Talk:Aatrox/@comment-3546228-20150319034250

I like Aatrox, but he has some very weird handicaps, I'd even call them artificial weaknesses created by Riot that most other tank/fighters don't have. It's almost like Riot were afraid of him becoming the AD equivelent of Vladimir.


 * His base HP is that of a ranged squishy like Ashe. His base AD is really high in contrast. "Go in and auto, but you better heal up before you get bursted" sounds like what Riot were going for... Double edged sword.


 * His W damage proc (Blood Price) doesn't proc lifesteal. Also, the HP cost of Blood Price goes up the more AD you have, so building AD will make you kill yourself faster if you want to deal more damage...


 * His AD scalings on his spells Q and E. 60% from AD is pathetic. Come on, Riot, we want some building diversity. Going attack speed + tank items every game is boring. What would hurt if Aatrox had at least average scaling on his spells? Going full AD is shit on him and everyone knows that. We just want to have fun.

If at least some of those are remedied I think Aatrox would be fine as a champion. Right now he's on the weak side and everyone knows that. New jungle changes hurt him more than the rest of the pack because he relies on a heal to sustain and has weak AoE and he's hardly relevant as a toplaner (Gnar and Lissandra top are FOTM..). He's good mid sometimes but that's about it.