This is coming from someone who's 2nd highest mastery is aatrox, he's a trollpick atm. Pre healing and dash removal removal he didn't seem OP, he was like a tier 2 above average pick in soloQ but god tier in pro play. He doesn't just need simple buffs he needs a minirework to make him better in soloQ and worse in proplay.
Fear the Kayn5 votesI really think he was pretty well balanced a couple patches ago. Riot really needs to stop nerfing champions because Korean smurfs can play them at 100% efficiency and stomp people well below their rank.
Ragnaveil1 votesThey nerfed him because "pro play was abusing him". Man, I wonder why they did, considering A. Its a champ with a free GA. B. Has tons of damage loaded on Q that its absurd early game. They just need to weaken his early damage and let him become a simple late game champion. Thats how you stop pro from spam picking him.
Tin Obliterates1 votesThey nerfed him because "pro play was abusing him". Man, I wonder why they did, considering A. Its a champ with a free GA. B. Has tons of damage loaded on Q that its absurd early game. They just need to weaken his early damage and let him become a simple late game champion. Thats how you stop pro from spam picking him.
The 3 knockups he has are also something that can be abused a lot in pro play.
Ragnaveil1 votesYeah, the micro knock ups l tend to forget exist, but I never forget the unnecessary microstun akali has. They gotta give him a strength somewhere instead of clearly having to send him back to the gulags.
Tin Obliterates3 votesUnfortunately, we're probably not getting anything but simple buffs in 9.5 if what Meddler said is correct.
It's sad to see that they're not willing to put more work into him right now, though I hope that's going to change because Aatrox is one of my favorite champions in the game right now and it sucks that he was completely gutted because he could be abused in professional games.
And about the mini rework, what kit changes do you think are needed to make him better in SoloQ and less powerful in pro play?
feintfiend4 votesImo he needs to fully become a juggernaut like garen/darius/illaoi. His base stats should be buffed to match them and he should be healing for % missing HP. He should have 2 charges of E but the 2nd charge can only be used to move your Q. If he's not gonna be allowed to heal off minions give him rhaast level healing. Revert Q scaling nerfs. His ultimate is what makes him a proplay pick so idk how they'd do this stuff other than nerfing his ult hard. Maybe put the revive on his passive and aatrox fills his blood well every time he damages a champ and when he its sweetspots he fills the bloodwell more and give him a new ult