his skills,if there is not a fed champ on enemy team you'll want to ult aatrox to not let him steamroll your team and heal for ages.â
Houcs says âA good Aatrox is gonna keep distance and poke you but those are rare cases. Just look to reach lvl 6 and hold wave near tower and then look for opportunity to grab him to it. A good tip is to predict your R when he is gonna do his E-Q poke on you. Usually very predictable.â
Wafflerush says âAgainst Aatrox, you will need to swallow your pride and utilize the protection of turret as often as possible.
Trading with Aatrox is like stepping on a minefield of Lego bricks, knowing full well they are there before you. He wins almost all trades because of his innate healing passive on his E. The best way to play against this is as follows:
1. Play Under Turret
You will need to let him push you under turret. Aatrox will be very aggressive, so trying to farm outside of tower range will be a nightmare. Brush up on your CS'ing skills because they will be needed here. Nautilus' Passive helps quite a bit with last hitting minions, but so does his E. Try your best to use your Q for disengaging rather than trying to hook him under turret. He will likely just dodge your hook with his E, and because he doesn't need mana, you will be digging yourself a hole by missing a hook.
2. Watch for you Jungler
If your jungler is willing to come and gank (as they should) be prepared to Q. Once you hook him, walk PAST Aatrox. Most Aatrox players will take Flash/Teleport, so preparing yourself for the Flash away is critical for getting a small edge with takedown gold.
3. Do not be Tempted
Aatrox looks low, maybe you can score a quick takedown and earn some gold to get back in the ring with him... WRONG. His ultimate is the absolute undoing of everything you just thought. Once the World-Ender takes flight, it's over. His additional movespeed, damage, and healing makes it nearly impossible to take him down on your own. Let him stay low, let him back, and try your best to keep your cool. Greeding against Aatrox is a bad idea.
One good thing I've noticed is not a lot of players can skillfully wield Aatrox, but don't underestimate capabilities on a whim...â
JargonHQ says âSide step his Q's, bait them out if you can. Positioning is key in this matchup. His ult is basically your ult but he only gets the healing if hits his shit. Swifties if you are confident in dodging his abilities. Tabis if you aren't. As for landing phase, start Q and early harass, poke him down so he can't all in you and space his Q's correctly.â
Althalosofsirun says âYou can take either the scaling rune page or the meta page. all you will need to do is try to kill him pre level 4 his level 1 is deceiving he can kill you take W and have ignite if you goal is to win lane otherwise take teleport.â
wApMorty says âSkill matchup, snowballs hard.
Respect level 2, start with E in case he gets prio and don't greed. Look to cast E when he E-Q.
Matchup gets easier from level 6 once you can spawn lot of ghouls and fight with Maiden.â
Ninjauberkill says âPerma ban as top.
If however you find yourself playing against him, buy oblivion orb and pray for ganks. Try to side step Q1 Q2 and pool on top of him when he uses Q3 (Preferably with 3+ minions so you can get a good chunk of healing off).â
misterbig says âeasy matchup early, just run at him with Q E and u can easy dodge his first 2 Q's, W his 3rd Q. He will win against you later but you can abuse him early. buy antiheal early if neededâ
IvanBeifong says âDodge his Q sweet spots, oblivion orb is good into him, short trades dodging his Qs, and then walk away, it's even because the champ is strong and heals a lot as Sylas.
Ult is pretty decent, not the best, not the worst, increased healing is always good.â
Skaarlschloch says âAP is better than Tank. This matchup is not easy, Being practically a ranged character aatrox avoids W1 most of the time, so its hard to poke him out. With jngl help he is easy to killâ
Belle19 says âhe has the complete edge in lane but he is completely hopeless against your split later on. Phase rush helps greatly for running out of his w. Rush executioners. Just focus on staying in xp range and healing with passive. I don't think you win early even with conq so don't takeâ
LilPicky says â(Camille favored)(Take 1st rune page) Dont E while in his W if he hits his W, he will Q you while you E and he will cancel your E, you will die. Try to stay next to him when you go for trades so that he misses his Q1 and Q2, when he misses those 2 walk back so that he cant hit you with Q3, dont trade with him when he has his empowered auto because he will hit you first (he has extra range) and he will get your bone plating before you can hit him first so you get your passive and then bone plating â
femboydegilim says âFast abilities for fast deer can hit you with his q and e combo in early game you dont have any problem with him after level 6
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Body Those Fools says âWatch out for Aatrox's E+Q combos; he can reposition himself to hit you when his E is up, however it has a very long cooldown early. You can consider an early Oblivion Orb into this matchup because of his overall sustain from his Passive and his Ult's healing if he's able to get ontop of you. If you ever get hit by his W, you need to walk to the left or right or you have to W E Q or E Q out or you will take massive damage or have to blow flash. At level 6, you can just Ult him away when he Ults, or just E Q back to your tower. â
smrgol says âIt's mostly a skill matchup, this is a test of how well you can predict and dodge abilities, punish his Q+E when he misses and utilize your traps+W root whenever you can. Run under your tower when he ults and if he isn't full health, pop your ghost and kite him after it ends.â
Zagreus16 says âStart w and literally run at him to do a full trade, you will win lvl 1 if he full fights you if you have ignite. if you get him low lvl 1 you can go all in lvl 2-3 to kill him. he becomes a extreme threat later on in lane if you dont get a lead cause of his Q's CDR. you will even want anti heal exe calling to limit his healing as much as possibleâ
CrimsonL7 says âThis matchup blows. But rejoice little briar player it is winnable! If the Aatrox is deaf and blind you can kill him! Play really aggressively pre 6 and post 6 only fight him if your ignite is up. Try to dodge his W sweetspots with your Q and W and if you cant just E his third one since it does the most damage. He outscales you in 1v1 hard. If you fall behind early and he is good expect to die like 20 timesâ
TroyLoL says âIf you're able to dodge his abilities you out trade and win easily. However if you get hit by let's say 2 of 3 q's you're going to have a hard time out trading him.â
NASAO says âFor me the worst route in the top lane (my ban). At lv 9, dodging from his skills (in particular the Q3 combo) and spacing him, you will kill him.â
YuletideGlory says âAatox is really easy to read since you know what's coming as soon as he casts Q, allowing you to stun E consistently and walk away from the threat or beat him to a pulp. Your sustain is too high for Aatrox to be a threat, but you still don't want to take his hits for no reason. Play around his Q and all-in after it's over.
I even beat Aatrox in a full health slug fest WHILE he was ulting the whole time.â
Raideru says âAatrox lvl 1 is really weak, what you want to do is zone him off the first 3 minions and if he tries to trade you continue fighting him, in the end you should end up with more hp and then just keep zoning until you 3rd wave crash into reset, after lvl 6 if he ever q+e forward on you look to hook him in and all in if you're the same hp you should win the all inâ
Azzin says âThis matchup is annoying because if he does not int you'll never beat him in 1v1, this champion is made to win sustained fights ,go fleet/phase rush so you can poke him down and run out. Dodging his Q will be your goal the entire game so just focus at this in lane.â
Haxorr says âAatrox is largely a skill matchup. I play both Aatrox and Jax quite a lot (my two most played champs last split) and I tend to prefer being on the Aatrox side of this matchup. However, it is winnable from both sides of the matchup.
Lots of runes can work in this matchup - I take Grasp. In higher elo, it can be nice to take Fleet in this matchup because it enables you to run out of his w after you jump on him. THE BIGGEST THING IN THIS LANE IS Aatrox can never use his e towards you. If he ever uses his first q and e's toward you with it, jump on him immediately as once his e is down he can't kite you out anymore. Also, when both flashes are up, Jax is very favored in this matchup. Rush Trinity Force.â
DuckQc says âExecutionner. Poke and play safe till 6. Lvl 6 you destroy him. Try to take advantage of your Q(Slow) and R to juke is Q and cancel his healing.It all depends on aatrox's skill and playstyle, if he doesn't kite your ult with his, he can't do anything unless you died 2+ more times pre-6.â
Arthapsic says âNever trade when his passive is up. When his passive is up wiaty for him to last hit with and trade with a fully stacked Q -> E. Save W for Attrox's first Q, use E to dodge his 3rd Q or E out of his W if you are caught by it. If he uses his dash to engage on you after 6 you can win the all in if you hit everything, 3 points into Q then E max for more E cooldown to be able to dodge his spells.â
Beeware says âHe will try to poke you with his Q, especially when you have First Strike up. Avoid getting chained by his W and he won't be able to all in. Make sure to get Thornmail or Morelloâ
TeiWasTaken says âThis is a skill matchup. Buy Executioner Calling ASAP. Dodge his Q3 with your E. Your Q provides antiheal - use it when he uses his ult!â
ArmedDad says âYoull be fine if you are on your a game for sidestepping. If not, gg go next lol. Honestly its a minor difficulty as he builds eclipse and lethality now so the health issue is not there, but he is at times more usefull in teamfights. the sidelane is kinda weird as it depends on who gets the engage started. but you can win on side if you do things right.
tips:
use ult to dodge either q2 or q3. generally q3.
you can use e to get out of the w and then re-engage.
his e is super low cd so be carefull with using w for poke. also his q1 range is the same as your w (I believe).â
WIELKI B says âTake Fleet and Bone Plaiting, or First Strike if feeling confident. Can easily kill you during laning phase. Go antiheal and swiftness. dodge his crit Q and W. Poke his as much as you can u have chance of winning 1v1 if he is 40% hp and ur full â
OTP Zuko says â(Go Fleet, and Fleet build) Purchase Swiftness Boots as soon as possible because this matchup revolves around dodging his abilities. When you successfully dodge all of his Q's, you'll have a short window to deal some damage to him. Never engage him in a fight without Ignite after level 6. Also, aim to use your Q ability on his passive whenever possible.â
SVKGuardian says â..................................................................................
- His main ability is his Q
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- His only way of outplaying you pre-6 is to try and hit Q's on you to get closer with each Q hit
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- His E is dash that he can use during Q cast, so he is going to cast Q and at the last possible moment cast E to get you
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- Avoiding Qs - first is easiest to avoid to sides, because it has far reach but is narrow.
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- Second Q is wide, but not as far
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- Third Q is the strongest, but he has to cast it near himself and the empowered area is where he lands
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- After 6, be careful, he gets tons of movement speed
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- You are basically playing dance with Aatrox, trying to bait him, into bad Q's while trading him, making him angry and forcing him into bad R
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- Don't walk up that far into the lane if you are not considerably more fed than he is
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- If you want to try and all in with him, always consider flashing from his 3d Q's empowered Q and consider having Chakrams+R, so you can utilize your max damage vs meleeâ
SVKGuardian says âHis whole gameplay is about his Qs. Make sure to dodge his first two Q's with your E. If he already used E-dash to hit one of the first Qs, then its easy for you to dodge 3d Qâ
step1v9 says âTrade away from his passive if you can (let him auto minions). Walk in and out (tether) of his Q ranges so that he wastes the CDs, then look for trades after. Also, you can try and dodge his Q during your trades with him. For first 2 Q click into him and for the last Q use your E to dodge. Trynd wins early levels (1-5). After that, win by finding an all-in window. When he uses R and you can't kill him start running away, then IF he chases you can look for a reengage window because the R will expire in your all-in.â
DioSett says âStart w , take ignite or ghost , look for kills early , after lvl 6 buy anti heal , if u manage to kill him 2 times before lvl 6 start with ruined king otherwise start with stridebreaker â
DDemonJesters says âNot that hard just dodge Q, and you wont need some backup items if you have ignite you outheal him just dont let him get that lifesteal from your ganks might turn around the tide for himâ
FunnyJuanny says âMatchup should be free, you should be able to run him down, hold your Qs for his swings and chains and it should be free. Bramble if your strugglingâ
Shark of Void says âYou can use W to prevent his W from hitting you or to break the chain. He can run away from you with R, so one shot him faster. Use E on him to evade the edge of his Q. Also, if you have a good reaction, you can interrupt his E with R.â
Baby_Driver says âPure Skill matchup.
If he ever tries to poke you with Q under your tower just pull him in.
This works especially well with his Q2, just pull him in as he takes tower shots and run him down.
Most of the time you win an all-in if you dodge his Q3.â
Hotch says âVery hard to fight at almost every stage in the game. Build swifties early and try your best to dodge his Q's. Punish when his Q is on cooldown.
Take Ignite.â
KingJoeyy says âskill matchup dodge his q ability by side stepping it, e when he e's. he will use his e and counter attack you. Go any summoner spell here. flash or ghost might be best here. sure ignite for his healing its fine get antiheal item, make a flash playâ
Lyyh_ says âSkill matchup. Rush plated and try don't not fight without ghost if you're not fed. Poke with Q in early when his Q on cd. You can by antiheal at some point but it's useless if you're really ahead or really behind.â
SVKGuardian says âBe really carefull. His Q doubled with his E can suddenly get you. If he gets you with one Q, you are in big trouble, because he could start chaining and use his flash to get you.
After 6 he is even bigger problem. I would consider trying to play around your turret poking him and holding your W distance, so he could do nothing.
Still care for for being to far in lane after 6, so he couldnt just run you down.â
forlid says âAatrox is relatively hard to scale as a threat because even a slight difference in skill can make a huge gap in how you lane against him. Early game you win in extended duels but try to deny his poke, as it is quite troublesome. Try to memorize his abilities as they have humongous cooldowns early. You scale much better later on so try to play your lane so that you don't give him a huge lead. His R allows him to outsustain you so wait for it to burn out until you engage.â
Skayling says â{Lethal Tempo or Fleet}
{Resolve (classic)} OR {Sorcery (classic)}
{AS and double scaling health as minor runes}
{Max Q}
Starter : Doran Ring if Fleet, Doran Blade if LT or PTA
How to play the matchup ?
Let Aatrox Push and farm from a safe distance. Keep your health at all cost, don't trade health for CS.
Try to bait his Q's in the wave so it push into you, but don't get hit by it
This matchup is solo killable but don't be too greedy since he can still destroy youâ
SVKGuardian says âIf you are strong enough, you can use his Q cycle. You can stick really close to him if you have your Q up and his first two Qs will do no damage, if you are able to not let him go.
If he has range on you tho, be very careful, it can go really bad really quickly.â
PinkBlood says âA good aatrox is hard to play into, I usually opt into using ignite in soloq and trying to trade heavy early and look for kills with ignite. This champion is very reliant on its dash to extend its combo so make sure to keep track of it when dodging. â
procatking says âConqueror, ignite,D blade, take rune NO.3.
*Favorable for pantheon*
avoid his The Darkin Blade(Q) at least the last 2 and buy EXECUTIONER'S CALLING firstly.
If he's Q2 gonna land on u Shield Vault(W) him.
And block his Q3 if u need to with your Aegis Assault(E).
poke him non-stop and u gonna win him.â
conqiyana says âw his q sweet spot/e minions to get out of it.
dont fight him when he has passive up.
dont fight when he ults, just kite with grass q or run awayâ
Witchking of Angwar says âBramble early. Flash/tp. Spellbook can be good. Riftmaker first if he goes lethality, liandries if bruiser. Cosmic can help dodge his abilities. Dont go tabis unless he builds lethality. You can r to make his w disappear. Abuse His high cooldowns early and dont Play to far back. If you can bait his r and disengage with e and ult him afterwards you win easily.
You win until 2 items if you dodge enough of his q's but he outscales you eventually. If he is smart and buys maw first item you are just kinda fucked. You can never kill him If he does that.â
SenSen_LoL says âThis one is a tricky skill matchup. Be careful when you try to harass him, as his Q1 E combo can reach you pretty easily and can allow him to unleash his full combo on you. Once he gets lvl 6, be very careful when you trade because he can reach you and stick to you easily with the bonus movespeed he gainsâ
mastershen says âLook to kill early ignite his ult and rush antiheal go ap you can win if try to kill with level 2 strat E Q you can go PTA in this matchup or graspâ
Lynusc says âBe careful in the laning phase, respect him alot more at level 3-11.
Spend 1st ability point in E and spend 2 point in Q before maxing E.This will help you trade in early game.
Your W lasts for 4 seconds so you don't really need it to save for Q3.
Aatrox can be very oppresive after getting his ult.â
PlasitcChairMan says âWhile Darius Is a strong Dualist (Even in early game). Aatrox has Better dmg, CC, And sustain than Darius, Therefore I'd Highly recommend playing safe until Lv6 Or at least until your Jng ganks, Buy anti heal (Like Executioner's Calling or Bramble vest), And dodge his Q as much as you can.â
MaesePerez says âPlay safe, you never beat him in a 1v1 unless massively ahead. Rush bramble and bami's and farm, eventually you outscale in teamfights. Not worth banning but not a fun matchup. â
Bibi4A says âVersus Aatrox you need good spacing and precise usage of your E. Use cage when his dash is down or he engages towards you. Don't buy antiheal it's bait! Get to easy when you have experience.â
Guldkarameller says âBuy anti heal asap. If he E's towards you, you can go in, since he has no other way of escaping other than flash. You can argue and say he can fear ghouls with R, but I doubt many Aatrox players know this. â
Vx4enge says âA decently hard matchup, you lose all outs and will get chipped out of the lane, take grasp and scale. Take Ghost and hope he is noob.â
CARTIFAN88 says âSPACE HIS Q'S AND APPLY PRESSURE BEFORE HE HITS LEVEL 4, TRY GET AHEAD LEVEL 1 AND 3. PHASE RUSH HELP SPACE HIS Q3, COMET IS ALSO A GOOD OPTIONâ
Belle19 says âALWAYS Q MAX
Always dodge Q, if he lands it, your passive procs, which against his version of CC is completely useless
Trade back with Q when he Eâs forward. The matchup is substantially more playable if you condition the enemy aatrox to think he has to take a cleaver if he wants to q you
When his passive is up,
Donât walk up, just farm with cleaver, wait for him to use it on a minion.
If his passive hits you, he heals ~25% HP and deals abunch of damage, its based on max health
Donât rush bramble, it wonât win the 1v1 and delays your spikes, the main one being warmogs + giant belt (generally not a massive believer in this tech but against aatrox its good).
Instead, build Bramble after Heartsteel + Warmogâs, or immediately if skipping Warmogâs (not recommended vs Aatrox).
Matchup status: still your hardest lane. Prime warmogâs rush used to help, but now itâs back to being the worst matchup. I just ban it.
Win condition: poke, dodge, if he's below 1/4 of his HP and misses a q you can all-in him pre 6â
Bard_Enjoyer says âGet too close to him, and he dodges your q, get too far, and he stuns you, mostly try to poke him with e/q or even w as much as you can until you know you can all in.â
Angryappleseed says âSkill-based Matchup. Take Ignite.
Sidestep his First Q, W onto him on his second Q, and E his third Q.
Rinse and repeat. Be careful of his Lv6 powerspike.â
hamgi says âspacing is so incredibly important. u can dodge all of his q's if u know its range. abuse trading when it's on cd (14s @ r1, 12s @ r2, 10s @ r3; 1s cd between casts; 4s cast window per q). move perpendicularly if hit by w or use e if necessary. avoid fighting him in his r unless u have grevious/ignite â
Artszy says âos Q dele tem mais range que teu AA da passiva, sempre q tu tenta pokear ele tu estĂĄ no range do Q1 dele. corta cura de primeiro item e espera ele ir para cima.â
Piccettin0 says âIt's not that strong Aatrox pre 6 u are good versus him and phase rush help u to poke and E is good to waste his E
Try to doge Q full damage â
Belle19 says âhe outpokes you, outranges you, and if he has ignite he wins an all-in if he hits any sweet spot past the first one. Rush tabis into bramble here, you need the t2 boots asap to be able to juke better and run out of w. Aatrox players are generally pretty predictable and e forward on their second or third q. Walk towards them when they start their second or third q if they havent e'd yet. You can dodge the w if you see it coming. Unflinching changes are gonna make this matchup harder since you cant run out of the w as easily anymore and you resolve is worse so you cant take second wind as easily. Try to freeze and ghost run him down if he walks up, although freezing into aatrox is pretty tough without being poked out. IMO you outscale him in all areas of the game so its fine if you go even, especially if he has ignite.
FYI: this champ is incredibly broken right now! It's my banâ
zwartebliksem says âYour Q and E counter his entire kit. If it's a really good Aatrox, it could quickly become an Even matchup. Simply because he will be landing every Q, every W and know exactly how to play around your kit.â
kilgta says âeasy early, hard late. cannot kill without ignite. if you kill him early, the matchup becomes easy. be careful of him running you down in the lane.â
Haearnbleidd says âHeavily depends on spacing and dodging. Early: You insta win lvl 1 if you hit your q's, then it's all about dodging his q's. After 6 you win unless he kites you out or he doesn't hit every possible q - he will have a hard time if you know how to walk. Mid/Late: The same thing applies unless he is very ahead, then he can just kill you without hitting everything.â
lbc1506 says âAatrox is one of the only Champions that can beat you 1v1 as he can stack up his q on you and has e to dodge through wall.
W also pulls you back if you misplay.
100% Recommended Banâ
Grimmloi says âw tutturduÄunda zincir sizi tam çekecekken ulti atıp çekmesini engelleyebilirsiniz genelde zincir tam çekecekken zincirin çekeceÄi noktaya q atarlar böylece bir q yeteneÄini de dodgelemiĆ olursunuzâ
Vin Livesel says âPretty easy with the specific rune page
Focus on dodging his Q's. That's literally it
(If they bring ignite this can go up in difficulty)
You outscale HEAVILY â
MYCATRENGAR says âFleet
This ones either real fun, or real unfun.
Side step the first Q, walk into the 2nd, walk out of the 3rd.
You can WW his 3rd Q if you know you can't avoid.
You can root him after his 2nd Q, and kite to a bush to avoid the 3rd Q.
If he lands his W, walk in a straight line to the left or right. Otherwise he gets you. When he ults, root and use your ult to wait it out. â
Akuzai says âI hate this champion but as far as late game goes he's okay, more so if you have healing reduction. Lane is just a matter of outspacing him and going for the all in, if you can avoid fighting him and getting poked out that's even better.â
PPlongcook says âDodge the chain and third Q with your E and you win. Use your Q to dodge his first or second Q. All in him level 3.
He does a lot more damage now, so you need to really outplay him to win this.â
Joy17 says â Aatrox pode ter sustain considerĂĄvel, mas Warwick, com seu controle de grupo e mobilidade, pode lidar com Aatrox nas trocas e evitar que ele aproveite ao mĂĄximo seu sustain.â
deathbypotion says âHe is very vulnerable for proxying as he have low AS. You can kill him lv2 if he used his Q on minions. Don`t underestimate his teamfight potential. After Sundered Sky he will just outtrade you with its passive. Your W stops him from casting Eâ
Lodart says âIt's honestly a battle of who spaces better in this match-up, but if he get's close you're going to burn flash or die. He can dash while using his main ability Q. When he hits his chain, sometimes you have to walk sidewards. His third Q does the most damage, so make sure to flash it (careful of his chain drag from W, that makes it very easy for him to hit his third Q). Learn important ability cooldowns through an external website and fight enemies when their abilities are on cooldown.â
hoflol says âSkill related matchup. Aatrox skillshots can be fairly easy to play around, and rushing swiftness boots can make this matchup much easier.
Your R anti-heal also is great for reducing his increased healing.â
Lukajs says âAatrox is a pretty straight forward matchup for Gwen. He is animation locked when he uses his Q, so if he uses Q1 forward, you can Q4 + E + AA into him, and beat his poke. If he continues, you can use your W to dodge his Q2.
Play around poking when he attempts to poke or engage.â
GheeseEmpty says âIf you have good movement, Aatrox will find it very difficult to full combo you. An early Bramble Vest to cut healing and Swiftness boots to negate his W can do wonders.â
PlayCabex says âPermaban this champion. If you do manage to play vs him: The way you play this matchup is by going W max into q as usual. The way u play vs him is completely different since you have to perma cancel your drain and space correctly. After 6 you can kill him with your combo ( E silence into R into Q into W )
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trulyaito says â- Melee vs Melee so go Dblade
- Your Q applys grevious wounds.
- A good aatrox will use Q2 to guarantee a hit whenever you use pull with your q.
- Outscales you but you easily kill him before lvl 6. And it gets difficult lvl 9.
- Go for trades early since he has really long base cooldowns and lvl 1 q does little damage.
- Use your Q to avoid his Q2 and Q3.
- Unflinching is a good rune he since if you are dismounted it can help you get out of his W.â
NegativePhoenix says âYour main goal isn't to fight him, just to make sure he doesn't get fed. If he can get fed off you somehow, he's gonna be really annoying in the later stages of the game.
Get Bramble first, try to avoid any super extended trades and hope your jungler will gank him since he's pretty easy to make waste flash if you constantly hold him stillâ
ThelpixG says âHis early game is way too strong for you to compete with him on a 1v1, once he's level 6 it only gets worse since now he can dive you and even if you got ignite he will still heal a lot of health because of the new items.
His current build is also really strong against GP since he can pretty much oneshot you whilst absorbing all of your damage.
I would recommend taking fleet and TP and just focusing on scaling.
Avoid getting hit by his poke and Q's sweetspots as well as his W.
Abuse his downtime in the early game to trade with him.
If you want a better chance of killing him in lane, take the grasp setup with ignite.â
LilliaFanBoy says âIf he can consistently land his Q sweet spots then yea it will be troublesome.
Maintain 4 Passive stacks up and you should be fine.
Try and spam Q and E when he won't hit his Q sweet spot in conjunction with his E.â
Steinuhu says âDorans blade start \\ Always W his Q2 \\ Dont Q3 into him if you have no E \\ Always use E for trading \\ If he wastes all 3 Q's and ur in a bush, you may ult him to all inâ
LegacyOneTap says âLethal, dblade, ignite flash. Cheese level 1 if possible, fight him while his q is down, when caught by w try to jump immediately out away from his q's so you don't get killed early. You hard win past sheen since he can't keep up past that item into sunderer or trinity if you want him to just stop existing in the game. relatively easy matchup when you are out of lane, in lane its a bit difficult but its in your favor.â
Yogolord says âalot of people are afraid of him but again just get anathema if you feel you can skip anti heal and its free
also before he gets his ult you can still win trades just play correctâ
peterplum says âHe's kinda annoying in early if he plays well, dodge his Q crit spots and you will be fine. When you transform into Rhaast you will win easilyâ
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joke7813 says âIf you both play even, you will win easily.
Your Q gives antiheal and with your E you can outrun his E or sweetspots of the Q.
If you can dogde his knockup on the first Q just E+Q in him. It will result in a good trade...just dogde the 3rd Q of him!
Bonus Tipp: If you have ult you can even "ignore" the knockup so it will be always a good trade.â
Denied20 says âAatrox suffers greatly from your early damage, and you have a kit to effectively dodge every single spell he has. On paper this match up should be free, but Aatrox hold a lot of damage a few levels in and Yasuo gets melted much quicker than Yasuo melts him. This is due to Yasuo having low defensive stats. Compare to a similar top laner, e.g. Irelia, he has quite lower hp and armor a few levels in. Never get hit by the enhanced auto from him, wait until he last hit minions with it, then trade. Always keep dodging and baiting his W.â
The Saucy Saurus says âCan be dangerous if you get hit by his Qs. Avoid Q 1 with sidestep. If he dashes for Q 2 you can block it with W or E onto him to avoid big damage, If he tries to dash onto you with Q3 just block with W and avoid the big damage.â
Crossing Calvin says âPhase rush.
Be carefull to not overextend the fight because of his healing. Test how he Q's and try to dodge his big area Q. Movement is really important in this matchup. Teamfight wise you both are greatâ
Genneva says âYou can match aatrox with this build, Avoid the sweetspot and gain as much advantage to build attackspeed boots for further lane boost.â
BurritoTopKing says âRush boots for easier Q spacing, try to dodge his Q's and you should be able to win trades, careful if he is lvl 6 or has ignite, executioner's can help a lot.â
Murfz says âSome say the lane is hard but I think its fun, I don't think ignite is needed, try to E his passive auto if he has it and use your Q on minions to avoid his W pull if possible.â
Autolykus says âStart w and wait in a bush lvl 1 and do a full trade. You have to win early or his cds get really low and can outtrade you. You can go ghost/flash and match his ult with ghost.â
Shazir says âDodge his Q and all-in because he's early pretty weak. But its hard to dodge his Q. So put 3 points Q and all-in when he misses first Q.â
xskyswitch says âAatrox is generally a skill matchup for Pantheon. In lane he is stronger past level 4, however at 2-3 items you become stronger than Aatrox.â
RivenCarriedYou says âRiven has all the tools necessary to dodge Aatrox's spells/mitigate his damage. start dorans blade. absolutely rape him before He hits lvl 4. At level 4 he puts two points in Q. which has a bigger powerspike than your level 4. until that he isn't a champion more like a minion. especially when Her high mobility ensures escape from his W. Try to take short trades into him, once conqueror kicks in his healing will outheal a lot of your damage early. Chip down to 50% HP then all in with ult.â
Faz18835 says âKnow his various Q ranges and shapes, yo ucan kite him. Avoid getting hit by his leash skill. Play near your wall for tunnel escape.â
Chaddouk says âI used to struggle a lot vs Aatrox, not anymore. Here's the things I keep in mind that help me : First Aatrox is weak AF lvl 1, his Q is very predictable, has no dash, and a long ass CD (14 sec after last Q). Good Aatrox players will Q1 in the fog in order to last hit first 3 melees with Q2, keep that in mind. If he goes Flash Tp you can even go doran's blade and abuse him. Then, it sounds silly, but what comes after Q1 ? Q2, after Q2, Q3, after Q3, nothing for a bit. Sounds dumb but spacing is giga important against the champion and the spacing changes from a Q to another. So keep the rotation in mind as if you were the Aatrox player and add E range to it when he has it. Just like Fiora, it's easy to bait them into using R and then disengage to take an all in when they don't have it. Can purchase anti healing early but again, if you have enough damage it's not a must have. Later on side if you're even or ahead you win pretty easily the 1v1.â
BaotoGame says âSkill matchup,but it a Yorick favoured.Aatrox is very strong at early game if you get hit all his Q+conqueror,you die.A good Aatrox always spacing you and don't let you bonk him.However you will easily outscale him when you take ignite.1 thing to be aware of is his R can fear your ghouls and maiden and that can remove a lot of your damage temporarily. Also you should try placing W down after he dashes with E.â
Saitamaro says âDorans blade start \\
Always W his Q2 \\
Dont Q3 into him if you have no E \\
Always use E for trading \\
If he wastes all 3 Q's and ur in a bush, you may ult him to all inâ
daitolol says â- Tether back and forth to bait out his Qs (Back&Forth movement is better than sidestepping, from experience)
- Building anti heal is optional
- Use your E to dodge out his Q2, when taking E2 when he has Q3 up, try to instantly go for a side step instead of AA (can use W ms to make it easier)
- Ideal trading pattern after 6 should be as follows: Bait out Q1 by tethering, dodge Q2 with either E1 or R1, after that kite him around (Target should be around
60~70% hp and you need to have ignite/anti heal â
_WhiteSnow_ says âBait out his qs and mind game the 3rd one based on if he holds it or not, then look to get a full trade once its on cooldown. Disengage with tunnels when he uses ult or just burst him as fast as possible with r to avoid his 3rd q.â
X_TRM says â(Start W) Walk at him lvl 1 and trade or zone him off the first wave and you will 100% win if take your W. You can use your E to pull him into you and make him miss his Q1 or Q2. Your W blocks most of his Q3 damage if you manage to time it right. If he only uses Q1 and Q2 he is essentially a ranged champ if you can't punish him. Anti-heal will be very much needed if you want to have a chance to kill him post 6. He get's very tanky with Tabis, so don't expect to win every trade. Thornmail or Chumpunk Chainsward needed.â
At_Tar_Ras says âtake ignite. backstep his Q1, E1 into his Q2 and E2 behind of his Q3 and you should be okay. once u do that just AA+W and AA+Q. conq probably is better here but PTA can be taken if aatrox team is mainly squishies. â
vexxed04 says â{Take Phase rush ignite flash} Skill matchup, get to work on your fancy feet. If you can't outrun his Q crit then walk into him to take less damage. If you are being oppressed by him save your Q for negating his W slow. Additionally hit W if you know a crit will land. Poke him once with Phase Rush and iron spike and run away. If he is at 60-70% hp rush him and dodge his Q's you can burn him easily.â
Dew Master Flash says âI would ban aatrox if Gwen did not get buffed, but Aatrox is also a significant threat. You have to really move quickly and dodge his qs. Look to proxy. Armor Armor Armorâ
Smudey says â[Starting Item: DRing/Dark Seal]
[Build: Fleet + Liandry's]
A lot of people think that Aatrox is a counterpick to Teemo, but it's really just about movement. If you take Fleet + Swifty Boots, you'll be able to dodge his Q, outrun his W (if you get hit) and outpoke him in lane. Buy Oblivion Orb early to mitigate his healing. If you know what you are doing, he won't be able to hit you. He is super weak in the first 3 levels so try to bully him as much as possible.â
chewy378 says âHis knockups can kill you quickly if you don't have passive stacks up. However, if you do have passive stacks up, you will beat him in a 1v1.â
Pretzel Shiv says âMan, this champ pisses me off. Pre 6
Poke him down with Q, if he uses his Q combo, you can go in and do some damage. Always bring ignite. YOU CAN DESTROY HIM PRE ^ DONT BE AN IDIOT. Bring presence/coup if you want to go full Q poke. But you can completely dominate â
PILLAR OF ICE says âPlay aggresive first two levels and have perfect cs. After level 3 bait the q 1 by going towards him and backing off when u get in range, if he dases q1 run at him so he misses q2 and just dodge q3 with w ms. after blade ur winning if he doesnt have ignite, if he has u wait anathema and smash him.â
AlgoSobreJesus says âSkill matchup, but slightly Aatrox favored. If he hits his W, W out of it ASAP. Be careful to mix up the direction however, because if he hits his Q sweet spot you'll still get pulled.
