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TahmKench
Tahm Kench
33%
67%

vs

46.2%

over 816 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 Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Dusk and Dawn
1Mage tank
Heartsteel
2Survival
Thornmail
3vs Hybride

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Protoplasm Harness
5Survival

Summoner spells

41460%
41221%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Sunfire Aegis
5vs AD
Unending Despair
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Frozen Heart
vs AD
Knight's Vow
vs AD

Anti AP

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

DPS

Riftmaker
Mage tank
Statikk Shiv
DPS
Titanic Hydra
Bruiser

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
Warmog's Armor
Survival
Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
Oblivion Orb
Mejai's Soulstealer
Bandlepipes
vs Hybride
90.0% WR10 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
Second WindSecond Wind
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
TahmKenchTahm Kench
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