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the Darkin Blade

Aatrox Top build & stats

Fighter A 198 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
53.0%
Pick rate
4.7%
Ban rate
4.4%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
All divisions
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Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

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
62.5% WR 8 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
55.3% 103 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
87.5% WR
8 games · 4% 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
54.6% 119 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 53.0% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (198 games).
  • Most common core: Spear of Shojin → Death's Dance → Sundered Sky — 44% win rate over 9 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 90% of games with a 51% win rate.
  • Aatrox is an early-game champion: 73% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 42% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Spear of Shojin
Spear of Shojin
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
44.4% WR
9 games · 5% pick
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
Eclipse
Eclipse
62.5% WR
8 games · 4% pick
Sterak's Gage
Sterak's Gage
Sundered Sky
Sundered Sky
Eclipse
Eclipse
40.0% WR
5 games · 3% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
55.3% WR
103 games · 52% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
54.1% WR
74 games · 37% pick
Gluttonous Greaves
Gluttonous Greaves
0.0% WR
4 games · 2% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Serpent's Fang Serpent's Fang
 100.0% 4% (7)
Hubris Hubris
 80.0% 3% (5)
Maw of Malmortius Maw of Malmortius
 66.7% 15% (30)
Endless Hunger Endless Hunger
 62.5% 4% (8)
Serylda's Grudge Serylda's Grudge
 60.0% 10% (20)
Death's Dance Death's Dance
 54.0% 32% (63)
Eclipse Eclipse
 53.8% 54% (106)
Sundered Sky Sundered Sky
 51.7% 44% (87)
Voltaic Cyclosword Voltaic Cyclosword
 51.6% 16% (31)
Spear of Shojin Spear of Shojin
 49.0% 51% (100)
Black Cleaver Black Cleaver
 48.6% 18% (35)
Sterak's Gage Sterak's Gage
 47.8% 12% (23)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
46.3% WR
82 games · 41% 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
42.9% WR
14 games · 7% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Haste Last Stand Taste of Blood Treasure Hunter
Precision Precision + Resolve Resolve
50.0% WR
8 games · 4% 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. 51.1%90% pick
  • Electrocute Electrocute Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage. 73.3%8% pick
  • Stormraider's Surge Stormraider's Surge Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist. 66.7%2% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 54.6%60% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.0%33% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 50.0%5% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • 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.