Rush sunfire, and take Ignite in this matchup.â
DebRiX9 says âBuild bramble vest first item, he does not have true damage or %hp damage, thus the armor you build + GW is extremly valuable even more than damage. Then go for rylaiâ
Yangus beef says âYou outscale hard and win level six if you rush executioner's, but he does win at level 4. Play safe until executioner's, otherwise he may snowball.â
ShadowStealer94 says âA tough matchup but not impossible. Make sure to buy antiheal for this champ as they do lots of healing and this will shut them down quite effectively.â
Codeeex says âSkill match-up, but he has an advantage over you with ignite. make sure to not get hit by all of his 3 Q's or else you lose. Rush Plated Steelcaps, and try to engage when he wastes his second Q.â
yryb7 says âjust dodge his qs and ur chilling
basically if you're worse he wins if you're better he loses, but i do think its a bit aatrox favored. â
ShadowStealer94 says âWill burst you early and will be quite hard to kill due to tankiness and large amounts of healing. Poison Wizard is Especially good into this champ. â
Apollo_XIV says âHere's some tips for this matchup as it's fairly difficult. Dodging his various Q's and evading his passive AA with Shen's W are the basics. Firstly evading his first Q is pretty simple but like all Aatrox players they will try to E with their second Q best way to avoid the knock Up and Damage is to get inside the Q's box and you can then easily E away from his last Q. Early Bramble Vest would be your best friend with early match ups against Aatrox. Be careful of his Q's as they can interupt your E's and just try to play around making him miss his Q's and using W to deny his passive AA on you.â
SVKGuardian says âDoes a lot of damage from pretty far away. You can't really juke his 3d Q with Xin, but you can dodge 1st and 2nd, you can also dodge both of those Qs empowered zones with your E - getting straight on Aatrox.
He also has pretty good sustain.
Pretty hard to trade against.â
Antecc says âSkill matchup, slightly Jax favored. It's all about how you go about dodging Aatrox's Q's. Always fight if his Q is down. Dodge Q1 by side-stepping and Q2 by leaping onto Aatrox, though be careful to not get hit by W/Q3 afterwards. You can Q out of the W in case you get hit. Level 1 cheese in the toplane bush that's near the enemy top tower.â
RuchaczSzmat69 says â(13.14: he got hard buffed and is very strong so i move him from minor temporarily)
ALWAYS TAKE IGNITE. Skill matchup but on your side, your movement is crucial so buy boots early. After 6 dont get too far from your tower as he can chase you with his ult. keep minions between you and him to avoid being hit by his W. Sitting on a barrel for potential all in might be helpful. Lvls 7 and 13 are huge for you as it changes a lot, you outscale hardâ
ABL Pantheon says âTOP: It's a skill matchup depending on both players skill level, but early Pantheon has the advantage. You win from levels 1-3. After level 4 he can start poking you and fighting you but you still have the upper hand. At level 6 he can easily kill you unless you are very ahead. When versing Aatrox dodge his Q1, W his Q2 and E his Q3. That way he can't deal damage to you and heal.â
wyjebnik2zuk says âRecommended: phase rush, flash + ghost, start with dark seal and refil potion. Rush boots of swiftness, try to proc phase rush while killing the wave and just go proxy, save ur flip for his Q2 or Q3, after demonic u can easily kill him
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Spoodersussi says âHE CAN KITE U AND POKE U, HE WINS BY USING ULT TO WAIT OUT YOUR ULT. ONCE U GET SOME ARMOR + DMG, U CAN GENERALLY RUN HIM DOWN IF U HIT Qâ
Bernardian says âHe is very weak till lvl 4. Anti heal is optional however i prefer tier 2 boots as making his W useless is very good. Speaking of his W, it is his best setup tool most of the time if he hits it on you it is a won trade sometimes even a kill so try to walk out to the sides of the W so you don't get pulled in. If your losing the lane bramble is a good buy. Both boneplating and second wind work here.â
Zombzn00b says âI've played this matchup once and it went terrible, but i think i was too aggresive early. Try to play safe early and dodge q. You outscale. I think this might be even matchup if i try it again.â
Waqql says âAs against most melee champions, Gnar has an advantage in the first three levels, but it becomes challenging against Aatrox. Do not underestimate his self-healing and damage, and pay attention to his summoner spell. Let him push the lane and try to force a 2v1 situation. Only trade if you are confident that you can dodge Aatrox's abilities or if they are on cooldown. Buy anti-healing items early on. If Aatrox catches you, it becomes difficult to create distance without a jump.â
AlmightyNoxian says âSo easy matchup for Darius. It's really easy to bully him on lane. Just make sure to walk on him while he is trying to Q you. Try to avoid Q3 Because It can be a big threat for you.â
Nico_Player says âTry to dodge his abilities, most important to dodge his 3rd Q, when he waste it, try to fight him, remember to buy anti heal first.â
demirkaiser says âThis matchup depends on the Aatrox. If he is good, he will fork you up. If he is bad, free lane. Buy bramble early and rush Rylai's. Try to abuse him level 1, his Q cooldown and damage is low but don't get hit by Q3. After level 2, don't try to trade him. Be careful at level 4, if he hits full combo you will need to base. Level 6 is where you can trade him if you aren't low and not back a lot. Lower his health by spamming Q's and dodge his Q's. After that just ult him and kill him in the brazil. You scale him pretty hard.â
matma says âNever engage in a fight with an Aatrox when he has his first (Q) up, as he can simply adjust his angle by using his (E) > (Q) combo. If he uses (Q) on minions, you can move closer as his second (Q) has a shorter range and it is much harder for him control and adjust allowing for us to juke it out. His (W) can be blocked by minions and if you do happen to get hit run to the left or the right side. Attempting to run from the skill in the linear path is bad, even if you use Flash it can still pull you back. Running to the side of the AoE is the most effective way, and be aware you take more damage from the highlighted zones. â
0xeaD5D18 says âLethal Tempo. Long Sword or Doran's Blade. Flash + Barrier. Dodge his Q early, after you get to level 6 Aatrox can't beat you. BOTRK will give you a huge advantage.â
TheGBabaYaga says âAatrox is strong from level 1, you need to be careful how you will kite him so you can drop his hp and then you will be able to kill him. Try to play with him as much as you can, make him waste 2 times his Q at least and you will be fine.â
kayle1v9 says ârushing early swifities helps a lot, I also like putting 5 points into q and then max E. It's all about dodging his Q's. At level 11 you should be able to outscaleâ
LxVer says âGood matchup, easy to punish his mistakes in the early game and not that hard to one shot in late game. He can't use E to escape the cage.â
UmbreonQueen says âSkill matchup. Poke him whenever you can. dodge his first two Qs with your W and E his third. Bait out his W and dodge it at all costs. If he pops out R for an all in use your E to get away and punish him once it runs outâ
Twogrand says âAatrox is interesting its all about learning how the player plays. i find them pretty easy to cope again you just test the waters all in and see how they respond. once you get Executioners he will struggle more and more, Take phase rush and ignite and do eclipse build pathâ
Althalosofsirun says ârush swifties buy bork his R is stronger than yours all in him lvl 1 take W and full trade try to kill him before lvl 4 if you cant then wait till teamfight cause he will out damage you and outtrade youâ
Tomuuko says âAfter he uses his E (dash) try to be more agressive and deny as many cs as possible. If he hits you once with Q, he can then do full combo and you can do nothing, you can mostly only flash from his W then. So if he used his 2nd Q and hits W, you have to use your shield (W) to reduce incoming BIG DAMAGE.
After lvl 6 you can try to all-in him with Flash/Ignite.â
BezMemow says âVery difficult matchup.
Make sure to crash wave 2,3 or 4 early so that it bouncesback, on the bounceback play very safe, one combo takes half of HP. If you're unfortunate enough to somehow get hit by it, your only solution is to fight back, E+Q and auto while his Q is on CD.
BUY ANTI HEAL and boots early, if he won't get a lead till you can win the all in.
Matchup got worse as he got buffed repeatedly.â
LocaLAM says âTaking ignite + antiheal will solve all your problems. The issue is his Q and W can really ruin your chances of winning since he'll use it to knock your passive. Dodge them and you should be fineâ
rilxy4u says âOutranges you with his abilities, his R makes him basically invincible, has strong initiation with dashes and pull, out trades you hard (especially with his healing)
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Outplay: try to avoid his combo sweet spots, Q out of his pull, use your R to dodge hit a landing, trade with E, if he pops ulti jus run away. Anti-heal and ignite necessary.â
Smauggy says âSlows animations, he just has one dash, you can poke and run, bait for his w or dash and its good.
only chance for him is to w you, when you dont have stacks, there is nothing to stack, so he can full combo you â
Loweloexpert says âflash ignite, dark seal refillable, conq sorc.
farm far from his range until lvl 3, then wait his first Q E, instantly pull him after E. Q auto ign auto auto flash Q. first blood. This is what happens 99% of my games against aatrox, just dont be scared, his lvl 3 is nothing compared to yours. his lvl 4 is stronger btw so if you dont kill him lvl 3 just chill until 6, wait his ult and then ult him cancelling his 3rd Q. This is how to crush an Aatrox.â
RanDomGuY060 says âGo in level 1, if he plays level 1 safe open E level 2 and go all in. Don't let it be late. Go a grievous wounds item first base. Take ignite if you wont buy morello or thornmail.â
sinatra1633 says âAatrox can't really beat you at all since you beat him at all ins, short trades, or let him somehow do his full combo on you consistently.
Play as per normal and then outscale him.â
Black Demon Ezel says âThis is a Hard CC fight that neither side can really win with that alone. Only reason Aatrox is the winner is because of his E's passive omnivamp. I strongly suggest rushing thornmail after mythic/boots to curb it and give you something of a fighting chance, just try not to fight too much too early and you are goodâ
ARealFakeIdentity says âAs a lot of damage comes from his Q ability, you cannot easily blind him, however dodging his abilities should be fairly simple. Consider throwing Mushrooms within your lane to slow him if he attempts to approach with the boosted movement speed from his ultimate.â
tommytaxfraud says âHe's got the stronger level 2, and he will try and use his dash-combo to all in you whenever he can. He also heals quite a bit, so Grievous Wounds is top priority if you're unfortunate enough to lane against him.â
AloisNL says âThis matchup is even when isolated. Very often Aatrox players will rush Plated steelcaps or alot of health. If they do so, I recommend that you take build an early executioners to match his sustain.
Item start options: Dorans shield / Longsword + 3 pots. I would take flash + ignite into this matchup currently so you can have an edge.
The way to I approach the matchup: I try to get a small trade in where I chunk Aatrox for about 20% and get his boneplating out. Then after I will look for an all in window.
The more items you have, the easier this matchup will become, because you hard outscale the matchup.â
W4llaceK says âStart ring or shield, take ignite, rush anti-heal first base. DO NOT all in him unless you have ignite up, you WILL lose. Bait the Q by standing at its max range, walk in for Q1, W his Q2, and E on the other side of him for Q3. Always walk to the side of his W, if you go swifties as long as you don't get hit by Q you can always walk out. Before level 4 his Q cd is long so if you see him burn it go in, you beat him level 1 and 2 so push for wave prior and first level 2â
SesaPrime says âGrievous Wounds is a must have against Aatrox's current state. A champion with no resource bar that rely on CD's & spacing.
Smart Aatrox players know how well they can zone & kite Camille throughout the lane & take full advantage of pressuring her early game.
His only mobility against yours is his Umbral Dashes. Ones he uses one, he has a short CD for the next. That is when you strike. â
zap and you die says âEW on melee will probably do no damage on his 3rd Q that will smack your shield and heal him up, you can abuse him first 5 levels by just running into him, and smacking.
Do not fight untill his conq is full, tho feel free to get a few blows in after your combo. Do not fight if he doesn't W, if he uses it slightly after fight ends, he'll probably end up hitting another whole QQQ combo perfectly.â
Mnem says âGo from Flash Ghost, Conqueror and Bone Plating. You win until 6, after lvl 6 you need to be cautious and avoid Aatrox's Q and W as much as possible. Rush Bramble Vest and do Trinity Force.â
illestboy_ says âD Blade + Second Wind. Avoid Letting Him Poking You Down. Track his Q CD. Track his Passive CD. He will Dash ( E ) away into your Q.â
Reines Kokosfett says âYou can use your mobility to easily dodge his Qs. If he uses Q level 1 or 2, don't hesitate to punish him for last hits. After he got Dirk he can easily one shot you if you get dismounted.â
Lolivor says âDodge q sweetspot, wait for ganks.
W to dodge q3 or the e pullback.
Stun him and shield allies during ganks since if he gets a kill he'll probably get a double and snowball.â
DJCraz says âYou're not mobile so kiting his abilities can be difficult. It is winnable tho, take ignite or build early executioner's blade. Play around his cooldowns and punish for any whiffed abilities. If he has ult you're gonna have to commit to the fight as he will chase you down when low.â
Spookwr says âIts an even matchup but the easier it becomes the higher level you are. You can dodge all his abilities easily with W and poke him out when you reach level 6+â
primate nefasto says âIt is pretty easy and fun to play against, make sure to avoid his QÂŽs and especially to not let him cancel your E with his Q. Try to save W to avoid his 3 Q. If you get behind you will need help. Try to set up a kill lvl 6.â
Boptimus says âAatrox is a massive threat in the meta currently and is very hard to deal with. That being said you have ways to avoid his combos with W and E.
Taking an all-in with Aatrox without some kind of grevious wounds is risky but you also have a good amount of sustain and mobility during your R.â
Ulamog says âConqueror Build; Bone Plating + D Blade. OR
Grasp Build; Second Wind + D Shield.
Both work.
Parry one of his Q's or his E. They will often Q3+Flash so be ready to Flash or parry it.
As long as you dont let him poke you for free and you parry one of his knock ups you will always win trades. Just play it patiently and don't let him bait you in.â
stefanko says âGet a slowpush level 1, try dodging his q's and farming, avoid getting hit by his passive aa. Make sure you get level 2 first and slowly crash the wave. Make sure to manage the wave properly so you don't have it close to his tower, cause crashing a wave against Aatrox is pretty hard if you are not allowed to q on him outside of tower range. After you crash the wave respect his slow push, and fight him only on your slowpush. He is really strong when his q is maxed out, but after level 9 he starts falling off. Q on him aggresively if you are slowpushing and have passive stacked up and be ready to sidestep his w. Most of Aatrox players will e out once you q on them, so often walking with them instead of staying in place to autoattack is good so your e doesn't get kited. Steelcaps rush is really good against him as it allows you to dodge his q's and w easier and also reduce good chunk of his damage. (fleet or lethal tempo, tp or ignite)â
Biba or OTP Kled says âTank base:I love you my balanced friend,yes your q apply grievous wounds but its not makes him much easier dodge his Q's and ALWAYS take igniteâ
Zeffie says âAatrox depends on how many Q's you can dodge and how good the enemy is. the more Q's you can dodge the better and take short trades where you can proc E and leave if possible. He will be a problem if he gets eclipse earlyâ
NoirJrookid says âHe deals a lot of true damage so he will be able to shred you don't 1v1 him until he is low, fight him with your team until he is low then get him in your R, his stats will be useful if he is building correctly.â
killer2325 says âBasically in 12.23 Aatrox is really strong. But Aatrox weak in early lvls, you need to abuse his big cd on Q and trade with him when its on cd. Try to farm as much as you can, he never outscale you. After lvl 6 be careful cause he can burst you from 70-80 % hp.â
Tonho says â(Written before his incoming nerf)
Overbuffed enough to be a threat to what should be his counter. A good Aatrox won't let you kill him at all. If he builds Divine Sunderer, there is nothing you can do.
Bring ignite and pray that he plays poorly enough so you can kill before level 6 (he will comeback eventually).
Conquer make trades better.â
Smalmeck says âAlthough gwen has a really bad early game aatrox pre lvl 3 has an even worse one. Play aggressive in lane avoid his passive and dash out of his q sweetspot. This matchup is very much in your favourâ
PraefectusMace says âHaven't fought with many Aartrox so far, but while the Q spam can be annoying, you can punish his misses. Either bite him after a whiff, or land a fear followed by the bites. Also be sure to avoid his root/lock attack otherwise he might do the entire combo on your booty. GW is important on this matchup as well.â
dzsama says âAatrox can be tricky depending on how good they are. He is in a pretty strong state currently so he is a popular pick. Important thing in this matchup is to dodge his key points of his Q. It is also important to walk out of his W from the side before it retracts you to the middle as it basically guarantees him a key area hit on his Q if you stay in the area. Trade while he uses the first 2 procs and then quickly jump out before the 3rd one lands. Late game you outscale. If he misses his W you can try to all in him. Just dance around his Q procs as they chunk you a lot. When his ult is down he is a lot easier to kill since he won't have his added mobility.â
Pep_Shin says âThere's two way of winning this. Either going cheese with ghost ignite and zone him out of minions lvl 1 but it's hard to do it well as the second minion wave can down your health badly.
Or you can play around his Q until lvl 6 and all in him, dodge the Q dmg to deny his healing and burst him as fast as possible.
He will try to kill you with his own ult but if he feels he will loose he will run away with his ult movement speed.
Be careful, if he catches a lead you'll never be able to kill him.â
GannicusTTV says âUsed to be harder. His Q cooldown is long early, so take advantage of that. Dodge his first Q by baiting in, walking up and back, and once he has expired the time or wasted his next two Qs, you look for a trade. After lvl 2/3, you can keep doing it and forcing trades whenever he used his Qs. just make sure you are healthy enough to do that, and you will be able to get kills. At lvl 6 you have to respect his ultimate because of his healing and extra damage, and at lvl 9 his Q cooldown is much shorter, so you should keep your E for disengage unless you are fed and ahead to facetank him.
Try to push level 2 first if possible as you win hard if he only has Qâ
Demacia Statue says âHe heals, he's got mobility, and he hits hard. Recommended permaban for his ability to outmaneuver most of your abilities and out-damage you at nearly all stages of the game.â
Armorjacker says âOn his third Q, you W him mid third q animation forcing him to take damage and shielding yourself from the last q. Build executioners after your mythic along with completing the item(Chempunk Chainsword), build everything as normal afterwards. Sell boots for steraks after your done with 6 items. Late game you want to just auto and q resets unto he gets to half health, then e stun into full grit w and that should do it for him.â
lorensj81 says âPatch 13.1 updated - Aatrox got a nerf. I don't think this will change matchup to much! >>> This is a very hard lane, try to only trade when he used his passive auto on a minion. Aatrox is quite weak until level 4-5, so if he wastes all his Qs that is a good time to trade. Make sure not to get hit by his Q crit zones. Walk close on Q1 and Q2 and try and walk away for his Q3.
It is also wise to save your Q to run out of Aatrox W to not get crit comboed.â
400APFT says âAll 160+ champions are threats. Being able to effectivly manage cooldown will have a huge impact on your play. Tired of one shot Kayn. How about him not landing a basic? Zed's ult with no follow up for mark? Rengar's leaps
to suspiciously imaginable Vayne nothing look alike? Then this is the build for you. â
400APFT says âAll 160+ champions are threats. Being able to know how and when to make crucial plays is going to be the difference. Being Vayne you're always the carry. So let Mundo Carry you for once. As in your now the offspring Vayne/Mundo carry that is unkillable. Enemies damage you and you're just chilling. Like Mundo's cold dead hands. â
Kitming says âAbuse the fact that you have an easy time with wave clear and he doesn't (without ravenous). Remember that your Q has a long cooldown early, so don't be so aggressive with it. â
Puyi says âIf you play it correctly, you completely negate his kit. Your E helps you dodge his 3 Qs or his W, and if he somehow manages to hit you, your W prevents his CC and reduces his damage significantly. Get bramble vest early and he shouldn't be able to do anything to you.â
Deathbat1 says âLittle to no threat at all. If you build full tank you can out-sustain him in pretty much any fight especially if he goes the lethality build. Early fights are highly recommended.â
JustSad42 says âIn the early game, Aatrox is a skill matchup since he has better wave control and sustain than you do and he can consistently E your parry. To beat him, either outscale him at one item, or Q-W into him when he uses his Q to CS to get a free stun. Or wait till he uses E then parry his next Q knockup or his W pull. You want to avoid getting used to W-ing the pull, and instead use your Q or MS to get out of it. Wasting your W on anything that isn't damage will make this matchup harder. Only W pull if it puts you in a good position in the middle of a fight, not just at the end or start of a trade to leave. You outscale at 1 item if even, 2 if behind.â
Azekar says âConqueror+Bone Plating.
Start Doran Blade.
Ignite+Teleport or Ghost+Ignite.
You outscale him easly. In lane you must avoid W and first and second Q. After your 6 u can allin him and kill. Just farm and poke him with your Q. Rush Bramble Vest and Tabi.â
NegativePhoenix says âAatrox has the better overall early game and since he can sustain so well, poking is a bit iffy unless you can keep up the pressure on him. Take Ignite and at least get Bramble/Execuctioners Calling to help. I would personally not engage him in an all in unless his ult is down, or you're able to ult him into your tower range through the wall.â
Night Guy says âAatrox for me is even, I matched against some Aatrox's in the top and most of the times at level 3 you're even and when you get to level 6 you have the upper hand in the fight so try to rush 6 before him and just duel him right away 90% of the time you win the fight. â
JustSad42 says âOnly way to lose to Aatrox is if you fight him outside of a wave after he gets his Serrated dirk.
Your autoattacks when you have your passive stacked just shred his HP bar, so you don't need to hit E in order to trade.
Getting passive then Q-ing on him, pressing E and not re-casting it is much more consistent and still a winning trade pattern.â
Rasta Mouse says âStay away from his sweetspots on his Qs as they knock you up and do extra damage which early on will result in him beating you in the laning phase. Otherwise he is quite easy to kill post 6 even when he's going bruiser, just remember to get anti-healing against him.â
SrMolinv says âYou can deal with Aatrox early, but if he goes tabi it becomes really hard. Ignite is almost a MUST against Aatrox. You can scape from his W with 1 dash usually, you can walk away by the short path. Build a lot of CDR and make a good use of ignite.â
BradJr says âCan out-range you and out-sustain you. Try not to get hit by the bounce house of Q spam. You can try ulting him when he ults and you are ahead.â
Yone Trick Pony says âConditioning / Overgrowth
You win level one, unless he hits his sweet spots. Dodge his Q3 with your E and try to ult him when he uses W. Trade him when his passive is on CD. Buy anti-heal early.
P 24-12
Q 14-6
W 20-14
E 9-5
R 120-80â
Oikaton says âRiven can easily dodge his abilities. Try to do short trades to him and when hes kinda low you can all in. Take ignite in this matchup because of his healing.â
St0rmyss says âGo lethal tempo with ignite and dshield start. try to walk in and out to bait his Q's, you can stun him at the end of his first Q and walk out because his second Q won't hit you. Manage your wave so it's not near his tower therefore he can farm safety with his Q and poke you.â
OOBLEXX says âSkill matchup. Careful of ulting him, wait till you have a significant health advantage. Obviously, dodge the Q knock up areas also. â
V1kt0r555 says â[Summoner Spell: Ignite]
[Starting Item: Doran's Ring or Doran's Shield]
[Avoid his Q sweet spot or you will be knocked up]
[Avoid his W at all cost]
[Buy Bramble Vest]â
TwTvRANGERZX says âMake sure to have good movement to dodge his Q's, sometimes requiring you to walk FORWARD instead of backward to dodge the sweet spot.
Hitting W is essential as his ultimate gives him a lot of movement speed to match your ghost.â
Antisocial_Renekton says âChamp is cancer broken.
Dblade start,go chainsword 1st item or bork if you re ahead.
Rush tabi.
Try to hard trade with him early,
your cds are much lower than his.
if he trades with you lvl 1 - he loses wavecontrol.
Go into lane bush, closest to him, lvl 1 and fight him if he facechecks, u hard win and u can setup flash red w ignite auto q kill lvl 2
After he gets dirk tabi dont fight him, unless you can oneshot him (bcs hes fucking thanos at dirk tabi)
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RandumPersin says âThis is a fun matchup. We get 2 dashes, he gets 1. Take conq and rush bramble. At level 6 if you have full bramble the all in should be majorly in your favor. If he gets an early kill on you this lane will be very rough. look to use E1 to get out of his W chain and E2 to dodge his Q3. Don't be afraid to use E2 with fury when trading with him, Aatrox has a high amount of base armor and is likely rushing steelcaps.â
LeyzeHP says âFleet or Conqueror
Eclipse(better) or Goredrinker
You can kill him with not too much effort, just don't get baited on jumping into him when he has Q3 and dodge his Qs. Respect his lv4 if he's full hp.â
Smudey says âHe is weak early so you can try to push for level advantage. ALWAYS try to dodge his Q Sweetspot (your E can help). Block his passive with your W. You can E out of his W, but don't do it too late or you'll just get pulled back and lose your E. DON'T BUILD BRAMBLE VEST AGAINST HIM. The effect is useless because he doesn't use auto-attacks a lot. Buying Armor will be better at killing his healing.â
RuchaczSzmat69 says âYou always want ignite beacuse it cuts off a lot of his main power (healing), zone him with your barrels, and buy boots fast beacuse movement speed is key in this matchup as you need to dodge his sweetspots and be able to leave W cage. His cds are very long early so abuse it, your passive works very similar to his, if u know he used it on minions you can walk up and trade with yours. If youre not ahead avoid going too far from your tower if you know he has ult beacuse he can easily chase you down, His autos are pretty slow so its hard for him to auto your barrel, but he can do it with dash and aa reset so be aware of that. Level 7 is your powerspike. You outscale himâ
HightLoL says âeasy in low elo, gets harder in higher. Aatrox favored
poke him with q while dodging his q's. when he e's early game, you can look to punish him since it is high cd.
go executioners and hp item componentsâ
Ludowico says âUnlike Darius, Aatrox actually still outtrades you when you Flay to disrupt his Qs, hard. His third Q is surprisingly hard to make miss as well. His W and Qs in general are great against big immobile opponents like Thresh, and his sustain in fights will make what damage you do insignificant. Avoid combat, just farm and play defensive. Rush Plated Steelcaps and Titanic Hydra. Bramble Vest insinuates you want to fight him, don't bother. Get grievous later for teamfights, not laning phase. (Cryo build)â
hamgi says âaatrox is incredibly strong with his dirk powerspike, so try to avoid getting hit in the crit area of his q's. he can dash while q'ing, so try to run at him if he q1+e or q2+e and run away if he q3+e to avoid the sweet spots. always get on top of him with q3/e when fighting as he will be forced to either q1+e backwards, creating a gap between u and he can't follow up with q2+e or q3+e. this is the ideal point to all-in but keep in mind he will still have his q3. run out of his w with e whenever u can, if necessary. keep poking him until u force his ult out. keep him locked up in his ult so he cant get healing off, and use ignite (if applicable). rush executioner's otherwiseâ
TheAncientShogun says âAatrox in early is not that hard, but he can poke you with his Q. Don't go in unless you wanna feed and have an hard late game.
Aatrox all'inizio non Ăš molto difficile, ma ti puĂČ pokare con la sua Q. Non combatterlo se non vuoi dargli kill e farlo diventare un game impossibile.â
BlessingPlate63 says âI put aatrox for healing champs in general. If they survive your burst, you might have a hard time dealing with them. Bully them early game before they can become healing machines and you should be fine. Make sure you have your team around or that you can finish them off before they heal if they survive your haymaker.â
Cheeseypops1 says âVery hard match-up depending on how good your opponent is. Always rush Steelcaps first so you can get into his space and ALWAYS punish him if he dashes into you by pulling him next to you and you should just win if you can do that. You cannot play scared vs this champion or you will int you need to fight him all in if he dashes towards you at full hpâ
HEYMAN765 says âXD just destroy him, u dodge EVERITHING and kill him easy, but in 6 lvl he can do smth, but when i play against it, i have 7 0 0 before he hits 6 , so just XD matchupâ
Crazy Billy Bob says âEven though kled has built-in grievous wounds, it doesn't meant kled is the ultimate counter to aatrox, you will still get contested with every minion you try to take while he stands 10 meters away from you, instead try to make good use of your slipperiness to dodge his abilities with high cooldownsâ
StingingChicken says âAt level 1 trust your movement to land your Q and juke his. Respect him level 2 with dash, you have no mobility or damage block to dodge his q's. At 3 you can trade hard, need to juke Q1, w inside of Q2 and block Q3 with e. Respect his ult at 6, try not to all in since his Q cd is shorter than your W and E CD. Lots of ways for him to outplay your combo with flash and dash though so not as easy as it may sound. You outscale him hard in the 1v1 at 3 items. â
TwTv EUWXYZ says âAatrox fav. if he uses his E one time forward in early game u can always look to punish him since his E his a high cooldown that early in the game, other than that dont get poked too much early lvls he cant say on range with his Q (most of the aatrox players play ignite nowerdays so dont let urself get baited into a fight lvl 3 where u didnt hit Q bec u would even win if u dont hit Q but with ignite he just runs u downâ
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
kajinator says âAatrox is a very difficult champion to deal with due to him being a drain tank who can out-heal your damage if he hits one spell. Take Phase Rush because you do not want to be going for extended trades versus this guy. Bring Flash + Ignite to combat his healing early if you do find yourself unlucky enough to be in an extended trade with him. You can also W his third Q if you are going to get sweet spotted and there is no escape because it will quite literally kill you at like 25% HPâ
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
Evandabank says âThis is Kled's best matchup in my opinion. Aatrox loses the early game super hard due to the fact that he cannot hit any of his critical Q points. Kled also has a way to escape his W super easily. Make sure when you play against Aatrox that you save your second E so that you can dodge his third Q. You have innate healing reduction so unlike most champions into Aatrox, you do not need to purchase an early executioners. All in Aatrox whenenver he tries to CS or push up the lane.â
BreadyToCrumble says âAatrox is a fairly difficult matchup, even more so since the Grievous Wounds nerf. I would recommend avoiding fighting him completely until level 11, and until then max Q and farm from a distance. He can get onto you and dive you really easily and you'll never be able to really kill him until you hit 11. Wait until you can burst him down from a range.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
SrMolinv says âNivel 3 y esquivar todo lo posible. El ignite ayuda muchisimo contra Aatrox. Para escapar de su W con 1 dash suele ser suficiente, a veces hay que usar 2. Es posible salir andando si vas por el camino corto. Aatrox gana hasta antes de nivel 6, a partir de alli Riven tiene potencial de matarle. Si Aatrox rushea tabis gana la linea automaticamente, si no morimos somos mas fuertes en mid/late.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
Sc1 x says âBeware of Q1 + E he can dash onto you CC and then W you and you won't be able to escape, like with most champs stay way back and farm with Q and punish him whenever he goes in front of his wave since you can hit isolated Q's. (This will also discourage him from getting aggressive onto you)â
Oogaboogaga says âGood aatrox is very scary, can kite you and has kill pressure. If you get 6 at the same time, you can burst him (similar to darius). He is a lot easier to kill later in the game with a few items.â
KaiOverHere says â(FS Galeforce, Ghost IGN) Aatrox is a very painful matchup, as you will have to sit under tower for a good portion of the game. You can't really fight him, like at all, until you hit galeforce. However, he can't really kill you because of your sustain, and because you have enough MS to dodge his abilities. He also can't freeze on you because of how hitting you hits the wave, and he can't really dive you unless he has his jungler. Take FS + Galeforce because going the bruiser build into Aatrox will result in him lifestealing more than you can damage him. Take Ghost so you can dodge his abilities easier and Ignite so you can cut his healing. You start running him over at Galeforce + Mortal Reminder, the problem is that he can completely take over the map before then.â
Duwiiton says âDon't try killing Aatrox outside of tower or with his ult up. Aatrox's healing and damage just outmatch any short-trading you could do.â
kam1k says âBUY EXECUTIONER FIRST and win him after 6 (because you never win him in hes ult) -make him use the first Q in the mobs and try to dodge it. (for freezing line under tower) catch him by mistake: 1) if he uses E with 1st Q just follow him and go all in with W and AA after he uses 2nd Q, use E to run out. keep your distance using Q until he uses 3rd Q or until 4 seconds have passed after 2nd Q.â
Kenchs says âTHIS MATCHUP IS BASED ON HOW GOOD THE AATROX IS. THE MAIN THING IS, IF AATROX EVER E'S INTO YOU ON YOUR SIDE OF THE LANE, PULL HIM OR GHOST HIM DOWN. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IF YOU GET BETWEEN AATROX AND HIS TOWER YOU CAN JUST KILL HIM WITH GHOST. DONT LET HIM HIT HIS QS, SECOND WIND AND D SHIELD HELPS. YOU CANNOT LET HIM LAND Q3 OR YOU LOSE THE ALL IN, FLASH IT IF YOU HAVE TO. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE HIS LEVEL 6 BURST, HE CAN ONE SHOT YOU 60%~ HP WITH IGNITE IF YOU DO NOT FLASH. STEELCAPS HELP INTO BAD AATROXES AND BRAMBLE IF YOU ARE BEHINDâ
zir zir azir says âAatrox is now a pretty strong champion of the top lane, try to play carefully from creeps, and do not fall for his combo, if he goes through an eclipse, one axe combo and you lost the line. You can catch him on the dive, throwing him after the impact, in the closed side of the tower. Beware of his attractions, combos with w e q will not help if he has time to throw you up.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his Infernal Chains(W) and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his The Darkin Blade(Q) and Umbral Dash(E) have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his W and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his Q and E have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
Demonsedge90 says âPositioning is the devil in this matchup since you must always watch where he will use his q. It's not a hard fight either because the minute he uses q1 or q2, you can use e on him to close the gap. Avoid doing this when going for q3 since you will likely be in the sweet spot and could take massive damage.â
Irelius says âAatrox is not a champion pre lvl 4. Gain the push and assert lane dominance. However, matchup is not that easy as most people think. Yes, Aatrox is really weak pre lvl 4, he has really high cooldowns and his rank 1 Q barely deals ahy damage. However. Irelia has low base hp and it can be tricky to kill Aatrox pre-4. Plus, Aatrox 90% of the times plays with ignite. If you got ignite too you kill him eyes closed any time you jump at him with stacked passive. Without ignite â you need to actually use your speels, dodge his and, most importantly, dodge final Q or W it. Later in the game he cannot contest you, unless you fail to blade dance around his abilities. Invest in damage and armor, not anti-healing. Remember, if you dodge his skills, he will not heal.
