Aatrox Guide

Tips for Playing Against Aatrox

-Never get hit by passive early, which means be careful of W also!
-It is a lot easier to be careful of W when standing behind or inside minions.
-Swifties helps immensely for dodging the sweet spots on his Q.
-Sometimes running into him can be good for dodging Qs if you're strong enough to fight him (works well with swifties)!
-If you get hit by W, try exiting it as far up as you can, so he can't hit another Q!

Oblivion Orb

I think bramble is a bait usually! Maybe if you're really behind and absolutely need the armor, but it has such low stats, and TK loves HP and AP. Plus many healers don't need to auto you.
Swiftness Boots

Swifties help a TON for dodging his Qs and escaping his W. It makes it MUCH harder for him to fight you, and many times I find him scoring kills off Swifties.
Heartsteel

You can't really go wrong with Heartsteel! Deadman's and Iceborn are viable options, especially if they're heavy AD, but if I'm ahead I typically just try to do the default Heartsteel rush!