Aegislash's excellent offenses and deep coverage allow it to function as an effective mixed attacker, slicing through a huge portion of the metagame, including defensive staples such as Mega Latias, Slowbro, and Blissey. Additionally, Aegislash's superb defensive traits mean it takes relatively little from their attacks in return, allowing it to find repeated entry against them, as well as soft-check dangerous offensive threats such as Mega Gardevoir, Mega Aerodactyl, and Alakazam. Close Combat forms perfect neutral coverage with Shadow Ball, ensuring Aegislash can consistently threaten the likes of Tyranitar, Bisharp, and Hydreigon. King's Shield provides Aegislash with defensive security against potential revenge killers such as Tyranitar and Hydreigon while scouting Choice item Pokemon such as Keldeo and Iron Boulder. Shadow Sneak gives Aegislash a valuable priority move that can pick off faster threats such as Blacephalon, Iron Boulder, and Mega Gallade. Alternatively, Toxic allows Aegislash to cripple specially defensive Pokemon such as Galarian Moltres and Hippowdon which would otherwise be able to check it, letting Aegislash wear them down effectively in conjunction with King's Shield. Flash Cannon provides a secondary STAB move that consistently threatens Clefable while OHKOing Mega Aerodactyl and Tapu Bulu, something which Shadow Ball into Shadow Sneak cannot do; however, it has little use outside of this. Even with this set's offensively oriented nature, Leftovers is crucial to provide Aegislash with passive recovery, allowing it to leverage its defensive traits and find more opportunities to attack. If longevity isn't a concern, Ghostium Z and Spell Tag are options that can be used on more aggressive teams to boost Shadow Ball's power, letting Aegislash muscle through defensive checks such as Mega Venusaur, Scizor, and Celesteela with greater ease. The given EVs, besides maximizing its Special Attack, ensure Aegislash can 2HKO Chansey with Close Combat after Stealth Rock and outspeed defensive Celesteela, with 240 EVs in HP allowing Aegislash to survive absurdly strong attacks such as Excadrill's Earthquake after Stealth Rock and Tyranitar's Knock Off. Alternatively, Aegislash can opt to run more Speed EVs over HP to outpace various targets, including Scizor, defensive Buzzwole, and Azumarill. However, this comes at the significant cost of cutting into Aegislash's bulk, often compounded by the need to run a Defense-lowering nature. Mixed Aegislash fits best on bulky offense and balance teams that appreciate its incredible combination of traits, from breaking down defensive cores with its immediate power to checking faster offensive threats such as Alakazam. Defensive Pokemon such as Buzzwole and Clefable synergize well with Aegislash's ability to deal with the likes of Mega Gardevoir and Enamorus. In return, they can help manage threats such as Hydrapple and Tyranitar, which otherwise force Aegislash out, and set entry hazards to help it break through checks such as Celesteela and Hippowdon. Similarly, other wallbreakers such as Iron Boulder, Serperior, and Keldeo greatly benefit from Aegislash's ability to pivot into faster revenge killers such as Choice Scarf Mienshao and Mega Aerodactyl as well as its ability to capitalize on defensive Pokemon that they may struggle to break through in Skarmory and Blissey. Finally, Aegislash greatly appreciates teammates which can help cripple its few defensive checks; Serperior can lure in Mega Venusaur and Hisuian Goodra and paralyze them with Glare, making it easier for Aegislash to overwhelm them. Offensive pivots like Zeraora and Scizor can use Knock Off to cripple checks reliant on their item, such as Celesteela and Assault Vest Tangrowth; these two can also use Volt Switch and U-turn to ensure Aegislash can find safe entry into potential targets such as Buzzwole and Rotom-Wash.