Try to dodge his Qs invards.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his W and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his Q and E have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
Elresser says âThis matchup used to be an extreme threat, until I found out phase rush is good here. Will have to play against him more to make sure if it's even or lower.â
1akai1 says âUma lane muito facil, mas tem que tomar muito cuidado, nos primeiros lvs espere ele gastar a passiva nas wave e depois inicie a troca, guarde o w pro Q3 ou pro W. VocĂȘ nĂŁo ganha a troca dele early game na volta da wave. Eu gosto de usar conquer nessa laneâ
DixonTheGuideMaker says âStay behind minions so it would be difficult for Aarox to land his W on your champion. It's very important to not feed him early on or he would become unstoppable. Grievous wounds are required so it would be good to by a Bramble Vest and Thornmail later on. Aatrox deals physical damage so you can also buy Anathema's Chains against him. Generally Aatrox is stronger than Nasus, especially after level 3 when he can use all his common abilities. Don't try to kill every minion. You should wait level 9, buy Sheen, Bramble Vest, get 150+ stacks and then you can destroy him. It would be better to let him come closer to your tower to reduce his chances to escape from you.â
Thrandor says âAatrox can poke you a lot while outsustaining you on the long run. Consider an Executioner's Calling! When fighting, you can use your Q on him to dodge the sweetspot of his third Q.â
Racz says âStrong agianst you, try to W his AA. Dodging his Q's are key in this matchup. Bramble vest early is a good choice in this lane. Play passive, he wins extended trades.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âUse the minion wave to block Aatrox from landing his W and going for the all-in. Always ensure that there is at least one minion between you and him at all times. Both his Q and E have rather long cooldowns in the early game. If he uses them, try to abuse the cooldowns and trade with him while theyâre down. Aatrox benefits from bursty trades with his Q. Try and keep your distance at all times and be prepared to sacrifice a little bit of CS, so he doesnât burst you down.â
WelcomeToLosersQ says âHate this champ when playing Neeko as his healing is super strong, even through anti heal. If you can dodge his Q's and stay out of his aa range its not to bad. Or if you get an early leadâ
CosmicTurtle88 says âAnnoying matchup if he's good at spacing you with Q's, DON'T get hit by his passive auto early game and don't be afraid of walking INTO him to dodge his Q's, you can win all ins. Be careful of his stacked Conq+Ult outhealing your DPS. â
Alachiel says âI would go for the speed evelynn against him, and if you do so, that's an easy lane.
The move speed that your E is giving you makes it very easy to dodge his Q.â
Polkadog says âAh... Aatrox... not fun. Out-damages you out-sustains you, out-performs you. His 1Q has more range than your AA at lvl6. Don't trade with him, you'll lose.
Go Phase Rush so you'll have more chances against him!â
Deftvx says âAbsolute aids. Don't take magical footwear and rush boots to dodge better? Dorans shield and pray for ganks? Have to E out of his W fast or you'll get pulled back in and die. His Q cd is 10 secs at level 5, 5 secs at 9. If trading, avoid during his passive. Maybe 2-3 points in W here? Save ignite post 6 for ganks to kill him. Rush executioners after divine? Try to stand out of minions so he can't push and poke you at same time.â
tacowo_ says âI have no idea who wins this matchup. I've played it probably 10 times, and even after reviewing the replay I couldn't tell what wins or loses this lane. I genuinely, honestly do not know.â
Farmer Cleetus says âHe's even in the early game, but becomes a Major+ or Minor+ depending on how he plays. If he knows how you fight + he knows how to properly use his combo against Sett, then you're most likely doomed. If you avoid his combo and do everything right, by using your E on the correct time and your W when his dash isn't up at all, then you can outdamage and outfight him completely. Just be careful when he gets a Jungle Camp, you might outfight them both in a 1v2, but he can gain more and more kills by that. I also recommend you taking Ignite in order to deny his Lifesteal onto you.â
Loki421 says âThis dude is tough and your speed generally don't mean anything to him bc of his mobility and CC. With other builds he's not too bad, but with this one he sucks.â
j4ss says âGo ignite, Rush Executioner's and abuse of your short trades. Be careful about your mana, since he don't use mana, you can be punished if you waste yours.â
fodlybod says âSurprisingly not that bad. Max Q and go double Dorans Blade early. DO NOT FIGHT EARLY OR YOU WILL THROW. All in level 2 and if you don't kill play for level 6 or if you are really behind play for Anathemas.â
fungling says âCheck lolalytics.com to find the best ban based on pickrate and winrate in your rank. Generally, banning Aatrox is the best option for a Sion one-trick.â
ShadowStealer94 says âBruiser, will be difficult to kill and will probably kill you if you build assassin. Still possible compared to tank matchupsâ
THICCshake says âHard but playable matchup.
You cant really trade with him that much because if you walk up he can just triple q you and you're left with 50% hp. So just focus on farming and you outscale him lv11.
Remember to pick ignite.â
NegativePhoenix says âHe's not an impossible matchup, but one of the few I'm skeptic of overall. Get bramble early and take ignite against him. Later in the game he can't damage you too easily and will rely on his healing to beat you. Just ignite him in that case that he ults to fight you and you'll for the most part win since you'll be too beefy.â
BestGPWesrBrom says âDodge skill shots and poke him out with Q. Take ignite and build antiheal early. After ER, LDR will be a better second item than Prowlers.â
Yiphen says âWin Lane. You barely outrange his Q2, and if he goes in to Q3, just Q away. If he lands his Q1 sweetspot, walk into him so his Q2 will be weaker. Alternatively, you can wait for it to go on cooldown and then E + AA him. Freeze wave near tower. Do not dance.â
wooverbo says âIt's very hard to kill Aatrox by yourself unless you spit him under your tower. I'd recommend taking Ignite, so you don't have to delay your item spikes for Bramble vest.â
WildSamu says âDBlade + Red Pot.
Dont trade with him when he has passive.
Try and space well so you dont get hit by his sweetspots.
Easy to gank if you freeze, but dont let him 1v2 with ult.
Dont fight him in his ult unless you have grevious wounds.â
HelloStranger says âCONQ | Flash + Ignite
Playing against Aatrox is an upward hill battle. Except you're on fire and stepping on needles whilst playing. This champ is NOT FUN to play against. I would consider taking ghost here if you have problems dodging his skillshots as dodging Aatrox's Q's are VITAL. IF HE HITS YOU WITH 2 OR MORE Q KNOCKUPS YOU INSTANTLY LOSE THE TRADE. DISENGAGE OR DIE. This matchup would be on extreme but there is an actual counter to this champ as it is mechanically difficult to play. If you are good at dodging this matchup will be a piece of cake.â
Yuelia says âCan do tons of damage, but you can dodge his first Q with your own Q, as well as Aatrox isn't the best into tanks. Not a good idea to try to killâ
DimitriLSD123 says âEvery Atrox Iâve played against has raged and said Iâm not a real champ he can be effective with ganks but itâs free build anti tank and anti healâ
VituVonDoom says âAlways dodge his Q's, no matter the cost. You can Hammer Q him in the first two to get into the inner part, but in the 3rd you want to get the hell away. If he knocks you up once in his W, he WILL pull you in no matter what, so save your Hammer Q to dodge that knockup in specific. Go Phase rush page, makes kiting his sweets spots a breeze, and make sure to rush antihealâ
Zrxi says âHE REALLY ISNT THAT BIG OF A DEAL THERE ARE MUCH WORSE TOP LANERS. YOUR AXES MAKE IT ANYING TO FIGHT HIM THO SO PROBABLY AVOID 1V1 FOR MOST PARTâ
KrazyKid1024 says âAatrox was a difficult matchup when I started out but with time I realized it's more of a skill lane. Either stick close to him and build anti heal EARLY or just don't get hit by his q sweet spot at all. In bushes it's a lot more manageable as you can control your movement more. Late game it's slightly in his favor but with the right items and good mechanics isn't too bad.â
NegativePhoenix says âWhile not as dangerous as he use to be, he's still a threat if he can land his Q sweetspots. Definitely avoid the Q3 sweetspot if possible during fights. You can get better trades than him earlier since his Q CD is so low, but around 6 is his powerspike so always watch out for that. If you didn't take ignite or don't want to, get oblivion orb early. Ghost is a good option to help match his ult MSâ
Saud Almutairi says âSkill matchup you can go ignite flash or ignite ghost. lvl 1 and 2 u win all-ins and lvl 3 try to side step and if your not good at side stepping then wait until lvl 6 and all in .`â
xXMMGGMMXx says âThis is a very tough lane for warwick.
The longer the fight goes, better it is for aatrox. You want to hit a few Q trades, and dip. Almost like an outboxer jabbing, but don't all in.
When you have 6, you can kill him at all in.
Dodge his Q in Laning Phase as best as you can.â
xSamuraii says âDue to recent changes in his Q, build Bramble Vest ASAP and avoid trades with him. Taunt with E to avoid his Q combo. Ask your jungler for ganks.â
Galactities says âLaning is all about dodging his Q sweet spots. You especially want to dodge third Q, You will typically win if you have ghost up as you can just dodge his Q's fairly easily, though without ghost its really hard. Stack armor against him it'll reduce his healing as his healing goes through with Post Mitigation damage meaning it scales with his DMG, lowering his dmg with armor = lowering his healâ
TrinityForceYasuo says âFirst few waves get the push lead, hit level 2 first and punish if he does not respect -> Then look to freeze waves and punish when he walks up for cs -> Bait out his Qs 9that is his main trading ability) or if you get hit by it look to not be in the sweet spot ((Most forward part) -> Let him use his passive on the minions ->You can dodge his E or just get out of it with your E after you've been hit -> You win extended trades -> He depends on abilities -> Engage trades mainly with E+Q3 -> When he ults if you can pull the damage to kill him, keep trading. If not bait his R and disengageâ
Aberrant Demon says âFarm safely while staying inside of your minion wave until at least level 3. If he does try to Q you, just walk back and he'll end up pushing wave faster which is good for you. Aatrox is stronger when going into the enemy instead of having to kite back due to how stiff his skillshots are. Don't let him trade into you with his passive up. W if any of his Qs are going to hit you. Once you are level 3, you can run inside of his first Q, spin on that boy, and Phase Rush out. Matchup becomes really free after you have Stridebreaker. Your Ult makes him very sad because he can't be the drain tank that he dreams of.â
Galactities says âHes really just annoying to deal with, nothing too challenging. Hes scary with 6 though if you have early grevious you should beat him. Dodge 1-2 Q and W his 3rd Q.â
Captain__Archie says âShould be an easy win unless he pokes you down with Q's before the all-in. Try to mitigate his poke and Q his third Q as it is his main damage source.â
The Kled Mob says âJust make sure to weave in between his Q's and hug him and make sure he can't hit his 3rd Q. If he hits 3rd Q + Ignite you are dead. If you are losing this matchup somehow buy plated and bramble. â
AbyssaLegend says âReally High sustain that can be annoying for using Pyke's R. All his abilities can be really dangerous in reality, try to stay away from him when he use his R and dodge his W.â
MorgottTheKing says âSkill matchup. You can all-in lvl1 looking for vitals. Rush lvl 2 and level W. If Aatrox 1st q does not seem to hit you, it means he will e to close the gap. This is the perfect time to parry, and will always hit. â
JORGE OMAGO 74 says âHARD OUTSCALE. If the aatrox is good just farm and scale, after the first item you take the lead. But if you're based and want to trade there's 2 possible scenarios 1:(long trade) walk on him AA+E(to block his passive)+W he will E away, Q on him and sidestep to dodge his W (if you take it walk to left or right and the trade is over). Scenario 2(short trade)- (He will be Qing the wave to farm, (bc he can't get close to you) in his Q1 Q him during the animation and AA+W then sidestep to avoid his W and the trade is over.Buy antiheal or take ignite. â
IcunoX says âHard lane for sure as his Q has like 0 sec cooldown, and he heals a lot. However it is winnable but very dependent on skill of the Aatrox and your skill on Gragas. Don't try to fight him in his R unless you can oneshot him.â
Boptimus says âI personally have quite a bit of mental block against Aatrox in general, but I find this is a difficult lane regardless. This is a match up where I would highly recommend picking up an early Oblivion Orb after Lost Chapter. If he chains you then E out, and avoid his Empowered Q hitboxes at all costs. It's hard for you to kill each other but he will always win extended fights.â
xZugas says â[Recommended: First Strike/Electrocute, Standard AD/AP Build] Aatrox's Q counters your leap, so be careful at lvl 1. You should win this match by bursting him rather than having extended fights on which he can obliterate you. Take Executioners, respect his damage and trade him when his Q is on CD, as it has a significant amount of CD at low levels.â
Scallywag says âSkill matchup.
If you get combo'd once early in lane you have to flash or you will die.
Still outplayable by abusing barrel/passive movement speed and dodging his abilities.â
verikukko says âIf the Aatrox player plays well and doesn't make big mistakes, then Volibear can get poked out of lane and find it very hard to ever reach Aatrox for an all-in.
You pretty much just have to hope for Aatrox to make a mistake where we can find an all-in window to kill him and get a lead.â
Trundledaddy says âUse your w effectively to juke around his q "crit" box, wait for him to passive on minions, possible boots of speed or executioners rush depending
on lead, I call this an ego matchup, if you have a good day, it's free, if you're having a bad day, it's hard.â
queen_rane says â[Ignite + Flash] I like to start doran's ring and rush armor boots. The doran's ring helps with your all in potential you have on Aatrox, while the armor boots helps chase him down and reduce his damage. Try to poke him a bit with your Q when he goes for cs while side stepping and dodging his Q. This matchup is kind of a poke battle during the early game. When you have your E, you can pull him while he's in his Q animation and win an all in as long as you both are even in hp and his minion wave isn't too big. He wants to poke you down so you can't all in him as easily and you want to all in him with your ignite.â
KyleTheConqueror says âAnti-Tahm Kit (IF FED):
Passive, hard to 1v1.
Aatrox belongs between even and extreme. This is a wildcard in my experience since nobody really plays him.
(SPEED, RANGE, SUSTAIN)â
Dawn Break says âEn este enfrentamiento depende mĂĄs de como juegue el enemigo, si juega con distancia, comienza con Rompecascos/Hullbreaker, si no es asĂ entonces con Espada del Rey/Blade of Ruined King. Siempre prioriza en las cortacuraciones, es a tu gusto el empezar con Llamada del Verdugo o Vesta Espinosa,â
slogdog says âMatchup favouring Aatrox due to his ability to be able to kite and poke with his Q. All-ins however favour Gwen a lot more due to her insane burst with R and Q.â
SilverAvalanche says âOutscale: you W into him as soon as he Qs you and then you just stand and Q him until he uses Q3 then you just E out and win the trade.â
FlayMan says âAatrox is basically just a skill matchup. If you can outpoke him then you just all in him, and if he outpokes you then he will just all in you. I like to take shield in this lane to sustain through poke and just engage when I hit a q.â
powerfullgeo says âGet ignite and dodge the sweet spot of his Q. Also rush Executioners Calling and don't let him auto attack you when his passive is up (holding his sword horizontally). Simple laneâ
Kurose0027 says âSkill matchup. This matchup is more tricky than is commonly believed. If the Aatrox is good enough, he can win the lane by waiting for level 5, and poking you with Q's while saving his E for your W. It is a lot easier to play this matchup from the Fiora side so you shouldn't worry too much + you outscale him very hard after 1-2 items.â
davidbiton1 says âaatrox will mostly win early game but the right plays and items can destroy him. both the tank and brusier builds can be good here.â
lolkayleee says â[Ignite + Flash]
I like to start doran's ring and rush armor boots. The doran's ring helps with your all in potential you have on Aatrox, while the armor boots helps chase him down and reduce his damage. Try to poke him a bit with your Q when he goes for cs while side stepping and dodging his Q. This matchup is kind of a poke battle during the early game. When you have your E, you can pull him while he's in his Q animation and win an all in as long as you both are even in hp and his minion wave isn't too big. He wants to poke you down so you can't all in him as easily and you want to all in him with your ignite.â
Federals1 says âAatrox can be difficult, as he can keep you at bay with his q pokes if you don't know how to properly dodge them or if you all in at the wrong time. You destroy him at level 2 with q+e, but when he gets w he has the upper hand if he plays it well. Your best bet is to let him push to you and then try to run him down before he gets to his turret. Due to how Volibear is right now you also need to "poke" him down, with your trade combo.
One general tip is that you can reset your q when he uses his q on the sweetspot. You do not lose your movement speed when he cancels you out of it, so you can use your q just before getting hit by it so you get the movement speed, and then q again when you are close enough to stun properly.
Q max is needed to be able to catch up to have enough speed and do your rotation and to also be able to run out of his range. Third rune page should be used. Doran's ring and Blade both work well into him. Focus on building speed first, like Aether Wisp or tier 2 boots. Flash+Ignite are the preffered summoner spells.â
Egotistical Bad says âHit him Non-stop, he won't and can't outpoke you. You will build your Grasp stacks on him like a joke, if he tries to engage with Ultimate just make him Stand Aside.â
MCSwavest says âVery easy to fight. Take care to avoid second sweet spot, as it is more than likely what will do the most damage if you're spacing incorrectly. He can still pull some bullshit out of his ass if he's 0/4, so just watch where you're positioning.â
King Bradley says âDifficulty level 10/10
Start: Doran's shield
SS: Flash + Ignite
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PERSONAL OPINION:
His healing is unbalanced so stay out of his range.. Aatrox is a laning phase bully.. Later on in the game he tends to have a harder time in teamfights because he has to use his brain for once. Go for a Lethal Tempo setup.
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KiroChuong says âExecutioners early. Try to dodge his Q and he's done.
*Recently Aatrox has been going wild with lethality, be careful when ur against this guyâ
bigbearbiggy says âAny champion that braindead catches waves will be a threat, as this will prevent you from braindead pushing in waves and eventually destroying the nexus. Bait them in all chat to lure them to a different location, then continue pushing.â
darkintaki says âSkill matchup. Dodge his Q's and punish him since he has no escapes. Avoid Trade with him when your ult is down. Get Bramble Vest and Steelcaps.â
gazibulle says âFun & skill matchup, Camille favoured. You hard outscale him. Early levels you just poke him with W, and if he ever Q-Es you in order to poke you, he has no dash, so you E on him with passive up and go for a trade. Good Aatrox players will W the same place you E into, so you will be bound to take it: you must kite to the sides to get out. Make sure to remove his Bone Plating with your W. If he Es to get out of your W outer cone, you E him and you will always win as long as you dodge his Qs a bit and you have shield up. You can R his Q3 which is his most important source of damage. Consider trading when he just used his passive AA on a minion, as it does %max HP damage and heals him for a decent amount against champs. If he has E and you want to force a trade, you can E on a wall, wait, and most players will just E anywhere and you just follow their movement since you can stick on the walls for 0.75s. Most Aatrox players will Q1 with the tip, then Q2-E, so in order to counter this you brute-force into him and you won't be hit by the knock-up cone. If you struggle in this matchup, Ignite / TP makes it way easier. Also make sure to buy Executioner's after your Sheen, so you don't lose a big part of your damage; Aatrox starts healing a lot at 6, not really before.â
Anothaoneforym6 says âRush Bramble vest. Either stay in xp range or pick cs up with Level 1 E. This matchup is fine to go E rush but I would recommend taking fleet or phase rush and Q max.â
alexionut05 says âFairly easy matchup. Avoid his Q's edges. He might try to dash to hit it, you can simply W to block his dash. Pick up a Bramble Vest early and this matchup should be one of the easiest.â
MHLoppy says âWhenever you're able to trade without getting hit by his Q's sweet-spot damage you win. You can also poke him down a bit since your Q outranges everything he has. If he chains you and you don't have ult on, just walk sideways out of the box where the distance is shortest.â
Agatrium says âPretty much a skill matchup. Take ignite so you can have good kill pressure on him and weave in and out of his Qs. If he lands W on you, press Q and get out of the box. â
IoannAzerot says âA good Atrox can humiliate you so much that you'll cry for about an hour after the game. Lots of damage, health regeneration, ability to dive under ultimates. At level 6, only the jungler and your ultimates will help you. Farm as much as you can otherwise you won't be able to counter it in the mid and late stages.â
Jellyjaneo says âI don't really think Aatrox is much of a threat now that I have more experience playing Kayle but he can def be a challenge for someone who is new to Kayle. â
Gassid says âCommence au Z, essaye de prendre le contrĂŽle de la lane pour l'all in level 2 avec ton E. Quand tu l'all-in essaye d'esquiver sont 3eme Q avec ton R. Tu peux esquiver son Z si tu E Ă la fin.â
Aphelios4ever says âFairly simple if you donÂŽt always get hit by his q spot that deals more damage. ShouldnÂŽt be that hard to outplay him with white gun and barrier if he engages you.â
LimitlessHavoc says âLevel 1 you win, if you don't get hit by his Q sweet spot and Q extend and break his bone plating with your 3rd Q prior to trading.
Key to this lane is dodging his abilities with your abilities, early boots really helps in this lane.
Post level 6, short trade him continuously and all in him with ignite if he is <60% and you're relatively healthy as well.â
Cryniu says âMucho cuidado cuando usas tu E, si te lo cancela con su Q estĂĄs prĂĄcticamente muerto.
Trata de usar tu E para atacarlo fuerte o para salirte de sus cadenas.
Por lo general es muy complicado matarlo, trata de jugar tranquilo y atĂĄcalo en momentos muy clave.
Casi no sirve la tenacidad contra aatrox, considera no usarla.
Vesta espinosa y botas bĂĄsicas las veo muy importantes.â
Akali187 says âYou can dodge all his abilities with your W, E, R and movement speed. Watch out for his Q especially his 3rd Q as it may bring the fight in his favour if he lands it.â
Helzky says âThis champion is an okay matchup for Yorick. Dodge his Q's, buy executioners early. Maybe take ignite here if you're not confident in your ability.â
OliveeGarden says âTake pta, ignite. One of Sett's more annoying matchups, into a good Aatrox you will get punished constantly for trying to CS, let him push you in to tower and try look for trades with e if he goes for poke. you can look for trades early but you don't win the all in post 6 without denying his q3 dmg, while also hitting true damage. dont fight post 6 if you dont have ignite up/grievous wounds. â
Ujiyo says âW his 2nd Q or 3rd Q, however its much better if you just Q through him to dodge his 3rd Q, you can also Q into him and dodge his abilities by moving inside him. Pretty simple matchup. If he lands Q1>W look to Q out of the box. If you can't do it safely you're pretty fucked. If he uses Q1 + E>W you can just all in him. â
Potent213 says âRunes: PTA
Goal in lane:
Outfarm him until Hydra, you can kill him then 100%, before that it's difficult, especially if he rushes armor boots.
Wave 1-4:
Cheater recall, and try to get a freeze.
Tips:
Take Ignite
Care for his empowered auto, wait for him to use it on a minion.
Try to parry his Q when he has no E or predict where he uses E if he often does it in the same way, otherwise you can parry his W and look to dodge his Q's with your movespeed and your own Q.
Getting executioner is very helpful in this matchup if you don't have ignite.
Try to pull in the waves so you can look for an all in and run him down with conqueror stacked, try to poke him to make him use E or Q and then when his spells are on cooldown look for a big all in.
(Some take bramble + grasp, very, very rare but in the off chance they do try to freeze and get the biggest lead you can in lane as they are trying to survive lane to teamfight laterâ
GG Cannon says âAatrox can quite easily out heal your poke damage and if gets a good engage on you, it can mess up your rhythm by a lot.
As with Akali, it is not impossible to win in lane, but it takes being careful and some luck.â
StormPhoenix3 says âEarly game caution and Aatrox won't kill you, late game all in trades are concerning but poking and still being aggressive works well against him.â
Tiorda says âHe can poke u easily. U can choose Spellbook or Aftershock. Play safe and try to play farming simulator. First go armor boots and bramble vest. Hard but not impossibleâ
magician4444 says âI'd consider this a skill match up. It all depends on your ability to dodge his stuff. If you fail to dodge his abilites, he's gonna melt you quick. Anti heal or ignite is good to take. You could even consider ghost to help dodge his abilites.â
Heworic says âYou can easily dodge his Q with E, but be careful of his Q3. When he tries to Q you, E into him and Q back. Rush anti-heal and shut him down early, because he scales as well.â
TheChoz3nOne says âI underrated Aatrox in S11. His skills are always hard to dodge and they have low cooldown. You probably can outplay him in first 3-lvls. Punish for him for his mistakes. Don't fight with him if his abilities is ready.
After lvl 6 he is hard to kill so don't trade with him.â
ChowJunior says âFairly easy matchup. Obviously, avoid his Q sweetspots. Base boots are a must get first back to help with dodging those since he's a skillshot based laner. Get an early brambleâ
boboderaffe says âA good aatrox player can stomp you, however:
If you manage to sidestep even just one of his Q's or his W you will always win a trade past Level 6. You have to rush anti-heal into Zhonya's.
The key to winning this lane is knowing that aatrox heals A LOT by individual attacks and abilities. Swain on the other hand heals each second and even while Zhonya's is active. So, if he engages you with R you simply R as well and sidestep as well as you can. Use Zhonya's for his W or 3rd Q ONLY and you will win or survive every time.â
Your Desired Username says âHard match-up. Aatrox is favored in lane. If the aatrox is skilled, you won't be able to do anything in lane. Rush bramble vest into liandry's. Respect his damage in the early game, he can really chunk you down if he hits at least 2 of his sweet spots and zone you out of cs if you happen to take a really bad trade. He will most likely use his e to hit sweet spots of his q but this is good for you because you can essentially hit q's for free. Always run to the side of his w, NEVER to the top, as this will just guarantee it to pull you and give aatrox a free sweet spot. Additionally, you can ult him just after he W'd you, for some reason this makes the W disappear and you won't get pulled. He gets really hard to kill in the late game, especially if he builds maw, so don't ult him unless you have healing reduction.â
dexcellent says âthats what you have ignite for. you outscale him even in lategame with this build + the move speed in this build helps you with dodging. he still beats you with his ult though.â
BreadedBreadCrum says âHaven't VS'd him yet. Ofc, get Bramble Vest first item. I'd guess he can compete well with you.
Lethal Tempo with Stride and rush BoRK. Get Bramble Early and use W to dodge his Q if you are near minions.â
IamRed says âYour typical lane bully. He won't let you farm so just stay under your tower. You won't die a lot if you sit under your tower. You can try Q and E him under your tower for some tower hits, but that's basically it. You just wait until mid or late game so you can do something.â
Black Demon Ezel says âAatrox's sweet spots will slaughter your walkers and your maiden will take serious amounts of damage right along with it. Use your walkers to block his W and get Chempunk as fast as possible to mitigate his E's passive omnivampâ
Dekar173 says âhttps://youtu.be/TSGk7pkswP
Ability and Passive cooldowns
P: 24 > 12
Q: 14 > 6
W: 20 > 14
E: 9 > 5
R: 120 > 80
Runes vs Aatrox: FLEET
HIGH Econ: Eclipse/Kraken, Executioner's prio (KILL HIM!)
MID Econ: Eclipse, Executioner's (POKE then kill)
LOW Econ: Stasis/Everfrost (Focus splitting and proxy)
Doran's Blade + pot start.
Strengths: AoE, Sustain, CC Chain, Tankiness, Bruiser builds, Mid-game teamfights
Weaknesses: Split sieging, mid-high range threats, only has low-mid range damage, linear build paths, most mains are Peter Files
Generally I prefer Fleet vs Aatrox to avoid his Q hitboxes (especially since Rengar is so fat) BUT Tempo will probably make short work of this weakling.
SNOWBALL + he has bruiser comp: Bork, Sunderer, Executioner's core rush, you can duel him with this set up as long as you have gold/XP advantage, just be sure to not let him get sweet-spots. If you're 2-3 levels up with 1/2 or 1 item you can just 1 shot him
SNOWBALL + squishy comp: Eclipse into 1 shot crit or lethal depending on economy
EQUAL lane: Sunderer > bruiser/stasis
LOSING: Stasis + waveclear kite with E max after W, prioritize waveclear
Vods: https://youtu.be/VnkwMfbNP6Mâ
ArshieMeBob says âAatrox just shits on ranged toplaners in general. He's super deadly if he hits his combo. If you try to poke him, he has the oppurtunity to E-Q and follow up with the insane method of running you down. Unfortunately it doesn't get much better at 6 since his ult gives him movement speed (rip kiting) and AD plus healing. Only way you win is if you dodge his Q's, which is possible, just don't play into his hands.â
LunaticDancer says âTake Gambler runes and D Shield. This is a simple match up, just don't stand in his Q sweet spots (being inside his Qs is actually fine when trading). You can easily escape his W running sideways, but often you don't even need to. When chasing, wait for him to burn his dash before you trap him with W, he's gonna be helpless. His ultimate scares your summons away for a moment, play with that in mind.
Anti-heal ruins him further.â
pubg player 1337 says âAatrox is not in meta but he is still so powerful so you should respect him, he is so much stronger in early and mid game, you can only beat him when he will let you stackâ
MruW says âNo one can mess with this Singed 1v9 Op build, so you can beat every champion, but you cant see every champ here because i got so fast in my next game so i have to go and 1v9 with this Singed OP buildâ
Eduardocwalle says âWith the movement speed that ur Q provides u should be able to dodge his Q. U enable his W too cause u can dodge the cc with ur e and later engage him. Just take ignite and you will outscale him.â
Ferrgod says âIf you avoid his Q's, you win, if not, you lose. PTA + Second wind + doran's blade. Executioner's Calling is essencial. If you like to use ignite, that's the time. â
Adventfaith says âDodge his Q's and you're good. His E can be stepped out of if you can speed up and walk to the side. Easy to poke and trade with.â
InYourWayToHELL says âYou can kill him anytime.
