Aatrox ARAM Mayhem Build

The Darkin Blade. A below-average pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: #139 of 173 champions.

CPatch 26.21FighterNo runes in Mayhem

Tier: C
Win rate: 46.9%
Pick rate: 5.9%
Rank: #139 of 173
Games: 1,360,078
Patch: 26.21

How to play Aatrox in ARAM Mayhem

Aatrox is a below-average pick in ARAM Mayhem on patch 26.21: tier C, #139 of 173 champions, with a 46.9% win rate over 1,360,078 games.

80% of Aatrox's damage to champions is physical, so enemy armor is what slows it down. It soaks 63,252 damage per game and mitigates another 72,993, so it belongs at the front: start fights and absorb the poke your carries can't.

Most Aatrox players go Bruiser (57% of games), but the Tank path, tank items, is ARAMKit's top-ranked build: Heartsteel, Unending Despair and Warmog's Armor, with a 50.2% win rate. On this build 65% of players skip boots and spend the slot on another item.

The cards that do best on Aatrox are Tooth Fairy, Armored Impact and The Boom and the Bass. Cards built around movement speed fill most of the top of its list, followed by ability haste. Skip Mystic Punch and Pin Cushion when you can: they do worst on Aatrox. A pair to look for: Urf's Champion with Hand of Baron.

Take Flash and Mark (94% of players). Max Q (The Darkin Blade) first, then E, then W.

Aatrox ARAM Mayhem build

ARAMKit groups every Aatrox game by build path. The top-ranked path comes first, with the items most players start with, buy first and add later.

Tank build · top ranked

50.2% win rate · 7% of Aatrox games · 72,169 games

Start

Giant's Belt
Ruby Crystal

Core items, in buying order

Heartsteel
Unending Despair
Warmog's Armor

Boots on the Tank build for Aatrox, top ranked first, with the share of players who buy them
Boots, best first	Players
Mercury's Treads	21%
No boots	65%
Plated Steelcaps	7%

Situational, after the core

Overlord's Bloodmail50% buy it
Spirit Visage25% buy it
Sundered Sky4% buy it
Jak'Sho, The Protean9% buy it
Endless Hunger10% buy it
Thornmail9% buy it

Other build paths

Other Aatrox build paths with share of games, win rate and core items
Path	Games	Win rate
LethalityHubris, Death's Dance, Voltaic Cyclosword	6.3%	48.9%
CritHubris, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominik's Regards	2.2%	46.2%
BruiserHubris, Death's Dance, Endless Hunger	57.3%	46.6%

Games: the share of all Aatrox games that went this way.

Most bought items

Death's Dance66% of games
Hubris57% of games
Endless Hunger40% of games
Sundered Sky39% of games
Mercury's Treads37% of games
Spirit Visage21% of games
Spear of Shojin20% of games
Heartsteel20% of games
Eclipse17% of games
Gluttonous Greaves12% of games

Best augments for Aatrox

Every card with enough Aatrox games, by tier and best first within each tier. Tiers are Aatrox's own: a card can be S tier here and C tier on another champion. As Riot's policy asks, cards are shown by tier and order only, never with a win rate. Click a card for its own page; the augment tier list ranks them over all champions.

