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Matchup

Malphite
Malphite
42%
58%

vs

53.0%

over 2654 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 Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Thornmail
1vs Hybride
Sunfire Aegis
2vs AD
Frozen Heart
3vs AD

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Malignance
5Mage

Summoner spells

41274%
41424%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD
Iceborn Gauntlet
vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD
Knight's Vow
vs AD

Anti Heal

Morellonomicon
6vs Heal

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Kaenic Rookern
5vs AP
Hollow Radiance
vs AP
Abyssal Mask
vs AP
Force of Nature
vs AP

Anti Tank

Stormsurge
5vs Tank
Shadowflame
vs Tank

DPS

Malignance
Mage
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
Dusk and Dawn
Mage tank
Luden's Echo
Mage

Other options

Zeke's Convergence
Tank
Fimbulwinter
Survival
Tear of the Goddess
Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Mejai's Soulstealer
Heartsteel
Survival
67.3% WR49 games
SorcerySorcery
Arcane CometArcane Comet
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
TranscendenceTranscendence
ScorchScorch
ResolveResolve
Second WindSecond Wind
OvergrowthOvergrowth
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

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

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