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the Darkin Blade

Aatrox Top build & stats

Fighter C 313 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
45.4%
Pick rate
4.2%
Ban rate
5.9%
Division
All divisions

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
450 gold
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 gold
25.0% 4 games

Finish these three

Death's Dance
Death's Dance
3,300 gold
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
3,100 gold
Eclipse
Eclipse
2,900 gold
9,300 gold
56.0% WR 25 games

Boots

Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
1,000 gold
66.7% 12 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
70.0% WR
10 games · 3% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
46.9% 241 games

Max order

The Darkin Blade Q Umbral Dash E Infernal Chains W
40.0% 5 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Aatrox

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Aatrox wins 45.4% of games as Top on patch 16.17 (313 games).
  • Most common core: Death's Dance → Sundered Sky → Eclipse — 56% win rate over 25 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 91% of games with a 46% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Dr. Mundo (78% over 9 games). Hardest: K'Sante (10% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
Eclipse
Eclipse
56.0% WR
25 games · 8% pick
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
50.0% WR
8 games · 3% pick
Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
Eclipse
Eclipse
50.0% WR
6 games · 2% pick

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Doran's Shield
Health Potion
Health Potion
25.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade
Health Potion
Health Potion
66.7% WR
3 games · 1% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
46.6% WR
176 games · 56% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
44.0% WR
100 games · 32% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
66.7% WR
12 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
58.8% 5% (17)
58.6% 19% (58)
53.5% 14% (43)
53.4% 33% (103)
51.7% 9% (29)
48.1% 51% (160)
46.8% 55% (171)
46.2% 34% (106)
45.5% 11% (33)
41.2% 5% (17)
39.2% 16% (51)
33.3% 7% (21)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
52.5% WR
120 games · 38% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Resolve Resolve
Shield Bash Demolish Font of Life
Conditioning Second Wind Bone Plating
Unflinching Overgrowth Revitalize
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Domination Domination
24.0% WR
25 games · 8% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Taste of Blood Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
70.0% WR
10 games · 3% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Revitalize Bone Plating

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 46.1%91% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 41.7%4% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 45.5%4% pick
  • Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health. 40.0%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 46.9%77% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 42.9%20% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 33.3%4% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

The Darkin Blade Q Umbral Dash E Infernal Chains W 40.0%5 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (43%).

  • PDeathbringer Stance

    Periodically, Aatrox's next basic attack deals bonus magic damage and heals him, based on the target's max health.

  • QThe Darkin Blade

    Aatrox slams his greatsword down, dealing physical damage. He can swing three times, each with a different area of effect.

  • WInfernal Chains

    Aatrox smashes the ground, dealing damage to the first enemy hit. Champions and large monsters have to leave the impact area quickly or they will be dragged to the center and take the damage again.

  • EUmbral Dash

    Passively, Aatrox heals when damaging enemy champions. On activation, he dashes in a direction.

  • RWorld Ender

    Aatrox unleashes his demonic form, fearing nearby enemy minions and gaining attack damage, increased healing, and Move Speed. If he gets a takedown, this effect is extended.