Aatrox is useless now

Düff McWhalen·Feb 11, 2019·6 votes·1,429 views

He can't hit all his damage on his own

His damage is so low he doesn't even tickle

His items don't give him any meaningful powerspike

He has no good runes save for electrocute

He's useless

The nerf was ridiculous

4 Comments

DerMangoJoghurtFeb 11, 20192 votes

The nerf was meant to be harsh. The plan is to leave Aatrox, Akali and Irelia intentionally weak for this patch to analyze how much power needs to be added for compensation and where to add it so it doesn't lead to the same problems as before.

RagnaveilFeb 12, 20191 votes

Okay, and with how his kit is designed, where in the world are they gonna add power that isn't E or Q buffs (aka the problematic spells, also know as his only spells besides r)? They buff either of those, and here's what the result will be: Either too little or too much. The kit is so unhealthy in its own engineering that its bound to be a problematic kit no matter how you slice it. Had they taken time to modernize his old kit (the bloodwell move to r is the only thing I can agree with on this rework), he probably would be less of a pain in the ass to balance.

DerMangoJoghurtFeb 12, 20191 votes

I don't work at Riot. I'm just repeating what they are planning to do and why.

RagnaveilFeb 12, 20192 votes

Yeah, and im saying its the wrong move. As I said, the kit's design is unhealthy no matter how you slice it.