Aatrox, The Darkin Blade is a great champion for the top lane, as well as a good jungler. Most poeple use him as a top lane, and i have a "guide" for Aatrox right here.
First, lets go over Aatrox's abilities:
Passive: Blood Well
Blood Well Passively increases Aatrox's attack speed by 0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9/1.0/1.1% for every 2% in the blood well. When Aatrox takes fatal damage, he becomes untargetable for 3 seconds, restoring health equal to Blood Well's contents + (10.5+(15.75 X Aatrox's level) This can be canceled after one second by moving, however, this stops the health regen.
Q: Dark Flight 600 Range Costs 10% of Current Health Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12 Seconds
Aatrox flies into the air and lands on a targeted area, dealing 70/115/160/205/250(+60% Bonus AD) physical damage. Enemies in center of circle are knocked up for 1 second.
W: Blood Price/Blood Thirst Cooldown: 0.5 Seconds
Blood Thirst: Every third attack heals Aatrox for 20/25/30/35/40(+25% Bonus AD) but heals for 60/75/90/105/120(+75% Bonus AD) when under half health.
Blood Thirst: Every third attack does an extra 60/95/130/165/200 (+100% Bonus AD) for a cost of 15/23.75/32.5/41.25/50 (+25% Bonus AD) health.
E: Blades of Torment 1000 Range Costs 5% of Current Health Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8
Does 75/110/145/180/215 (+60% AP) (+ 60% Bonus AD) magic damage and slows by 40% for 1.75/2/2.25/2.5/2.75 seconds.
R: Massacre Cooldown: 100/85/70
Does 200/300/400 (+100% AP) magic damage and gives Aatrox 40/50/60% attack speed and 175 bonus range for 12 seconds.
Top Lane Aatrox Guide (Items/Ability Oder) (I will not do Runes/Maseries, that will be based on what you want to do)
Good Top Lane Items: (My Opinion) Start Doran's Blade, 1 Health Potion, and a Trinket of your choice.
First Item: Boots (Depends on Lane Matchup)
First Big Items: Either Ravenous Hydra or Blade of the Ruined King
Depending on if you want to get more attack speed or attack damage, that's what your first main item should be. Both have active effects, and they are fairly decent.
Second Main Item: Bloodthirster
Not needed on Aatrox, but is very annoying to deal with, because it gives him more life steal, which makes him harder to 1v1.
Third Main Item: Trinity Force
As you can see by the above stats, Aatrox does use some Ability Power, so it could be a item that gives a bit more damage on his E and his Ult.
Fourth Main Item: Either Blade of the Ruined King or Ravenous Hydra
Basically choose the one you didn't choose for your first item.
Fifth Item: Randuin's Omen or Banshee's Veil
Depends on the opposing team's best member, both help make you a bit tankier and harder to kill
Sixth Item: Banshee's Veil or Randuin's Omen
Also whatever you didn't choose for item five
If you replace boots, build Guardian Angel, now you have 2 revives, making you harder to kill.
Ability Order:
Start with, and Max E first. At level 2, get your W, but Max W last. At level 4, get Q, and Max it Second. As with all Champions, Level your Ult at 6, 13, and 16.
Jungle Aatrox Guide (Items/Ability Order)
Good Jungle Items: (My Opinion) Start Hunter's Machete, 4 Health Potions, and a Warding Totem
First Item: Either Wriggle's Lantern or Spirit of the Elder Lizard
Wriggle's helps give attack speed, which is very good on Aatrox, but Elder Lizard applies red buff effect.
Second Item: Blade of the Ruined King
Such a great item on Aatrox in my opinion, and even though the Attack Damage isn't the greatest (25) it gives a nice active and a good attack speed boost.
Third Item: Randuin's Omen or Black Cleaver
The rest of the build depends on if you want to go tank or AD. Black Cleaver still gives a bot of health to make you a bit tankier, but not as much of a boost as Randuin's
Fourth Item: Banshee's Veil or Maw of Malmatorus
Another time where it depends on what type of build you are going for. If going tank, build Sporit Visage, but if going damage, use Maw of Malmatorus.
Fifth Item: Sunfire Cape or Randuin's Omen
Build Randuin's Only if you didn't build it before. If you did, that means your becoming a tank with a revive for a passive. If you didn't build Randuin's before, now you can do damage and be harder to kill.
Sixth Item: Spirit Visage or Banshee's Veil
In my opinion, Banshee's Veil is better than Spirit Visage. That is why you should either have it already built, or be building it last. Just like Sunfire Cape, you should only build Spirit Visage when you have Banshee's already built.