Dont randomly dismount during laning phase in this matchup but if you do, flash his first q since it you dont he will full combo you and you are a goner.â
Black Demon Ezel says âPeople say this is easy pickings for Mordekaiser to deal with. WHAT A FILTHY LIE!!! Aatrox's sweet spots are so dang annoying to work with because he just spams them and then dashes on top of you when you aren't in range for his last one which is the worst of the three of em. what you want to do is get Boots of Swiftness to counteract his W should it hit you and not get drawn back to the center. That and his entire kit is based off of self sustain and CC so bring lots of anti heal. Heck, build Thornmail and Morellonomicon if you need to give him more issuesâ
Sandor Clegane98 says âI know I pressed even but I actually ban this guy every game because it's just obnoxious, your main objective is dodging the outer edge of his massive anime sword, a D-shield start is recommended, don't be afraid of all ins because you win provided you managed to dodge atleast 1 of his q's.â
lookatherizinosaurus says âAatrox is not much of a threat. He needs to engage to put out dmg. If you don't get locked into his CC chain. Good. If you get the Spirit out first. Great.â
davidbiton1 says âlittle to no chance against you because of your speed and e to mess with him, but early game have an anti heal item either ap or armor one but you need one to win.â
Kapralek says âTry Dodging his Qs, if you survive early game you and your team should have easy time with him. Don't feed him, buy ANTIHEAL(can be just oblivion don't need to buy whole item)â
_WhiteSnow_ says âLittle room for error. Avoid his outer qs at all costs. engage once all of them are down, or simply avoid them if you can read the aatrox player. Fleet helps for the matchupâ
MrZoltannn says âHis q can damage you very well, but pre 6, he is a mostly free kill for you if played well.
Look out for his W and try to hold your E to dodge a CC that would flip the fight, dont jump away from all of his Q's.(go into dorans shield, and mythic should be Stridebreaker)
(If you belive you can do a oneshot combo on him go Prowlers with ignite)â
ToothlessKnight says âAatrox is a very tough matchup for Urgot early game. You have a huge hitbox and this makes it easy for a good Aatrox to combo you. The focus is for you to survive until you are lv9. I typically recommend building a bramble vest first to counter the healing from his passive, ult and conqueror. Aatrox heals based off the damage he deals so armor is huge. You hard outscale him in the mid/late game. If you get ahead he should never comeback vs Urgot.â
xPetu says âTips: W his Passive-AA. Dodge inwards when he Q's. Early Bramble Vest can be good. Either insta E or don't E at all if he hits W, if you wait and E at the wrong time, you will get pulled back and die. He can also interrupt your E with his Qs.â
Stinkee says âAatrox is one of those matchups that is heavily reliant on skill and how strong Aatrox is in the meta. His passive is really strong against you (doing max health bonus damage on his first auto attack). His Q can be really annoying and his W is hard to avoid as Sion because you have very little mobility. To avoid his W, try to stand behind minions, it is hard to dodge if you are out in the open (similar to something like Illaoi E). Aatrox is a very cooldown dependent champion and from my experience, most Aatrox players spam their abilities on cooldown pretty much. You can use this to your advantage by waiting for him to use his Q and W, then fight him. If the Aatrox is good though, he will probably manage his cooldowns better, giving you fewer options. If he is able to cancel your Q, it's not a huge deal because your Q goes to a 2-second cooldown when interrupted and most people do not know that. As with any matchup that has a lot of healing in lane, you are going to want to rush Bramble Vest to reduce his healing then later upgrade into Thornmail (2nd or 3rd item). â
Sovereign Kitten says âNever engage in a fight with an Aatrox when he has his first (Q) up, as he can simply adjust his angle by using his (E) > (Q) combo. If he uses (Q) on minions, you can move closer as his second (Q) has a shorter range and it is much harder for him control and adjust allowing for us to juke it out. His (W) can be blocked by minions and if you do happen to get hit run to the left or the right side. Attempting to run from the skill in the linear path is bad, even if you use Flash it can still pull you back. Running to the side of the AoE is the most effective way, and be aware you take more damage from the highlighted zones.
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BoilTheOil says âHe kites you with his whole kit and is able to land every Q because you're immobile, better learn to play dodgeball. You don't need to buy grevious wounds against him early, just take ignite. Use W when he uses Q3 to block the most damage. Try to bait out his Q1 so you can get cs. If you start the fight with full hp you can beat him in an all in but if the Aatrox is smart he won't try to fight you in all ins. He's a decent target to ult in teamfights, just wait for him to try and engage on your team first. â
Anoying bro5 says âFun matchup for Fiora. Try to parry his 3rd Q as it is predictable and does a lot of damage. You can also engage (if you are ahead) by riposting his W pull into him and Qing him while dodging his Qs. You will want to build executioners calling if you are behind. You can easily beat him with good movement combined with your Q as he needs to hit you in those sweet spots for maximum damage.â
LiL Bunnie FuFuu says âYou can't beat him. Just survive. He will hit you a lot so bramble vest will help reduce that healing. The good news is while his lane is brutal, its almost exclusively physical damage which Thresh scales well against. As a result, you are probably stronger in teamfights than him with plenty of disruption to lock Aatrox down.â
quinn adc says âLevel 1 you can use your vault aggressively on him after he uses his second Q to prevent him from punishing you.
Aatrox Q1 & Q2 are long range, and will interupt vault often, but his Q3 is very short, and our vault will put us in safe distance when he's using it against us.
Level 3 onwards be careful for his E->Q combo, and also his W (the ability that brings you to the centre of his box).
Early game, Aatrox will be able to trap you in his W if he lands it on you, but Quinn hard claps Aatrox when you get your W maxed out.
Essentially, if Aatrox Ws you, hit him with a harrier proc to use the increased MS to run out, OR you could also vault out of it! A lot of times you can vault to aatrox if he's far out from his W, and you will escape effortlessly.
PTA is good for lane domination, but if you run it, be careful of his W.
Stand behind minions to prevent his W engage.
If he Rs you, Instantly AA-E-AA and run away.
If you have PR, even if he lands W on you, you get slow resistance to side step it easily.
Ignite early during his R to reduce healing.
If Aatrox misses E-Q poke in lane, instantly run him down for a very big trade.
His W is a 26 second Cd, so if he ever uses it, you have a huge window to dominate lane.â
Phrxshn says âThis match-up will mostly skilled base if you can dodge the Darkin Blade(Q), Infernal Chains(W). As most of his damage if not all comes from his Q. Fling him into your Adhesive to negate any bad trade. Your Adhesive will be able to stop his Umbral Dash. (Recommended core Items: Plated Steelcaps)
(Mega Adhesive Stops Umbral Dash) (Fling Overrides Umbral Dash) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Aatrox) (Outscaling Edge: Singed)â
The_Unf0rgiv3n says âI find the reworked Aatrox to be easier to fight than the old one. Pay attention when he uses his passive on minions and then try your best to dodge the outter part of his 2 Q's and the center of his 3rd Q. If he has his passive ready, he will do a Q > W > Q > AA > Q combo which at early levels should leave you at 25-30% hp max. (Your windwall can block his W)â
SunFalk says âHe will life steal a lot. He has a dash. - Against Aatrox, you want to build grevious wounds very fast in the game. Try to dodge his skill shots and CS behind minions. When he ults, go back and dont try to fight because his life steal will make him win.â
jpaul2077 says âMatch up is difficult because Aatrox zones you from level 1 with his Q. Look to minimize damage while farming and look for all in's while his Q and E are on cooldown.â
At_Tar_Ras says âaatrox is really strong right now so im putting him in even. it depends how good aatrox is. most aatrox's already mental boom in this matchup. you have plenty of mobility to avoid all of his attacks so simply do so. it's advised to sidestep his Q1, Q around his Q2 and Q into him to avoid his Q3 (but careful he could Q3 behind himself and hit u) and if you can't then W it to negate as much damage as possible. get grevious wounds if you need but don't set back your BORK powerspike for it. bork just insta wins this matchup. â
slogdog says âAatrox is very strong early game, especially if it's a good Aatrox that knows how to control spacing in lane. However you easily outscale him especially if you run Ignite. One thing to be wary of is that, Aatrox R fears ghouls and maiden, and that can remove a lot of your damage temporarily. Also you should try placing W down after he dashes with E.â
Amphawn says âMake sure you dodge his knock ups and pull. He can kill you very easily if he catches you with any of his abilities, so poke safely. If he ults, your best option is to run. If he hits you with his pull, it is your top priority to get out, and the easiest way is to go towards to side. Sometimes you might want to move slightly towards him, as he will try to catch you with a knock up on the side, so you also have to dodge his Q. Once you have a few items though he can't really do anything against you as long as you don't get hit by everything he has, as he can't poke or trade very well once you hit 6. Buy GW as he has a ton of healing.â
PH45 says âAatrox can be tricky depending on how good they are. Important thing in this matchup is to dodge his key points of his Q. It is also important to walk out of his W from the side before it retracts you to the middle as it basically guarantees him a key area hit on his Q if you stay in the area. Trade while he uses the first 2 procs and then quickly jump out before the 3rd one lands. If he misses his W you can try to all in him. Just dance around his Q procs as they chunk you a lot. When his ult is down he is a lot easier to kill since he won't have his added mobility.â
Dream Orbit says âMore info on the matchups section. Remember this is only an estimated threat, you can always win any matchup if you're good enough (or if they're bad enough).â
P1Legend says âYou can kill him in lane early, but save Ult for when he Ults. Ap Rengar loses sustained fights, So if you jump on him and do not kill him by the time he starts healing, that is your cue to leave that interaction. Be aware that he will run at you until you are under your tower if he Ults, so be prepared to deal with that.â
King Turtle says âhe can be dodged around a good amount early , but if he manages to hit 1 Q there's a good chance he'll be able to combo the others together. You can usually walk out of W but his R gives him enough MS to run you down unless you're at full stacks.â
Boptimus says âREAD THE MATCH UP CHAPTER!! === Early Tier 2 Boots will be a massive help in dodging his Q's and breaking his chain combo. Put 3 points in W if you struggle in this lane.â
Raen says âAvoid his Q's edge and you will be fine. Try to move all the time right left up and down good movement is important vs Aatrox baiting his Q. Executioner rush is good vs Aatrox also after Trinity/DD/Mortal Reminder you should win every fight if you won't take his every spell at face.â
Xerath gaming says âA skill matchup, you can easily beat him if you dodge his critical Q. Just farm till 6 and you should win this matchup, get Oblivion orb or bramble vest based of what path you go. Take ignite!â
SaltCat says âPeople think irelia is the counter to aatrox, they are wrong, aatrox can win vs irelia easily, level 1 if you have full passive you win, level 2 you win if you have full passive , after level 3 aatrox has the ability to kill you, get grevious wounds early and try to dodge his abilities with your qâ
Phrxshn says âThis match-up will mostly skilled base if you can dodge the Darkin Blade(Q), Infernal Chains(W). As most of his damage if not all comes from his Q.
(Recommended core Items: Thornmail , Plated Steelcaps)
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Aatrox) (Outscaling Edge: Trundle)â
A_Drunk_Carry says âFairly straight-forward. His Q is super telegraphed, and if he dashes in just unload your ghouls with E and your W wall. Get grievous wounds, trust me. â
MagicallyDelish4 says âLevel one all in him with dorans blade. Aatrox usually starts Q first which has an abusable CD. Try to get lane priority by slow push. Extend your Qs during laning by waiting. The CD of Q starts with the first cast and not the 3rd. Aatrox doesn't have this. Short trade him by Q>W>aa â
laoshin3v3 says âKlepto
Just Parry his 3rd Q and u won't be able to lose the fight if u stun him.
If u struggle against it take Conqueror and buy Executionersâ
Justkb says âThis is a skill matchup that favours Darius in Low Elo but becomes harder in High Elo. Try to bait out his first Q at level 1 and then hit yours! Try to rush him at level 2 and force a big wave under his tower at level 3. You should be able to back on an extra D-blade and completely out-trade him once the wave pushes back in your favour. If you get ahead, make sure you buy an executioner or Bramble vest as this significantly reduces his healing. If you are ahead Aatrox shouldn't pose any threat to you. If you are behind, try and wait for your jungler to punish any mistakes or keep waves closer to the tower and try and counter trade if he gets greedy.â
A_Drunk_Carry says âA lane bully early, but definitely winnable. Stay behind the creeps at early levels, and make Aatrox have to Q through your minions to get to you. Dodge as much as you can, but if you do get hit at least the wave will push and you can safely farm on your half of the map. Buy grievous in this lane, or Aatrox will just regen forever. â
qveenevelynn says âYou just have to dodge his comps this is quite easy with the move speed boost you get from Eve's E. Be careful with his ult, don't fight him.â
Phrxshn says âThis match-up will mostly skilled base if you can dodge the Darkin Blade(Q), Infernal Chains(W). As most of his damage if not all comes from his Q.
(Recommended core Items: Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Aatrox in Early Game, Malphite in Late Game) (Outscaling Edge: Malphite)â
Phrxshn says âThis match-up will mostly skilled base if you can dodge the Darkin Blade(Q), Infernal Chains(W). As most of his damage if not all comes from his Q.
(Recommended core Items: Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Aatrox in Early Game, Warwick in Late Game) (Outscaling Edge: Warwick)â
PanthrickTV says âSkill Matchup!
(1) Spam your Q's at lane. (some poke)
(2) Play smart and exploit his mistakes.
(3) Jump on him when he is casting his 1st Q and block the 3rd Q. U should kill him in the early game.
(4) Buy executioners!â
Sporkintahn says âDANGEROUS!!! --- This is a skill matchup in your favor. --- His Q is what you really need to watch out for. It is extremely similar to Riven's Q as it has three charges.---You want to avoid the tail end of his first two Qs and the very center of his third Q as they deal massive damage and knock up enemies. The animations are very telegraphed and can be dodged easily if you're quick enough.---Be careful of his dash which he can cast during all of his other abilities animations, especially on the third cast of his Q as it deals a lot of damage and can allow him to quickly reposition himself to hit you with a Q .--- If he hits more than one of his max dmg Q's on you then you lose the trade or fight almost every single time.--- Avoid his W as it will slow, tether and pull you into the center after a short period of time which will allow him to be able to combo all of his Q's onto you. Just run out if you do get hit before it goes off.---Take Steelcaps and Executioners or Bramblevest early as they will counter him very well and cut down his healing. I prefer Bramblevest at the armor provides you extra survivability.â
DooDooSlayer says âTop Lane:
Annoying but playing safe, letting the wave push towards you and picking up anti-heal early will reward you with an occasional kill.
Just ult him during a gank so that his healing is useless.â
Jewceratops says âDodge his Q's! Play around the Q cooldown it is pretty long early. With his ult up Aatrox is hard to kite and gets a masssive stat boost.â
MythicMike says âYou have built in grevious wounds which helps trading against Aatrox. Your E helps you dodge his Q's critical spots. Aatrox doesn't like extremely short trades, so as long as you apply the grevious wounds, trade and get out you should have no problem taking him down. â
Phrxshn says âThis match-up will mostly skilled base if you can dodge the Darkin Blade(Q), Infernal Chains(W). As most of his damage if not all comes from his Q.
(Recommended core Items: Plated Steelcaps, Bramble Vest)
(Sustained 1v1 Trades: Even) (Outscaling Edge: Even)â
montybucket says âAatrox can beat you pre 6, but its not always guaranteed for him. It can really go either way at 6, but once you get rift you win any fight with him. Buy Bramble and you'll be good as gold. â
LegitLechner says âA good aatrox will never let you hit him. Use the time between his q's to land your e. A perfectly timed ult wins 99.99% of 1v1's if even.â
TroviStyle says â[Conqueror] you can parry his entire kit, so its an easy matchup. Rush executioners and stay close to him during trades, so his first 2 Qs cant knock you up. A good Aatrox wont use his third Q to get lower Cooldown, so choose the time for your W careful, as you want it to start a trade.â
OTP Toxin says âHe obviously can kill you in a combo, but, you have more move speed than him and can easily dodge his skills while kiting him, I don't think it's a hard lane, but it require patience and focus to win. Play defensive and punish him when he is on CDs.â
duckling213 says âskill matchup for sure. If you can dodge his q stuff you can win easy. I just went my normal build path and it was a pretty even lane. you can escape his w with our e and also you can use e to negate some of the q damage.â
SilverAvalanche says âUlt his Ult, dodge his stuff.
You can't really match his wave clear, but if you stay out side the wave then he has to choose between you or the wave. Else it is completely acceptable just to go for CS, since when you get your form, he really can't do much, because of your dashes and MS.â
pokeyminch5236 says âAatrox has free poke and lots of healing, but he can be outplayed. Always dodge the sweet spot, even if it means walking closer to him. If he lands W, try your best to get out by walking to him or to one side. If he ults, don't fight him unless you are ahead and confident or can take him under tower and igniteâ
Drake6401 says âBuy Executioner's Calling very early so his level 6 doesn't spike too hard.
Your mobility and burst damage puts you at the advantage but not one set in stone. You only win if you outplay the Aatrox consistently. Side step his first Q, then dash close to him for his second Q and leave holding your next dash in wait for his last Q. He will often dash where he expects you to go so keep that in mind. If Aatrox uses his ultimate before you can quickly kill him, back off so he waists it. If you can burst him down before he stays in his ult for long, it won't do him much good against you.â
Rhoku says âTL;DR - SKILL MATCHUP. CONQUEROR. IF UR GOING RESOLVE, TAKE SECOND WIND. IF UR GOING SORCERY, BE GOOD AT DODGING. DSHIELD. HIT YOUR QS. TRY TO DODGE HIS QS. DONT LET HIM LAND HIS LAST Q EVER. OR ELSE HE WINS THE FIGHT. STICK ON TO HIM. DONâT LET HIM POKE YOU DOWN. DONâT FIGHT WHEN UR BOTH LOW HP. HE OUTRANGES YOU.||
This is a very skill based lane. You should only be able to be hit by the first Aatrox Q, as the other 2 are completely outplayable. You want to pop ghost and just run around him when you do pull him in so that he has a very difficult time landing his Qs onto you. If he can land his Qs, he stands a chance. If you dodge them or he misses them, he is free food. Executioners is vital if he gets a kill in lane OR he farms evenly with you, because his healing in his ult will be unbeliavably high without it. If he ever Es into you, he leaves himself vulnerable as he no longer has his escape move. Dshield along with Second wind are great but Nimbus gives you a very powerful dodging ability that is great for this lane. Conqueror is the go to. TRY NOT TO GET HIT BY HIS W. If you do get hit by it, try to walk out of it as soon as possible as the repositioning can let Aatrox get ALL of his Qs off which basically means you just lose. Just flash out if necessary. As a last thing of note, try to make sure you hit your Qs on him. Aatroxâ healing means that he will have extra health for you to punch through. If he becomes a problem and you just died to him twice or so, you can get Plated Steelcaps and Bramble Vest but honestly at that point you won't be able to 1v1 him without your jungler unless he MASSIVELY messes up.â
RivalOCE says âRiven has all the tools necessary to dodge Aatrox's spells/mitigate his damage. Her high mobility ensures escape from his W. Try to take short trades into him, once conq kicks in his healing will outheal a lot of your damage early. Chip down to 50% HP then all in with ult.â
The Rock Titan says â"[Phase Rush, Corrupting Potion, Q > W] - Aatrox is a pretty challenging lane, you will very likely be down cs which is normal.
- His Q dash pokes you and it gets pretty annoying and hard to dodge. His regular Qs can be outplay however.
- His 1st Q can be baited out by fake walking toward and away from him or play at an angle with him and you can side step it as well
- His 2nd Q can be dodged just by going into him
- His 3rd Q just run away from him, if has dash up, you need to run unpredictably and juke it
- If you are really good and manage to outplay his Qs, you'll win the trade everytime but I wouldn't count on it happening often in high elo.
- His pull is easy to fail, just Q and run away from him
- You don't want to push your lane against him. Wait for jungler to gank and it's easy kill after 6"â
MrDomian says âIf you can don't fight before level 6.
Don't go into long trades.
You can counter his skills with your W.
Try to kill him quickly before he starts healing.
Very important is anty-heal - Bramble Vest.â
The Real Fake says âHecarim used to be a popular counter to Aatrox by C9 Licorice, as your mobility makes it very hard for Aatrox to land good Q's. However, after his power shifts, I believe Aatrox is among one of the best top laners in the game. His healing is absurd, he will be stronger than you mid to late game. Your only window to punish him is laning phase, before he gets items and only if you have ignite up to reduce his healing. If you feed him laning phase, you will never beat him. -9.18 edit: Aatrox's laning and pushing power has been gutted, less sustain from minions. This should be a relatively easy matchup now.â
Amvill says âIts a skill lane until he lands his chains on you, then you are kind of screwed unless you have Swiftness boots. Only go for extended trades if you have ult.â
Rhoku says âThis is a very skill based lane. You should only be able to be hit by the first Aatrox Q, as the other 2 are completely outplayable. He has higher range than you so, if played perfectly, he will be able to completely kite you out. But you do win all ins unless he gets fed. This is why you want to wait for him to use a Q and then wait it out earlier on. Later on, when you have R, you will be able to beat him if you force him into a corner where he cannot kite you. Rylai's and Morello is very good here. Rune wise, going resolve with Second Wind is a very viable option. This is one of the few lanes I'd recommend Ignite as it is super useful into his healing. Early armor is recommendedâ
maxlid3 says âYou can poke him early and he won't be able to reach you really. W him if he engages. After level 6 he can just ult and become basically unkillable, especially if he builds Goredrinker. Buy antiheal early.â
Heansuh says âAlthough you can block his W pull with your W, his sustain in lane is really good. It's very tricky to solo kill him because of his ult, Conqueror and lifesteal. Wait for your jungler to gank, try not to get hit by his Q combos and don't get hit by his W or try not to waste your W on his W to block airborne from his Q.â
FeedLaneGetCaryd says â(Bone Plating+Armor+DBlade) Buy early healing reduction. Don't let him full combo you. Go for short trades. Make sure that his W won't cancel your E. If he messes up his abilities - punish with a trade. If his passive is up do not let him auto attack you, wait until he farms a minion with it. Aatrox players usually E+Q2 when they landed their Q1 so you can predict that with your E. Even matchup before lvl 9, Urgot wins after. Urgot is stronger in mid game teamfights and splitpushing.â
PK Noob says âWhen your fighting Aatrox, save your E for his third Q. If he connects his 3rd Q you'll most likely lose the fight. As long as you dodge it, you'll be able to win the fight.â
jmp_01_ says âTake Conqueror, Aatrox can kite you easily and hit every Q because you are immobile, take Bramble Vest first, rush Blade of the Ruined King. Try to bait his Qs so you can farm without getting poked to death. After Blade of the Ruined King you should win an all-in against him. Good enemy to ult in teamfights, but let him engage first.â
LippyDarren says âPretty tough, gotta dodge his first 2 Qs if you wanna win the trades. Rush Zerkers into Executioners. Complete Triforce, then complete Mortal Reminder and you should be able to deal with Aatrox for the rest of the game as Garen becomes very potent with the combination of Zerkers + Triforce + Mortal Reminder. Again, dodge his Qs, when he uses his chain on you press Q to cleanse the slow and get out of the CC. You should be able to get good chances to Q in, spin on him, ignite and R to get kill after killâ
wDesired says âEasy champ to deal with
Start your laning phase by hitting one of the caster minion until you can Q it after that just get 5 stacks with 4 minions and 5 Q aatrox
Try to weave AA when you Q â
Brotharock says âAatrox it's very hard in phase lines because he has mobility, damage and clear wave. Play super safe and try that he not freeze you the wave.â
Avelon6698 says âyou will destroy a bad aatrox. But an aatrox who knows what he's doing can be a threat, just try getting him killed early. If not just play safe and don't feed he falls off after midgame.â
Psychopathic Top says âMatchup got easier since the goredrinker nerfs. The amount of Q's dodged during lane phase will basically determin winning/losing lane (upon first back). Cannot engage until bramble and sheen. It is hard to first back with 1200 gold, so a 900 gold base is recommended. First back with 900 and buy bramble ruby, then upon second back, buy sheen and all in. If early game goes well, mid late game should not be an issue. Nasus = Aatrox in teamfights when both champs are even (in terms of 5 v 5 power), however the player that is more ahead gets to win 5 v 5s. â
Persicum777 says âA bad aatrox is a sad thing to see, because he can easily go 0/5 in lane against you, a good aatrox is a fun challenge that can lead to a not so fun midgame if your not careful, I've never been buried by him but if he gets ahead or has jungle pressure and you don't things can get out of hand very quickly. Like riven when he uses his q's up that is the best time to strike, when he lands a W go to the short side of his square or just e out if you have it up, and watch up for his e for juking your dash, but keep that in mind that he is manaless so his cooldowns early are really long! Early on you want to bait him to go aggressive with his q, and use his e too, if he tries this tactic as long as you dodge the knock up, you can go all in as he has no real escape and wont get back in until his Q is back up, most of the time this is when they w thou, giving you the ideal time to e onto him, a few things you should be aware of is his knock ups on his Q will stop your e if your mid e, and his ult is the main problem. At level 6 his ult gives bonus damage, sustain and mobility is really strong if you dont already have a advantage on him and your ult is a way to lock him down + dodging one of his abilities, his does give more kill pressure!
Any rune set up is fine for aatrox grasp and pta you need to be alittle more bursty conq lets you all in him but his all in is strong too so itll make it alot more of a skill match up. Comet is really unnecessary into him.
I wouldn't start corrupting into aatrox cause your not gonna be able to match his sustain really, dorans blade is best start here cause you do win early. Getting a exec calling is good in this match up!â
Naut1Trick says âEarly game Aatrox is insane against crit sett. This is because your not building tank. You're squishy and that is what Aatrox thrives off of.â
Gospodin Bure says âBecause Aatrox isn't the best at engaging far off targets your best bet is to stay behind minions and hit him with a barrel+Q combo when he tries to engage you.â
DippyDan says âBruiser with 3 knock-ups and a pull that Fiora can parry. An easy matchup unless played poorly. A very strong champion if ahead and can carry teamfights. Tips: [1] Avoid Q+E poke. [2] When all-inning, just stay up close so he can't knockup and Parry his 3rd Q. [3] Buy Executioners!â
clalobaciel says âAatrox is a fairly easy matchup. The best advice I can give for laning phase is to be close to him in his first 2 q's, but then go away for the 3rd, and also try to parry his pull or knockups for a chance to stun him. As youre avoiding plenty, it should be easy enough for you to kill him.â
fishybearo says âThis is a pretty even matchup, rush Bramble Vest or Executioners to beat him early. I recommend Bramble Vest if the enemy jungle is also AD, giving you more chance to maneuver in a 2 v 1.â
Rocking Masterock says âAatrox is vulnerable to Q poke, max Q then W, but build tank or DS, don't go AP, try to not get caught by his Q3 and W. [Keep in mind aatrox Passive heals when hitting champions mostly]â
Krytiku says âSort of like darius, you can dodge all his sweet spots with Q and E which will remove a lot of his damage. Get an early oblivion orb/bramble â
Unmasked Kayle says â[Standard runes and build OR Fleet] He wins every trade early and can push you out of lane easily with a single combo if you ever fall behind. Play passively and outscale, do not look for plays. His E cooldown is long at lower levels.â
IAmStryker says âStarting Items:
-Dorans Shield + second wind for maximum sustain.
-Boots(circumstanceOTHERWISE, MUST HAVE AT FIRST BACK)
Build:
Oblivion Orb -> Standard AP
Lane:
He will just punish you 2 hard if you step up 2 far.
MS is important to dodge his Q's and his W. AP is very much the way to go against him.
Pro Tipp: BUILD ANTI HEAL AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN AFTER BOOTS.
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SunOak says âIf the Aatrox lands all of his Q's you will instantly lose the trade so when fighting him i recommend you focus on dodging his ablilites. Rush grievous wounds because of his healing. Starter item should be dorans bladeâ
Sidrome says âIt's a fine matchup, but you want to fight him just on level 3, with small trades. You just trade with him again when you have anti heal.â
Val3n says âYou both heal a lot, but if he ults, run. Rush Executioners and you beat him easily. Also, you may consider using Ignite for this matchup.â
CFCryo says âMy second favourite champion reworked into this... abomination. Semi-jokes aside, he is TOUGH. The manaless Q spam may be dodgeable and even Flayable sometimes, but the pressure can build as he never has to stop doing them. Harass him when his Q is down, and since you're immobile, you are gonna take a lot of damage and possible death if he lands W on you. Keep careful watch of his E and try to know when he has it up, as that's what'll get you caught by his Q and chained up.
Take Aftershock. Even though I play a lot of Aatrox, he's still a struggle for Thresh.â
NeroZYN says âAatrox is very annoying to play against, for the sole fact that you can only use your E to dodge one of his Q abilites, leaving him to land the rest of them onto you. Spacing is hard against him as your Auto Attack Range is near enough the same as his Q range, so he can easily land the crit part of his ability. Executioners / Ignite is also very much needed vs. Aatrox !â
Alan234 says âFleet Footwork with Swiftness Boots
So this matchup is all about movement. You need to be aware of his Q range and dodge accordingly. As the lane progresses Aatrox will become aware of your dodging patterns so try to be unpredictable. If you get hit by one wrong combo you either die, blow flash or have to base so your movement is crucial if you want to win!
Pro tip - often aatroxes start out with trying to get e - q1 poke on you. If you manage to dodge it they will q1 and then e q2 (the big slash) when you go for a minion. The only counterplay for it is to see it coming and to dodge it before he does it. If you do dodge it aatrox has no more cooldowns to touch you and you can punish.
If you have swiftness boots you can run out of his w, else youre screwed if he lands it. its on a long cooldown so play around it if he misses. If you get caught by his w, I recommend flashing early, because worst case you might flash and then still get pulled back. Only take fights when you have ignite, it doesn't matter how low he is, please only commit to a kill with ignite.
As long as you dodge stuff you will win this lane and its minor, if your movement is bad this could be very difficult
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MegadabYt says âAatrox is a very high CC and high sustain champ, and his mobility with his dash is very hard to counter with Asol. It would be best to run Doran's Shield against him to prevent pokes. Its also best to not push wave and let him. â
aurus666lol says âHe is so powerful with his sustain and healing with Goredrinker. Try to escape from his W with ur E and poke him as well.
EDIT: Items are so nerfed, but he still heals for full hp. Try building Exe first and build Tabi, his Q animations are faster than your E, so better to play around it.â
Polartech says âAfter his rework, Aatrox is really Dangerous for Kayle. He can Stun, he has a good Mobility, he has self Sustain, and he has a good amount of damages with his "Q" 3 Hits Combo. It's really hard to stay at the right distance against this champion. The best thing you can do is to use your Radiant Blast and Celestial Blessing when he hits you with his first "Q". You will probably skip some minions but absolutely don't gift Kills to him, because he is one of the strongest Snowballing Champion for Kayle. Play safe near or even under your Tower, especially at level 1, because Aatrox at level 1 is already very strong.â
JaxIsAHobo says âAatrox is a champion that fully relies on three things;
1.) you not building executioners calling
2.) you not building executioners calling
3.) you not building executioners calling
:)
Dont get hit by sweetspot Qs, and build armor if you struggle vs him. Give some CS if necessary when under tower. Your level 6 is far stronger than his, so play aggressively if you manage to do well level 1-5.
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RhinoStar says âTough matchup, it is important to dodge his q and try to poke him as much as you can. If he hits u with at least one Q sweet spot, you might get a lot of damage.Dont go into huge trades. Buy bramble vest and try to farm as much as you can. â
MiXA6511 says âSkill based matchup, just try to dodge his Q and you should be fine... If you want you can use his W in your favor, but I suggest dodging it.â
SemPelo says âThe dream battle!
Take domination runes on the second tree to gain some health back from trades, if you take resolve use "second wind" with "overgrowth".
Mostly skill matchup.
Teleport is better on this matchup since he heals from any damage, so executeners is better than ignite.â
Prezibogen says âRush bramble to counter his Healing.
There are not many champs who can beat Morde in early game, but he is one of them and his damage is very high. So play passive early.â
KillMeKillMe says âRush bramble vest. His passive lets his basic attack deal 5 to 12% max health damage depending on level, and healing him for the damage dealt, the cooldown gets reduced from auto attacking and hitting with abilities. The passive on his e let's him heal 20 to 30% of the post mitigation damage he deals to champions, which is increased when he's in his ultimate.
