AD or AP Aatrox?

Glîtchy·May 20, 2017·1 votes·3,169 views

Which way are you supposed to even build him?

10 Comments

oSEXYPLATYPUSoMay 20, 20171 votes

is this a serious question ?

GlîtchyMay 20, 20171 votes

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is this a serious question ?

Yes, I've seen AD Aatrox and AP Aatrox on an on and off basis, so I was curious.

oSEXYPLATYPUSoMay 21, 20171 votes

he can be an on hit champ with items like item 3153 item 3124 but he is best with ad ...

im told the buffed item 3812 is real nice on him

but a item 3153 item 3124 item 3115 item 3091 could be fun

Commander JavikMay 20, 20171 votes

full ap , and rush item 3056

AlienPrimateMay 20, 20171 votes

Build him like this item 3748 > item 3124 > either item 3026 if doing well or tank item 3742 item 3065 item 3143 item 3068 item 3194

Asayake 5150glowMay 20, 20171 votes

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Build him like this > > either if doing well or tank

Rageblade is a waste though... your only auto attack reset is Titanic so it takes a pretty long time to stack up... if you want more damage Bork or Steraks is nice. Otherwise going straight into tank items is better in my experience.

inuitmailmanMay 20, 20171 votes

You must not know aatrox scaling.he has no ap scaling. Guinsos is the only "ap" item you want on him

paisyMay 20, 20171 votes

He has ap scaling on his ult

meowwow7May 20, 20171 votes

ap but with attack speed

LuminierMay 21, 20171 votes

Aatrox main. 250k mastery points.

Get a few offensive items on him. A typical build that I like is: item 3153 item 3046 item 3047 item 3812 item 3065 item 3143 .

Blade of the Ruined King is core and will likely always will be unless it falls out of meta or a new item comes along that's better. First item rush. After BoRK, finish defensive boots. (Tabi, Merc Treads.) Defensive boots are very good on Aatrox as it helps him duel more. Phantom Dancer after BoRK. Many reasons for this:

You gain more attack speed (this really helps with DPS, and more Attack Speed greatly synergizes with his W.)
Your dueling potential goes way up. Phantom Dancer's passive is very helpful for Aatrox. Not only does the damage reduction greatly enhance his ability to split-push duel, but it also helps you stick to someone with the enhanced movement speed, as well as being ghosted when near someone, so you don't get cockblocked by minions.
Critical hits are actually great on him. Since you'll be doing a lot of auto attacking, 30% chance to do roughly double damage on your next auto attack is great.

After BoRK, Boots, and PD, the rest of your build is up to you. Do you want to be purely tanky afterwards so you can survive in fights? Do you want to get Death's Dance to deal more damage and sustain through everything? Death's Dance is a great item on Aatrox. It prolongs his passive artificially, making it very valuable in team-fights. Spirit Visage's healing increase is also very very good.

Just one thing. Do NOT buy Guardian Angel on Aatrox. Guardian Angel takes priority over Aatrox's passive revive, which means that your Blood Well (if completely full) will rapidly drain while you sit in stasis. You will have to work to get 5 stacks back up to fill your passive. It's really a gamebreaking issue but idk if Riot is truly aware.

Anyways feel free to reply to ask me any questions you got. I spent a lot of time on this (way more than I thought I would) so yeah. I'd like to be as thorough as possible.