Aatrox plz
Even Zac got buffs in this last patch. When in the hell are they going to look at Aatrox? Aatrox hasn't been looked at for balance since patch 3.13... 2 seasons ago? really Rito?
Even Zac got buffs in this last patch. When in the hell are they going to look at Aatrox? Aatrox hasn't been looked at for balance since patch 3.13... 2 seasons ago? really Rito?
Aatrox doesn't need any serious attention. He's sitting above a 50% winrate when played top right now, his kit just isn't favorable with the new jungle. He does have a nice and well-rounded kit with him, could use a minor scaling buff or something to the effect of working on his Q radius, but I can't see anything else reasonably happening to him.
Wtf does isn't favorable with the new jungle mean? He always could farm from level 1 until level 18 with machete. He always will. Fact is Aatrox Jungle 51.55% winrate Top 51.12% winrate those were his winrates in 5.21. Now it's even worse, while he got a buff from Fervor of Battle. People aren't even buying mortal reminder against him. He's no threat at all. Games he wins are when people try to fight him in the lane, and feed him up, so he can push down weak ass turrets fast.
No help needed if you do what is needed, go with tank ad. Too many people go pure damage, that is what makes it seem like he needs a buff.
Aatrox doesn't benefit at all from tankyness, and Aatrox does indeed need a revamp (not strictly a buff, but some tweaks) since his kit is far too binary and his skills actually punish him for using them in the right way most times (Q is just a way to get punished).
I do believe there was a potential buff on the pbe where your ult increased the size of your bloodwell depending on how many champs you hit.
Its so insignificant and underwhelming a buff its so hard to notice. Most of the time aatrox goes to jump into a whole team or teamfight hes either been farming camps or doing the only thing he can slightly do right now which is splitpush and coming right from another lane so his well is ALREADY full. The most significant scenario to even utilize the buff would be jumping in right after respawning or something. If this is the case your passive is down and your probably not very strong anyway cause you've been feeding trying to stay alive in the jungle or top so your just gonna get kited to holy hell and explode again tanky bruiser or not. Right now as aatrox its either build damage and do damage to towers until they five man you and shut you down top, or try and go 1 ad item bruiser and do literally zero damage with terrible scaling and still get completely outclassed by better champs. I don't know what riot can do to help this champ but the design is cool and I like the champ I just dont like trying so hard with him for little reward.
Maybe not serious help, just a little help.