Aatrox Kit Idea Thread
Ever since the Aatrox complete rework came by, it was probably one of my favorite kits to play with. Unfortunately, pro-play has ruined this champ as some others and riot has "updated" his kit last year, which has to be honest, left me salty.
Rant: I really dislike how the removed the bonus AD and the overall E changes on Aatrox the most, I can see why they removed the stacks though as it doesn't really punish players and gives them many escape opportunities. Also the removal of his revive, they designed Aatrox with reviving in mind and even had lines when he is reviving, it is such a waste imo but this is the least of my concern. Rant over
Opinion on skills: passive: It's alright, I preferred his old passive where it had some healing/shielding reduction which is pretty unique.
Q: I think this is in a good state I don't really have anything much to say here, but if they were to buff it, I think adding armor pen or true damage in the center could work idk.
**W:**I think it's a little weird that they increased the cooldown on this ability and also gave a flat slow, really unreliable but when it works, it works.
**E:**The only skill to make his kit actually work, without it everyone will be dodging your Q or W and will be impossible to hit unless they are standing. This is one I will talk about the most in this post.
R: Similar ult to singed or riven, basically a stat improver not much to say. I do wish they added a small amount of tenacity considering he's increased in size and "revealed his true form".
His E: This is where my idea to adjust his E comes in, while riot took a jab to nerf him in pro-play rather than everyone they took away his stacks and made into 1-time spell only. You may say that it "But that separates the good Aatrox from the bad" and I can agree, but it's not how you should approach the change though, I do offer another solution.
Currently, his E is: COOLDOWN: 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 PASSIVE: Aatrox Heal power heals for a percentage of the non-periodic damage he deals against champions. ACTIVE: Aatrox Dash dashes in the target direction
I suggest:
COOLDOWN: 10 / 9 /8 / 7 / 6 PASSIVE: Aatrox Heal power heals for a percentage of the non-periodic damage he deals against champions. ACTIVE: Aatrox Dash dashes in the target direction
Another passive: If Aatrox hits his sword with the tip, it reduces the cooldown by 0.5 seconds (or 1)
This way, players can be rewarded by landing the tip and having the E up more in time.
So what do you guys think of the idea? How would you guys improve current Aatrox?
