Aatrox vs Yi/Jax/Xin (Jungle)

jannit0r·12/24/2017, 4:03:38 AM·1 votes·772 views

So I've been looking for a good melee autoattacker Jungler like Yi, Jax, and Xin Zhao to bring into Ranked next season. The one who looks the most fun to me is Aatrox, but we've all heard the memes about him being a melee minion and completely useless. Realistically, if I were to compare him to a Yi or Jax Jungle, could he compete or is he actually just completely useless? Yi seems like a good go-to champ for me but less fun than Aatrox, I could play Jax but I prefer Yi, and Xin is super boring IMO so I want to know the truth about Aatrox before I blow 6300 BE

8 Comments

kaironen12/24/2017, 4:14:07 AM1 votes

Aatrox is still not good but he's not that bad with rageblade and blade of the ruined king. The problem is that he is a diver, but yet he is a split pusher that is weaker at split pushing compared to others and weaker in teamfights than other divers. I think he's on a similar level of jungling as jax but I'm not entirely sure. I know jax is decent at jungle until high elo where he falls off in effectiveness (a split pusher without tp and weaker teamfight than tank junglers isn't as effective as other champs).

TheThundersRoar12/24/2017, 4:18:02 AM1 votes

He unfortunately can't jungle anymore ever since his passive rework. I hear he's better top, but from my experience his jungle is done for.

Clayblob212/24/2017, 4:35:05 AM1 votes

Aaotrox vs jax=Aaotrox wins

Aaotrox vs. yi=Aaotrox wins if he rushes Phanatom dancer

ChompyWulf12/24/2017, 12:58:43 PM1 votes

My $.02 is that Aatrox is weak and not worth the buy right now. His Blood Well is less reliable than ever before and you desperately need to NEVER be behind to be effective unless you are lucky enough to arrive late to clean up a team fight. His Q dive can be CC'd, E is a weak poke and crappy targeting. You are crazy reliant on Autos so simple stuns or Thornmail can ruin you. The guy needs a buff to be worthwhile.

AlienPrimate12/24/2017, 8:20:18 PM1 votes

Aatrox jungle is really only good for one thing which is dragons and barons. He can solo dragon at level 2 and solo baron right as it spawns if he has rageblade. Where he struggles is team fights because he can almost never get his passive up before he dies. If you can count on your team to make effective use of having every single dragon as it spawns then he is a good pick. I wouldn't count on that in solo queue though.