Why not build lifesteal on Aldous?
Aldous has been pretty shitty after his nerfs. Most of the problem stems from his weak early game. But I noticed that his 1st scales really well with lifesteal and the new fighter emblem has hybrid lifesteal so every punch it heals him a teeny bit for him to scrape through early game. Killing spree also helps with those close fights and gives you a surprise heal when enemies think you’re about to die. I find that Haas Claw has a funny interaction with his first skill is that it heals pretty much 50-70% of your hp when you hit a wave of clumped minions. I also want to include Berserker’s fury along with the build after the adjustment as it gives 12% of your damage as true damage paired with War Axe’s 10% true damage. Let’s say we are full stacks on War Axe and we get a crit on an enemy, we are looking at around 5,350 Physical damage and 642 + 535 = 1,177 True damage respectively (not including endless battle). That’s a whopping 6,527 damage in total (not including buffs). Also I want to point out you can easily trigger your passive by hitting a clump of enemies 2-3 which gives a huge shield on top of the heal.
From my experience, Haas Claw is my main priority in the early game for my survivability. Oracle is my 2nd item, then War Axe and Berserker’s Fury. Top it off with Rose Gold Meteor and we are looking at 48% lifesteal (includes emblems) converted into hybrid defense. You can get away with being aggressive when you get Haas Claw early game too.