Talk:Aatrox/@comment-24853658-20180523043026/@comment-26808509-20180529084824

I wouldn't say Xin Zhao 2.0. Xin's CC is way more reliable (W is a lot faster tha Aatrox' E and his knock up is on an undodgable AA instead of a slow traveling dash). Also Xin's ult is amazing in terms of survivability, as he can just dash on the enemy backline (ADC for example), ult everyone but him away and block the damage from everyone outside the radius (believe me, that's huge, because you don't want to walk into the radius as midlaner most of the time).

However, it's true that Aatrox is a lot more durable in late game. From his passive and ult he gains a huge load of free stats, but these stats are worthless without additional items. And that's why he isn't top tier: Aatrox needs items to become a monster, while Xin is allready effective without them. Aatrox wins the late, but Xin wins the early game. And early pressure, in the jungle and in the lanes, is really important at the moment.