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Did Riot Forget About Aatrox? (buff/Fix Ideas)

BrocksDryingPan·9/8/2015, 7:43:20 AM·2 votes·1,145 views

In my opinion Aatrox has one of the coolest lores and character designs in the game yet it seems Rito likes to pretend he doesn't exist. First of all Aatrox's kit makes less sense than pre-rework Fiora. During the laning phase aatrox needs to farm and heal with his w while dealing damage and poking with his E. This doesn't work because if he is being bullied and cant farm (cant heal) he will just damage himself by attempting to poke. If he is able to farm with his W and poke with E he will just win lane harder.

My (work in progress) Silver 2 Ideas : since Aatrox's lore is based on inspiring soldiers to obliterate and overkill enemies I thought up of a way to include this in his kit.

E idea: Whenever Aatrox hits allied minions with his e they gain a slight permanent health buff and target enemy champions for 1 empowered auto attack.

W idea: whenever Aatrox kills an enemy minion with his empowered w. he either summons a ranged support minion that has a one charge stun auto attack and heals aatrox and nearby minions periodically or he will summon a raging melee minion that will charge enemy champions at a fast speed to deal true damage with auto attack. This depends on whether he used Blood Price or not. The minions will de-summon over a short period of time.

Thats it :D I hope you found this interesting and I would love feedback.

7 Comments

Chernorizec9/13/2015, 3:21:15 PM2 votes

Please don't impose your necromantic fetishes into the ancient epic blood god that is Aatrox. He is meant to be a self-sufficient warrior, as he had lived for thousands of years off his own violent and elegant essence, so buffing creeps is an insult to his very nature. He inspires because he, himself fights with unseen prowess and his inner resilience motivates the others to see their own. * Rage against the dying of the light *

I reached dia 3 seasons in a roll with him and the thing he needs to make him more viable is a stats buff. I am fine with riot not thinking of him that often, because lately the champions that get on their radar, are turning into a joke: Hard nerfing champions' mechanics for the noob friendly community of whiny teens, removing items and nerfing runes/masteries so people can't burst anymore... pop star and arcade skins and many many more vomit-inducing things are added on a daily basis. So for the love of god don't fucking give mediocre ideas about one of the few champions left that is a manly demonic battle mage from the dark depths of the oblivion.

pf0xx9/15/2015, 5:38:22 AM2 votes

Why base a kit around lane minions? What happens when there are no lane minions around aka he's in the jungle? It's pretty selfish to try to balance character from your point of view only.

Sorry, this suggestion is a fail for me. His stats suck. Boost them and he's fine mostly.

cacarott9/12/2015, 6:49:22 PM1 votes

He needs something done with his ult and basic stats. That is mostly what is wrong with him imo (coming from an unranked player with a total of around 300 games on Aatrox)

Samakii9/12/2015, 11:04:43 PM1 votes

Someone suggested once that Aatrox kit should be similar to Victor, as in leveling his sword should be the centerpiece. I kind of liked that idea better or at least have the different modes of his sword change his other abilities.

Shénzhì9/12/2015, 11:39:46 PM1 votes

There are other ways to capture that inspiration thematic about Aatrox that can be more effective to the player (not the plays). We're more receptive to visual and audio effects and so we're more likely going react and appreciate that more than new abilities. I believe this can be done by updating Aatrox visuals, audios and gameplay.

I made a thread. It's a well-thought, balanced and concise idea and I'm confident it will work after testing. Thread: [Aatrox: Animations & Effects Update]

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Someone suggested once that Aatrox kit should be similar to Victor, as in leveling his sword should be the centerpiece.

I mentioned something similar. Maybe it was me! No doubt others have probably said it. It makes sense to have a unique Darkin Blade item in his inventory. This or at least prioritize Guinsoo's Rageblade as absolutely essential to his build, which from my written concept on his rework I may have achieved that. [Read about that]

LordGeovanni9/14/2015, 2:02:17 AM1 votes

i like both ideas but aatrox only needs better resistances and idk if base or scaleing health same with jax. aatrox's stats are in line with 2 years ago and half the roster has been buffed since then