Talk:Aatrox/@comment-26128186-20160224003743/@comment-4091261-20160312225029

A common misconception that people have is that late-game scaling champions always have poor early games. That is not true. has been shown to have significant trading power which is very important for early game. What is true is that he has and if they aren't managed properly, then he becomes squishy and weak. If his costs never addressed, then it means he will be weak throughout the entire game.

That said, if does manage his  properly, then  gains his strength rapidly as soon as they are fixed--even if it is fixed early game. does have the added benefit of having a revive to bolster his early game bullying potential, but still needs to still manage those costs in order to not die twice.