PrismaticBest prismatic cards

GoldBest gold cards

SilverBest silver cards

S- and A-tier cards for Aatrox

9 S tier and 29 A tier, best first.

The S- and A-tier augments for Aatrox in ARAM Mayhem, best first, with their rarity and what they do
Augment	Rarity	Tier	What it does
Tooth Fairy	Gold	Tier S	When you deal more than 25% of an enemy champion's Health in less than 2.5 seconds, they drop a Tooth. 4 seconds cooldown per target
Armored Impact	Gold	Tier S	After casting an Ability, your next Attack deals (50–125 (by level) +250% Bonus Armor) bonus physical damage to nearby enemies.
The Boom and the Bass	Gold	Tier S	After casting an Ability, your next Attack within 6 seconds is faster, deals Melee (50–200 (by level) +50% Bonus Attack Damage+30% Ability…
Weapon of Destiny	Gold	Tier S	Your first Legendary Item becomes the Weapon of Destiny. When a champion you damaged within the last 3 seconds dies, increase the Weapon of…
Hand of Baron	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain 25% Adaptive Force. Nearby allied minions are greatly empowered.
Take'em Down Down Down	Gold	Tier S	Attacks and Abilities apply a stack to enemy champions for 5 seconds and deal Melee (5–30 (by level) +35% Bonus Attack Damage+15% Ability…
Mosh Monster	Prismatic	Tier S	Casting selected ability grants 300–750 (by level) bonus Health and Slows nearby enemies by 50% for the duration of selected ability Getting…
Mad Scientist	Prismatic	Tier S	On each Revive, you grow large (gaining 30% Adaptive Force and 20% Health) or tiny (gaining 70 Ability Haste and 40% Movement Speed).
Ultra Hydra	Prismatic	Tier S	Gain a Tiamat when completing a Hydra Item. QUEST: Possess Titanic Hydra, Ravenous Hydra and Profane Hydra. REWARD: Get Ultra Hydra.
Steel Your Heart	Gold	Tier A	QUEST: Possess Heartsteel with 300 stacks. REWARD: Multiply Heartsteel stacks by 3.
Shadow Runner	Silver	Tier A	After using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability or exiting Stealth, gain 300 Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
Escape Plan	Silver	Tier A	Gain a massive (65% Max Health) decaying Shield, decaying 150% Movement Speed, and a decaying shrink effect upon reaching 35% Health (75…
Giant Slayer	Prismatic	Tier A	Become tiny, gain 20% Movement Speed, and deal between 10% and 30% bonus damage to champions based on how much larger they are than you.
Upgrade Immolate	Silver	Tier A	Hollow Radiance and Sunfire Aegis grant 12 Gold per target affected with Immolate. Gain 250 Gold.
Goliath	Prismatic	Tier A	Become large, gaining 35% Health and 15% Adaptive Force.
Soul Eater	Gold	Tier A	Immobilizing an enemy champion grants 20 max Health. If taken as your second Augment, starts with 300 Health.
Slap Around	Silver	Tier A	Each time you Immobilize or Ground an enemy, gain a stack granting 10 Adaptive Force. Lose 50% stacks on death.
Flashbang	Silver	Tier A	Your Flash causes an explosion that deals (70–240 (by level) +60% Ability Power +70% Attack Damage) damage and Slows (resets on death).
Blunt Force	Silver	Tier A	–
Omni Soul	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 3 random Dragon Souls.
Clown College	Prismatic	Tier A	Backstab: You deal (20–35 (by level) +35% Ability Power +50% Bonus Attack Damage) bonus physical damage when striking from behind. Deceive…
Circle of Death	Prismatic	Tier A	Your healing and Health Regen deal 70% of the value magic damage to the nearest enemy champion.
FireFox	Silver	Tier A	Autocast: Gain 25% movement speed and conjure three flames that orbit you every 9 seconds, targetting the closest visible enemy in range and…
From Beginning To End	Gold	Tier A	Gain the First Strike and Dark Harvest Keystone Runes. First Strike: When you initiate champion combat, deal 10% extra damage for 3 seconds…
Heavy Hitter	Silver	Tier A	Your Attacks deal additional (3.5% Max Health) physical damage.
Stats on Stats!	Gold	Tier A	Gain 3 Stat Anvils, with a higher chance of Gold and Prismatic Anvils!
Forged By The Master	Silver	Tier A	Your Item and Augment damage are increased by 45%.
Leg Day	Silver	Tier A	Gain 50 Movement Speed and 50% Slow Resist.
Sap Magic	Gold	Tier A	Every 20 seconds, your next Attack deals (80–300 (by level) +5% Bonus Health) bonus physical damage and restores (50–250 (by level) +8% Max…
Goldrend	Prismatic	Tier A	Damaging a champion with Attacks or Abilities deals an additional (50–150 (by level) +20% Ability Power +40% Bonus Attack Damage) magic…
Donation	Gold	Tier A	Receive 1750 Gold. Thanks chat!:)
Pressure Cooker	Gold	Tier A	Every second, apply an infinitely stacking Burn to nearby enemy champions, dealing (0.5% Max Health) magic damage per second for 2 seconds…
Swift and Safe	Silver	Tier A	Gain a (65–290 (by level) +26% Ability Power +65% Bonus Attack Damage) Shield for 2 seconds after a Dash or Blink (5 seconds Cooldown).
Outlaw's Grit	Gold	Tier A	After using a Dash, Blink, or Teleport Ability you gain 12 Armor and Magic Resist up to 60 at 5 stacks. Resets every 15 seconds.
Final Form	Prismatic	Tier A	After casting your Ultimate, gain a 50% max Health Shield, 20% Omnivamp and 30% bonus Movement Speed for 10 seconds. (20 seconds Cooldown).
Tank Engine	Gold	Tier A	On takedown, gain a stack that grants 5% increased size and 5% max Health. Lose 65% of stacks on death.
Transmute: Chaos	Prismatic	Tier A	Gain 2 random Augment Tier Augments.
Titan's Resolve	Prismatic	Tier A	Dealing and receiving champion damage grants you 1 stack of Juggernauting for 6 seconds. For every 10 stacks of Juggernauting you gain 25–75…

