Talk:Aatrox/@comment-44610053-20191207034440

It's sad how the only thing remaining from old Aatrox is literally only his healing. I used to play a lot of old Aatrox, and now I play a lot of new Aatrox. To be completely honest without bias, new Aatrox is a lot more influential and fun in the game as compared to the old Aatrox. But what I loved about Aatrox was the feeling of surviving in teamfights through only his healing rather than kiting or burst.

Old Aatrox made you feel like a god when you played him right, seemingly unkillable when he was reviving or on Blood Thirst. It was like saying 'Your struggle paid off. You suffered in lane and now you are a God. Good job.' He was weak because of the lack of optimization for a long time since he was released, but after he was fixed (for a short while) he really was a fun and great champion. Also counters Tryndamere, so he was a pocket pick for me for a really long time.

New Aatrox makes you feel like a god. Flat out. You ult and you see a bunch of people run and kite you as if you were an actual god. Even after all the nerfs, people are so conditioned to run from an ulted Aatrox that you really just feel like a god. You might die, but for the duration you really feel like a god when you heal back half your HP from a single Q. But you then get killed the moment you leave your Godmode, or when you pressed a Q just a bit too late, and you feel like trash.

I miss the old Aatrox, not because he was better, but because he was more like a champion that 'Disrupts the Battle' rather than the current 'Focus Me or Die'. It was more subtle and elegant, and honestly made me feel more like an actual 'Champion', rather than a 'Drain Tank that Heals A Lot During Teamfights'. I miss his revive mechanic.

If they could scale Q cast time according to attack speed that would be nice too.