illaoi is way newer than aatrox ,yet...

SiG DxD·Jun 2, 2016·6 votes·679 views

she was improved for couple of patches now meanwhile...

i guess its all about RIP aatrox

12 Comments

Reaper ReviewJun 2, 20162 votes

Illaoi only needs minor tweaks to improve functionality.

Aatrox, meanwhile, is basically all numbers. Melee champions who are predominantly numbers are the most difficult type of champion to balance*. Tweak their stats a bit too high, or tweak a certain item to be a tad too strong, and these champions become broken. You end up like things with 4.5/4.6 Feral Flare Warwick.

_*Actually, the most difficult kind of champion to balance is the AoE AP Marksman, but we only have one of those. Azir _

5050BSJun 2, 20161 votes

Its because she was unplayable while Aatrox with a little skill is playable.

L Psy KongrooJun 2, 20161 votes

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Its because she was unplayable while Aatrox with a little skill is playable.

No amount of skill can save the worthless pile of trash that is Aatrox. I'd honestly rather have Teemo than Aatrox. At least Teemo provides some vision with shrooms. An Aatrox player will probably forget to upgrade their trinket and never buy a single pink ward, IN ADDITION to being completely and utterly useless in both teamfights and laning. While Teemo is crap in both, the vision he provides gives him a very slight leg up over Aatrox in the "worst champion in the game" contest.

BoulderoxJun 2, 20161 votes

ok one, your assuming just aatrox players don't upgrade trinkets, yea... great point. Aatrox is a prime example of a champion that has TRADE OFFS, if he builds full damage, he is super squishy, if tanky he does jack shit for damage, his w too, he IS the epitome of a champ that trades one for another, unlike half the roster that doesn't give ANYTHING up... but because of this this is the reason he is lack luster.

5050BSJun 2, 20161 votes

This is true and will need to be addressed but In gold+ there are Aatrox players that really know him and can carry by getting fed early and if they have a team that knows how to work with other players his "Weakness" can be countered.

Problem is that there are a TON of bad players in League and Aatrox sucks in the hands of a bad player.

QuephaJun 2, 20161 votes

It's because Illaoi's kit has counterplay while Aatrox's is a toxic mess

AlwaysByMySideJun 3, 20161 votes

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It's because Illaoi's kit has counterplay while Aatrox's is a toxic mess

Not to mention that Illaoi's kit is thematically on point, whereas Aatrox's kit is incredibly generic and uninspired.

And he will never be allowed to be truly good while he has that revive passive. If Aatrox had the stats and numbers of Xin Zhao or Tryndamere or a juggernaut while also having that revive passive he'd be incredibly obnoxious and overbearing.

xeviJun 2, 20161 votes

Yorick? item 3070 i cri evrytiem

Br4ndonJun 3, 20161 votes

Iliaoi is just what Bard was last year. Biweekly buffs/reworks for about half a year.

MunchCrunchLunchJun 3, 20161 votes

aatrox kit is am gonna run at you and auto you to death and maintain huge burst. hes extremely squishy and thats what makes him bad. unlike say tryndamere who has his ult. hes just a too generic champion that needs a large scale rework . probably worked into an ad caster

EcchiOtakuTMJun 3, 20161 votes

Because illaoi litterally is unviable her entire counter is repositioning which players picked up on from day 1 of seeing illaoi.

Not to mention she gets further guttered by buying a grievous wound which while it should have been popular from day 1 now that grievous wounds are returned it's becoming even more common bought.