Ultimate incresases attack speed by 20 to 30% and self healing (basically his passive and lifesteal) by 30 to 60%, basically don't even try to fight him in his ultimate unless you absolutely have to.â
Bombabo says âHe has incredible early game damage and sustain, which is easy to land against large, slow targets such as Urgot. Play safe until you have your first item built. Aatrox can still probably beat you in a fight at your level 9 powerspike, try waiting till level 11â
Vandenelis says âhe will play against you aggressively, to win trades against him you got to play in your minion wave, and dodge his q sweet spots, he is stronger than you early, but later on he can't do anything against you. I recommend getting Sunfire cape to be able to kill him in a 1v1â
Grayified says âTry to not get hit by his third Q, and do not let him get a kill advantage on you, otherwise he will snowball out of control. If you want to all-in, get close before you E.â
MikaeraKun says âMajor Threat after he hits Level 6. Try and get as many ganks as possible to set him back. Pray to God he doesn't get fed in meantime.â
apkibum says âAatrox is a healing nightmare, but unlike some of the other healing champs mentioned on this list, oblivion orb actually does something on him. Rush oblivion and you win lane easy. He is pretty tanky later on but your ap or ad should be enough to melt him down. â
SettVEVO says âThis depends on the player, but a good Aatrox will make your life hell, he's almost a ranged character until he doesn't want to be. Try to dodge his Q's in lane as if you don't he will all in once you're low enough. You can all in him early as long as you dodge Q1, just Q at him right after his Q1 misses to dodge Q2 with your bonus ms and use W when he uses Q3. You can tank his Q3 with your W and you'll damage him at the same time. Boots will help against him in lane. Ult him away from team if he is bothering your adc too much.â
LukieRae says âDon't let him chain CC you. Starting E would be ideal; save it for his engages. Buying anti-heal would be very beneficial, and try to maintain distance. He won't be able to heal if he can't get to you, so try to play the war of attrition.â
Byku2506 says âIts pretty easy if you dont make any mistake, try to dodge every Q and catch him every time when he miss all Q or when he dont use any Q. Buy fast antiheal if you want to win every 1v1 against him.â
Papa Urgot says âGet steelcaps asap so its easier to dodge his Q center and walk out of his W.
Bramblevest for his healing. sunfire into thornmail. â
bigbearbiggy says âAny champion that just braindead catches waves nonstop in the lane that you are pushing is a threat since you will have a harder time backdooringâ
RTO says âAatrox has high all in potential in early game, but you can negate it by dodging his abilities. Be wary of his ult, but if he doesn't secure a kill, he isn't going to survive.â
Fryx says âAatrox can be good against Malphite. It is hard for you to dodge his abilities since you cant really dodge them. If he starts using his Q's, it makes sense for you to q him also so you have more movementspeed to dodge it.
Take Grasp here and Max W. Eventually hitting him with W will give you a window to ult and kill him.â
Smartest2 says âNot too bad of a lane. Aatrox has good damage, but it takes too long for him to get it. Understand his ranges and stay away from them, don't forget he has a dash. Abuse him with your q. Land e, and wail on him. Pressure him out of lane as much as possible, you can probably 1v2 any combination of aatrox+jungler once you have your ult.â
wff010 says âHe's basically a ranged champion. You win levels 1-5, but he'll outscale you levels 6+. Push your early strength hard and beat him down before he can outscale you. Run Ignite and it'll be hard for him to outscale.â
LoLReal says âNot a huge issue. He can out trade you early, respect his level 1. As the lane goes on, if you're even you win hard. Dodge his Q's, get ninja tabi. Post 6 you smash him and kill him on spawn with R. Just don't make mistakes early and don't let him snowball.â
Vispectra says âOuch. Don't pick Kassadin into this unless you're very confident. Aatrox's early power will leave you hugging your tower and let him either dive or roam a lot.â
qosmox says âAatrox is pretty hard matchup. You need to dodge his q's crits and build bramble vest in early. Remember, you can cancel his passive damage with w, but he takes heal.â
SanLourdes says âThe knockups from his Q will disrupt the channeling of yours. Usually he will not be able to kill you unless you let him just have at it. Thornmail extremely important of this matchup. His W will also be able to disrupt your Q. Your best bet in defeating him is baiting out his Q and W and then using yours to stun him. If you do you should be able to defeat him. If he ults, slow him or stun him and run away, it will be a stalemate or you will die. â
CucumberSandwich says âYou should be able to just stick on him after level 3, and kill him providing you dont walk into all his knock ups on his Q.â
Viego99 says â you kill him before lvl 6 (but you need dodge hıs 3.)> after 6 he kill you if you are not ahead you outscale him and your teamfight is better.â
RainAndBow says âDodge his W and Q, win the game. Buy Swiftness Boots if you fail at dodging. If you can't dodge, this matchup is hopeless. Always take ignite. â
Dbthegamer74 says âPlaying into aatrox is not fun, avoid taking poke from his Q level 1 and 2. Play safe until you get grevious wounds from bramble vest or executioner's calling.Trade with your q and you can easily win against him.â
ForgottenProject says âThis is a fun match-up and it Favors you. There are Multiple things to parry and the 2 Second Stun you get off of them makes this a Free win.
[1]Parry his Last Q as that's what does the most damage and easiest to parry.
[2]You can also parry his W as it's about to drag you back in as he usually pairs it up with his last Q to lock you down.
[3]You can fight him in his Ultimate without any problem, just make sure you dodge some of his Qs with your own Q.â
Fuu Enju says âYou will need to bring ignite for the matchup if you want to knockout Aatrox early game. This will help reduce his healing abilities and ensure you to do a finishing combo burst move on him. Make sure to buy Bramble Vest to get constant grievous wounds for him.â
RedNBlue says âHes a threat due to his ability to thrive from being close to you but once you get your scaling as long as he's not too fed your going to be able to kill him.â
turtlehamstercroc says âhe's really squishy and kind of inmobile, get up close and personal with him and then back off with the w movespeed as soon as he's about to do his third q strike (the circle shaped one), if you avoid his q strikes correctly you should deal with him without a problemâ
SavagePridestalker says âQuite a hard matchup, especially once Aatrox gets a couple of levels and his Q cooldown goes down. I wouldn't recommend playing tank Rengar into Aatrox, because he scales much better than you and you want more aggressive laning while building damage.â
Marwaii says âJust kite him and poke him with Q. Take anti heal if necessary. You can probably kill him at level 6. Ensure that you dance around him to avoid his sweet spots.
Take Trinity + Plated.â
a1a7s45 says âLike most melee vs ranged matchups, you have the first two levels to poke Aatrox out but come level three, you really don't want to underestimate his damage. He usually takes Ignite so when you're weak, recall and TP back in with full HP and an item advantage. If you kill him, good news. He can't come back as fast as you can.
In teamfights, play to catch Aatrox without his ult. If he popped it in a skirmish it's GG. If you have anti-heal like a Thornmail or a Chempunk, he won't do his job.â
MachDawn says âYou can absolutely SHRED Aatrox. He cant do much because you can dodge all his Q's with your own. You should about always win this lane.â
oogoogerson says âBoth of you heal a lot, this is a skill matchup to be honest. You could go for a cheesy Executioner's Calling to reduce his healing. Take Ignite to duel and take teleport if you are scared.â
Safolet says âI love this matchup, because Aatrox has no way of beating you in the lane phase with all the mobility and range that Gnar has. If Aatrox catches you with the Q or the W, just jump away and voila. Gnar has a very good ability to make it difficult to farm aatrox, since it has the passive of the W, which grants you movement speed and percentage damage, it has the Q, to hit from far and be able to activate the passive of the W easier , and also if you make a mistake, you have your E to get out of conflicts and go back to bothering from afar. When you're in MegaGnar, what I recommend the most is having your R or W to stun Aatrox as soon as he wants to get close and then go out with the E.â
RedNBlue says âAatrox like you would think isn't too much on the meta in peoples minds but he actually can do a bit more than you might think really. Aatroxes Q will just bust through your shield and then he will continue to kill you with the next three blows. Once he gets his E cage (I think its his e) then you will not be having fun as if he can place it well even with your speed boost you will have trouble escaping without busting a flash or an ult.â
Ganii7 says âThe q shoud be easy to dodge with the w or the e when he uses the first try to dodge with e out and doble cast to dodge the second this will expose you to the third but you can dodge it with w. Kinda skill driven matchâ
Tristepun says âIf he's bad the matchup shouldn't be too much of a problem but a good aatrox can be tricky to face. Abusing ghost and e to dodge your q's is the key to winning. Take bramble.â
AlanVenator says âAvoid his Q sweetspots. Early executioners is a must if you want to try to kill him. Rushing boots is good in order to dodge his Qsâ
SethPRG says âThis matchup is entirely dependant on how well you can dodge his Qs. Sidestepping is key, walk one direction away from Aatrox then quickly go the other way. You can E his Q into you to offset the Crit zone from hitting you. Basically, if you dodge his first 2 Qs, you win. Sometimes you will want to ult his chain (W) to avoid being pulled in by it. Make sure you dodge his abilities or CC him during his ult more so than anything else, or you might end up losing the fight. Going Trinity Force is good here since they will probably end up going Goredrinker, which isn't the best for 1v1s, and Trinity is especially good if the Aatrox is going Lethality, he will melt like butter from your Q Sheen proc. Rush Bramble Vest or Executioner's Calling, and go Death's Dance 2nd item.â
SpartanDumpster says âYou outrange and can outmaneuver Aatrox, but it doesn't take him much to kill Gnar. His abilities can be dodged fairly easily, and your hop makes it easy to escape his W. If he tries to unleash all of his abilities on you and each on misses, that's the perfect opportunity to retaliate, especially if he doesn't have his ult.â
El Leon Gnar says âWhen you get good at kiting you will have nothing to fear v.s. Aatrox. Play around the edges of his Q's, trade back with your passive procs, and make sure you don't get knocked up out of your E and you will be fine.â
doozy99 says âGo for the Easy Matchup rune page, take Flash Ignite. Your main goal is to dodge his Qs, he'll win every trade if he lands them. You can use your E to dodge his second Q, but keep in mind he'll use his third Q next. You can use your BoRK to disengage before he gets to use his third Q. He'll then have no source of damage besides his basic attacks. â
Unholy Vanity says âAatrox relies greatly on his skillshots to deal damage. An immobile champion such as Rell will have great difficulty dodging his onslaught of attacks. However, as long as the tether remains, it is possible to sustain a prolonged fight, even as much as win it.â
joelspaho121 says âSkill matchup but slightly aatrox favored because of the range disadvantage.d blade start if confident, dshield if not confident enough and take bone plating. this matchup is aatrox favored for the only reason that he has range advantage over darius but if you play it well aatrox should lose.Since he has long base cds, you can use that to your advantage by fighting once he burns q or force him to trade when he starts casting his first q by dragging him with e which will reposition his sweet spot, you can pop ghost and run him down but be cautious to not get hit by his q sweetspots as it will heal him for a lot and could quite possibly get you killed if he lands everything. if lane goes even grab bramble in order to have the extra advantage in a trade. Freezing is unfair as darius and this case is no expection, try to freeze whenever you are give the chance and if he tries to burn q to farm pop ghost and run him down.â
Lucas9000 says âThis matchup is a Fiora favored skill matchup. Use Riposte (W) for his sweetspots on The Darkin Blade (Q) and you should be okay. Please for the love of god rush The Executioner for a easier matchup, but fear not if you want to play HARDCORE, then dont.â
Brotharock says âAatrox it's very hard in phase lines because he has mobility, damage and clear wave. Play super safe and try that he not freeze you the wave.â
K1ng OZIL says âSKILL MATCHUP. CONQUEROR. IF UR GOING RESOLVE, TAKE SECOND WIND. IF UR GOING SORCERY, BE GOOD AT DODGING. DSHIELD. HIT YOUR QS. TRY TO DODGE HIS QS. DONT LET HIM LAND HIS LAST Q EVER. OR ELSE HE WINS THE FIGHT. STICK ON TO HIM. DONâT LET HIM POKE YOU DOWN. DONâT FIGHT WHEN UR BOTH LOW HP. HE OUTRANGES YOU.|| This is a very skill based lane. You should only be able to be hit by the first Aatrox Q, as the other 2 are completely outplayable. You want to pop ghost and just run around him when you do pull him in so that he has a very difficult time landing his Qs onto you. If he can land his Qs, he stands a chance. If you dodge them or he misses them, he is free food. Executioners is vital if he gets a kill in lane OR he farms evenly with you, because his healing in his ult will be unbeliavably high without it. If he ever Es into you, he leaves himself vulnerable as he no longer has his escape move. Dshield along with Second wind are great but Nimbus gives you a very powerful dodging ability that is great for this lane. Conqueror is the go to. TRY NOT TO GET HIT BY HIS W. If you do get hit by it, try to walk out of it as soon as possible as the repositioning can let Aatrox get ALL of his Qs off which basically means you just lose. Just flash out if necessary. As a last thing of note, try to make sure you hit your Qs on him. Aatroxâ healing means that he will have extra health for you to punch through. If he becomes a problem and you just died to him twice or so, you can get Plated Steelcaps and Bramble Vest but honestly at that point you won't be able to 1v1 him without your jungler unless he MASSIVELY messes up.â
DaSticks says âOne of Teemos harder matchups. You can sidestep his first Q but be careful not to be in range for him to hit you with his dash 2nd Q! Stay behind minions to avoid his W hitting you as it will allow you to all in you easily.â
Godidi says âAatrox is a very complicated matchup, but, with the right runes, and build you can possibly ease the difficulty. Take Movement Speed Runes and Anti-Healing.â
Kaizin says âBramble rush early and take short trades, Aatrox will generally win longer trades due to his built-in healing. Try to move more diagonally instead of back and forth, that way he has a harder time hitting with q dash.â
NPGRiven says âYou are able to level 1 all-in against Aatrox as Riven if you don't get hit by any of his empowered Qs. After he uses his 3rd Q you can abuse it's long cooldown. Getting lane priority against Aatrox always helps you.
You can use your abilities to easily dodge Aatrox's abilities. Don't try all in him when he is 100% HP. And don't rush executioners. His early healing isn't good, if you play it right you don't need executioners, get them later within the game.â
DixonTheGuideMaker says âKeep your Celestial Blessing (W) to go out of his Infernal Chains (W) in time. I would recommend you to buy Doran's Ring to have enough mana for both last hiting minions and using Celestial Blessing (W). Buy Berserker's Greaves as fast as possible for the same goal.â
Tulho says âMUITO FORTE EARLY COM SEU Q(A ESPADA DARKIN), EVITE AO MAXIMO.
CUIDADO COM O FULL COMBO COM O W(CORRENTES INFERNAIS).
RECOMENDO CORTA CURA CEDO.â
SirGRC says âWorth a Ban: No
Take Ignite or build some early anti-heal. You have no auto range so he should not be knocking you up with his Q. It should be easy to avoid his Q with Gwenâs E. His other main form of damage his is W, try and get out of it as soon as possible or if you can dodge Q without needing E then use E to get out of W.â
ApollonATH says âAatrox can be hard stomped by voli in early game.Play your lane correctly and rush anti heal after that he can't do much of anything to stop you.â
deathwalker7119 says âNo Aatrox should be really beating you, at level two you can look to all in by parrying either 2nd or 3rd Q, whichever one you don't parry try to dodge. You want to try and make sure to stun him with this, but if you don't you should still win as long as you parry or dodge the 2nd/3rd Qs. Level 6+ he can look to 1v1 you if you don't parry and burst him, so make sure to really be poking him out with vitals and forcing him into bad trades. If Aatrox all-ins you with full HP and you don't parry + stun him and you don't have a lead, you CAN lose it. Overall a pretty easy matchup as long as you take your front-facing vitals in as well as parry/dodge those Qs.â
JeanMichelBambi says âAatrox's main form of damage is easy to counter with Mordekaiser's E, getting an early grevious wounds item makes him practically useless against youâ
Snow Day Zoe says âHe is the one champ that outranges you as melee and able to 1v1 you completely at level 6, you just have to manage your health well and play defensive.â
Nekosett says âNot too strong this patch though he has mobility buy bramble and just q e him in lane he doesn't pose too much of a threat and usually cant outduel you start dorans blade and just kill himâ
Russkyoki says âVery aggressive champ but you can outplay using w to get away or when getting ganked, and then q after and in a fight for 150+ health.â
RealIreliaCarriesU says âCan be pretty annoying with his Q poke and healing but generally it is Irelia favored. I start with Q early on and try to get the lane to push or stay in the middle because at lvl 2 with passive stacked you are much stronger. If you manage to keep the lane in the middle or pushing and have your passive stacked, at lvl 2 if you land your E you can go for the all in. Try to either flash his 3rd Q if he is committed or Q a low hp minion if you have one around (try to prep one for this opportunity) and you should win. Post 3 use your W on his third Q. I would also recommend going right into botrk before getting executioners because it is important to be able to do as much damage as possible to him early levels in order to snowball. Avoid allowing him to poke you down as if you are under 75% HP you will not win an all in, especially if he can kite you out. You destroy him with botrk even if you have no grievous wounds hence why I rush the item but I do get executioners as his healing is crazy after level 11. Make sure to start E first if he gets to the lane first and let him push where you will be able to stack your passive safely under tower and look to all in if you can manage to hit E.
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Womsky says âScaling set up, attrox is a melee lane bully but he got nerfed hard and that match up now favours you, his level 1 is pretty weak, so if u see him starts dorian blade, you can take a very harash trade with him level 1 with fury, and by dodging his Q's, cause he has no sustain outside his passive, and landing his Q on u heals him abit, early game he kinda has the upper hand on you, around level 3 till u get first item, then u outscale hard, tips about dealing with him is waiting him to use his passive on minions before going in, dodging his most important Q "third one" is important to make trades good for you, u can all in if he over extends while u are high HP high fury, your sustained damage is way too much for him with lethal tempo, you can dominate him or outscale him, if u look for the outscale pick ghost, if u look for early kills pick igniteâ
tibs2 says âRush bramble/CDR boots first item Thornmail. Match up is all about trying to w his e which is mostly occur after q2/q3 but he knows that you know that so it kinda becomes a big game of chicken. Still you turbo outscale him late game so just chill lane phase dont die and you are chillin big time.â
shinsuky says âEAsy dodges and easy poke, warning about his early game still strong if he touch you ;) lvl 6 easy to beat with shrooms when he revives.â
SadmanV3 says âA good Aatroc will prove to be a tough matchup for Nasus, simply because in the early game, he can trade favorably whilst Nasus cannot, well not effectively at least.
*Tips for laning Aatrox
1. Good wave management
2. Avoiding Qs
3. Avoiding Aatrox's % dmg passiveâ
svjade says âHe starts off relatively strong so it's best to wait for Akali to scale a little. If all of his attacks are avoided, he should be an easy kill.â
DunkinDumpling says âVery Easy matchup for Darius, Ever time he tries to q e you, counter it with pull auto w q, then he hard loses the trade. ALSO rush bramble vest and tabis. aatrox will do no damage if you rush these items first. â
Kingwizard says âWAIT FOR LVL 6 SO HE CAN USE HIS R, WHEN HE USES IT ACTIVATE Q AND RUN INTO TURRET, USE R+E+W+RUN IN FRONT OF HIM AND TRY TO FLIP HIM AGAINâ
JeanMichelBambi says âYou can displace his knock up with your Q and E, you may not be able to fight him before you get grevious wounds but you shouldn't die to him in lane.â
ActuallyTox says âThis matchup is free unless the Aatrox is a god. You can dodge his Q Sweetspot with leaps and rush antiheal to cripple his entire kit. He outperforms you in Teamfights but you scale better. His Lvl 1 Q-Cooldowns are ridiculously high so you can go for the first blood. Try to take trades when his passives on cooldown. Consider Taking Ignite.â
dusaanv2 says âAatrox can be a little bit of a threat because of his Life Steal but it can be easy countered with a Bramble West or even Executioner's Calling.â
Ponkstronk says âCan be very annoying after lvl 5. He has shorter cooldowns than you by then. If you struggle vs him, go ignite or else rush bramble.â
AmericanNut says âAatrox is a tough battle as of right now, his early game is strong, but not as strong as yours, get executioner's calling and root out the Darkin with your Shield Vault and Comet Spear combo.â
Noodles912 says âAll upon Aatrox's skill. Early game, just farm for your life and spam Q if you are low. Pool when you cannot escape his W, and outscale him. Morellonomicon can deny his heal late game. â
Buszman says âAn annoying matchup for a character that is considered mostly dead by the mains by the sheer reduction in possible healing caused by weakening the Goredrinker. Rush of Bramble Vest can be equivalent to a player spending more time in chat talking about how their character wasn't killed by the item. A good Aatrox will know how to control lanes and ranges with his Q, so when finding a good opening you shouldn't be afraid to step forward to avoid his abilities as you should win all-ins. Try to avoid passive damage from the improved autoattack in the early levels.â
ThiccCheese1066 says âThe amount of poke he has is ungodly (hehe), only engage when you're sure his Q is down because his Ult will give him health if its notâ
PiscesPomf says âEASY LANE - DODGE Q AND W, PARRY W IF POSSIBLE AND ENGAGE WITH A SUCCESSFUL RIPOSTE.
Aatrox is pretty easy to deal with : There are a lot of CC that you can parry so the difficulty is to know which CC you should parry.
Keep in mind that his 3rd Q is thougher than the 2nd which is thougher than the first : So always try to parry the last Q at the start. But the W is the best thing to parry because you deny his combo W+Q.
Fun match-up.â
OverlordOfTheLane says âtrade only when hes q are down and hes e also you can use ur e to spin though him to dodge hes e as long as u have the hp to do soâ
SadmanV3 says âDon't overextend, freeze the lane closer to tower and you should be fine, he does pose slight threat to you in the early game though.â
SPJohnWD says âAatrox has the potential to outplay Sylas due to the fact most abilities force sylas to stand still for a second to finish animations allowing him to hit his q's with ease.â
TheShadowCotoco says âđ§đ·: AATROX Ă MEIO DIFICIL DE JOGAR CONTRA, SĂ FAĂA CORTA CURA E ESQUIVE DAS SKILLS DELE.
đșđž: AATROX IS A DIFFICULT WAY TO PLAY AGAIN, BUILD THORNMAIL AND DODGE HIM SKILLS.â
teemodumbstupid says âVery annoying early game, take Fleet or Conqueror. You will win when you have Sheen. Be careful early game for his Q+Es. You also want healing reduction.â
Urgodzilla says âThis champion personifies everything I hate about this game: massive damage, massive healing, non-existent cooldowns, ability to chase you or run away from you with his dashes, he doesn't care about mana. You still can outplay his Qs and W with your E and you outscale him once you get lvl13 and healing reduction but prepare for painful laning phase.â
Laserholic says âChampions like Aatrox who rely on mid-range hits are easy to deal with if you plan a counter attack with your E (Dash). Any threatening abilities from Aatrox can be blocked with your W most of the time. Plan Lv6 All-ins or set up ganks for your jungler when he goes for E+Q combos by blocking his harass and dashing in.â
Tsundere Tahm says âEste es un match up bastante facil, intenta dodgear sus q, falla 2 de las 3 queda expuesto, por lo que podemos tradear a gusto, ademĂĄs una vez tenemos vesta espinosa + bami podemos tradearle con mucha probabilidad de kill si es que llevamos ignite.â
Thats a OOF says âTake grasp. Dodge the Q sweetspots (if possible) avoid him hitting his W on you. If he R's disengage and after the ult expires you can all in him with ignite. Rush brambles.â
Draconic56 says âHe outranges you with his Q. But you win all-ins unless he is fed. When you get to level 6 ult after he ults so you take his ult stats. Bramble vest and ignite are very useful against his healing.â
SanLourdes says âA skill matchup, you outscale him faster but only if you don't feed him. Build Bramble Vest early and do not get hit by consecutive Q's. Your ult > his ult. Keep the rest of your build the same and take Sorcerer's Shoes.â
Kokob5 says âSkill based match up. Building Bramble and steelcaps into him will shut him down. Just survive until 6 and don't eat his Q poke and you'll come out on top.â
negoZoma69 says âVery skill based matchup. If you are AP you tipically want to poke him from distance until hes low enough so you can all in. If you are AD you'll need to bait out his abilities and retaliate after.â
not normal says âWhoa hello there! Can I just farm. *get knock-up'ed 3 times in a row*. Much like Jax, the only counter to him is backing off and not feed. Get a few pokes in so he doesn't get too cocky, unless you want to bait him under tower, and destroy him together with your jungler.â
Hesychia says âIf your enemy knows how to play aatrox, he can just outdamage you.
Pushing the lane won't work since he has AOE damage (Q) he will just push lanes faster than you. Ask your jungler to gank early game. If you kill him 1-2 times, you will just snowball so hard. Start with "W" first if you wanna trade with him in early. but trade him early if you think you can dodge his "Q" or he will win trade, however even he wins trade if you make "5 Stacks" you will just kill him. He doesn't have Omnivamp at early game. Just his passive so use this advantage. Make sure to build "Executioner's Calling" or "Bramble Vest" at this point. I recommend EXECUTIONER'S CALLING because it works with your bleed.â
KingFershid says âI personally have no problem taking Aatrox in lane, dodging his Q after the first attack is pretty easy and you can kite him easly.â
SKRELAX says âAatrox players can be very impressive in showing their abilities with Aatrox, i've met a lot of Aatrox players, some of them are good, some of them bad. Not that hard matchup, but still be careful, also buy an early executioner's.â
Dorom says âThis champion cannot lose to Gangplank. Unless you're the best GP ever you have basically no chance against this guy. He just spams Q and then dashes to you just to heal up all the trade damage you dealt to him. Trading is almost griefing against this guy. Do not 1v1 him unless he's extremely low and you have ignite/grievous wounds.â
SpartanDumpster says âAnother one based on assumptions, but Aatrox match ups tend to be skill based. If he properly uses his abilities and plays around your W cool down, he'll be a real threat. If you block his W and first two Qs with your W, and avoid his third Q, you can abuse him while those are on cool down, especially during the early game.â
pioj12 says âThis more like nothing is a skill matchup in early game if you take a bad trade and dont have the sustain runes you are going to have a bad time.
But if you manage to dodge and to not take bad trades early game you are going to be fine bc the kite on gnar becomes better depending on your level so you can dodge a lot of skillshots.
This more than nothing is a skill matchup. A little tip is when an atrox grabs you with his pull you use E to not have a bad trade.
Try to fight him when you know he already use Q and you are in mega form
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The_Real_Wickd says âPlaying against Aatroxs is extremely difficult. You have to be able to mechanically outplay his Q's or you stand no chance. Generally you want Aatrox to push you in. The trades you take is by dodging his first Q and afterwards taunting on him to dodge the 2nd Q. Do 1 or 2 hits and dodge the 3rd Q as best as you can. When going for minions it's important to not go in a straight line to take the minion. If you go in a straight line it's extremely easy for Aatrox to hit his Q or W on you. Try to do some cheeky sneaky moves around the minions before going for the last hit.â
TwistedDemon says âHe shouldn't be a problem for you toplane, as long as you keep distance. Poke as much as you can, try to even get a kill at lvl 1 if he's stupid. â
raede says âAatrox, although he gets crushed early game can just outheal you so much. Once you get a bramble vest and you killed him once or twice pre level 6 you should be all set.â
jpaul2077 says âThis is a skill match up, but currently Aatrox is very hard to duel 1v1. When aatrox q's, for the first 2 stay close to him to avoid the sweet spots and then try to walk away from the 3rd Q as it will be directly on the center of the champion. Or just run away and wait for the Q to go on cooldown. When he W's you, use E to either run away or fight back. Ignite will be key to winning early 1v1's. Remember that if he gets a kill/assist during his ultimate that he will revive!â
Runtley says âHe can be annoying if he's fed. Wait for him to use his knock up then go in. Use electrocute so you can do the AA, Q, AA combo and get in that electro damage. Just keep doing that to survive. When going Aatrox you really just want to survive and not feed him because a fed Aatrox is scary.â
bocchicken says âUse Q movement speed to dodge Aatrox Q lvl 1, becomes harder from lvl 2 onwards. Consider an early bramble vest to cut his healing. he can't out-kite your iceborn + Q slow and if he's below 50% or below HP when you're lvl 6 you can just all-in him with R. â
KingNklaus says âOne of the most fun match ups in the game both of you can screw up Aatrox is a very uforgiving champion he can get major damage into you but all of his damage is outplayable â
ChaseMorePlz says âLet's be honest here, Aatrox isn't a very good champion unless you're an experienced player. I enjoy the matchup, it's fun and easy to abuse. ( Rework coming soon though! O: )â
Reformed Ravi says âpretty annoying, buy antiheal and wait for him to use his dash then use w. if he is in your w, go in it with him for the first 2 activations of his q. Then walk out for his third one. If you do this you shouldnt get hit by the sweet spot. Remember that your level one and two is very weak.â
RetiredPykeMain says âThis one is controversial cuz a good aatrox will always be a huge threat to you but let's be honest if you're into these guides you're gold and below so low elo aatrox players tend to be not so great, always dodge his q knockup spots before you want to trade.â
stygiandesolation says âIf you're not confident in beating him buy bramble and tabis. Avoid his outer spell ranges and don't eat his poke too much.â
Rime101 says âBuild Seekerâs after protobelt if enemy jungler is AD.
Dodging first Q is most important thing.
If he hits you with W run sideways to get out of it!
When he ults instead of running and letting him get free damage on you, KILL HIM if you can. He does not have a revive anymore unless he gets a kill!
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Alekra says âDepends heavily on you being able to move unpredictable. If you can dodge his Q you will win trades. Take Bramble Vest early to counter his healing. Ignite may also help.â
Toliam says âA scary matchup - high amount of sustain during fights and enough base stats to tank burst prior to items. Care for level 6 fights. If you survive his combo you will win.
The problem is, you need three individual items to beat Aatrox. You need Oblivion Orb, you need Seeker's Armguard, and you need Liandry's Anguish. This is 5k gold, which is not quick to get.
Rylai's second into Morello Zhonya.â
Erenando says âHis healing is strong enough to heal back your Q dmg, but he isn't as much of a threat as Darius is. At some point in mid game you can deal with him if you played safe. You can also ask for some ganks pre 6, since he has a weak early game.â
lulw says âAatrox is a pretty easy matchup for sett. Executioners is very helpful against him. His healing is really high at 6 so be careful. You win trades with him as long as you dodge his third Q. You can pull him out of his dash so if he tries to get away, he aint getting away. You should win 1v1's with bork and executioners. â
ToinoEscaca says âIf you are still new playing Tahm Kench, it can be stressful playing against Aatrox. He does a good amount of damage, and lvl.6 powerspike can be game changing. So, make sure that when he gets lvl.6 you have Bramble Vest and counter his R with Devour, to spend some time of that ultimate.
When he's using Q, walk towards him, you'll win the trade.â
shoupi says âhe has good sustain just don't get hit by q or you are getting chunked pretty hard, try to e out of his first 2 q's and most of the time when his w connects you're not escaping and probably will have to use flashâ
GrGamingTeo says âJust dodge his skillshots and you will be fine. 90% of the time Aatrox will use: Q, Q-E, Q, AA and if he manages to pull off that combo you are dead. Once he uses his 2nd Q, you can E, AA, W, ghost immediately because you will have 3 stacks on him and he will not be able to hit his 3rd Q because of his slow and you will have ghost and movement speed to run far enough so he won't hit you with his 3rd Q even if he flashes, then you all-in him and he dies. After lv6 if you don't have a Bramble Vest or an Executioner's Calling he is giong to run full speed at you and heal through everything that you throw at him especialy if he lands his Q properly.â
4fun Player says âIf the Aatrox is really bad its pretty easy you just dodge the first Q and pool with e the second one and he loses half his hp.
Stay back 20 seconds and you kill him with the second one but this matchup is not winnable if the Aatrox or rather you re going to chain feed because he can bait your pool with his W and dive you directly after that.
Phaserush or you die horribly if he hits 1 Qâ
Hypnosa says âHe can cancel your Q with his Q and W . In early game he is total nightmare for you. But if you farm and stack up armor he is just a super minion in mid game.â
Olaf Only says âBefore 6 try and poke as much as possible, you can fight him if he uses his Q's on the minionwave or if his passive is down.
After 6 you outdamage him, but he gets movespeed which makes it hard to chain your Q's. If you land everything you win, but if you miss one you're usually doomed. Executioner's Calling - Must Buy!â
lolkayleee says â[Conqueror/Grasp + Divine]
[Ignite + TP]
Start W. You can take one poke from his Q then W him to get your hp back after his Q is on cooldown. His early game is pretty weak - so you should have control over the wave. You can take E level 2 and hookshot onto him when he should still be level 1. All you have to do in this matchup is take small trades with your grasp and try not to all in him when he his above 50% hp. If you ever hookshot onto him while he has his abilities off cooldown he can easily kill you after he lands his W so be careful. During the early game just look to W him for hp and walk up to Q him or hookshot onto him for a short aa-Q-Q trade while his Q is on cooldown. Once you have your Divine Sunderer you pretty much win and he should be very scared. Walking side to side when his Q and E are up can help you dodge his Q. When his Q2 and E are up, you can walk towards him because most Aatrox players will expect you to walk away and they'll miss their Q2 sweet spot.
