Aatrox Matchups

AatroxMatchups

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Champion Portrait of Zaahen
Zaahen
Easy
61849%+649+531

Skill Priority

Aatrox Q Icon
Q
The Darkin Blade
Aatrox slams his greatsword down, dealing physical damage. He can swing three times, each with a different area of effect.
Aatrox E Icon
E
Umbral Dash
Passively, Aatrox heals when damaging enemy champions. On activation, he dashes in a direction.
Aatrox W Icon
W
Infernal Chains
Aatrox smashes the ground, dealing damage to the first enemy hit. Champions and large monsters have to leave the impact area quickly or they will be dragged to the center and take the damage again.
49.5% WR
556 Matches

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spell 1Summoner Spell 2
52.9% WR
274 Matches

Skill Order

Aatrox Q Icon
The Darkin Blade
Aatrox slams his greatsword down, dealing physical damage. He can swing three times, each with a different area of effect.
1
4
5
7
9
Aatrox W Icon
Infernal Chains
Aatrox smashes the ground, dealing damage to the first enemy hit. Champions and large monsters have to leave the impact area quickly or they will be dragged to the center and take the damage again.
3
14
15
Aatrox E Icon
Umbral Dash
Passively, Aatrox heals when damaging enemy champions. On activation, he dashes in a direction.
2
8
10
12
13
Aatrox R Icon
World Ender
Aatrox unleashes his demonic form, fearing nearby enemy minions and gaining attack damage, increased healing, and Move Speed. If he gets a takedown, this effect is extended.
6
11

Aatrox vs Zaahen Runes

Press the Attack
Lethal Tempo
Fleet Footwork
Conqueror
Absorb Life
Triumph
Presence of Mind
Legend: Alacrity
Legend: Haste
Legend: Bloodline
Coup de Grace
Cut Down
Last Stand
Demolish
Font of Life
Shield Bash
Conditioning
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Revitalize
Unflinching
50.0% WR524 Matches
Adaptive Force
Attack Speed
Ability Haste
Adaptive Force
Armor
Magic Resist
Health
Armor
Magic Resist

Starting Items

Item 1055Item 2003Item 3340
55.9% WR
152 Matches

Core Items

Item 3161Item 6610Item 3047
36.8% WR
19 Matches

4th Item Options

Item 3047
59.3% WR54 Matches
Item 6610
44.4% WR36 Matches
Item 6333
55.6% WR36 Matches

5th Item Options

Item 6333
43.5% WR23 Matches
Item 3047
70.0% WR10 Matches
Item 6694
75.0% WR8 Matches

6th Item Options

Item 6610
50.0% WR4 Matches
Item 3065
33.3% WR3 Matches
Item 3047
50.0% WR2 Matches

Laning Phase (@15 min)

Aatrox Damage
9,706
Zaahen Damage
7,072
Gold Diff+649
CS Diff+16
XP Diff+710
Ally Ganks1.11
Enemy Ganks1.04

End of Game

Aatrox Damage
28,091
Zaahen Damage
24,566
Total Gold Diff+531
Total CS Diff+12

Split Push

Aatrox Dmg to Turrets
7,343
Zaahen Dmg to Turrets
9,132
Champion Portrait of Renekton
Renekton
Hard
61449%-120-487Play to kite him away from you. He can start e level 1 and look to short trade. Try to w him after he uses his e or when his e is down altogether. Renekton has a strong all-in with his r try to use your ult movement speed to kite him and run when he looks for an all-in with r ignite.
Champion Portrait of Ornn
Ornn
Easy
61347%+695+1,509Q spam him in the early game. He can w to stop your w pull and he can also e out. If you cancel his e with your q you can chunk him very hard in the early game. Be careful trading with him after he forges into an item spikes like bamis or sunfire if you're sitting on less items. Be careful of his triple brittle combo. Avoid taking damage from his w and w auto. You should always win trades.
Champion Portrait of Garen
Garen
Even
58448%+252-787Pre 6 its not very threatening, if he tries to Q, you simply dash backwards and QW him instantly. Post 6, garen is much scarier with his ult ignite combo. Don't get cheesed at 6 and don't get in melee with him. Keep harassing him to deny him his passive, you have all the tools to kite him and you outscale him in teamfights
Champion Portrait of Malphite
Malphite
Easy
55444%+438+759You have to get a solid advantage before he can start armor stacking. Malphite has no mobility so you can combo him for free. Avoid getting in his q range and play around bushes. Malphite has mana problems in the early game so if you freeze early you can likely force his tp if you are healthy.
Champion Portrait of Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser
Easy
53849%+196+295Focus on dodging his pull. Mordekaiser has no way to trade back on your combo due to his lack of mobility. Avoid all-ining in his Death Realm and play for short trades on your q cooldown.
Champion Portrait of Darius
Darius
Even
53654%+111-86Respect Darius Level 1. Level 2 onwards, you look to poke him with Q into QE backwards. Do not attempt to Q3 into him if you're landing Q's because Darius will just win all-in after that. Your goal is to rinse and repeat whittling him down until you are able to all-in him with ignite. When you all-in hold your E to dash forward avoiding Darius outer Q. You outscale him in teamfightsDiamond I Paul231#NA1
Champion Portrait of Yone
Yone
Hard
51151%+369-230Yone favored matchup, you have to rush bramble vest and armor boots, whenever yone goes for tornado q, use your q. When you see Yone ult animation, instantly q forward as its guaranteed he'll be hit. Whenever Yone E is on CD, you need to play very aggressively, your Q cd comes up much faster and Yone has no escape. You should use your W now and not during Yone E.