What I Wish Aatrox Would Have Been.

Paleo WillWin·1/14/2016, 7:38:07 AM·15 votes·646 views

So I feel like when Aatrox dropped his lore was mysterious and scary and that the champ kit was mild and indecisive. Aatrox was supposed to be part of this awe-inspiring race and he seemed to thrive in and on war. So imagine with me not the diving brawler with an odd shaped skill shot and a purely duelist mentality, but of a warrior god from another race and potential dimension who's very presence inspires acts of great heroism and destruction. Passive. I understand the "Blood Well" passive but i feel as though Aatrox should never need to revive, the blood of his enemies should sustain and shield him from the ravages of the battles that are his playgrounds. My idea was "Blood Iron Armor" where in life steal is only half as effective on Aatrox but gives him armor and magic resist. Q. Instead of an initiate where he throws himself into the opponents to knock them up, his initiate is longer range but gives allies a siver-esc speed buff when running towards him so that they may join him in his bloody revelry. W.The toggle on his W is a nice idea but mechanically it's not only difficult I find it very unrewarding as when you heal with it you have to comit to attack speed to sustain and when you deal damage you have to commit to life steal and damage to make it worth it. So instead I submit to you a passive shield that builds when he is doing damage, giving him a blood shield that builds faster when fighting champions than when fighting minions. This skill would have an active that would increase the rate of shield growth and give tenacity for a short period. E. The duo blade skill shot doesn't feel like a skill a warrior would use. It feels like a caster ability that was spray painted red and handed to Aatrox with the entire one piece manga set, a filler package essentially. Instead lets see how Aatrox really becomes one with his blade. Have the extend-o blade really stretch into a whip. Make it a long range melee attack (for the purpose of passives like hydra) with increased damage, it gives him a flexibility (ha ha) and fighting style that is unique. R. Here is where I think riot goofed big time with an opportunity to reuse a mechanic from an older champion while keeping Aatrox's theme of thriving in battle. Sion's old ult, give everyone near Aatrox on his team life steal while allowing him to access to his full life steal. I feel like these abilities (with heavy tweeking) could have made Aatrox a individual with a strong identity on the battlefield instead of just another brawler. Thanks for reading let me know what you think of it. (p.s. Riot you can have right's to any ideas I post here) lol

3 Comments

Shroom Junkie1/14/2016, 4:42:12 PM2 votes

YES PLS. Aatrox has been needing a rework for so long. He's fun, but unless he gets EXTREMELY fed in the early game(which is hard to do), he's essentially useless besides a bit of consistent damage if he rushes GA(almost unkillable but not much damage to put out and make it worth it. :/)

World Ender1/14/2016, 9:59:41 PM1 votes

This is the best concept for Aatrox I think I've ever seen. The passive especially is extremely unique and innovative, no other champion has anything like it. Well done, I would never have thought of this.

Nikoyopu1/16/2016, 9:02:15 AM1 votes

This is an awesome idea and he has needed a rework for quite some time. Even if you don't decide to go with this riot please take note