aatrox revive sucks live + PBE
caitlyn trap lol any cc really
caitlyn trap lol any cc really
Dude you've been constantly posting bad things about Aatrox across multiple topics, test more than a couple games of Aatrox on PBE and try to follow some of the builds people are testing (or realistically make some of your own and note interactions we can work with).
Giving a statement that something is bad doesn't mean that the statement is usable. Currently on live, the revive is extremely abusable specifically on tower dive interactions with which Aatrox can do rather easily if he has a jungler to juggle aggro with. On PBE, this is now limited to 4 seconds within combat, making it so that Aatrox has to be completely ready to dive and let his opponent know that it's going to most likely happen. Counter play by knowledge essentially.
The positives of PBE Aatrox currently are: -Can finally max W first now because the base heal goes up by 15 per rank and no longer reliant on poke in normal matchups. -Can finally lane normally because you're capable of sustaining trades due to no HP costs. -Still an extremely good turret diver. -Still has a lv6 early game burst powerspike, even if it is a tad bit weaker overall if you are forced to level E on an unsafe lane. -Scales well with the new Blade of the Ruined King and can build more reliably as a bruiser via Spirit Visage and Dead Man's plate.
Cons: -Base speed is garbage. -Still easy to Ignite and gg him in lane. -Still an easy to kite champion in fights until he gets finished Boots (mostly affects roaming/mid game) and a Phage type item. -Blood Well takes a while to fill up properly and is not an "instant reaction" unless your ultimate is up. -Can no longer make very misleading comebacks because of his heal being inconsistently strong according to Aatrox's HP (that is a pro for playing against him). -His jungle needs you to know more than usual in order for you to play it properly. Runes/Items and such.
They still need to work out kinks for his numbers because maxing Q second is better for the CDR and you lose Blood Well too quickly if Q was used to activate it. So Blades of Torment went from his most reliable ability to his worst reliable ability.