Aatrox Jungle Build

Aatrox Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Jungle

Aatrox Jungle performs best with a core setup of Voltaic Cyclosword, Mercury's Treads, Sundered Sky, Spear of Shojin, and Death's Dance. The most common rune page for Aatrox Jungle uses Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, along with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree.

Aatrox Champion Abilities

Deathbringer Stance

Aatrox's attacks deal an additional 4-12% max health as magic damage (depending on level) and restore 80% of damage dealt as health, reduced to 25% against minions. This effect has a 24-12 seconds cooldown (depending on level).

Attack and ability hits against champions and large jungle monsters reduce this effect's cooldown by 2 seconds. Hits with the edge of The Darkin Blade reduce it by 4 seconds instead. P

The Darkin Blad

Aatrox slams his greatsword three different times, dealing a total of 60 / 150 / 240 / 330 / 420 (+3.6 / 4.05 / 4.5 / 4.95 / 5.4 per attack damage) physical damage. If they are hit on the edge, they are briefly knocked up and they take 60% bonus damage instead. This ability can be recast twice, each one changing shape and dealing 25% more damage than the previous one. Q

Infernal Chains

Aatrox fires a chain, slowing the first enemy hit by 25 / 27.5 / 30 / 32.5 / 35% for 1.5 seconds and dealing 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 (+0.4 per attack damage) magic damage. Champions and large jungle monsters have 1.5 seconds to leave the impact area or be pulled back to the center and damaged again for the same amount. W

Umbral Dash

Passive: Aatrox heals for 16% (+0.9% per bonus health) of post-mitigation damage he deals against champions.

Active: Aatrox dashes. He can use this ability while winding up his other abilities. E

World Ender

Aatrox reveals his true demonic form, fearing nearby minions for 3 seconds and gaining 60 / 80 / 100% movement speed decaying by 10% every 0.25 seconds. He also gains 20 / 30 / 40% bonus attack damage and increases self-healing by 50 / 75 / 100% for the duration.

Champion takedowns extend the duration of this effect by 5 seconds and refresh the movement speed effect. R

Aatrox Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Smite

Smite is a unit-targeted summoner spell that deals true damage to the target large or medium monster, enemy minion, or pet.

Aatrox Runes

Aatrox Items

Aatrox Ability Order

Aatrox Matchups Overview

Strong against

Lillia

Karthus

Rengar

Skarner

Xin Zhao

Warwick

Weak against

Taliyah

Kindred

Bel'Veth

Kha'Zix

Hecarim

Nidalee

Aatrox Tips and Tricks

Try to play around your Passive and trade when it’s available. Avoid extended fights unless your Passive is up, as you'll miss out on extra damage. Utilize your Umbral Dash (E) to reposition for The Darkin Blade (Q) sweet spots, dashing forward, backward, or sideways. Play cautiously at level 1, then start playing aggressively from levels 2 to 6. Aatrox is a strong early-game champion, so take advantage of his power spike.

Aatrox Best Build, Runes, Items

Most Popular

The standard Aatrox Jungle build uses Flash and Smite as Summoner Spells. Take Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. For rune shards, use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Build Voltaic Cyclosword first, then Mercury's Treads and Sundered Sky. Complete the build with Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Serylda's Grudge. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Optional

An alternative setup also uses Flash and Smite. Run Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight in the secondary tree. Choose Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Start with Sundered Sky, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Spear of Shojin. Finish with Death's Dance, Sterak's Gage, and Guardian Angel. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Alternative

This option uses Flash and Smite with the same rune setup: Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Magical Footwear with Cosmic Insight in the secondary. Rune shards remain Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Begin with Eclipse, then Plated Steelcaps and Sundered Sky. Complete the build with Spear of Shojin, Death's Dance, and Guardian Angel. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Off-Meta

For an off-meta approach, use Flash and Smite. Take Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Haste, and Last Stand in the primary tree, with Magical Footwear and Cosmic Insight secondary. Use Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense. Start with Spear of Shojin, then Plated Steelcaps, and Sundered Sky. Finish with Death's Dance, Serylda's Grudge, and Guardian Angel. Max abilities in the order Q - E - W.

Situational Aatrox Runes and Items

Adjust your runes and items based on the enemy team composition and game state. Consider defensive options such as Armor or Magic Resist rune shards if facing heavy damage lanes, and modify your item order to fit your team’s needs and the threats from the enemy team.