Any tips for jungling new Aatrox?

Profirix··1 votes·1,010 views

I'm reaching out of my comfort zone and trying new things with champions I previously avoided for one reason or another. I wanted to give Aatrox a try after the update. Does anyone have any tips for jungling Aatrox? Things like how to survive the first clear given that he can't out-sustain the damage anymore. Which jungle item should I run with? Skirmishers with either Cinderhulk or Bloodrazor? I gave Cinderhulk a try after Bloodrazer didn't yield great results. I think there is a lot of potential with Guinsoo's Rageblade as a second item to get the 2-hit passive procs.

When should I be using Blood Thirst vs. Blood Price in a fight? How should I go about getting the stacks on my passive without getting blown up before stacking it? How should I approach dueling vs. fighting in teamfights? If I jump in to a teamfight I usually end up getting blasted before I can do anything meaningful. Should I wait for my team to engage before I engage or should I be the one starting the fight?

These are questions I am really looking for the answer to instead of resorting to champion balance as a poor explanation. There must be something I can do to improve my winrate or at least play to the very best of my abilities.

5 Comments

PrinceOfStorms2 votes

New Aatrox cannot jungle at all, because you can't keep his passive up on jungle creeps.

BladeSteel1 votes

They kinda want Aatrox to be an ad bruiser now. You basically get titanic (could go for bloodrazor or cinderhulk. If you get cinder I would get a bork at some point), black cleaver, spirit visage, deadmans plate, hexdrinker etc. Basically aim for that 40% cdr and pretty tanky.

Profirix1 votes

Great insight, thanks!

BladeSteel1 votes

He is decent in jg still. I mean everyone says he's bad but I went 11-1-7 in twisted treeline in the jg. Didn't have to back for the first 10 min, and i'm sure it would be about the same on summoners rift. You can jg with anyone IF YOU KNOW HOW TO JG, all the people who say "he can't jg b/c his passive" don't know how to jg.

Salron1 votes

The changes to his passive gutted Jungle Aatrox

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