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
  赐死剑气

  每过一段时间，亚托克斯的下次普攻会造成额外魔法伤害，并治疗亚托克斯，治疗量基于目标的最大生命值。

• Q
  暗裔利刃

  亚托克斯向下猛砸他的巨剑，并造成物理伤害。他可以挥击三次，每次都有一个不同的范围效果。

  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
  恶火束链

  亚托克斯猛砸地面，对命中的第一个敌人造成伤害。英雄和大型野怪需要快速离开被影响的区域，否则就会被拖拽到中心并再次受到伤害。

• E
  暗影冲决

  被动效果：亚托克斯会在对敌方英雄造成伤害时治疗自身。主动效果：他会朝一个方向突进。

• R
  大灭

  亚托克斯现出他的恶魔形态，恐惧附近的敌方小兵，并获得攻击力、治疗效果提升、以及移动速度。如果他参与了一次击杀，这个效果就会延长。

  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.