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Garen vs Aatrox

Garen
vs
50.6%

over 3379 games

Aatrox
Analyze a draft with Garen

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSplit pushSustained DPS

Build vs Aatrox

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Garen: Stridebreaker, Phantom Dancer, Mortal Reminder, Berserker's Greaves, Dead Man's Plate, Executioner's Calling, Youmuu's Ghostblade, Infinity Edge.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Stridebreaker
1
Phantom Dancer
2
Mortal Reminder
3

Standard

Berserker's Greaves
4AS
Dead Man's Plate
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot94%
FlashTeleport2%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Dead Man's Plate
Executioner's Calling
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Infinity Edge
Force of Nature
Sterak's Gage
Serpent's Fang
Black Cleaver
Spear of Shojin
B. F. Sword
Serrated Dirk
Voltaic Cyclosword
Tiamat
Death's Dance
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Trinity Force
Lord Dominik's Regards
Hullbreaker
Thornmail
Guardian Angel
Chempunk Chainsword
The Collector
Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Stormrazor
Maw of Malmortius
54.4% WR664 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Aatrox's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Deathbringer Stance (P)

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

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
314s18s9s–
610s18s9s2m
96s16.5s9s2m
116s15s9s1m40
166s12s7s1m20
186s12s5s1m20

Playing as Garen

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Silence, spin, back off

    Trade with Decisive Strike (Q), then Judgment (E), and back off: the Decisive Strike silence stops your opponent from answering with spells.

  2. Stay closest to your opponent

    During Judgment (E), stay closer to your opponent than to their minions: the nearest enemy takes extra damage.

  3. Back off to regenerate

    After a trade, back off until Perseverance (passive) kicks in: without recent damage taken, you regenerate part of your health every second.

  4. Courage just before impact

    Activate Courage (W) just before the bulk of the damage: you first gain a shield and tenacity, then a longer damage reduction.

  5. Save your R to finish

    Save Demacian Justice (R) to finish: its true damage grows with the target's missing health.

Playing against Aatrox

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Avoid the edge of his blade

    Stick to him or step out of range when he casts The Darkin Blade (Q): only the edge, at the end of each swing, knocks you into the air and deals full damage.

  2. Get out of his chains fast

    Leave the Infernal Chains (W) zone before it closes, with a dash if you have one: otherwise you get pulled back to the impact point and take the damage again.

  3. Trade after his blade

    Take a trade right after the three swings of The Darkin Blade (Q): it's his only knock-up, with a 14 to 6 second cooldown depending on rank.

  4. Short trades

    Take short trades: Umbral Dash (E) heals him for part of all the damage he deals to champions, so a long trade favors him.

  5. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, back off when he casts World Ender (R): he gains AD and increased healing, and every takedown extends its duration.

Other Garen matchups

Patch 16.21.1