Talk:Aatrox/@comment-5889036-20130701073640/@comment-6906412-20130701092219

"His early game is quite poor," not when you can chunk 75% (or more) of any champ's HP off at level 3 with a full combo and just towerdive with the safety of your passive. I learned this the hard way a day or two after release.

Despite that, Aatrox isn't overpowered in any way, his health costs make it such that he has to balance the regen/damage bonus toggle efficiently, and his revive, when maxed out at level 18, is only as strong as a base level 3 Zilean ultimate. Aatrox functions similarly to Tryndamere or AD Master Yi in the sense that hard CC or blinds effectively reduce their damage to zero. He''s honestly not exceptionally powerful if you have the tools to shut him down.