@Classick A post about Aatrox!

Now I love Aatrox... like alot. His lore and character are some of the coolest I've seen in league, rivaled by Jhin, in my opinion. But his kit seems really lacking.

When Aatrox first came out, I played him alot, he seemed to be in a good place, easy to shut down, but also pretty good at snowballing into late game, be you successful. Then with the devourer update he got moved into alittle TOO good a place, so I understand some nerfs were in place. But now without devourer, and the reworks of champions who play in the jungle regularly, he seems useless, as well as simply forgotten by Riot.

Now here's my questions. Are there any planned buffs on him and or items that'll make him a viable toplaner/jungler? I understand he's a champion that plays around with his health, but said health seems to be REALLY low, like lower than an adc low. His q is on the worse side of engage as it has such a long animation, and it being interruptable. His passive is also a hinderance at points, as you HAVE to stand still and his moves are placed on a global cooldown, it's just putting you on the hotplate, basically waiting to die again. His w is fine to me, it makes dueling alot of fun. His e seems alittle negligible as far as a utility skill. His ult is alright, aswell, it makes you feel pretty powerful, especially in a duel.

A few things that could be fixed could be untargetable or unstoppable for on his Q when he is airborne, a buff to his health or a nerf to the damage he deals himself. As far as his passive if he was allowed movement (like crawling back to life) he would be able to position himself for his revival. These types of things would make him work well in those roles.

As far as rework potential, i think that acouple moves could be swapped in to help him fit his lore better, maybe instead of his flight, he could have a dash that would have a cooldown reduced by attacks, so he could dance elegantly through battle, or have massacre turned into sort of a team buff, that would empower him more the less teammates he had nearby, so itll be similar to his now, but also could help champions around him. This would be a nod towards him showing up to battles and rallying those around him with a dark empowerment, and he would tend to choose the losing side (for fun of course).

To sum Aatrox seems to exceed at PvE, he can solo baron with 3 items, solo dragon at 3, and solo void herald with just the shell of the jungle item, which I think is pretty awesome, but his ganking and teamfights are not that great at all, and he can fall off really easy. Thoughts?

-Its Redd