Talk:Aatrox/@comment-3546228-20160101234647

Aatrox is, and always will be, one of the go-to champions when you need a good laner top that can split all game and apply enough pressure to draw 2 enemies. In S6 he's gonna be good, because we have the Fervor mastery (albeit nerfed) and generally buffed lifesteal and sustain.

Also, he has a new toy to play with. . I want to emphasize on how good it is on Aatrox - he can and often will heal enough to make the passive soak insane amounts of damage for himself.

For Aatrox, the dream is to be tanky enough to survive most initial burst and then sustain at low HP by auto attacking, getting health back as your enemies fall. makes this very real and possible. So far I see it as a combo item with the Ravenous or. Titanic seems good because it deals more burst and the AoE is a bit wider, though I guess both items have their strengths and weaknesses.

In the past, getting 2 damage items was rarely a thing Aatrox could afford in most games. Usually you went if you wanted to split push or  if you got smashed in lane and need a power spike badly.

Now, there are some possibilities open. Tank and bruiser items allow more agressive options and is a good agressive option that gives burst and an easier time crunching an out-of-position squishy, which Aatrox likes to do.