Aatrox
Champions that beat Aatrox
- Dr Mundotop
Infected Bonesaw (Q) chips from 975 range outside The Darkin Blade (Q) sweet-spot. Goes Where He Pleases (P) eats Infernal Chains (W) pull for free, and Maximum Dosage (R) regen outsustains Deathbringer Stance (P) heal during the World Ender (R) window.
- Fioratop
Riposte (W) parries the Q3 edge knock-up and stuns Aatrox out of the combo; Duelist's Dance (P) Vital procs deal true damage that ignores his drain-tank build, beating extended trades.
- Gnartop
His power budget sits in early The Darkin Blade (Q) trade windows; Mini Hop (E) off minions dodges the third-hit knockup and Infernal Chains (W) is sidestepped on cooldown. Mega flips the script with GNAR! (R) wall stun plus Wallop (W) chain before World Ender (R) regen sustains.
- Gragastop
Body Slam (E) knockback interrupts Aatrox's Q1 and Q2 windups before they fire; Drunken Rage (W) damage reduction blunts Deathbringer Stance (P) procs and Barrel Roll (Q) sustain matches the drain-tank lane pattern.
- Kennentop
Thundering Shuriken (Q) and Electrical Surge (W) stack Mark of the Storm (P) from outside Q edge range; Lightning Rush (E) kites the Q3 windup and a Mark stun during World Ender (R) denies the takedown that would extend its duration.
- Malphitetop
Granite Shield (P) eats the first Q3 edge hit, not the knock-up. Unstoppable Force (R) is a 1000-range dash, side-steppable, but Aatrox has no dash long enough to escape the landing zone mid-Q3; it chains into Ground Slam (E) attack speed slow that kills his drain pattern.
- Setttop
The Darkin Blade (Q) has a clear sweet-spot telegraph and Umbral Dash (E) only re-positions short. Sett's Knuckle Down (Q) right-hand punch out-trades during the Q1 wind-up, and Facebreaker (E) stun cancels the Q3 knock-up before World Ender (R) is up.
- Shentop
Aatrox needs to hit The Darkin Blade (Q) Q3 sweet spot to win the trade and Umbral Dash (E) is a short reposition. Spirit's Refuge (W) blocks that auto window plus the Q sweet-spot follow-up auto, and Twilight Assault (Q) max-HP damage out-paces his Deathbringer Stance healing.
- Teemotop
Teemo attacks from 500 range while Aatrox has to step to 175 range to last-hit, so the poke is free for him. Blinding Dart (Q) blinds the Deathbringer Stance (P) empowered auto, and Toxic Shot (E) keeps ticking through every Q windup.
- Volibeartop
Aatrox The Darkin Blade (Q) third-cast knock-up has a long wind-up, so Volibear Thundering Smash (Q) clean stun cancels the swing mid-animation. Frenzied Maul (W) double bite outheals Deathbringer Stance passive damage and World Ender (R) revive does not break the Q stun chain.
Champions Aatrox beats
- Kayletop
Aatrox's level 1-5 dueling crushes Kayle before Divine Ascent (P) ranged form unlocks at 6; deny CS with Q edge pokes and Infernal Chains (W) slow to keep her behind the level 11 power spike.
- Nasustop
Aatrox edge-knocks Nasus with The Darkin Blade (Q3) whenever he walks up to stack Siphoning Strike (Q); Wither (W) sits on a 15s cooldown rank 1, leaving long windows where Infernal Chains (W) can lock him for the full combo.
- Rengarjungle
Aatrox's The Darkin Blade Q sweet-spot knock-up catches Unseen Predator mid-air, canceling the leap animation entirely. Deathbringer Stance heal sustains the brawl through max-Ferocity Savagery burst.
- Ryzemid
Ryze has zero dashes pre-Flash to dodge Infernal Chains (W); once pulled into melee, a Q3 edge knock-up plus Umbral Dash (E) reset chunks him before Rune Prison (W) can root and trade back.
- Udyrjungle
Aatrox's The Darkin Blade Q third-swing knock-up throws Udyr out of his attack chain, and World Ender R heal-amp sustains him through Iron Mantle W shield plus heal-over-time.
- Varusbot
Infernal Chains (W) drags Varus inside Q edge range; Hail of Arrows (E) is his only zoning tool but does not stop Aatrox from walking through the slow for a Q3 edge knock-up and a Piercing Arrow (Q) channel cancel.
