Aatrox vs Ambessa
Top Lane Matchup
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Who Wins
- You lose levels 1-3 as your Q damage is low without E passive healing and skill points - play safe and conserve HP while last-hitting.
- You win from level 4 to level 13 (or three items) as Q damage and cooldown improve significantly, but she outscales you in 1v1s after that point with her item spikes.
How to Trade
- Use Q1 when she goes for minions but hold W and E - if she uses Q1 dash, immediately Q2 + E backwards to space and hit her, then save Q3 for cooldown refund.
- Next rotation: Q1 to initiate, and when she's out of dashes, land E-Q2 into W pull for guaranteed hit into free Q3 - her longer cooldowns create windows where she cannot escape.
Wave Control
- Play safe early and last-hit until level 4, then when the wave bounces back towards her, slow push the first wave while poking, then hard shove the second wave to crash and recall.
- Avoid hard pushing early as you don't have priority - she can setup dives with massive W shield value and ability to dash in/out of tower aggro, not ganks (she lacks reliable CC).
Mistakes to Avoid
- Never waste Qs when she has dashes available - use Q1 for poke, save Q2+E for when she commits, and hold Q3 for cooldown refund unless guaranteed hit.
- Don't chase through her dashes or fight extended trades before level 4, as you lack the damage and sustain to win without E passive healing and Q skill points.
Enhanced by LampsXAatrox
on 12/06/2025