A data-driven breakdown of Aatrox Top for patch 16.17: the most-played and highest-win-rate builds and runes, the matchups that beat Aatrox, synergy partners, and how Aatrox closes games — all from ranked Emerald+ data.
Aatrox is an AD caster in the top, and on patch 16.17 they grade out as a strong pick — a 51.4% win rate, 5.9% pick rate, 68,928 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Aatrox spikes hardest in the mid game around the two-to-three-item mark — that is the window to force fights and objectives.
How Aatrox wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Aatrox tips the fight, and splitpushing a side lane and forcing the enemy to answer it. The kit grades 7/10 teamfighting, 7/10 split-push. Play around where Aatrox is thin, disengage (3/10), and the enemy loses their angle.
The most-played core build is Eclipse, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, which holds a 57.4% win rate across 2,328 games this patch. The build above re-optimizes once you lock in the enemy composition.
The matchup to respect is Singed, where Aatrox sits at just 43.8%, the lane swings the other way into Vel'Koz (59.5%), and on the team side, Aatrox gains the most from a Amumu (+8.6% pair win rate).
The build Aatrox Top players run most on patch 16.17, shown with its live win rate. Choose the enemy team up top to tailor it to the comp you are facing.
Champions that beat Aatrox Top the most this patch, anywhere on the enemy team. Top ban targets.
The teammates that make Aatrox Top stronger this patch, measured by how much the pair's win rate beats Aatrox going solo.
Aatrox is also played in these other roles this patch.
For full draft-time coaching with all 10 picks, use the Team Builder. To see Aatrox's tier on this patch, see the Tier List.