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Aatrox
the Darkin Blade

Aatrox

Passive · Deathbringer Stance

Periodically, Aatrox's next basic attack deals bonus damage based on the target's max health and heals him.

DamageDurabilityMagicDifficultyMobilityCC
Champion profile (Riot)
  • Damage8
  • Durability4
  • Magic3
  • Difficulty4
  • Mobility8
  • CC3
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Primary

How to play as Aatrox

  • Land Q3 sweet spot for the knock-up + double damage
  • Passive (Deathbringer Stance) — every 4 autos deal bonus %HP damage
  • W (Infernal Chains) drags enemies into Q sweet spot range
  • R (World Ender) grants revive + bonus healing — open team fights with it
  • Build Goredrinker first then Death's Dance and Sterak's Gage
  • Splitpush sidelanes after level 11 — strong 1v1 and 1v2

How to beat Aatrox

  • Dodge his Q (The Darkin Blade) sweet spot — center deals bonus damage
  • Buy Bramble Vest + Executioner's Calling vs his sustain
  • Kite him — no mobility outside E (Umbral Dash)
  • His R (World Ender) revives — save burst for the second kill window
  • Mortal Reminder is mandatory vs his lifesteal and healing
  • Burst him before he stacks passive (Deathbringer Stance)
Jungle

How to play as Aatrox

Jungle: track Scuttle, gank weak lanes, scale to objectives.

How to beat Aatrox

Jungle: ward objectives, never walk blind into brush.

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Mid

How to play as Aatrox

Mid: shove wave fast and roam to side lanes.

How to beat Aatrox

Mid: watch for roams and save Flash for the next gank.

ADC

How to play as Aatrox

ADC: kite the frontline, hit the closest tank then the carries.

How to beat Aatrox

ADC: stay behind minions and focus the enemy ADC in fights.

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Weak against

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Support

How to play as Aatrox

Support: keep vision + peel for ADC, build Locket Enchant + Knight's Vow.

How to beat Aatrox

Support: dodge hooks/engages, buy Mikael's into heavy CC.

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Abilities

Deathbringer Stance

Passive

Innate: Periodically, Aatrox's next basic attack gains 50 bonus range and deals bonus physical damage equal to % of the target's maximum health, capped at 50 against monsters. Aatrox heal for (100% / 60%) of the post-mitigation bonus damage dealt.

Aatrox's basic attacks and ability hits against at least one enemy champion or large monster reduce the cooldown by 3 seconds.

The Darkin Blade

Q

Aatrox can cast The Darkin Blade three times before the ability goes on cooldown, with a 1-second static cooldown between casts. If Aatrox does not recast the ability within 4 seconds of the previous cast, it goes on cooldown.

Active: Aatrox strikes with his blade in the target direction, dealing physical damage to enemies hit. Enemies hit within a Sweetspot of the area take 50% bonus damage and also airborne for 0.25 seconds. Each subsequent cast increases The Darkin Blade's damage by 25%.

First Cast: Aatrox strikes a forward line, with the Sweetspot at the far end.

Cooldown13 to 7 4RangeVaried

Infernal Chains

W

Active: Aatrox sends a chain in the target direction that deals physical damage to the first enemy hit, doubled against minions, and slow them by 25% for 1.5 seconds.

If this hits an enemy champion or large monster, a true sight tether shackles them to the ground beneath for 1.5 seconds.

If the tether is not broken by the end of its duration, the target is dealt the same physical damage again and airborne to the center of the area.

Cooldown15 to 12 4Range825 / 765

Umbral Dash

E

Passive: Aatrox heal for a portion of the non-persistent damage post-mitigation damage he deals against enemy champions, increased during World Ender.

Active: Aatrox dash in the target direction.

Umbral Dash basic attack reset Aatrox's basic attack timer and can be cast during his other abilities without cancelling them and vice versa.

Cooldown8 to 5 4

World Ender

Ultimate

Active: Aatrox unleashes his true form for 10 seconds, fear nearby enemy minions and monsters for 3 seconds, during which they are gradually slow by up to 99% over the duration. He also gains bonus movement speed that decays by 10% of the current bonus every 0.25 seconds, lasting until World Ender has ended.

Whenever Aatrox scores a champion takedown, he extends the duration by 5 seconds and becomes unleashed again, stacking up to the original duration.

During World Ender, Aatrox gains bonus attack damage and 5% increased size, and receives increased heal from all sources.

Cooldown75 to 55 3