How to beat Aatrox

Common role: Top

A healing skirmisher who chains three sword slams and revives with his ultimate.

What makes Aatrox dangerous

Aatrox lands the sweet-spot of his three Q slams for heavy damage and self-healing, pulls you in with his W chain, and his ultimate boosts his damage, healing and gives a revive. He's an all-in bruiser who out-sustains trades and snowballs off a won fight.

How to play against Aatrox

• 1Dodge the sweet-spot (edge/center) of his Q slams — that's where his damage and knock-up are. Sidestep and his healing and damage collapse.
• 2Cut his healing with Grievous Wounds — Aatrox lives off the sustain from his Q. Anti-heal turns his all-ins into losing trades.
• 3Don't dive him at low health — his ultimate revive turns a kill into a reset. Wait out the revive or CC him through it.
• 4He's immobile between his Q dashes. Kite him after he uses W-pull and E-dash — that's his no-mobility punish window.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Skillshot-reliant — dodge his Q and he does little.
• ✓Healing is hard-countered by Grievous Wounds.
• ✓Immobile outside his ability combo.
• ✓Weak if his all-in is disengaged or kited.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Aatrox's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Todesbringer

  Gelegentlich verursacht Aatrox' nächster normaler Angriff zusätzlichen magischen Schaden und heilt ihn abhängig vom maximalen Leben des Ziels.

• Q
  Die Klinge der Düsteren

  Aatrox schwingt sein Großschwert und verursacht normalen Schaden. Er kann bis zu dreimal zuschlagen und jeder Schlag hat einen anderen Wirkungsbereich.

  Strong: the sweet-spot (edge/center) of his three slams deals huge damage and knocks up. Weak: dodge the sweet-spot and his damage and healing collapse.

• W
  Infernalische Ketten

  Aatrox schlägt auf den Boden und verursacht Schaden am ersten getroffenen Gegner. Champions und große Monster müssen den Einschlagsbereich schnell verlassen oder werden wieder in die Mitte gezogen und erleiden erneut Schaden.

• E
  Düstersprung

  Aatrox heilt sich passiv, indem er gegnerischen Champions Schaden zufügt. Bei Aktivierung springt er in eine Richtung.

• R
  Weltenvernichter

  Aatrox entfesselt seine dämonische Form, wodurch er gegnerische Vasallen in der Nähe in Furcht versetzt und sich sein Angriffsschaden, seine Heilung sowie sein Lauftempo erhöhen. Wenn er an einem Kill beteiligt ist, wird dieser Effekt verlängert.

  Strong: boosts his damage/healing and revives on a kill window. Weak: don't dive him low — wait out the revive or CC him through it.

Itemization

Aatrox is AD with heavy self-healing. Grievous Wounds (Bramble Vest, Executioner's, Thornmail) is mandatory, plus armor and slows to kite his combo. Dodging his Q is worth more than any item.

This guide covers Aatrox's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.