Attrition bruiser build: Aatrox does not win by throwing his entire kit at once, but by holding a combat distance where each spell rotation becomes threatening again. The cleaned build therefore emphasizes durability, spacing, and repeated sustain windows rather than a simple stack of damage.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,400 total cost
Nothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,100 total cost -300gSustain build leaning on heal/omnivamp to win prolonged duels.
15,400 total cost
Share of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Standard build maximizing damage output. Use on neutral matchups or when ahead.
15,833 total costNothing dominates on the other side: the standard build maximizes your damage.
Open this draft in the tool →Anti-resist build for tanky enemies. Choose when multiple enemies build armor/magic resist.
15,533 total cost -300gSustain build leaning on heal/omnivamp to win prolonged duels.
15,833 total costShare of the roster this champion outclasses, at each stage of the game.
50% = average for the roster at that point of the game, 90% = among the strongest. The three phases come from the site's editorial tempo grid (early/mid/late, rated across 142 champions); the level-by-level curve adds this build's computed spikes — ultimate, completed items — never by more than ±8 points.
Your hardest matchups in this role, and the item from your situational list that answers each one.
Same advisor in the Draft (the MVP sheet applies it to your real draft) and in Ask Nexus, which explains the choice. On counters pages: the variant to take against each counter-pick.
Skill leveling order and rune choices explained, from our in-depth kit analysis (patch 7.0e). Ability numbers are from patch 7.3; up-to-date items are in the section above.
Aatrox wins fights through sustained advantage rather than burst. His build must allow him to stay active in combat as long as possible while dealing consistent damage. Each item extends his fighting window and reduces the impact of enemy burst.
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Tap an ability for its per-rank numbers. Source: official Tencent data (Chinese server), patch 7.3 — may lead or lag the global server by a sub-patch.
Stacks quickly with Q successifs, finance the sustain in extended fights.
Turns won trades into tower plates — after chunking with Q, the charged hit comes up fast.
Blunts short-trade burst — the first three enemy hits are weakened while you land your Qs.
Takes advantage of fast farming in jungle/top to scale HP.
the E (Infernal Chains) and his dashes Q trigger penetration at the right moment.
Second Wind
Bone Plating
Overgrowth
Perseverance
Coup De Grace
Giant Slayer
