Talk:Aatrox/@comment-28642928-20180711081700/@comment-24082016-20180716144356

@PrimusMobileVzla

I agree that the new Aatrox isn't AA focused, and I also agree that in most situations you wouldn't be trying to proc it in between Qs, but that's not what's needed for Triforce to be effective. What's important is your ability to get in AA range of the target, and your ability to proc the sheen effect over and over.

For the first problem, that's not even a problem. For those who want to keep a distance from you, but dare to be anywhere near a minion wave, they're asking to be jumped on. After You use your first Q, whether or not you land the knockup on the champ, your next auto will proc the sheen, and most likely kill the minion, which in turn procs the +60ms for 2 seconds from the phage. Try escaping Aatrox when he's running at you with the temporary +60ms  buff and the already existing 5% from Triforce. Even less likely if you Ult afterwards. After that, you can W chain them to force a flash or watch them try to scurry away. But you'll definitely be in a position to get at least 1-2Q hits in and a Triforce sheen proc in. And for those melee's that underestimate your up close and personal damage because of the "inherent" weakness displayed by the pros,well, you can teach them a lesson for overestimating themselves.

Regarding re-procing sheen, Aatrox makes it almost too easy. Think about it. How many ability casts does he have with all his abilities up? 3 for Q, 1 for W, 2 for E, and 1 for Ult. That's 6 whole different chances to proc the sheen affect. That's more than many notorious sheen proc users.

Triforce works to strengthen his gameplay in a lot of ways, and that sheen damage is nice and juicy for his self-healing. If you want Opportunities to chase people down, get the triforce. If you want an additional source of damage besides your Q, get a Triforce(instead of completing the Black Cleaver, obviously).