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Gnar
Gnar
55%
45%

vs

50.0%

over 1880 games

Aatrox
Aatrox
73%
27%
Heavy AD damageHigh sustainSustained DPSDive threat

Skill matchup

Build vs Aatrox

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1DPS
Sterak's Gage
2Survival
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Black Cleaver
5vs Tank

Summoner spells

41270%
41420%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Randuin's Omen
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Death's Dance
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD

Anti Heal

Chempunk Chainsword
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Wit's End
5vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP
Kaenic Rookern
vs AP
Maw of Malmortius
vs AP

Anti Tank

Black Cleaver
5vs Tank
Terminus
vs Tank

DPS

Blade of The Ruined King
DPS
Hullbreaker
Bruiser
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Sundered Sky
Bruiser
Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Statikk Shiv
DPS

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Heartsteel
Survival
Guinsoo's Rageblade
Overlord's Bloodmail
HP
77.3% WR22 games
PrecisionPrecision
Fleet FootworkFleet Footwork
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
GnarGnar
AatroxAatrox
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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
314s20s9s–
610s20s9s2m
96s18s9s2m
116s16s9s1m40
166s12s7s1m20
186s12s5s1m20

Playing against Aatrox

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Buy Grievous Wounds early: Aatrox relies heavily on his sustain to win trades.

2

Dodge his Q1 and Q2 sideways, then dodge forward on Q3 to get out of the sweet spot zone.

3

Punish him when his Q is on cooldown (14-10s) — it's his only significant damage source.

4

His W can be dodged by walking out of the zone before it closes — save a dash or Flash for it.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026