During an all in you should look to dodge his 3rd Q with your R. Also, you can cancel the pull of his W with your E as long as your E is still in the air. â
tasie456s says âTake phase rush. you are too mobile for him to consistently hit his sweet spot qs, meaning his main damage and healing is gone, but if he gets onto you its not very fun. Swap morellos out for an item, or get your team to build more grevious wounds. â
SpyDaFX says âdodge his stuff and it's pretty easy to kill him before level 6. all of your kit counters his if you play it well (it's a skill matchup). go conqueror, doran's shield is recommended if you're not that good of a Renekton.â
Ravenborne says âDepends on if you let him hit his CC chain on you and if he manages hit all three of his Q's on you. If he does you are most likely not going to win that fight. Be sure to stick to him when you do engage onto him so he does not have the opportunity to hit his first two Q's onto you. If you get a small edge pre 6 you should be fine afterwards.â
mobsterplatypus says âKilling Aatrox quickly is key. Carry ignite, rush bramble vest, and try to engage with a gank. Both Aatrox and Mordekaiser are juggernauts of sustain, and for the most part the matchup can go either way. It's easy to escape W with boots and passive MS so its not that big of a deal, but he can dodge your E very easily. Go riftmaker and fight it out, because if there's no grevious wounds involved it will take a while. go steelcaps hereâ
Mr.Kovacic says âWont let you stack as well. If you do fight him, be sure to ult and get in his face so he cant crit you with his Q. Hes helpless thenâ
Sidarius says âI really dont like Aatrox his 3 bumps makes getting close really annoying , rush tabis and anti heal.At lvl 6 you can kill him after he use q , pop ghost and all in.â
Kil4fun says âW out of his chains. He will always do more damage than you until 25ish minutes into the game. You need an oblivion orb into him. Just try to CS with Q.â
Jaborsh says âHe will just heal up the damage you poked him with, so you will have to wait for your jungle for this one...... only if he 1v2s with the insane healing? â
Bear24 says âAfter 6 the heals on aatrox are actually broken. So buy bramble. You win before 6 if you dodge his q's. If you are ahead you after 6 can still lose so... At lvl 14 dodge his q and you can out sustainâ
TheMrDarkness says âIf you will dodge all his Qs you should win the trade very easli, try to fight him when his W is down and rush executioner's and enjoy free lane ^-^â
MarkFromSingedMains says âAatrox spanks, HARD. You've got to be really good at dodging his Q's and W to win trades and even then if he R's just dip. Bramble Vest and Plated Steelcap are highly recommended here. Try and survive your lane and in team fights do your utmost to peel him away (By goo-flinging him and whatnot).
Your W cancels his ability to E.
Moved to a Major threat from Extreme due to his recent nerfs. (Which seem to keep on coming, RIP Aatrox)â
Whobick says âAatrox is a hard match up. His lifesteal is superior to yours. His passive makes this lane just that much harder. You can poke with Undertow (Q) but that's about all. He is somewhat weak early but his passive makes up for it. Just don't feed and try to get ganks from your jungler.â
ModelitoTime says âThis matchup really depends on how well your enemy can play Aatrox really, do your best to dodge his Q dodge the first Q by going either left or right, dont run from it because he will E while doing his first Q and it will hit you, E him right when he casts his 2nd Q. That is probably the most effective way of trading with Aatrox. Since you have a range advantage over Aatrox you can poke him down aswell. If he hits you with his W just E to the side and you will escape it.â
kingchas2 says âEasily kite-able. You can use your R to block his 3rd Q damage and leave him without any kill pressure. Once you are 6 you can just bully him. Use your W to escape his W and dodge his Q's.â
nvckxwsky says âAatrox beats riven pretty hard in 1-3 lvl.
Dodge his q's with ur q and e and rush executioner asap, ignite is pretty handy in this matchup.
His w is on really high cooldown (~20s at 1 rank).â
I Am Goliath says âThis guys laning is just STRONG, nothing necessarily counters you as camille and I've actualy won this matchup a decent amount but it really depends on how well you position in this lane and if you dodge his Q's, if you ever get hit by a full combo then you're pretty much chunked out of lane, just try to take value trades with your shield and sidestep his Q's, worse comes to worse you can always E away from him and there's not much he can do. You 100% beat him in the splitpush later on since he falls off pretty decently.â
xxskipskipxx says âwait for lvl 3 for trades! let him use his q first and while his q is casting engage on him with your q!
If you are having troubles try to dodges his Q's especially the red parts and farm up safely!â
Dannala says âTop: An easy to poke champ. High AoE with his Q aside he's very immobile and besides his third Q it's easy to dodge and just damage him with spiderlings while he's casting. Third Q can be Rappeled as well as his pull.
Jungle: Invading an Aatrox is simple if you know where he started and where he will be at his lowest without a level up in sight.
An invading Aatrox is as easy as top.
Late: His ult gives him a bit more mobility but generally has the same weaknesses you can exploit but your spiderlings will die easier.â
ZergDood says âIt should be a skill matchup, but like Illaoi, once you understand the character well enough, it becomes extremely easier. Try to dodge his Q, and NEVER get hit by his 3rd Q. it's fine if you get hit by the first 2 procs, but the third one will make you lose the trade. Once his dash is on cooldown (you can W it), he's a sitting duck. Be aware of his ult, it's a big powerspike for him. Rush Bramble!â
Heckin says âLol, I can't with this champ, just dont even try to fight him, he f**** you up in all trades, just play pasively, or you can roam to help other lanes, then come back to your lane to get some farm.â
Otp Fiora Sorry says âFĂĄcil de ganhar apenas dar stun no ultimo q dele caso nĂŁo use o q fica trocando com ele ate ficar low life se fizeres a minha build vais sempre ganhar nas trocas contra aatrox!â
OmegaDelta000 says âAatrox has a lot of healing even after buying Grievous Wounds, but you can win in the late game. Just survive early game, ask for ganks if possible.â
RedNBlue says âAatrox is very easy to kite, his pull in yes will be a possible problem but it can also be escaped from a good amount of the times too.â
JannaMainOTP800K says âAatrox can be quite discusting die to his heal and utility. However you will be fine as long as you can dodge his Q knockups as you can escape his cage fairly easyâ
NoFriendsPlayLoL says âYou can really mess him up pre-6 and rush bramble and steel plates to mitigate his damage and healing. Frostfire Gauntlet or Turbo Chemtankâ
Raideru says âThis matchup is Jax favored, u want to avoid getting hit by his passive lvl 1 and avoid getting hit by more than 1 q, once u get push u want to jump on him and auto him and don't proc your e unless he autos cose then u can jump him again during the lvl 2 timer. This matchup is generally easy for jax after 1st reset, cose the way u play it is you jump on him auto w e auto walk away with fleet speed and chip him down like that slowly. I advise Fleet with Dblade start into Sheen + Boots rush.â
LeSocair says âYou can totally mess with him in lane, after all the changes he's got. He will heal a lot during it and move fast as hell though, avoid fights against his R if you're not ahead enough.â
TioKirb says âAatrox is a powerful laner against Lillia, it is one of the only champions that I fail to scare at level 1. Play relatively safe and farm until you get 800g for an Oblivion Orb. After that, he should be easier to deal with.â
sauronkaiser says âHis laning phase is pretty weak if you know the champion, but can be tricky aganist a good one. try to evade his Q and W and try to trap him after he wastes E. Remember he can fear your pets with his ult, a retarded interaction riot never fixed, so play in a way you evade that. If you are able to put him in a wall with your pets after he wastes his dash, that should be a win most of the times.
In late game build grievous wounds to nerf his ridiculous healing, tho. Thornmail components are ok but i recommend chempunk chainsword path, basically because you can activate its 60% effect much easier.â
CattoNuts says âHas to have executioner's by the time he has R. After bush jump, try to walk out of his Q range immediately before attacking. Can empowered W his W if timed correctly (when it starts pulling you in)â
RedNBlue says âHe can heal a lot and he can get a 50/50 hit on you with his pull and he will heal a lot, really too much healing and it will be hard to kite him.â
AmericanNut says âTough to beat, high skill ceiling, Aatrox is mechanically able to 1v1 you at any time, either they will be bad, or they will kick your teeth in. Kite Q to the best of your ability, and walked sidewards when he W's you. *Rush Bramble Vest before Mythic!*â
PinjaPJ says âFlash/Ignite - Main Runes
If you're able to dodge part of his 3 hit combo, you'll win trades lvl 2-3, you're able to all him at lvl 4 if you get your roots in. Mobility wrecks this dude just run around in really random unpredictable patterns.â
CatandtheFiddler says âYou can easily out-trade him buy dodging his second Q with your W and negate his third Q damage with E. Prioritize anti-healing.â
doorknobber69 says âBring ignite and you should win it pre 6 and even after 6 you can do the minion hop trick to kite him out. Rush grievous wounds here.â
bocchicken says âYou have a breif period where you can kill him, before he gets goredrinker, and then after that you are essentially a health pack for him, even with a bramble vest.â
EU_Toxicity says âif he tries to poke early, pull him in so he misses his first 2 Qs , try to juke his 3rd q with ghost and kill him. Basically don't get poked down and you win all-ins. Buy grevious wounds after level 6.â
KillMeMyFriend says âTry Being always away from him when he has W, his W has almost half a minute cooldonw early game. Dodge his first Q going sideways activating your W for a burst of speed then just stay away from him since he wont be able to hit you with 2nd and 3rd.â
The Hentai masta says âBe carefull to The first q and The e.
Your oran cdr is high in earlyâ
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lordoftheyuumitopmidadc says âhis Q and life steal is very strong in lane and team fights you HAVE to not get hit by them and always have your sum's up then fighting him make sure to always try to poke him downâ
iZeal says âAatrox is a skill matchup in slight favor of Darius. While it is hard to contest the wave at level 1 due to Aatrox's 3 Qs and his empowered auto attack due to his passive you might have to concede the push, but starting at level 3 Darius can look for the all-in. He only has a single dash to securely hit one of his Qs, Ghost and Flash should allow you to dodge the other two. Ninja Tabi Rush is very effective as well as getting an Executioner's calling for healing reduction if ahead, Bramble vest if behind. Don't get poked down by him and be aware of his 20% cooldown reduction + level 7 powerspike. Aatrox poses barely any threat if behind but if ahead can easily overpower you by healing through your damage.
Remember that Aatrox heals from the mitigated damage he deals, so building armor will also decrease the hp he regains.
DShield or DBlade, Tabis, Executioner's/Bramble.â
bocchicken says âuse Q to confirm as many CS as you can and heal with your passive. back as soon as you can afford your bamis to help waveclear when he pushes you in. You are very hard to dive as long as you have mana, but be careful of his lvl 6 with jungle pressure.â
DasGrauen_ says âAatrox is a free laning-phase. Engage him when hes using his 3rd Q. E away when hes ulting. You are doing too much damage he cant fight you if you dodge his 3rd Q-â
DarkNavarre says âAatrox is very similar to Camille in that the lane is not yours to win, it is Aatrox's to lose. Aatrox can jump right on you and you won't really have much that you can do about it. Post six you can ult his chain to stop the pull but pre-6 you won't have any escape.â
bocchicken says âSkill matchup, sidestep his 1st Q, then E in to dodge the 2nd Q, and your shield will absorb the 3rd Q's damage and you win the trade. Care for his Ult at lvl 6 when you all in. I like ignite in this matchup.â
UnMaskedDeity says âHonestly Aatrox is kinda in a weird spot on this list, His Omni vamp should be gone when you first back with his grievous wounds and then it just depends on how good you are at dodging his skill shots. If the person playing Aatrox is good then play it safe and engage when you can (after your first back). If they are bad, bully them. (remember his last hit hits close to him so save a dash or something to get away from that last hit).â
byThiagus says âAatrox es un matchup de skill, . Para ganarle tenes que sacar escudo de doran y farmear hasta nivel 3. si el aatrox te pusheo la linea simplemente buscas pegar una q y si se la pegas activas fantasmal y lo corres. recomiendo usar la pagina de runas uno pero en vez de coraza osea usar segundo aire y escudo de doran.â
Boblet says âAatrox can keep you on your feet, make sure you have good lane control and keep him on your side so your jungler can roam up for some free gold. Bring ignite if you aren't good at fighting him and you should win if you dodge his third zone.â
Stijnzxz says âThis should be easy for u, he does everything based on hes passive and Q but u can counter him pretty hard on it so u should be fine as long u dont get in hes crit Q! â
RocketD1no says âAatrox isn't to hard of a matchup, Dodge his Q and W, once those go off CD your free to poke and even push maybe for a kill. Aatrox is very strong early game/mid game so be cautious while your doing this.â
Darius Darius XD says âI would say it is a minor threat now I played the match-up a lot but you have to be careful, he tanks a lot, regens like you and has a boring ass Q. You should go anti-healing first. You can fight him at pretty much every level but level 1.â
AWierdShoe says âAatrox can bully you out if you let him snowball. Try stutter-stepping to bait out his Q's as they are on a long cooldown early (Lvl 1-5 without CDR). Once he uses them, you can hit him with an extended trade and block his passive auto with your W. Once he gets CDR he will almost be impossible to fight unless he's behind. Beware of him running you down with his ultimate, and look to impact other lanes around the map. If you play the lane right, he'll fall off later into the game.â
I Am Goliath says âPretty easy match up from my experience although I haven't played against the new one that much, once he gets his lifesteal items you won't have enough damage to kill him but you can bully him early, his CD's are very long so try to Q him whenever he comes up for a cs and try to force him to farm with his E for the early levels which will be long CD.â
TrinityForceYasuo says âBe aggressive. Careful of his passive AA. Preferably let him use it on the minions. Bait his Q1 out or let him use it on the minions then you can go and fight. Level 1 contest cs. Level 2 bait Q1 and dodge the rest of his Qs with your E. Level 3 block his W with your W and you can also use your W to block minion Autos when fighting in his wave. Freezes are a good option here too. Freeze and run him down once his Q is down.â
eBrixton says âAatrox is similar to Gangplank in that he can poke you down from range with his abilities. His healing is also monstrous as he gains more items and levels so try not to die at all because it's going to be a very bad time if you do.â
viktoreeu says âHe has strong short trades, you have to try and force an all-in when you go in.
The only way to win short trades is when he wastes spells on the wave.
You run him down with Kraken+ghost
Runes: Tempo â
NickCola Tesla says âThis is a skill mathcup in your favor. Aatrox is not a great champion right now. Unless the Aatrox is a one trick and is smurfing, he pretty much loses to everything and anything in the top lane. Because of the decent sustain he has with his passive, killing him is going to be challenging, but at the same time, there should be also no way for him to kill you. Hell, there really isn't any special knowledge to help you beat him, either. The biggest tip I can give you is to avoid the first knockup of his Q. If he hits you with the first one, he will hit the second knockup with the help of his dash, and then lay down his W to hit you with his third knockup. This is all happening while he gets 2 passive procs of %max health physical damage, which is way too much damage for you to face tank. As long as you avoid the first knockup, he has little means of hitting you with the rest. Build Bramble Vest and Plated Steelcaps to make him obsolete! â
StrikeX114 says âBecause the area of impact for his Q is broadcast before each hit, dodging his attacks becomes a matter of knowing where to be and when. His primary threat to you is his Infernal Chains (W), as they provide a stun and the perfect setup for a gank.â
Saarlichenbog says âAatrox is yet another victim of heavy sustain bot with a heavy reliance on his E to gap close Kalista. Otherwise, he will almost always rush Plated Steelcaps if he even wants a chance of existing in lane. Straightforward matchup by learning the basics of Kalista top's playstyle will basically make this matchup borderline tiny.â
MKUlra_Ronin says âYou slay him at level 2 and level 3.
Don't be afraid to play aggressively around his Q timers. They are long early. Since his rework, his dashes are less imposing.
When he hits 6, he might be able to kill you if he took ghost, but I can basically guarantee he won't.
If they have a Nunu jungle, watch for the chain and snowball combination. If they carry it out well pre-6, you're dead. Once you hit 6, they shouldn't be able to kill you, even 3v1.
Expect to hit your Muramana pre-10 mins in this match. If that time rolls around and you are behind, pick up boots or the snare and pull will be the death of you.
Farming and harassing are SUPER easy. His first Q is your only regular threat in lane. If he hits it, he's going to trade into you for a LOT of damage. You should never be more than like 25 units into the max range of his Q. If you are, you're not using your range correctly or he wasted flash to get a trade. â
ItsPaulygon says âThis is a skill match up, if the Aatrox is good and can hit his Q's, you are in trouble. But if you play well, you can beat him. Don't trade with him pre 6, fight him once you reach level 3 to get your 3 skills. Try to get a level lead to increase your chances of killing him early. Take teleport to lane as Ignite will be useless once he reaches 6.â
TheMightyNinja says âPassive : if you see his sword glowing red then his next basic attack will be empowered, try to block that with your W.
Q : Deny his 1st and 2nd Q by walking towards him, if you're sure that his 3rd Q lands then counter that by dashing through him to not get hit and follow that by Q + 3 empowered attacks.
W : you can escape the chains by walking left/right to the closest edge and not away from him.
E : That is the ability you must be most aware of since he can reposition his Q midcast with his E ability, if that happens on 1st/2nd Q try to dash away and stay safe until cooldowns are reset.
TIPS : it is helpful not to stay in the minion wave as they can block your escape and make you an easier target. Try to build Bramble Vest early in the game as it helps lowering his healing potential.
Ignite can help in this matchup.â
Klappy says â- Tradear con Q+Pasiva en early, usa la velocidad de movimiento de la pasiva para esquivar sus Qs
- Abusa su Cooldown luego de la tercer Q
- Tradeos cortos, all in si usa su tercer Q y tienes mucha energiaâ
open_48 says âskilled matchup, rush bramble vest.
Use E to dodge his Q. He is not particularly strong, pay attention only to his R and do not underestimate the life stealâ
Nicklstherealone says âLet yourself getting Caught in his Chain (W) if he walks forward just E and do your Combo. Or all in all just try to E him. His Knockups may be an effective poking Tool. â
wolfclaw3812 says âSkill matchup: you dodge Aatrox Q, there is nothing he can do about you. You can't dodge Aatrox Q, there is nothing you can do about him. On-hit. â
White Cr0w says âLike Shaco, Aatrox is a mind champion. While he is squishy and hard to use, his massive healing W and his reviving passive can hurt the mind of your allies and yourself, making you think you can't duel him. Grab an exhaust instead of an ignite to destroy him. and camp his jungle.â
Pyroen says âMany champions have trouble against Aatrox, but Kayle can easily outsmart him. Use your W wisely to dodge skill shots and pick up an executioners calling relatively early and he will not pose a threatâ
Buum says âUsed to be hard but after some nerfs its an pretty good matchup. The only thing you need to watchout for is the triple Q combo, still does a lot of damage.â
Randombeastmode says âBait out his first Q then spin BEHIND him and then do an extended trade.
If he plays as far back as possible just walk out of his Q's if he uses E to try and get you, you can look for an all in.â
OffmetaPancake says âAatrox loses this matchup most of the time. Unfortunately, once he hits 6 his ultimate can delay an effective ult from you making the matchup feel gross as the fights will take longer.â
Frostyfps says âCan be pretty annoying with his Q poke and healing but generally it is Irelia favored. I start with Q early on and try to get the lane to push or stay in the middle because at lvl 2 with passive stacked you are much stronger. If you manage to keep the lane in the middle or pushing and have your passive stacked, at lvl 2 if you land your E you can go for the all in. Try to either flash his 3rd Q if he is committed or Q a low hp minion if you have one around (try to prep one for this opportunity) and you should win. Post 3 use your W on his third Q. I would also recommend going right into botrk before getting executioners because it is important to be able to do as much damage as possible to him early levels in order to snowball. Avoid allowing him to poke you down as if you are under 75% HP you will not win an all in, especially if he can kite you out. You destroy him with botrk even if you have no grievous wounds hence why I rush the item but I do get executioners as his healing is crazy after level 11.
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Time1Save says âthe better you Dodge, the more chances you have. All the same, if you have an advantage of 1-2 items, you should win. But as long as you play with an advantage, you have to give your team an advantage as well .â
mlokjevlolku says â*NOT YOUR COUNTER*
So basically you counter most of the AD champs because of your blind (Q)
You do great against AP champs too except few of themâ
Greedle says âReally Annoying To Face. W His W Is The Best Thing You Can Do. Don't Ever Trade With Him, You'll Lose. Build Early Executioners If You Want To Kill Him.â
Defensivity1 says âLevel 1-4 be carefull to not get hit by his skillshots too much, Doran's shield second wind or cpot are both good vs him.
level 6 you shouldn't have trouble and buy Executioner's calling.â
OmegaDelta000 says âThis is kind of a skill match, so you want to dodge Aatrox's Q sweet spot as much as possible to win the lane. He wins when he gets level 6, but by that point you are close to transformation, so play it safe and fight him when you're Rhaast.â
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Mordekaiserrrrrrr says âAatrox is not too difficult to go against in lane, if you can dodge at least half his abilities you are good to go. Try ulting him when he ults to prevent him from having any advantage in fights and having many enemies to get lifesteal off of.â
Fexi says âYou're doomed. It's Aatrox on the pic because he is the first of the alphabetical order, but with these builds every champion ever is a threat.â
Luceris says âSTANDARD GLACIAL RUNES!
Build Executioners + Black cleaver!
Very easy pre-6 lane. His first Q has 650 range, which is 50 more than your auto attack range until you have 40 wraiths. Level 1 harrass him, as you can easily dodge his Q's with glacial and him not having E. After level 1 play behind minions and poke whenever possible. This lane gets hard when 2 things happen. 1. Aatrox gets Goredrinker. 2. Aatrox gets level 6. Goredrinker is a much bigger spike than level 6 for Aatrox season 11. You need BOOTS OF SWIFTNESS after Executioners and level 6. PLAY AROUND AATROX Q+E AND ROOT HIM WHEN HE WALKS STRAIGHT AT YOU!â
TPOT Xolla says âAatrox is quite similar to Illaoi, he needs to keep fighting and keep healing. But with E>R you simply deal way more damage. Be careful early and this should a free laneâ
MisterDerpFace says âHe has ALOT of healing, but just go bramble vest or executioner's calling and you should be fine. And Also, wait out his ult if you think you cant trade against him.â
Ga44moker says âOn top
He can cancel your bush jump with Q and his sustain is hard to deal with.
Just try to get early kills with ignite and then try to farm and dont fight him at all.â
YoungTact says âWait out His Q, then abuse Lane Harass Combo against him. After he uses Q again go for an extended trade with E, try to W his E. Rush bumble vest.â
qasddsa says âHe has slow animations on Q, but don't get hit in the highlighted area. If you get chained and can't get out, expect to stay and fight. With his ult transformation, he'll receive +20% bonus AD for a few seconds and will have a revive if he dies. As long as you don't get hit by Qs, you should be able to kite him down.â
KajiKumihoAkukei says âAatrox shouldn't be a really big problem as long as you don't underestimate the damage her can do and play relatively safe.â
PH45 says âReworked Aatrox is a real pain when you are playing a melee like Maokai. You can Q him away but he will just keep on shoving you and sustaining so you wont be solokilling him. He has no escapes outside flash though so if you get your jungler to come and dont get hit by his Q too much you should land a kill. Consider getting tabi and bramble vs him.â
ERNESTSAURUS says âCONQUEROR / GRASP (SCALING) SETUP - CLOTH ARMOR + 4 POTS =
Aatrox is a really good counter to Nasus from early to midgame, He simply not only outdamages you, outsustains you but outheals you. In this lane you must only go for farm if he just used his Q (before he fully maxes it), I highly recommend using your Cloth armor start into a Bramble Vest rush even before Sheen so you get more armor early on and apply Grevious Wounds to cut down his healing. Give farm if needed, he is a really strong champion early on that is not worth fighting even after lvl6 and Sheen spike, look to farm. If he overcommits to a trade while you are undertorret and he gets a towershot, you can just ult and kill him unless you are 1 HP. Later on to the game, look to do teamfights and try to burst him with your team, if you ignore his damage and go for his backline, you will lose since Aatrox has a lot more of mobility than Nasus, and early on he can outheal you so he will be able to tank more and he can deal way more damage with his Q's. Remember his Lifesteal is based on damage dealt, if you build armor you negate a lot of damage, there for his Lifesteal, items like Randuins Omen are not bad at all.â
PH45 says âDash out of his W with your E and only fight him when his Q is down. Also wait out the healing reduction proc before using your W so you don't miss on any healing. Aatrox is pretty vulnerable to ganks due to his low mobility so with your CC he should be a fairly easy gank if he is pushed up. You won't probably poke him out of lane due to his healing but you can try to wither him down a bit before an all in.â
SkellyBirb says âIf you get caught by him and pulled, you can easily get caught out. On the other hand, you have good poke against him and can charm him to avoid this from happening.â
Tauricus2017 says âBecause Aatrox has decent damage you should be more careful when fighting with him. Try not to get into the edge of his Darkin Blade and never stay in Infernal Chains.â
Viola Boss says âIt's a skill matchup that slightly favors Sett, but make sure not to ult him while he is in his third q, or the q will land mid ulti. Always ult during second or first q.â
Zimdog says âA good aatrox will crush you, against him you better resort to the 3rd Runes and just farm safely with E and ask your JG for ganks, you can beat him late Game due to your CC.â
SubHuman Filth says âEither go Phase Rush or Grasp.
Dont ever get hit by his W, because then you're basically dead. Dont walk up too far, sometimes he can just R and kill you if he hits W.
Dont take extended trades, instead go for small grasp procks, while being very aware of his Q's.
Be unpredictable. He will become more and more used to your movementpatern.â
Grayified says âLethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite+flash. Longsword refillable potion start. Aatrox matchup is about setting up really good allins to take advantage of our superior sustained damage. Against Aatrox if you dont have to leash (or if you leash and Aatrox doesn't shove) we can look to get level 2 advantage and take a strong trade while he is still level 1. We also can trade hard level 1 with just a little bit of fury, try to avoid his 3rd q damage Aatrox has really good trades and healing but if we can kill him in a single all in that is how we win. Tryndamere is stronger in the early levels then Aatrox especially in the allin. Try to set up your minion wave so that you are closer to your turret so you have plenty of room to allin the Aatrox, if Aatrox is close by his turret he can take short trades and disengage to his turret easily. If Aatrox gets really far ahead, look to farm up and outscale with 40%cdr and 100% crit, if you guys are roughly even in gold you should win. If Aatrox rushes something like a deaths dance or if they have other healing on their team (soraka,vlad etc) then you should build an exectutioners after your essence reaver.â
Rakuretto says âAatrox can be hard to deal with when your opponent knows him well. He has big damages on his Q and a great CC on his E, which is a big threat for Shyvana. He also has a big regen under his R, which won't allow you to burst him as much as you want. â
I Am Goliath says âPretty hard matchup in my opinion since this guy just has a strong laning phase and can get onto you pretty easily, everytime you auto him you'll want to walk back because his Q range is like the exact samge range as your auto range, if you can get him low while in mini and jump on him in mega you can usually kill him, if you he revives you should still be able to kill him in laning phase since it doesn't heal that much and you can usually stick onto him easily. Best tip for this lane is just to try to dodge his Q's and weave in autos and Q's when you can and all in with mega.â
Reason97 says âA newer edition to the midlane, aatrox is usually a top laner, but he's seen a bit of rise in his popularity mid Lane. Your poke is a lot better then his, but he outdamages you in extended trades, especially before you hit level 6. Stun, E, get the hell out of Dodge. Treat him a lot like you would galio. You out poke him, but he's hard to actually burst down and finish off with his self heal in his kit and his second life ultimate. â
Nabura says âFairly easy skill matchup that you outscale by the time you get 2 items + executioners. Baiting his Qs should be easy as all Aatrox's have very similar aggressive patterns which makes them very predictable. Ult his 3rd Q if you need to and be careful for ganks.â
EntxRecoil says âLethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite+flash. Longsword refillable potion start. Aatrox matchup is about setting up really good allins to take advantage of our superior sustained damage. Against Aatrox if you dont have to leash (or if you leash and Aatrox doesn't shove) we can look to get level 2 advantage and take a strong trade while he is still level 1. We also can trade hard level 1 with just a little bit of fury, try to avoid his 3rd q damage Aatrox has really good trades and healing but if we can kill him in a single all in that is how we win. Tryndamere is stronger in the early levels then Aatrox especially in the allin. Try to set up your minion wave so that you are closer to your turret so you have plenty of room to allin the Aatrox, if Aatrox is close by his turret he can take short trades and disengage to his turret easily. If Aatrox gets really far ahead, look to farm up and outscale with 40%cdr and 100% crit, if you guys are roughly even in gold you should win. If Aatrox rushes something like a deaths dance or if they have other healing on their team (soraka,vlad etc) then you should build an exectutioners after your essence reaver.â
lucasiannotti says âYou should win this if you play it right but there some aspects that beat you. An example of this is the fact that you cant block much with your counter strike.â
Adolfie says âAatrox will not harm you at all at the lvl 1-4, but at lvl 5 his Q starts to do a lot of dmg, so he will punish you every time you go for stack. Bramble vest is needed in this matchup to deny the healings, after some stacks and R you can beat him easily.â
ZergDood says âHe can be really annoying, but as lokg as you play to avoid his abilities, you'll eventually be fine and outscale. Rush Bramble Vest, take your W at level 2 and stay focused on reacting to his dash whenever he tries to land a Q on you and he's a a little bit far, and if you catch him, trade, disengage with E to a minion if anything goes wrong and DO NOT let him hit you with his 3rd Q. Your W stops his dash.â
qazx1427 says âWhile his dash can ignore your wall, Aatrox is mostly an easy lane. If you're not sure about dodging his Qs, it's good to start Doran's Shield, but it's not too bad. He needs to move around for his Q, so you can predict where he'll move pretty consistently, leaving him to fall into your W. One funny thing you can do is to walk up while he's in your W, watch him ult, and just walk away. You can do it with Illaoi, too.â
Crossing Calvin says âAll in him lvl 1. Make sure to dodge his abilities with your abilities. Dont get hit by his empowered Q. Short trade him and all in him then.â
Ayanleh says âLike old morde, wait out his Q and then look for a aggressive trades. You outscale him but if he gets fed it will be a problem so try not to feed him.â
Twist21 says âAatrox is very easy to beat as Tryndamere, once you hit lvl 6 and buy executioners you can face tank all his abilities and still win.Before your powerspike tho I would recommend to go in melee and trade until he tries to cast his 3rd q , when that happens disengage with your E.In this matchup I would go for Flash Ignite or Ghost Ignite depending on team comps and for Runes I would take LT with Sorcery second.â
Persuification says âDo not fight him in any stage of the lane, (unless jng ganks). Farm, then impact other areas of the map. I recommend always roaming when you have ludens, if you roam before, you don't have the damage output to do anything.â
ERNESTSAURUS says âGRASP FULL TANK SETUP - CLOTH ARMOR + 4 POTS =
Aatrox can do a lot of damage with his Q's and due to his ult, he gets a lot more of lifestyle than we do, I highly recommend rushing Bramble Vest even before Sheen in order to counter his healing and give you some armor due that he deals a lot of damage with his Q's. You will later on outscale him, since your Q damage output is way bigger than his. Look to dodge the Q's, outsustain him, and if possible do short trades after he used his empowered autoattack. This is a skill but Aatrox sided matchup.â
Shumair says âAatrox is an easy match up in lane if you take ignite to reduce his healing. When he tries to hit his Qs for extended trades Q him then start autoing to proc your passive. Save your E to pull him back in when he's on his way out to maximise the time he's in your passive. Once you hit 6 you should try to ult when his 3rd q is mid-cast so you cancel it. alternatively, you could ult his W. If he ults first to try to all-in you then you should ult to steal his extra stats from his ult. Careful of getting kited with his E and extra speed from his ult. Buy bramble vest first. Go seekers next. Early tabi is nice too. Careful for the enemy jungler because Aatrox can set up ganks well if your flash is down. You outscale.â
chloe666 says âA very fun matchup IMO, as it is completely skill based. Remember that you can use your E on minions to avoid the Crit spot of his Q.
You need healing reduction on this lane, but Morello costs too much and Executioners isn't good on you. Rush Bramble Vest if behind, if you're winning you can get if after finishing RoA.
Don't finish Thornail until you're full build. â
Twist21 says âAatrox is not a difficult matchup for jax , as long as you dodge his 3rd q you win this.When you trade vs him walk up , trade with him and then use your q to escape before he uses his 3rd q.
Executioners calling is a must buy in this matchup.â
wallobear53 says âStay behind minions or ensure there is one minion between you and him at all times so it is impossible for him to land his W on you which is usually how he will start a trade. By standing behind a minion at all times, it will be impossible for him to land it.
Before initiating a trade with Aatrox, make sure his Passive is down. If you trade when his Passive is up, he will deal a lot of extra damage in a trade. Wait for him to consume it on a minion before initiating a trade.
