I tried to like the new Aatrox, I REALLY tried. But i just can't.
So before his rework I hit mastery 5 with
obviously not a huge accomplishment mind you but I liked his old kit. This rework in my opinion was just a huge nerf, his passive looks strong but has a huge CD for what it's worth, not to mention it's so easy to waste it if you planned to farm rather you're top or jungle. The new Q gives him less mobility, his knock up is a lot less reliable, less AOE, and has a lot less impact in team fights, and the new dash they gave him I feel was a huge joke, I just don't see a point In gaining some bonus AD for a measly 1.5 seconds with literally the shortest dash distance in the game. Then there is his ult witch use to work passively but now depends on a small delay before you can attempt to use it meaning you can press R repeatedly but if they are quick enough they can shut you down before it's activation.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for fairness and balance, old aatrox did have some balance issues in regards to his old passive and healing, I admit to this, but every single thing about this rework feels like he was just way over tuned, and became something he wasn't meant to be. He hardly resembles the old Aatrox at all and I feel Riot could make some changes to make him feel more familiar to the old Aatrox were all so used to.