Talk:Aatrox/@comment-35229418-20150908141406/@comment-27249270-20151119165412

A good option for Aatrox is to take levels in W and E together. That way you still have decent wavepushing and poke, yet still retain dueling power with W. Aatrox is known as a jack of all trades, he's can do a lot of things pretty well. Taking both skills balances out the problems he has with maxing one.

You want to max W more for the damage proc rather than the heal. It makes single auto trades devastating to zone your opponent. Maxing E does the same thing, with a ridiculous 1000 range. However, a key point to keep in mind is how good you are at hitting E. Hitting it at max range takes getting used to due to the tapering of the hitbox. I personally think maxing E can be better once you have more experience with aatrox, and W is better for new aatrox players.

I've been playing Aatrox ever since he was released. I fell in love with him immediately and he drove my play with sustain champions. He can completely stomp games, but only if you play lanes well. Knowing individual matchups is key for Aatrox, and he can win just about all of them. You have to know how to play each one, between shoving lane and being a dick to poking with E and last-hitting under tower.