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A-A-Trox : The Buff That Would Balance Him Out

Å Dark Horse·12/19/2017, 9:57:28 PM·2 votes·248 views

Aatrox is a little underwhelming right now. There's one simple thing that could be done to make him, at least in my eyes, highly viable. Riot, please make it easier to trigger and control his passive. I've played a ton of Aatrox games lately and the one thing that infuriates me like no other is going into a fight, knowing how to trigger his passive, trying my best to deal damage and trigger my passive, and ultimately being unable to do so - most often times dying with an 80% full Blood Well. Some fights, I'll go in saying, "Ok, if you do nothing else, fill your Blood Well and then do some damage so that if you die at least your passive will trigger". With the prevalence of CC, whether a team fight or a 1 v 1 duel, it's so difficult to trigger your passive. Unlike other champions who can raise their rage bar and manage it against minions and monsters, Aatrox will more often than not lose his Blood Well by triggering it against minions and monsters unless the champion(s) you're going to fight are in very close proximity.

Aside from his passive, I actually like the place where Aatrox is right now with the new rune system. If his passive was more reliable he would be a more viable pick for me. I don't know what the solution is. Maybe he should automatically gain a full Blood Well when he ults or something similar. All I know is that right now, more often than not, his passive seems like a coin flip. Aatrox relies so heavily upon his passive and that #feelsbadman.

1 Comments

PhearBunny12/19/2017, 10:32:19 PM1 votes

Nah he needs a rework.

Passive- Every 5seconds Aatrox's next attack heals him(Tuned to his current W).

Q- Aatrox dashed forward, grabbing the first champion he collides with. Ability goes on cooldown if he doesn't grab anyone. 2nd activation, Aatrox leaps into the air, while holding the enemy champion he grabbed, and crashes down on a targeted area.

W- Aatrox's 3rd attack is ranged and deals bonus damage.

E- Blades of Torment deals damage as if there are two blades(If both blades hit the enemy). Remove the slow on it. Replace the slow with a 1% max health/second bleed that lasts for 2seconds. Movement and Aatrox's autoattacks refresh the duration. Aatrox has passive lifesteal on bleeding targets.

R- 40/60/80% attack speed. Same benefits of the current avatar form. Remove the burst magic damage, replace it with a aura that steals 40/60/80 health per second from Champions in a certain radius around Aatrox and refunds the health to Aatrox. 15/30/45 on minions.