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
  Posture du massacreur

  Régulièrement, la prochaine attaque de base d'Aatrox inflige des dégâts magiques bonus et le soigne, selon un pourcentage des PV max de la cible.

• Q
  Épée des Darkin

  Aatrox abat son épée devant lui, infligeant des dégâts physiques. Il peut frapper jusqu'à 3 fois et chaque coup a une zone d'effet différente.

  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
  Chaînes infernales

  Aatrox frappe le sol, blessant le premier ennemi touché. Les champions et les grands monstres doivent vite quitter la zone d'effet sous peine d'être ramenés de force au point d'impact et de subir à nouveau les dégâts.

• E
  Ruée obscure

  Passivement, Aatrox se soigne quand il blesse des champions ennemis. À l'activation, il se rue dans une direction.

• R
  Fossoyeur des mondes

  Aatrox libère sa forme démoniaque, effrayant les sbires ennemis proches et augmentant ses dégâts d'attaque, ses soins et sa vitesse de déplacement. La durée est prolongée s'il participe à l'élimination d'un champion ennemi.

  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.