Aatrox is getting much more popular in Field of Justice, especially in top lane, after his “full relaunch” in patch 8.13.
Aatrox’s abilities no longer cost mana and with Guinsoo’s Rageblade equipped, Aatrox – The Darkin Blade can constantly unleash a monstrous amount of damage on his enemy.
But as everything about Aatrox in League of Legends now is so fresh and new, you might need to learn how to counter him all over again . So let this guide of EXP.GG help you with that.
Jax is such a great counter to physical damage dealers and Aatrox is not an exception in this case.
Jax would not have to worry about Aatrox’s attacks once E – Counter Strike is available. Aatrox’s combos actually can be neutralized by Jax and as a result, Aatrox may have to consider carefully before attacking Jax.
Either it’s Level 1 Jax or Level 6 Jax, Aatrox is not a good match up for Jax. Even if Aatrox has “2 lives” thanks to his ultimate, the bonus armor and magic resistance Jax got from his ultimate – Grandmaster’s Might should be enough for him to stand against Aatrox in a long while.
Kỹ năng W của Aatrox sẽ không thể trói chân được Jax bởi bậc thầy quay tay có kỹ năng Q, ngay lập tức
Leap Strike (W) of Jax is exactly what the champion needs to escape from the target range of Aatrox’s Infernal Chains, being able to avoid its crowd control effect. Trinity Force is a suitable item for Jax to use with his passive which gives him up to 88% attack speed. And because of that, it’s not very wise of Aatrox to fight Jax on his own.
Along with Jax, Malphite is among the best counters to Aatrox. With the high amount of armor on him, which he gets from his passive and ability , a physical damage dealer like Aatrox should not be a big deal.
To go 1 on 1 with Aatrox fearlessly, you should focus on Malphite’s durability more and get him defensive instead of offensive items.
Aatrox has good regeneration power thanks to his E so he can deal with Malphite that tends to max out Q first as the damage Malphite can deal with Q is not enough to suppress Aatrox. An easy solution for this is that you max out E first for Malphite. With E at max level, Malphite can easily clear minions waves and scare away Aatrox whenever he gets close.
To counter Aatrox’s W, be sure to get 1 point of Malphite’s Q to steal Aatrox’s movement speed to get away from the chain’s range if needed. Choosing a defensive rune path and getting 1 point of W at some point should be helpful too.
As you can see, Malphite’s high defensive stats indirectly counter Aatrox, discourage him from attacking Malphite right from laning phase. This could happen to any other top lane physical damage dealer as well.
It’s no surprise that the third champion in this list is another one that’s good at 1v1. And that’s top lane Fiora. Aatrox would not be afraid of champions that could not finish him off quickly. But Fiora is different, she’s one of those champions that Aatrox should be afraid of. Fiora doesn’t deal a huge amount of damage at once but she can deal damage constantly and it’s true damage.
Using Fiora to counter Aatrox is not new. In fact, Fiora with her W – Riposte can counter the old Aatrox back when he had only 1 crowd control ability. Now in patch 8.13, Aatrox is geared with even more crowd control abilities and it’s no way a bad news for Fiora as she can use Riposte more at ease.
Also, Fiora has more than 1 way to escape from Aatrox’s chain and avoid being pulled back.
Fiora can take on Aatrox at any point of the match. In laning phase, use Fiora’s Q – Lunge precisely to harass Aatrox. In 1v1 fights against Aatrox, use Fiora’s W timely to block Aatrox’s crowd control abilities and then quickly engage with R – Grand Challenge. Even if Aatrox then comes back to life, the amount of healing Fiora gets from her R is enough for her to fight another round.
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