Try and stay out of his Q sweet spots by moving out of range of them. On the first Q, move closer to him. On the second Q, move to the side and on his third Q, run away.
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Appl313245 says âAny runes work, as long as you rush executioner's calling you win. Also move in strange patterns so it's harder for him to hit his qâ
ShiningShen says âBardzo trudny przeciwnik jeĆli gra dobrze. Jego Q moĆŒe przerwaÄ twoje E. MoĆŒna go pokonaÄ przed 6 ale pĂłĆșniej staje siÄ to problematyczne. Tak wiÄc tylko krĂłtkie wymiany i skupienie siÄ na farmieniu i szukaniu przewagi za pomocÄ R gdzie indziej.â
Urgoto says âAatrox was always a tough matchup for urgot but since the Conqueror nerfes this has become a very fine matchup.
buy an early executioners against his healing and just avoid his Q's as much as possible. if he manages to W you there is a small window in wich you can buffer your E so you dont get pulled into the middle and E out.
You beat Aatrox late game hard so if you can just scale and get your items you will be fineâ
M.P.C says âPre lvl 6 you can easily all in him him. however post lvl 6, before you all in him make sure his R is in cool down, also try to memorize his Q's range. Also if he ult try and wait for it to time out.â
NullPC says âPretty even match up he out sustains you in lane but has no real way of matching your poke and you beat him in mele overall in your favorâ
Ashookaa says âOk this match up forces you to land all off your skillshots so you can get your max Q stacks so you can dogde his Q and W and kite himâ
oskii77 says âTry to avoid his Q's airbone in early game. You will easily win all-in after lvl 6, and It's even easier after finishing BOTRK. Jump on him to dodge his first 2 Qsâ
Flagoony says âAatrox is easy to beat before he hits level 6. Poke him down early and dodge his Q's. Make sure he is not able to engage onto you. After he hits level 6, fight near walls just in case you need to tunnel away. â
Stiwy says âVery Hard.
His Q can harass you even under tower and his healing is huge.
He will destroy you in early game but when you are at 2-3 items you should be able to 1 v 1 him if he's not too fed.
Start D.Shield, then try to rush tabis and bramble vest or, if you feel strong enough to kill him buy an executioner's calling early and try to E him into your tower.
You can even try to E him during the animations of his Q but, if you fail, you will take lots of damage.
I suggest to take PTA if you want to trade often.
He doesn't scale as well as you do so later in the game he will not be a big problem.
Your ult does a fantastic job at ending this sad demon's life.â
Doktora says âHave a huge dmg whit combo 3Q + E
but is very easy to poke him and take the kill little save early and only poke then attack him and he is down (6 games vs aatrox = 6 wins)â
Sir Obliterator says âDon't get hit by the first Q, Pull on the second Q and walk over him on the third. Whilst doing this you should be auto attacking, casting abilities and pathing to the direction of his escape ALL AT ONCE. If you do get Hit my the first, you wiill get hit by the second with help of his E and he'll throw W down to land his 3rd and final Q for a clean and flawless trade. Keep in mind he's autoing in this process so he will hit you with two passive procs which mathematically accounts to too much damage for you to facetank. THAT will lose you the matchup.
TL;DR: Dodge first Q.
Kryptonite: Thornmail, Mortal Reminder and Tabi'sâ
ratirl_cousin says âhasinsihns favorite champipon he is weak to elemental damage and has 4x weaknewss to rock type attacks (i reccomend to beat him u ask your jungler to paly glacial maphite for rock and bonus)â
9690 says âD-Blade. Have you seen his healing? Yeah get a kill before 6 or you are screwed. Just bait out his abilities before going in as they have a long cooldown before he gets items. Outscales you. Take Conq.â
E_IS_POWER says âThis is a fun match-up and it Favors you. There are Multiple things to parry and the 2 Second Stun you get off of them makes this a Free win. [1]Parry his Last Q as that's what does the most damage and easiest to parry. [2]You can also parry his W as it's about to drag you back in as he usually pairs it up with his last Q to lock you down. [3]You can fight him in his Ultimate without any problem, just make sure you dodge some of his Qs with your own Q.â
Hypnosa says âMost likely skill matchup but if you don't buy vest in first base he can outscale you. Try to poke him with your grasp and range if he wins and wants more just taunt him under the turret because he got better wavepushâ
Space69420 says âMost aatrox players don't know how to properly use his kit however into a strong aatrox opponent an early lead should be establishedâ
Kingarthur720 says âLethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite+flash. Longsword refillable potion start. Aatrox matchup is about setting up really good allins to take advantage of our superior sustained damage. Against Aatrox if you dont have to leash (or if you leash and Aatrox doesn't shove) we can look to get level 2 advantage and take a strong trade while he is still level 1. We also can trade hard level 1 with just a little bit of fury, try to avoid his 3rd q damage Aatrox has really good trades and healing but if we can kill him in a single all in that is how we win. Tryndamere is stronger in the early levels then Aatrox especially in the allin. Try to set up your minion wave so that you are closer to your turret so you have plenty of room to allin the Aatrox, if Aatrox is close by his turret he can take short trades and disengage to his turret easily. If Aatrox gets really far ahead, look to farm up and outscale with 40%cdr and 100% crit, if you guys are roughly even in gold you should win. If Aatrox rushes something like a deaths dance or if they have other healing on their team (soraka,vlad etc) then you should build an exectutioners after your essence reaver.â
ApraxiaDyspraxia says âHis life steal and damage is really annoying early game, wait until you get berserkers to poke hard and try trade. Don't all in until you get zeal(unless your fed).â
Dantheman81 says âThis lane shouldn't be too bad. It is rare to NOT see Aatrox nowadays in lane or banned. If he is just save your W until he uses his jump and you can escape him or catch him out. Honestly this is a matchup you should rush Executioner's Calling.â
Xplor says âIt depends on his skillshots and your ability to avoid skills. This would make the difference between winning or losing the top lane.
Avoid all abilities as much as possible. Run early boots of swiftness to help you with the mobility around and don't stand still to farm.â
Nodon says âvs aatrox it's a pure skill matchup if you can use your movementspead to easily dodge his abilities but if you ever get hit early your getting chunked HARDâ
SpedIsOn says âThis match up is mostly a skill match up. Usually you want to bait out his first q, then run to him with his second q by using your q then e to stun and double auto after and run away. Use short skirmishes to win. However, you can win once you get grievous. This match up you mostly want Doran Shield but you can run Doran Blade. You definitely want Second Wind (SW) no matter what.â
Omega Zero says âAatrox is not someone who can handle pro-longed face-to-face duels too well, however he can be extremely dangerous should you not get the advantage on him. Make sure you Alpha Strike (or preferably side-step) his Qs, and dodge his W as it will be extremely lethal if he times it well with his Q. Additionally, his ult amps ups his damage and sustain. However, he builds high health so this can backfire on him hard.â
bakk0n says âSkill matchup. Aatrox's abilities are basically telegraphed, but so are yours. Whoever lands their combos more can usually win the lane, but Mordekaiser has a slight edge. Try to save your ult for when Aatrox ults, and steal his "upgraded" stats from his Darkin form.â
kurbart says âhe heals way too much for his own good walk into hes q combos into the markers if he dashes on you and try to keep distance and ult when low. Its not an impossible fight but you can beat himâ
Saturnyourube says âVery Easy match up
you can always out trade him.
dodge His Q
and you will win the lane
Very easily
exacutioner's calling will also help.
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Alzeidx says âIf you dodge his abilities, you can actually wreck him really hard, dont start to trade at least until lvl 3-4.
Start with Dorans Blade, get armor runes and Conqueror. At lvl 6, it will be easy to wreck him if you dodge his Q and E.â
iTzToniOP says âWe have to take care about Aatrox triple Q, if we avoid the third one then we're probably winning the trade. You'll need to get a kill or minion advantage for winning the lane after level 6. If you're not able to get it just hold the lane. Fight later with your team.â
Twiggymocha says âVs Strong laning champs you will suffer, Aatrox will bully you the whole laning phase, only mid-late game you will be able to face him.â
Nyx Adachi says âCORTACURACIONES PRIMERO, no le tradees constantemente porque te ganarĂĄ siempre, aprovecha cuando no tenga cdr para sacar ventaja esperando a que ocupe sus 3 q y quedandote en tu w para cancelar su pasiva. Compra armadura ya que aatrox se cura de acuerdo al daño que este meta, es una manera bastante efectiva de counterearlo.â
TotallyEclipse says âIf he hits all his crit Q's and his W, you will lose the all in. If you E his Passive, look to fight him. You can choose to buy an early executioners calling, but you dont need itâ
ForOrion says âAatrox has incredibly high scaling with his abilities, and his mid to late game is much stronger then you. The only advantage you can have in this is to win a early first blood/kill, stay cautious, and farm till laning is shifting towards mid game or the jungle is ahead. Other than that if he gets ahead, you are done for.â
EveryMysticLimit says âGangplank into pretty much any bruiser is a win. Poke him down with Q and dodge his Q's. Also, be cautious for his all ins with his ult. Chances are, he'll win the fight. (Flash and Ignite)â
MateuszNH says âSkill matchup.
Good aatrox can own you but most of them are bad and your kits works pretty nice on them. If he waste his E and doesn't CC you can punish him by your E. You can also use both your clone or E to avoid his spells. â
ACE4291 says âthis guy can poke you at a good distance. if he plays smart its a tough match up. you can bully him if you avoid his Qs.
you must avoid his Qs on his ult which is hard for Tahm. he can heal and beat you on his ULT â
MrClockWorks says âAatrox can avoid you haymaker with his dash and his q's are ranged so he can just keep knocking you up as you run at him. Buy anti heal or take ignite, you can still kill him and win lane, Aatrox though can just make it like a farming lane.â
Wettnoodles says âYou can kill him at level 2 since you can dodge 2 of his Q's with your dashes. Build bramble or tabi if you need it otherwise you'll keep killing him anyway with BotRK and PTA. Short trades.â
DirtyDishSoap says âHe heals for alot and beats you in the early stages of the game, but once you hit six, and land a wall, he'll lose pretty easily.â
ABunchOfNumbers says âThis one is about how good you can farm while keeping him from poking you. If you're good enough, you can farm just fine, and maybe get some kills with your jungler!â
report singed ty says âSkill matchup. Dodge his initial cc and he has an impossible time landing the rest of it. On the other hand though, if you get hit by the initial CC have fun being CC'd 100 more times by his never ending combo. Not a bad matchup though.â
Sq_09 says â(Idk wether to put him 4 or 5)
He wins fights. He can outheal your damage and you can't really stop him from hiting his Q strings, especially when he uses his dash correctly. His R basically nullifies your slow and takes away all of your minion cover for his W. Try staying at max range and track his cooldowns carefully. â
WatchersGrim says âOne of your easiest match ups as you both have sustain but you have more damage to your kit easily making you a better choice in a duel.â
Beatport Expo says âDue to his Q, It's hard to try landing Q on him because he'll out-damage you when trading, but your Thick Skin should help you recover from those damageâ
Kingarthur720 says âi cant say much about aatrox except for farm until you hit lvl 6 or PD/RFC powerspike, before this he beats you in a lvl 3 all in, build executioners if the healing is too much to handleâ
Ashookaa says âtry to dogde his q with ur e and ult jump around like monkey midgame and early play a bit safe but when u sure that jgl wont gank try to go for solo killâ
VIP Titan says â1 tips against Aatrox. Make sure he used his Q the third time. As soon as he did. GO all in on him. Cos his Q cool down is really high. So in that case, he got nothing really to fight you. Make sure get reduce health items! Thats all
Remember MAX E not Q! â
gabriel5ben9 says âJust buy an early Bramble vest and everything will be easier. Dodge his Qs, don't get caught on his W, and run to your tower if he ults.â
ISwearImNotPolish says âThe reason he's an Even threat unlike Dr. Mundo is that Aatrox has big hitboxes on his Qs. Rush executioners and don't take all of his Qs.â
ShaharKarisi says âAatrox can burst you with a full Q combo but his W is pretty worthless against Shyvana's W. Both champion's ultimates are great and it's basically a contest of skill.â
SirDrPotato says âYou can easily either dodge his abilities or riposte them. Executioner's calling is a nice niche item to build against Aatrox since he relies heavily on healing.â
Subject3 says âjust.. bait his riven copy cat ability.
if you see him use it try and look for an engage with your q, make sure to dodge his lock up ability.â
KayleMachine says âCan give you a hard time if he freezes the Lane and forces you to walk up. Starting boots+4pots against him will help you a lot if you have problems.â
Starci says âPretty hard matchup tbh. You can easily dodge some of his Q's, but if the Aatrox is good and knows how to adapt based on your playstyle he can defeat you. Skill matchup.â
SuPIeX says âSkill matchup leaning in his favor. I recommand getting Bramblevest asap to cut his healing. Utilize your speed to engage hard or disengage based on the situation. Phase rush also makes it extremely easy to dodge his Q.â
Auntbetsie says âNever really played against an Aatrox before but have won lane every time when I do play against him. Just dodge his Q combo's and you will be fine and remember to punish him for missing his Q combo's.â
Discord Rengar Mains says âEarly to mid game oriented champion who can act as a drain tank. Depending on how you both play this lane, either you leave him into the dirt unable to do anything but farm, or he becomes a sustain nightmare that you need 3 people to take down. He is fairly weak until level 7-8, which is where his Q's base damage starts skyrocketing, so you want to put pressure on him ASAP. He can deal fairly well with your all in if he times his abilities right and if he gets ahead the game goes downhill real fast, so you might want to take flash + ignite to secure the early advantage. Conqueror works fine but aatrox likes extended trades to a degree, so you might want to consider grasp or HoB.
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VictorDelRey says âAvoid his Qs and you are gucci. His CC is pretty unreliable and easily countered by your mobility. Make sure to E him if he is about to die and uses ult, so you can mark him and burst him. He no longer revives so if you win the trade, you win the game.â
Itreallyhim says âDodge his Q's as best as you can, If you're out of his Q range, Always dodge forwards, He will probably E Q to try and reach you from a far, This lane can be over in seconds if you make mistakes, Play well and it should be a breeze.
Use your W after 1st or 2rd Aatrox Q.â
NotReiken says âThis fight is entirely dependant on the Aatrox. if you're fighting a one trick, say goodbye to any chance you had of living a trade. if its a noob, just stomp him and dodge the 3rd q.â
Circas says âThis match up is fairly easy. Think about it. All his damage comes from his Q where they are very easy to dodge with your mobility and your Deviant Dance (W) can actually be useful to block his third Q. Just don't take damage early, don't let him auto you for free off the first wave with his passive because it hurts. Just wait till you are level 3 or 4 after he shoves you, build up stacks and GO IN.
Normally you start with corrupting and want to get a Doran's blade to help out your early game and give you a bit more health and then just rush BOTRK. At some point pick up executioners or bramble after BOTRK because even if you dumpster him in lane he will be annoying later.
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LycheeMochigome says âEasy if you can just dodge his q's with your e, especially q3... Hook also applies grevious wounds which really cuts his healingâ
Rivenetto says âEarly 3 levels Riven beats him so hard.Play around his Q cooldown.If he uses Q 3 times on minion wave,you have 14 seconds window to trade him,dodge his Q's and try to play around his cooldows early game.Get executioners and dont give him to farm,instead he will outscale your whole team.â
classicnoob says âThis is a skill matchup Make sure not to get hit by atleast 1 of his Q's or he can outtrade you.Alot of Aatrox players don't understand how the Ultimate works.â
HeyItsLeemo says âOk, you might think this is a joke, but Aatrox can mess, you, up. Really easily, his Q and E are so annoying and it's impossible to cs against a good Aatrox, just. Ask for ganks or play safe.â
GamerAtLarge says âHow do I put this? Hes not fun to lane against. Like Irelia knowing how his kit works is half the battle but even so avoiding his Q is often easier said then done on repeat.â
GreeN1337 says âJust watchout for his Q's and you should be good to go. Before level 6 and after. He can also go magic resist in runes thinking You will go normal ap build so here is Your advantage in that matchup. Just watchout for his first item if the game is even he can clap You.â
Dejuronto says âThe downfall of Aatrox from 9.9 to 9.18 caused Mordekaiser to become basically the king of top lane. If you're fighting an aatrox, his Q cc can be annoying. But it has a long cooldown too. Just build morellonomicon against him, or in some situations, even bramble vest. Cause grievous wounds to him and cut off his healing.â
ShinyEmo says âMake him cry. He can't deal damage as much as you do. The only 2 things you should care is dodging his third Q with your Q and jungler ganks. â
Loki029 says âDon t underestimate the survivability of the new Aatrox, either burst him or avoid Fights until you are Item ahead.
You can fight him early, as his CD are really high and when you avoided his E and his Q you can All-in him.
TAKE IGNITE !â
Oblak says âHe is not a hard matchup, but, it depends very much in your skills, he can outrun you, but you can outrun him, before level 6 he is not hard, but after that you should proceed with cautionâ
Lazmm says âAatrox is probably a champ you dont want to play against in lane because of his strong 1 v 1. Make sure to go aftershock if you wan to play into it and seekers arm guard is a strong item here.â
hephephepeEPEPE says âif you dodge his abilities you win and you can do that by flinging him
i reccomend taking ghost so you can dodge his abilitiesâ
N3rdRag3_ says âskill based lane, he will push harder than you can and attempt to all in, avoid standing at distance so he cannot get his procs on edge of his Qâ
AkenoSenpai says âThis match up is for the most part a mini game of dodging his Q. The way to fight him is to stun followed up with Q then just stick to him to not allow him hitting first and second Q for third Q you want to either jump away to a minion u can get a reset on and back to aatrox afterwards or just charge ur W if Q dodge is not availableâ
Blazeofepicness says âPlay safe till 3, then trade. Your level 6 all in is much stronger. He outscales you eventually, but your mid-game is stronger with bork. â
Thr3shPrinc3 says âReally difficult lane for basically the same reasons as Darius. He can out bully you in lane even though he is melee and has an insane amount of sustain. He can also kill you quite easily if you position badly and post level 6 he can turret dive you if you are below 50% HP. Play the lane as passively as possible and poke whenever you can. Just get as much farm as possible and make sure you aren't behind when it reaches mid-game. Late game you have enough cc to lock him down so can secure kills on him later on in the game.â
6MillionBreads says âHe outsustains you, and can use Q to cancel your E disengage. You don't have any kill pressure on him at all, get Bramblevest asap, and play safe till jungler can help or roam to help team.â
ForgottenProject says âParry his last Q as it does the most damage
In high elo, Aatrox players will time their W with their Q, so in that case, Parry the W and Dash out of his Q3
Even if you are ahead, DO NOT underestimate his damage
His empowered auto (Passive) has a long cool down, but hits hard, so try not to let him AA you on the first minion waveâ
Blakespeare says âDue to his q being stationary it is an easy champ to engage on level 1 with minion wave advantage. recommend the take of dorans blade for wining early trades. You want to buy a executioners calling early to win level 6 trades dealing with his healingâ
Gunford says âYou can dodge his Q and you can Quickdraw out of his W. He has no chance to hit you when you play it well. Buy Executioners Calling against his sustain.â
Speez says âA Good aatrox is an annoying match up, if he is good with his q he can knock you out of your jump animation, besides that build executioners and you're goodâ
SirVermillion says âDodge his Q's and you should be fine. This should be an easy matchup, just don't make any mistakes and don't soak up the damage from his Q's like a sponge, you'll get chunked out of lane and fall behind. Or, you know... die. â
Colgatepot69 says âHe can close gaps between you and him pretty easily and do major damage to you early game making it harder for you to pull off this build.â
Braddik says âIf he hits all his crit Q's and his W, you will lose the all in. If you E his Passive, look to fight him. You can choose to buy an early executioners calling, but you dont need it â
spaceriftmaster says âAatrox is a very tough match up for Morde because he has very large passive healing from his main sources of damage and if it's a good Aatrox you won't be able to fight him and you'll have to play safe and wait for jungle ganks.â
Trial_By_Barrel says âAatrox is a hard match up to rate. This is because of how good the enemy is at Aatrox. A good Aatrox may be able to beat you in lane. While a bad Aatrox is a different story. Play this match up as you would with a tank. Just poke him with grasp Q's and farm with barrels. Also try and poke him with barrels if you can hit him with them.â
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Darkseige555 says âPoppy has the advantage against dash champions, but Aatrox is very strong and shouldn't be underestimated. Even if he hits like a truck and is tricky to dive, you can outplay him by e'ing his first or second q, q yourself and walk away with w once he has his last q. Always use grasp passive after and before each fight to win all the trades.â
CFCryo says âShadow of his former glory, both pre and post-rework. Your held Q is excellent at dodging Qs, but you should probably be careful about engaging while his ult is up. All it takes is one W or Q hit from him to severely change the tide of battle.â
Pickle Pick says âThis is more of a skill-based matchup and it could go either way. Remember to use your W to not get knocked up or pulled back into his W.â
Daedralus says âYou can follow his Q with your Q and out sustain him easily. If he uses R, simply R him as well, as it will prevent full usage of his R. By using E after, his damage later on can be rendered insignificant. Giving early kills to him is dangerous however, as he can get the upper hand. â
EnchantedCat says âEven though Aatrox has been nerfed a lot, he is still a bully and though you can kill him he really sucks to play against since he can just spam his abilities on you pre and post 6 when you're farming. He has a lot of kill pressure on you but this match-up is very skill based. â
Askio says âWithout his ult sustain, Aatrox is a pain but manageable. Avoid his CC chains and set up ganks for your team and your should be able to deny his farm. â
CocaineSinged69 says âIf you are bad ad dodging abilitys hes a 4/5 hard, because he has no mana, many sustain and much dmg. Only with this build you manage to outrun and outsustain him.â
TheRevenantsHand says âHe is only a problem when he lands his crit Q's. Engage at 2 or 1 if you wish, but be careful. Punish him if he misses his E and Q's. I recommend going W if you're to engage. â
VicGal96 says âEarly to mid game oriented champion who can act as a drain tank. Depending on how you both play this lane, either you leave him into the dirt unable to do anything but farm, or he becomes a sustain nightmare that you need 3 people to take down. He is fairly weak until level 7-8, which is where his Q's base damage starts skyrocketing, so you want to put pressure on him ASAP. He can deal fairly well with your all in if he times his abilities right and if he gets ahead the game goes downhill real fast, so you might want to take flash + ignite to secure the early advantage. Conqueror works fine but aatrox likes extended trades to a degree, so you might want to consider grasp or HoB.â
ozmankaan says âNot a big threat, if played rightly u can op him bt keep in mind at beginning he out damage u, his passive is good n if he able to cast his Q on u, u would be in trouble, try to dodge his Q, play a little passive at strt till lvl 6, he can ult during ur ult, try to move with in ur turret during ur ult so he cant runaway. â
Valorkyrie Quinn says âSkill-based matchup. Depends if you can dodge his Q knockups or not.
Quinn's E can dodge his knockups if timed properly.
Tip: Try to predict when he dashes forward with QE. Your E displacement can knock him backward a bit, also moving towards him to avoid the outer area knockups of Q1 and Q2.
Either move towards him or sidestep his knockups.â
BeautifulWinter says âWith Aatrox you want to play passive until level 6 and then push him hard when ult is up.
Your Ult can be used to dodge his E and I believe his Q so time it well.
May want Executioner's Calling to deal with his healing.â
Devcon says âYour dash gives you the mobility to weave in and out of his skillshots while you buckshot his face. Take an executioner's sword to win every all-in.â
Mysterious Spoof says âAatrox is a matchup that you win, but you have to be careful of his q combo. Remember that your q puts you directly on top of people, so you can avoid aatrox's 1st and 3rd q with itâ
feederfromelohell says âCan't survive without building tank on lane and staying under turret. Cancels all of your abilities. Weak in late so just chill and outscale.â
IvaoManeirao says âi'm putting Aatrox here but really i'm talking about all bruisers: Easy as hell. Since you're a juggernaut you'll just win almost every trade, you can just run them down and they can't do a thing.â
Big Belly Bop says âIf he is able to land a W on you, instantly E out and walk away. You can weave in autos and Q's but be careful for his E and Q combo. He will be able to survive your damage as long as he goes even with you so try to shut him down early with ganks from your jungler or mid-lane. Flash + Exhaust, Doran's Blade + 1 HP start, Gotta Blast! or Survivability rune page.â
ExfIamed says âYou can beat him in the first outing, but you can't ever just full on 1v1 him unless you've either killed him 5 times or he afk'd and came back, but you do outscale him.â
R3action says âTLDR: Skill matchup, use your Walls wisely and u will win
(Without Ghouls)
Stack Up your graves as per usual,
dont waste/ use minimally your W ( Wall) and E ( Slow ) wisely if you need to run away, Dont get hit the crits and you will be fine
(With Ghouls)
Use your E when you have graves ready and u see its suitable to trade. Only use your W ( Wall ) after he uses his only escape dash. Do this correctly you should be dealing ALOT of damage / Flashing / Kill
Build:
You can rush executioner early game if you think you cannot beat him then build as per usual tanks item or you can finish executioner buildâ
Verdehile says âPain in the ass early game. Heals for surprisingly amount even when he only lands 1 q and an auto. You beat him after ER and anti heal.â
Tryptic1 says âJust like Darius and Olaf, Aatrox is a powerful champion at early game. He can deal tons of damage with his Q, his W can make you slow and pull you back to the center.
When face with Aatrox, try to dodge his Q and W.
Don't try to fight him when his ult is activated, his ult will give him more damage and healing effect. â
9690 says âNot a huge issue. He can out trade you early, respect his level 1. As the lane goes on, if you're even you win hard. Dodge his Q's, get ninja tabi. Post 6 you smash him and kill him on spawn with R. Just don't make mistakes early and don't let him snowball.â
Loevely says âSkill matchup that is tipped in Aatrox's favor. Winnable but requires very good Rengar mechanics and
knowledge. Grasp + W + D-Shield start is recommended.â
numpadddd says âDodge Skillshots and youll be fine, also watch out for his Ultimate because he will be pretty strong with it (can also 1v2 or even 1v3 when not too bad) without it you should be able to foght himâ
ENX Kai says âNo more resurrection but still can be a threat. High damage and lots of CCs. Can outplay you with his healing, play extra safe, try not to get caught by his chain.â
Luthy2278 says âAgain, it depends on the player. If he knows how to poke you, he wins trades and when he hits level 6, his lifesteal is insane and he has a chance to beat you, but if you hit level 6 before he does and he overextends, then you will 10% beat him and probably win future fights. Depends on who hits level 6 first. Unlike him, you can escape from hit ult and live, he can not escape yours.â
LoganGarnett says âYou don't need to get close to him, his initial Q has tiny knock-up zone and his W is pretty slow. You can manage that. Cut off his sustain with Mortal Reminder. â
cutmeh says âAatrox relies on his cc and sustain to fight you. As rengar, you have greater burst and should win 1v1s. Avoid his cc =win trade against him â
Noc7urnalz says âWhen facing aatrox in the top lane you actually have the upper hand , he is most likely going to try to go for trades early game as his damage is big. Use your W on his third Q and you can out-trade him. Moving constantly can also couse him to miss a lot of his Q's.
NOTE : Can be dangerous if you fall behind.â
Defensivity1 says âBe carefull trading with him before level 6, both grasp and conqueror are fine choices in to aatrox once you hit 6 he should be an easy kill, but ofcourse be carefull of the enemy jungeler.â
Quezel says âAatrox can poke you out early game but after you buy seekers he begins to lose quite hard. Anytime he commits to a trade and uses his e or all of his qs ult him and kill him. Pick up Morello for grievous wounds later if you need it .â
Ends says âHas minor poke damage and has to get close enough to sett to complete a combo and can be obliterated in lane depending on how each player playsâ
ProgettoYorick says âfor me aatrox is really strong in lane, has an incredible early Q, if you get hit too many times you will end up losing. Your only escape is your W, try not to waste it. My advice from OTP is: Try to farm and hit him every now and then with E by sending your ghouls. Wait for level 6 for the engage, if he doesn't have many kills you will be able to beat himâ
Ga44moker says âAnother hard matchup is Aatrox. His 3xCC Q is just overpowered against rengar. He also has healing so your poke will get healed back. Its lil bit easier then Darius and Quinn but still really hard.
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Greekamol says âHis slow animations are easily parryable. Parry his 3rd Q, you can q w his w, and just use q to dodge his skillshots and go in on him when you have parry up. If you dodge his skillshots using your mobility you will insta win the fight.â
ThisIsJustSad says â1. While you're walking away from him, if you see that he's Qing, Q back into him to dodge the Q crit.
2. If you see him CSing infront of you, you can q into your minion, then w him and get a stun on him when he doesn't expect it.
3. Ideally, an aatrox should not crit Q you with your w up, but if you see that he's going for it, you can go in on any stun you get from your w and you auto win it.
4, You can use your movement speed to just run around Aatrox in bushes and wait for your vitals to pop up instead of fighting him head on. Aatrox's MS is not too high, so if you keep Qing him when he E's, then you can keep kiting him.
5. If Aatrox builds lethality, this might be a bit of a counter to Fiora, but I have not seen more than one Aatrox player build lethality in this season.
6. Only get executioner early if he gets it, otherwise keep following the build path.â
Gedi says âHe can dodge your Q pretty easy even if you "E" him before. Also he has lifesteal which heals your poke damage.
Tipp: Try to dodge his critical strikes - the first two one you move towards him the last one you try to dodge in any way.â
Skarner Main says âJust rush at him and be on him when he uses his first x2 Qs then back of for the 3th if you get hit by his w just walk side ways
Aastrox is not that hard to be honest just dont go for long trades against him if he got conqureorâ
Karnan says âPretty weak laning phase, He won't be strong until level 9 when his Q resets very fast. Get an early executioners and you can't lose trades. Bully him as much as possible with your Q and force him to use his Q to cs. Without his revive your ultimate will be his nightmare. â
just000jay says âSince you have a very immobile champion, and Aatrox has dashes. He can stick to you very well. only fight him with your jungler or if he's waiting for cooldowns.â
JuiceMoose says âHe can be fast with his dash, but he can get body blocked by minions. Pull him in with your E and Q him or even R him. Watch for his Ult and he does have lifesteal.â
CrimsonAngel1 says âRemember when he was the best champ in top lane? I certainly do. He isn't a problem at all anymore. Just don't let him get his Q's on you, To do this, press W.â
Mr. Nyahr says âScary duelist with Conqueror and the new Rageblade. Play safe and dodge his Q and E as best you can. If his passive is down, you can be more aggressive.â
yetusek says âLethal Tempo Runes. Can run Ghost+Flash or Ignite+flash. Longsword refillable potion start. Aatrox matchup is about setting up really good allins to take advantage of our superior sustained damage. Aatrox has really good trades and healing but if we can kill him in a single all in that is how we win. If Aatrox wastes his passive (his enhanced auto attack) on minions and we are able to dodge his q's we can look for an early all in even level 1 with little fury (if we take ignite), if you take ghost + flash then look to farm until essence reaver and then you can for sure kill him. We can win allins even with ghost+flash if we dodge q's and he wastes his passive . Aatrox is strong early levels but Tryndamere scales well in the 1v1 against him. Early on, if Aatrox is shoving you in, and you have a good amount of fury/hp to work with then that is probably the most optimal time to look for an allin because you will have a lot of space to run him down before he can retreat back to his turret.â
Kalrex says âIf he hits his Q's on you, he'll win trades. If you dodge them, you'll win. Whoever is better will win. Level 9+ you gain a slight edge, but same rules apply. I'd also recommend ignite if you really want to win lane/ if you struggle against this matchup. It'll really make your level 6 fighting power a true threat, as an early ignite will reduce the healing he gets from his ultimate.â
The Apex Dealsman says âaatrox cant catch you so just bait out his ult then punish him when it ends. your mobility is to good for aatrox to keep upâ
Siren Senpai says âWhen ever he get a momen he will try to get you low and after a fight he gets his hp back from his passive so yu need to kill him mostly at that moment. Best way to win is to wait for you jungler to come and do 2v1 and win.â
Ze mentira says âMax: Q. Rune: Comet Page.
Start corrupt potion and back with dark seal and doran's ring.
//You will not have problems with him, just poke with your seismic shard and back.