Average on Aatrox
52 cards, best first

Below average on Aatrox
34 cards, best first

Weakest on Aatrox
8 cards, best first

Best first augment for Aatrox

Your first card decides the early fights, and a card that is great as a first pick can be a weak fourth. ARAMKit ranks Aatrox's cards for each pick on its own; these are the top five per pick, with their tier in that pick. For the first pick, Armored Impact, Tooth Fairy and Weapon of Destiny come out on top.

The best augments for Aatrox in each pick of an ARAM Mayhem game, best first, with their tier in that pick
#	First pick	Second pick	Third pick	Fourth pick
1	Armored ImpactTier S	Bread And ButterTier S	Hand of BaronTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S
2	Tooth FairyTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	The Boom and the BassTier S	Hand of BaronTier S
3	Weapon of DestinyTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S	Take'em Down Down DownTier S
4	Ultra HydraTier S	Weapon of DestinyTier S	Mad ScientistTier S	Shadow RunnerTier S
5	Mosh MonsterTier S	Mad ScientistTier S	Shadow RunnerTier S	Mad ScientistTier A

Strong card pairs

Two cards that do especially well together on Aatrox, best pair first.

Summoner spells and skill order

Summoner spells

Flash + Mark94% of players · 47.0% win rate
Flash + Ghost5% of players · 45.4% win rate
Ghost + Mark0% of players · 43.6% win rate

Skill order

QThe Darkin Blade
EUmbral Dash
WInfernal Chains

Max Q first. 96% of players use this order (48.0% win rate); put points in R whenever you can.

Aatrox in an average Mayhem game

Averages per game over every game on this patch.

K / D / A: 11.1 / 11.5 / 21.8
KDA: 3.20
Damage to champions: 40,428
Damage taken: 63,252
Self-mitigated: 72,993
Healing on allies: 1
Shielding on allies: 0
Crowd control: 24 s
Kill participation: 61%
Game length: 16:33

Damage type

Physical 80%Magic 15%True 5%

Questions and answers

What is the best Aatrox build in ARAM Mayhem?

On patch 26.21 ARAMKit ranks the Tank build first for Aatrox: Heartsteel, Unending Despair and Warmog's Armor. The most played build is Bruiser.

What are the best augments for Aatrox in ARAM Mayhem?

The S-tier cards for Aatrox, best first: Tooth Fairy, Armored Impact, The Boom and the Bass, Weapon of Destiny and Hand of Baron. The full list by tier is on this page.

Is Aatrox good in ARAM Mayhem?

Aatrox is tier C on patch 26.21, #139 of 173 champions, with a 46.9% win rate over 1.4 million games. That makes it a below-average pick in ARAM Mayhem right now.

What is the best first augment for Aatrox in ARAM Mayhem?

For Aatrox's first pick on patch 26.21: Armored Impact, Tooth Fairy, Weapon of Destiny, Ultra Hydra and Mosh Monster, best first. Cards rank differently in later picks; the table on this page has all four.

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ARAM Mayhem tier list
Every champion by tier on patch 26.21.
ARAM Mayhem augment tier list
Every card from S to D over all champions.
All Mayhem builds
Pick a champion from the full list.
ARAM Mayhem rules
Augment levels, rerolls and why there are no runes.
ARAM Mayhem guide
How the mode, the cards and the picks work.
Aatrox counters
Its lane matchups on Summoner's Rift.
ARAM Mayhem overlay
The card picker and build in the app.

Source: ARAMKit, used with permission. Patch 26.21, 23,177,263 ARAM Mayhem games, data of October 28, 2026. Riot keeps Mayhem games out of its public match API, so these aggregates come from ARAMKit. Card tiers are shown without win rates, as Riot's developer policy asks.