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Idea for Aatrox

Ike Mercenaries·6/8/2015, 1:38:10 PM·1 votes·507 views

So as of now, Aatrox is in a pretty poor spot. He hasn't seen play in competitive for over a year, and he doesn't stand up to the level of other junglers in the tank meta. You can play him like Rek'sai where you go Warrior/Cinderhulk for enhancements, but he just feels overall weak. As for top lane Aatrox, he has a similar problem where teams will generally want a tank with CC instead, such as Gnar or Maokai. In the tank meta, Aatrox has no place, as he is largely countered by CC and armor (Randuins/FrozenHeart/Thornmail). He is meant to be a fighter who can duel 1 or maybe even 2 opponents due to his ultimate's AS steroid. However, he either gets blown up too quickly unless you have a defensive item, or he can't do anything because the opponent's you're fighting have too much CC. Aatrox's ultimate currently gives him attack speed, an increased blood well, and attack range. Aatrox is completely overloaded with attack speed when he ults, especially since he often will go for an attack speed item such as BORK. So, what if the ult still did the AOE and gave him an increased autoattack range and blood pool, but instead of the attack speed bonus, he got damage reduction instead, simular to Alistar. The damage reduction could even corrospond to how full his blood well is, so that it feels more rewarding to hit multiple enemies. For example, at rank 1 it could give him 40% damage reduction with a full blood well, so then if he only has it halfway full, it only gives him 20%. Thoughts?

2 Comments

Knight SoIaire 6/8/2015, 2:24:52 PM1 votes

Whatever you wrote and how well it is made i dont know.

But i see that u used the statement "he is meant" and then simply write what he is good at currently.

Yhe thing is that Aatrox isnt meant to.

He was supposed to be a guy who manages health, refiling and expending ... it was meant to be his gameplay.

There is not "he was meant" in here.

Also his main problem (the infinite sustain) which is caussing him to be able to do what you think "he is meant" to do.

I wont down vote you .... but wrong identification of the problem usualy makes the solution probably even worse.

Well but after a time i did read your post (i like discussing here i wont deny it). And i must disagree ... damage reduction on a guy who heals a flat amount per 3 autos means that aatrox will be able to outheal any damage recieved even while building squishy, also he can be able to dish mega damage while taking low punishment due to his w. Unless it wont affect the damage he deals to himself, then he will only heal with w. You will kill the requirement to build tanky while encouraging more atack speed.

Owerall this will make aatrox not a fighter but more like an assasin, yasuo problem (a guy who was meant to deal sustained damage and play like a carry, was able to delete people in one second so people play him mainly basing on that)

Schlachsahne766/8/2015, 4:00:50 PM1 votes

Give him his old ult back, where he did % damage and gained health back :)