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MordeStar says âa good aatrox player can poke you out of lane and potentially win the all in against you post 6, try to kite out his Qs using the extra move speed you steal from him.â
Hamstertamer says âA strong laner, but only deals physical damage, so just mindlessly stack armor and he'll deal no damage to you. Pre-6 it can be pretty tough however so avoid trades, let him push (his Q naturally pushes the lane), farm under tower and call for early ganks. Slow him to mess up his combo. You win the 1v1 in the mid/late game.â
ineptpineapple says âSoooo easy your kit gives you such an easy time vs him, shuriken flip lets you dictate your fight with him he wont be able to keep up with you.â
Pacal Votan says âHe has a very strong combo, but you can deal with him. Just cloth + 4 and try to avoid his jumps. It's a good idea to buy some boots early. â
Jezzzir says âPretty easy matchup if you can dodge his abilities. Respect his burst damage and try not to fight with less than 75% health. Use Q liberally for poke. Atâ
breakskid1 says âHe wins early and late unless you get very ahead, your best move against him is to cs safely, and only dash in on him after he uses his 3rd q (also your clone is useful for his w not much else)â
blunderr says âAatrox can be really dangerous because of his Q's. Play safely against Aatrox and out of range for him to use his Q + E to get you, if you do get caught in the Q + E try to go into the non crit zones of the Q's and you should be able to safely kite out of there with Q + Shroom. Doran's shield is highly recommendedâ
Raideru says âTabi helps so much in this matchup because it reduces the damage on his q, try dodging his q in lane as much as possible and if he misses all of them try engaging on him and doing a quick trade and walk away.â
EpicDan01 says âHe has more damage and more healing than Mundo, but ONLY if he hits his Q's. Try to predict his Q placement and use your ult movement speed / Ghost to dodge them, and you should be able to kill him. Don't fight him early.â
sir monsieur says âHe's almost same annoying as Pantheon and Tryndamere except the fact that all of his abilities are skillshots and his approach ability has a pretty low range. If you're good enough in dodging mechanics and have a good sense on distance (and if you're not just don't play this build, you're doomed), you'll be able to win this matchup, but it will be harsh.
Read matchup details below.â
Poppu says âFight within his first two Q's, back up during his third Q, and make sure you W when he uses second Q. E him or to him if he starts an engage with his chain vs you. Build tank and thornmail to stop his AOE lifesteal. Ninja Tabi if you need to.â
Aizo says âHis passive is Maokai's passive but based on the opponent he targets. So if he fights you he is making use of your large mana pool and getting a ton of healing, and he will likely build black cleaver and send you to pound town.â
SoulHero says âYOU OUTSCALE----Ok, I hated this matchup with my very soul. It takes skill for this matchup. WHY I LOSE: shanks you real hard with pokes (if he plays really aggressive and you cant dodge for sht you lose). HOW TO WIN: You must shank him back use e lvl 1 and flip him during his q animation, preferably 2nd or 3rd and you can flip his q behind you. You outscale with this build, take mortal reminder. If you can get super close to him you can win, just flip his 3rd q. You outscale at lvl 9 if you play right. â
superkind says âLevel 1: He will start with Q and try to last hit while hitting you in the same time. Be careful of his damage when he has electrocute. If he wastes his Q spin on his face and go for a long trade. You will still win the trade if he only hits the 3rd Q on you.
Level 2: Try to shove the wave into his tower if possible or let him push into you depending on the Level 1 you had.
Level 3+: Going in he used his Q is recommended here, but respect his damage.
Level 6+: Really hard to kill, because of his annoying ult. You can try to time your ignite to kill him after his ult, but this one is really hard to pull off.
Don't try to tilt. I know this matchup sucks.â
UroSeta says âAatrox is not hard to win as Galio because of his nerfs he is not as powerful anymore but he will win you in a 1 v 1 if he has ultimateâ
notlmaze says âAatrox even after nerfs can beat you anytime even if you are ahead. Be careful of his Q's. The only phase of the game where we beat him is when we get Executioner's Calling. Phage + Fleet can destroy his aim with speed.â
MamaDuck says âAlso very annoying in lane. Has pretty good poke, with amazing ingadge and a ton of damage. Focus on farming with your "E" and play quite safe during the laning faze.â
HarryCao says âThis match up is mostly skill based. I've won numerous times against Aatrox and also lost just as much. Most often the Aatrox will try to harass you with his q and as soon as his Q goes on cd, you jump and trade with him. Dodging his Qs is vital in winning this lane as not only it damages you, it also heals him. His first Q can be dodged by walking sideways, his second Q can be dodged by away from him. He will most likely use his E (dash) with his SECOND Q so what I do is Q immediately to Aatrox to not get hit by the outer Q range and STAY INSIDE HIM as he will prepare his third Q which is IN FRONT OF HIM, dodging his 3rd Q. You should be able to win trades like that.â
Canofsteak says âIn the early game he can really bully you out of lane, and he can out sustain you due to no mana and life steal. DO NOT fight him in the early game. After you get morellos and zhonyas you should be able to fight min because not only does he heal less but you can so more burst damage than him.â
homxr says âPick up Bramble Vest, as he heals a lot. Try your best to sidestep his Q's because the damage will start piling up. If he has R and you're low, recall. DO!! NOT!! LET!! HIM!! DIVE!! YOU!!â
messketchup says âDodge his E. It may seem like it does no damage but it will do later on. Always ward to look out for ganks. Lastly, don't let Aatrox regen with his W. Keep on harrasing him the moment he tries to cs with your Q and you will win lane easily.â
Sonny2o9 says âAatrox Favored. Poke him down with your dragon strike, but don't get hit by his abilities. All in at level 7, when you get 1-2 q's off and he should die.
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WTMudkip says âAatrox is an easy matchup if you know the range of his Q and jump onto him when he uses his E. Please move away when he uses his Q3 and you'll win.â
Angela du Seithr says âAatrox reste ce qu'il est : un excellent champion de lane. Si il commence Ă prendre l'avantage vous n'avez pas beaucoup d'options pour lui mettre le grappin dessus Ă nouveau. Il est plus fragile que vous avant le niveau 6, c'est Ă ce moment qu'il faut en profiter.â
Zofia the Fierce says âThis matchup is easy or hard depending on the enemy player.
You may take Ignite, but you must buy Executioner's Calling early, therefore, start with longsword+3pots.
Utilize your spin to waste his Q attacks, and then finish him off with a good all in of several quick trades.â
EvilOranges says âD-Shield/Corrupting Potion. This champion is INFURIATING to play against. He is possibly the only champion that can fight you level 1 because of his Q, no resource bar, CC, and mobile engage with his E. I just ban him usually. Ask for jungler help with this guy, or just don't pick Jayce into him.â
PandaSenpai101 says âThis matchup is harder the higher elo you are. Most Aatrox players will use their Q, but dodge your parry. Most of the time, you want to use your parry for his second or third Q. If you get a gank, or force him to recall, you can get R faster, and look for an all in. His gank setup his really strong, so make sure to ward deep. His threat level got lowered thanks to his R not always granting him a revive, only unless he gets a kill.â
Zestysquid says âAatrox is a bitch - he can easily 1 shot your boxes early on with abilities. If he lands his pull, use that as an opportunity to burn your Q to try and bait him into boxes. Before level 3 you need to play extremely safe though because of his kill pressure.â
PogLord says âULTIMATE STEAL SCORE: 1/5
Very easy to lane against him, basically wait until he burns all of his Q-s. Once he did that, you want to hound him with E-E-A-Q-A-A. This will give you insane burts on him thanks to either Eletrocute or Last stand. Once you are under 60% HP, you W-A him. By the time it is done, you have Q. He is dead.â
The_Unf0rgiv3n says âRush bramble into Tabis and bami's cinder and there's no way he can win. If he gets 2-3 kills because of ganks, just play safer until you complete Sunfire along with Tabis and bramble!â
Prince Afghan says âAatrox is very strong in the early game and can easily escape if you try to all in him. My advice is to farm up and hope to get a good splitpush going rather than trying to fight him 1 v 1 in the lane. â
MadMaster523 says âAatrox's kit is practically the same as riven's kit. Under normal circumstances, he shouldn't be able to solo kill you in lane if you don't recklessly use your [[Hop]].â
adzzb says âAs an auto attack based champion, Aatrox isn't the hardest to lane against. However he does snowball very hard if he has more than 2 kills. Small trades early and get an executioners to stop him healing off autos.â
0mega best says âEasy. Just bait his Q then poke him to death, build armor and play safe and try not being poke by him. Play safer when he hits 6.â
Onwego317 says âHe is a pain to deal with if you are using this build as you are a to hit teemo. Best advise I can give is to learn to anticipate and side step. Sometimes a more passive early build with grieves or boots of your choice help you dodge his abilities. Allowing for you to poke and peel. -â
Rcool64 says âWhile he has some sustain, it's not very easy for him to hit you. If you can play smart and e away from him when he goes in on you, you should be fine.â
RainbowNova says âAatrox can be annoying. You can blind him when he tries to aa and thornmail can do some decent damage, but his knockups are annoying. Luckily enough, you're tenmo, the fastest boi alive, so just don't walk into his knockups.â
Lil Tidepod says âAatrox is really a pain in the butt going against pretty much any and all top laners. An ultimate that keeps him alive after death making tower dives easy, a short dash, a slow and a pull in one ability, and high damage on his Q make him a problem early, mid, and late game. He probably won't be able to kill you once you build a tank item, but if he finishes a lethality item before you finish your first tank item, watch out: he will do absurd amounts of damage if he lands at least two Qs. If he hits you with all three, I'd back, because he'll probably dive you with his ulti and you'll more than likely be low. Hitting a Q is hard on him, because he can just cancel it by dashing with his Q. Keep that in mind.â
Dr.Chrishock says âIf he knows how to poke with Q E well you have a big problem if he doesnt you can just w auto attack him and out trade him his passive is a problem tho
you cant hit ur q bcz he will stay behind minionsâ
ARandomizer says âAatrox is a skiller champion, in game he has more skills than you and in early game, while you have 1 ability, he has 3. Aatrox is not that powerful to play against you can counter him many times, but he will not fear diving you or 1v2 at top lane when the your jungler ganksâ
LighterDay says âAatrox has quite a bit of CC that makes him hard to solo. Even while in Morde's ult, the CC Aatrox gives makes it difficult to take full advantage of Morde's ult.â
DanteCLZ says âWith Aatrox even if you dodge the q's lvl 1 to 6 he still out damages you. Gives the player an easier lane to farm cs and freeze so you end up with no Farmâ
LighterDay says âGaren can handle Aatrox very well. Garen's Q removes all slows, so there goes Aatrox's W. Garen's E make it easy to do more damage to Aatrox and bully him out of lane. And Garen's W can reduce the knock-up from Aatrox's Q as well as give him high armor and MR for a brief moment. â
Nicram says âThis matchup is quite strange as Aatrox's Q range matches perfectly Urgot's Autoattack range and Aatrox generally wins short and long trades. He's stronger than you in the early game but you will outscale him at levels 13+. Aatrox's early game is pretty good but as long as you dodge his Q you should be fine. Aatrox's E allows him to dodge Urgot's Q, E and R so you need to be aware of how he uses it. For Aatrox's Q it is just a rather short range ability that has a massive cooldown in the early game, try to abuse it and engage when he doesn't have it. It's his main damage tool so try to avoid getting hit by it. For his W you need to stand behind minions and you'll be fine because it stops on them. Timing E against his W is very simple, just takes a bit of practice. Keep in mind that Aatrox can stop your dash which is something not many champions can do. He can do it with either cast of his Q.
ⶠRecommended items
Starter items â
- Doran's Shield - gives you great sustain and is almost never a bad first item for Urgot.
- Corrupting Potion - Aatrox has free abilities so to keep up with his shove.
Non starter items
- Executioner's Calling - Aatrox doesn't autoattack that much anymore since his rework but this item should definitely help you a lot against his healings.â
Scuz Rat says âPoppy is probably the most reliable pick into Aatrox in his current state, after some armor pick ups and with proper play she can go even and sometimes win the lane and solo kill him. Do not fight this champion head to head before your first recall and save your W to block his final Q in extended fights or second Q in shorter tradesâ
Brentard says âThis flippy-trippy-knock up-y bastard will spend most laning phase trying to juggle you. Try to time his damage into your W. Q away from slow/snare thing. If you can manage to dodge everything and his abilities are on cd (very small window), all in him. â
CoffeeDog says âHis kit is mostly abilities, which leaves your W pushed into a corner, when he starts to do his Q, get away from him and let him finish it so you can approach him safely.â
GrGamingTeo says âFocus on running strait at him when he uses his first 2 q's. Aatrox has a tough time with Garen's q movement speed, so if yoiu manage to dodge all of his q's he literraly can'yt do anything to youâ
GrGamingTeo says âAatrox is a bit weirder of a matchup, what you have to do is either kite his q's or dodge them and he shouldn't be able to beat you ian an all in. Goin Bramble Vest wouldn't be too bad of an option.â
MarS4Cio says âearly he has to mutch CC so he kill nasus really easy but if you play safe and controll your wave for the first 6-10 min (lvl 6 & sheen first) you can kill himâ
LoadScrenn says âYenilenmiĆ haliyle uzun takaslarda çok önde çıkıcaktır çabuk iyileĆebillesi sizi herzman takaslarda yenicektir sizi aatrox ona karĆı uzun takas yerine anlık takaslarda girip çıkın Ă§ĂŒnkĂŒ spell deydiriÄi zaman aatrox iyileĆiyo e spelli yĂŒzĂŒnden ona karĆı jung yardımı bekliceksiniz jungdan hayır yoksa takaslarda girip çıkacaksınız bide koridorunuzda safe durun vslerde rahat alabilmeniz için aÄır yara açan itemleride alabilirsiniz vslerde en azından size rahatlık saÄlar Ă§ĂŒnkĂŒ can yenilemesi azalıcaktır daldıÄınızdaâ
DrMoneybags says âPretty big lanebully early on that becomes hard to kill post-6. His healing in lane is pretty absurd and he can lock you down with knockups pretty consistently if you get dismounted. An Executioners Calling should help you quite a bit in the longrun. Bait his entire Q cooldown early and then try to all-in him for some early kills. If you snowball first, this matchup isn't so bad. Jungle assistance and dodging with your E should make this very manageable.â
Arcthunder says âThe reworked Aatrox poses the same amount of threat as the previous one, except now, his all-in potential early game is much more deadly. Avoid The Darkin Blade and watch out for his ultimate. If you don't pay attention, this world ender will end you first.â
The_CuItivator says âOne of the guys who got buffed. But still Darius gets the advantage if you play cleverly. Keep in mind his buffed healing and ult reset is brokenâ
Speedy the dart says âStart doran's blade, get aftershock and ghost.
Similar matchup to renekton and riven. Focus on disrupting his first Q with E. Try to Q after you E. He can kill you if he dodges your Q. Remember, your R doesn't reset if he has revive!â
bluejaypig says âEasy af match up, as long as hes not super fed you always win. Follow his q or dodge the knockup with your q and you already beat him.â
TheNinjaRoid says âHard matchup if you don't know the champ. If you can avoid his harrass, you likely won't die to him alone. Ask for ganks if you think you can 2v1 him. You win lane if you get ahead.â
F0gelberG says âAatrox is not a easy match up. But dont be afried to poke him. Just try to keep him busy and farm while you can. Call jg and try to kill him pre lvl 6â
lCharLottel says âAatrox have a better dmg , but not worry about this because of last patch nerf
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Khazem says âHow dangerous Aatrox is heavily depends on the skill of the player. Generally he is one of the strongest top laners and should be considered a pretty big threat due to his high base damage and his many ways to get to you and lock you down.â
Ethereal Ezio says âNew Aatrox is very strong early, but you have an escape and are hard to dive. Still be careful, have not played this match up too much yet.â
VekkyBoi says âNew Rework will mean Nasus' amazing level 6 spike collapse into a crying ball of fat where all you can do is feel the reign on 0.5 second knockups on your ass.â
The Lost Drawing says âDifĂcil al comienzo (mas que nada por su daño y su nivel 1 muy fuerte contra ti). Ten cuidado con su bĂĄsico potenciado de su pasiva. Le haces 'counter' con tu 'W'. Puedes jugar de la manera que quieras; con 'Aliento del agĂłnico' para un 'early game' mas fuete, 'Conquistador' para un 'mid game' mas fuerte que el aliento. Armate uno o dos objetos contra el; una 'Cota de espinas' o 'Botas Tabi', pero recuerda no solo peleas contra el sino contra su jg y mid (tĂłmalo como 1 vs 3 siempre)â
ElleryTheViking says âThis is generally quite situational. Olaf has the advantage in my opinion, but a good Aatrox player can easily take the lane. He'll use his Q to CS, the second you see him use that third q, you Q and E spam him out of lane and then rinse and repeat. â
LaloLalic says âHe is...A champion...All jokes aside he has some sustain and a good early game but besides that you need to time your ult so that he does not counter it with your ult.Tl;dr farm early,dominate late.â
SynergyXO says âI have had no troubles with the new aatrox, as long as you dodge his Qs and his W. you win auto trades... Try to makke him use passive auto on minion before trading. i spin on him everytime his final 3rd Q goes down.â
Samas says âHe will use his Q onto minions, thats where you go in, since he wont have majority of his damage for a few seconds, be careful though, if you give him a lead, you might find yourself in a tough spot.â
E61K says âStart Doran's Shield and go for Conqueror. The recent nerfs to Aatrox hit him hard. Stay passive level 1 and 2. Look to fight him after level 3. Use your E to dodge the "sweet spot" of his 1st or 2nd Q and secure a Q with it since he can use his dash to dodge your Q if he is quick. Unless you E him and instantly use Q afterwards. His ult denies you your ult reset, should you decide to use it on him before getting rid of his ult first. In lane I recommend that you use your ult to get rid of his ultimate since you deny him a lot of damage by destroying his ult because he loses out on the bonus AD he has in his ult form. After that utilize your passive to finish him off. As mentioned before play it cool early and focus on farming early game. By mid-game you will win against him by default when you're even.â
SwiftOblivion says âStrengths: Early game damage, Sustain, Burst damage. Weaknesses: Low mobility, Predictable CC, Outscaled. Good ol' Aatrox. He has pretty good damage early but as long as you keep hitting your vitals you should be fine. Pick your fights when he has CDâs up and be sure to riposte the sweet spots of his Q's and his W right before it pulls back so you can land a stun. More specifically his 3rd Q. Whenever he uses his ultimate, feel free to ult him back because if you kill him, your heal will proc while he starts to revive. This gives you plenty of time to heal back up before he has time to damage you again. You will outscale him and you shouldnât lose to him 90% of the time!â
Miracle Matter says âAatrox is a significant thread during his level 1-4 lane bully phase. Make sure you aren't in danger if he hits level 6 before you -- that's a small window during which he can dive you with impunity. (After 6, you just use your ult to survive his dives, similar to Tryn.)
Once you have Tear + Lost Chapter, you can start shoving him in/farming from afar, and once you have Zz'Rot, you can start going toe-to-toe with this guy fairly easily. Just beware: Good Aatroxes will use their E to dodge your double-bomb stun.
Last tip: Always dodge his W Zone (if he lands the chain on you) by running *sideways* out of it, using your E - Movespeed boost.
Late game, laugh at his "BEHOLD, IMMORTALITY" voice line as you resurrect from the dead every 33 seconds late-game. â
Suthafru says âAatrox - aatrox is a tanky, all in, early game bruiser, which is bad for jhin top.
aatrox's Q range is even with Jhin's AA range so a poke could turn into a lost trade real quick.â
Saiyan02 says âHardest matchup for Xin Zhao in the top lane in my opinion. His kit just stops your all in and his healing/damage is just to much. Ban him is my adviceâ
kkiskk says âYou have higher damage and high sustain than him. Bully him in lane but be careful not to proc his second W. Always ready to all-in him if he miss his first Q or you make him miss it (use your E) :)â
SeaWeeb says âHigh sustain and ok gap closing. Dodge his q's and don't get caught in his W. Watch for his E and play around that. If he ults try to get him low then kill him when it ends unless it means life or death.â
TheNecromancerr says âMuch stronger then you early levels, so play very safe, makes sure to dodge his Q, especially 3rd cast, you can just Q on him. You out scale him after several levels, but it can be anoying because of his ult. Whole point is to make him waste it.â
Proxxecube says âAatrox has 4 abilities you can parry, and they all involve him being somewhat close to you. Nuff said.
But really, Aatrox isn't too much of an issue as he simply isn't mobile enough to keep up with your dash. If he tries to hit a Q; for the first strike, just walk away from it - the area is super small. For the second - dash away if necessary, but try to just walk. For the third - Parry it. He gets super close, and then immediately start fighting.â
Tipurrs says âHe has a broken kit but you can harass him with your range. He kind of falls off late game but he is strong early game. Be cautious and don't let him snowball.â
WhySoRengar says âNot hard matchup, jump close to him when he uses 1st and 2nd Q to get lower dmg, R and run back when he ults then jump on him and kill himâ
mcasterix123 says âWhile the 9.3 nerfs have hit him somewhat, he's still generally terrifying. Hold him at arms length, rush armour and if possible, sustain, and just wait for mid game where your ult should do more than his Q splishy splashy tantrum spamâ
Cstrange says âThis just comes down to your ability to kite him. Your more mobile but it still takes skill to avoid his attacks. Just make sure to dodge his Q and W combo and not to get caught in his E then punish him afterwards.â
Nichao says âĂ bem tranquila essa match up, Desviar dos ''Q'' do Aatrox nĂŁo tomar na ponta, Sempre tentar acertar o ''E'' do Kled para usar 2 vezes e quando estiver se a Skaarl segurar o ''Q'' para sair â
Zahkar00 says âTake Glacial.
This matchup is more about knowing how Aatrox works. Unless you know how to outplay him, DO NOT try and fight him until you get either sheen or glacial. After that you win ez.â
polarehare says âHe's aggressive and doesn't have good gap closers, you can legit out trade him until he resurrects and then you can ult him then.â
Trixelkour says âOut sustains you but cant out tank you. Play around both of your ults for an even duel, but call for a gank if you want to kill him. He's pretty much the same but with a little bit more kill pressure on you. Take Grasp, Aftershock or Comet to poke him down. Get Gunblade into a Righteous Glory if you want to play around your ult. â
lunarstaff says âShould be easy for you to kill, as you leaping onto him makes you dodge his blade's edge, and you dish out your damage faster. His revive is annoying.â
WhispeRCZ says âHis healing counters your bleed, his ult counters yours, has some range and is quite mobile, just try to dodge his q sweetspots and dont ult him when he has his upâ
SirDeRp25 says âThe key in this match-up is to dodge the outer-edge of Aatroxx's Qs, this will result in him dealing less damage to you. The blind is very useful as Aatroxx requires occasional binding of autos between his Qsâ
Master_Yagyu says âaatrox depends on his auto attacks and q,try build boots of swiftness then try to dodge his q and auto attack him,you will win.â
E61K says âNew Aatrox is disgusting early game so don't fight him at level 1. At level 2 if you're confident in your ability to dodge the sweetspots of his Q's you can go in for an all-in or trades. However if you trade with him he is just gonna heal it back up so better make those trades count. If he get's fed grab executioners.â
undeadsoldiers says âAatrox - Conqueror
Early items (in order) - Executioners (Bramble if he gets an early kill), Phage, Tiamat
- NO all in lvl 1-2 (even if passive stacked)
- Avoid early trades (he has too much damage and sustain)
- Only trade with passive stacked
- Play very safe in lane (especially lvl 1-3)
- Donât let yourself get hit by his auto attack passive (every 20 sec)
- Dodge his abilities by using Q on minions
- Save W for his Q3 just in case you canât escape it
- Really try to avoid the outer edge of his Q (being hit by the middle is not as bad)
- When itâs safe, fake all ins to bait his ult (donât fight him if he has ult)
- Ult cooldown: 140/130/120
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Beartrand says âAatrox's damage is pretty high. Especially when he hits them sweet spots. Just try to avoid being hit by the sweet spots. And for the love of god, dodge his W. It will be the end of you when he hits it.â
Omega best says âAatrox is easy, wait for him to waste his Qs then flip him in your minion wave then kill him, be careful and dont attack while he has his Q and play safe, build armor and call ganks if neededâ
ReformedLavahit says âIt can be 3 but it can also be a 5 in my opinion it depends how good you and how good aatrox is. Try going in with e aa wq on his 1st and 2nd q and get out with your 2nd and 3rd q when he does his 3rd qâ
Mouadyam says âskill matchup mostly, avoid his Q's, especially the 3rd one, and try to get a kill before he hits 6 since he's gonna be hard to dunk thenâ
Demon Lord AC0 says âAatrox can out-damage you on early game. and is easy to kill after Bork if he rushes BC. If you're not careful he can kill you. He falls out hard mid/late-game and you can easily solo kill him. Start Doran's blade. â
teethpicks says âdodge q sweetspots, only fihgt him if his passive down.
be VERY careful spinning away from him bc he can stop ur spin with q
If he uses ult just run away from him lol, then reingage
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iam colorblind says âYou are very squishy, he need lot of Skill to hit Skillshots against you.
You can also outtrade him easy!
But be careful if he got you, you will take hard damage.â
Rading says âDepends on early game. If he gets ahead it will be very difficult to kill him as he is tanky af and does insane dmg. But he still needs to walk into your traps to kill you so try do dodge his jumps and wait for the right moment.â
DreamDaddy says âYou should be able to dash out of his q and keep him out of range with all the movespeed. but if he calls his jg he can dive easily with his ult so be carefulâ
Snaill says âYou have the mobility to dodge all his Qs, you can dodge his last Q spell with your ultimate. You dominate him all the game in dueling power if not behind. Poke him with W.â
Trixelkour says âHarasses you hard and sustains in lane too much. E in when he Q, and he should lose pretty quickly. Conqueror or PTA are the best options here. Get early Sunfire or Wit's end to duel him.â
LivesforOnlyOne says âPlay around his Q's. Dash into his first two and parry the third for an easy stun and a great way to reduce his damage. You can also parry his telegraphed W if you can afford to do so. Don't be afraid to ult if he does as you still get the healing zone if he revives. Any keystone works here.â
Skullsunderer says âAfter he uses all of his Q's on the wave you should punish him for it, he has long cooldowns early game and can't fight back. Bramble Vest is also a must against Aatrox.â
MrPuggles says âJust try not to die to him. Don't engage him unless you've poked him to below 30% HP. Focus on getting cs and use teleport to your advantage.â
joelblack says âThe Transformer is a pretty big lane bully. As long as you avoid his Q's, you'll be ok, but a good transformer will really abuse you. Taking the Mage runes will really benefit here, for long range poke and MS. â
OrangeBeard says âAatrox has his ranged q 3 times, you have your e once and your w once, make them count. Stick to him on his first 2 q casts and make him e away to waste his cd's because you have them alot lower. If he gets a kill on you, play safe and use your e only to minion clear and w if you think he will engage, but when it is on cd, stay far away from him.â
CaioOP1985 says âThis is more of a skill match between Nasus and Aatorx. He has % health damage and healing reduction together with great mobility, great sustain and an annoying ult. You also have great sustain, Wither and a tanky Ult, so as always play safe and wait to fight him directly.â
RitoPLsnerfirelia says âCan and will kill you early
E his poke passive
After trinity, q his q combo and all in with ult
Then dominate in teamfights and split-pushing
Show who is the real GOD â
JefferXpr3ss says âThis is a very difficult and brutal matchup because Aatrox can out damage you, out sustain you, and out CC you. He just seems better than Ornn in every way possible. Then again, he does not scale as well as Ornn making this matchup atleast possible to win.â
UndDasHeisst says âJust an ass to play against. He can trade against you pretty easily, and gets free healing from physical damage without mana costs. He just has better sustain and damage early game.â
DuhBrandon says âProbably as bad or worse than Darius because Aatrox counters you in a way some champs cant and as Akali there is very little counter-play. The problem with Aatrox is that all of his abilities are high damage AOE attacks rendering your shroud completely useless in an all in attempt. (which is very important because Akali's shroud normally makes up for her being very squishy early game.) And since Aatrox's R exist he'll be the one tower diving you. (also it will be very hard to farm because Aatrox will poke you a lot.) This matchup is an example of a game you might wanna build tanky on.
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TrashIreliaxd says âThe only thing annoying about Aatrox is that he can cancel your Q with his Q. Other than that, it should be pretty easy to land stuns and kill him.â
thedunkening111 says âThe World Ender isn't too bad. Just be very careful. If he lands a lot of his sweet-spot q's, things can start to get ugly. Try to take trades when his q is on cooldown, and when he you know he does not have passive.
Take Conquerorâ
Nechu2448 says âAatorax . It's easy to avoid his skills just run when you see red and don't get too close oh and he can revive him self so watchout if you have low hp!
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OmegaTeemo says âHe's a lane bully, he'll try his best to send you back to b. Trade with him while his Q is down, abuse your Q and try your best to hit as many AA as you can.â
Cyti says âSame as Riven, very short ranged dash and cannot reach you easily. Would definitely take Stopwatch+Minion Dematerializer as he can dive. â
THEUnknownPlayer says âAatrox can kill you in level 3 if you not play well and missing Creeps and not earning money to buy build the tips: is to if he Q's you Dash it then You attack a Q on him then if she Q you again Dash it again dont Kill the Creeps Fast because you need them just not let you Aatrox Q's you because Q of Aatrox deal a high damage thats why you need to be a great player in dash skillâ
kagaroo says âđŽSkill MatchupđŽ
Threat Scale: 6/10
âĄïžThis matchup is a skill-based matchup based on your movement and respect for the opponent. Aatrox has high range and can poke you out from afar but if you can avoid his sweet spots then you will be able to win. If you know your limits and can space towards him then you will win because he can only guarantee ONE of his sweet spots with E+Q. However, it's hard to simply run him down because of his mobility and CC so you must wait for them to make a mistake first to win. You outscale HARD after 2 items (hydra+botrk) but the matchup can get hard if aatrox gets ahead early,
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Bad aatrox vs Bad Trundle âĄïž Trundle favouredâââââ
Average aatrox vs Average Trundle âĄïž50/50 skilled matchupââ
Good aatrox vs Good Trundle âĄïž 50/50 skill matchup.â
L0ganJG says âYou handedly win early game, but at certain points if you ever engage badly, it will set up all of his damage for free. Look for him to miss Q1, you W2 towards him passed Q2, then E his Q3 into a wall. At last mid game he will usually stat check you if you don't have anti healâ
SUPERPENGUIN69420 says âAatrox is hard, but not that much, it's all about your timing, avoir his Q1 with W, avoid his Q2 with your Q and instantly auto-W2-auto before his Q3 and when he Q3 you just E him into the nearest wall. The prolem is about later in the game when he can statcheck you.â
Fanatical Goose says âPre 6 the biggest thing is to avoid getting hit by his W. Early on it is pretty even but once you get 6 you can fight him every time, if he pops ult, you pop ult and then your ult will be off cooldown first. Try to get anti heal before your first item
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Haxorr says âPretty easy matchup for Fiora if you play properly. The only way you lose is if you don't respect his damage when he has a stacked wave and is pushing into you from levels 4-9, Aatrox is really strong in a stacked wave. Otherwise you should be good.
I like Doran's Blade + the Conqueror and Sorcery page in this matchup. Level 1 space out his Qs as his Q cooldown is really long, if you move correctly you can get a really good trade off early game. Using Q+W to stun Aatrox when his dash is down is really effective. I overall do not recommend parrying his Qs unless his dash is down, as a good Aatrox will just dash away from your parry. You outscale really hard so just don't be dumb in the laning phase and you should be chillinâ
CactEyez says âSkill matchup early. Buying early Swifties -> Bramble makes the early game for this match-up much easier. Late game Aatrox is pretty much impossible to 1v1 if equal on items.
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Start Items:
- D.Shield -> Dark Seal
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Tank Items:
- Swifties -> Bramble -> Heartsteel
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AP Items:
- Swifties -> Bramble -> Rocketbeltâ
FeaRLesS Da says âtake ignite
its up to you if u win this match up
u can wait out his r with ur r and dodge his q with ur q so its just a skill match upâ
tinypip says âanyone who's played vs this champ would tell you he's impossible since he's able to kite you while also chunking you with his no CD Q--------------------
but you have such a huge advantage prior to level 9. a tip is to E him during his second Q not his first as its too much range for your grab, you can also R out of his W which means he cant just run away or mess up your W with the pull, run ignite and use it whenever he R's to reduce his healingâ
Althalosofsirun says âYou can win this matchup by dodging the sweetspots and playing around your W if you get the true dmg you should be able to kill him early at level 6 just respect his ult. when he is in ult the dodging becomes more important since it now controls his healingâ
TrianglularRose says âAatrox is bad, but not so much because he beats you in lane; instead, his healing can be very deceptive, and, as it goes, itâs very easy to lose a fight because you underestimated him. However, you can win, so long as you use your W well and donât all-in him the second he looks low.â
Bourne212 says âBe careful trading after lvl2, he can stick to you with his W and run you down early if it pulls you.
Try and at least dodge the ends of his first 2 Q's while trading to avoid his knock-ups, don't extended trade with him until you can all in him.
Be careful, if Aatrox gets ahead the match-up can swing heavily in his favor.â
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