Ability Order:
Start With W, but Max it Last. Then get Q or E, depending on how well your lanes are doing (Q is for an easier gank, E for jungle clear) At level three put 1 point in either E of Q depending on which one you didn't take at level 2. Just like top lane Aatrox, max E first, then Q, and put points in your ult at 6,13,16.
Aatrox Counters (Top Lane) (I feel like for jungle Aatrox, just be careful about the same tips for what Aatrox is weak to.) (Remember, Experience is the best factor for countering a champion. Always pick someone you are comfortable with. For example, My very first Annie game was against a Katarina. I chose Annie because i knew that Stuns countered Katarina's ult. I proceeded to do terrible, but I did steal Baron with a Flash-Tibbers, died, then we lost the game)
Champions that Aatrox is weak to:
Jax:
Jax counters many Champions, but that might be because he has a great combo with his E-W-Q combo, where he jumps on you and stuns you, then auto attack you and kills you. (Slight Exaggeration) Aatrox, like most Auto-Attacking champions are weak to Hard CC (Stuns, Suppression, etc.) Slows/Silences don't do much to Aatrox, becuase they won't stop Auto-Attacks) Jax is not as popular in the LCS, but he has been banned almost every game I've played, and picked when not banned.
Fiora:
Not sure how Fiora will do after the Kit Rework she is getting, (Which basically gets rid of her ult, and gives her a Quinn flip) but until then she does beat Aatrox. Her current Ult is amazing, making herself untargetable and she will basically win every 1v1. She can pop your passive easily, and she also possesses a W that ruins Aatrox. Fiora's W gives her extra AD (Passive Effect) and the active Parries the next basic attack. A Parry blocks all damage from a basic attack, but not the CC the attack provides. Fiora's W would basically block the damage from the attack, then does 60/110/210/260 (+100% AP) damage. That could easily defeat Aatrox in a duel, because it would his main source of damage: An Auto-Attack.
Pantheon:
Pantheon has Hard CC, a stun. However, Pantheon isn't as hard of a counter as Jax/Fiora, but he can harass with Q, and stun when your trying to Auto-Attack, then do most of his damage.
Renekton:
Renekton is a lane-bully. He has probably the strongest level 3 in the game, with his W-Slice-Attack-Q-Dice. (E-W-Q-E) Renekton is very hard to lane against for most champions, so play passively, and then go aggressive when your jungler comes. His stun will make it hard to 1v1 him, and his ult will make it hard to take him down.
Teemo:
A good Teemo player will ruin a Aatrox player's day. His blind takes away most of your damage, and like Renekton, Teemo is a lane-bully, but with Range and a Blind, which makes Auto-Attacks miss. Plus, Teemo. Enough said.
Riven:
Riven has displacements, stuns, and a dash to escape your attacks. Riven is a very hard match up for Aatrox, so try to avoid it at all times. Both Riven and Aatrox get extra attack range with their ults, but Riven will be able to "chase" you with her's
Champions that Aatrox is Strong Against:
Shen:
Lets be honest, would anyone want to taunt an Aatrox? Shen overall is very passive. Aatrox is very aggressive. This is not good for Shen.
Dr. Mundo:
Mundo is just a tank. He will get hard to 1v1 in the late game. In lane phase, abuse him for he is easy-ish to kill pre 6. Also, if you run ignite, it will hurt his ult severely.
Olaf:
Olaf's ult will not harm Aatrox, for his kit doesn't have much CC (It only blocks the knockup/slow) You can just Attack him down, and his ult becomes useless.
Vladimir:
I've seen this matchup before. It makes me feel bad for both players. He has a lot of sustain, but so does Aatrox. It is all based on who is a better player, and who decided to run ignite. This matchup can honestly go either way, and getting your jungler to help will give you a lead.
Other General Counters:
Ignite - Stops the healing from your passive and life steal, which is Aatrox's main source of sustain and dueling strength.
Barrier - Not as much of a counter as ignite, but it helps to keep you alive longer.
Attack Speed Slows - This makes it take longer for Aatrox's W to get its third attack. This will ruin some of his sustain and his "burst" damage. Examples of these are Frozen Heart, Warden's Mail, etc.
Armor - Not a hard counter, its just good to build against Aatrox. It will just make him do a little less damage.
Hard CC - This is a good counter to Aatrox. Stuns, for example, are amazing against Aatrox, because they will shut down his damage for a little while.
Heal Reduction - Basically, other sources of grievous wounds, like Morellonomicon, Tristana's "Explosive Shot" etc.
Sorry again for not posting this on a weekend. It took way more time then I expected. I will have to work on these earlier from now on. :)
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