Aurelion Sol is a star maker bound by the empire and hungry for freedom. A powerful mage who occupies the middle lane and becomes one of the leading damage dealers in the team. In the guide, we will talk about his strengths and weaknesses, consider the current rune and item builds, and also give useful tips on playing for this character.
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Hero Skills
The champion has well-developed damage, he is quite mobile and can give good control over opponents. Very weak in support and protection. Next, we will talk about each ability of the character and select the best combinations for Aurelion.
Passive Skill - Center of the Universe
Three stars follow next to the champion, each of which deals increased magic damage to minions and enemy champions and instantly kills them if their health level is below 25 units. The damage from the passive increases with the level of Aurelion, and also the damage indicators depend on the level of the second ability.
The stars represent the magic attack effects that the hero receives along with the items, such as the effects of slowing or reducing the level of healing from magic items from the shop.
First Skill - Rising Star
The character launches a growing star directly in front of him in the marked direction. When the skill is activated again, the star will explode, dealing increased magic damage to enemy characters around it, additionally stunning them for 0,55 - 0,75 seconds. Also, the star will explode if it goes beyond the Star Expansion from the second skill. If the charge is in flight for more than 5 seconds, then it increases in size, respectively, and the radius of damage from a further explosion increases.
If Aurelion follows her, his movement speed will increase by 20%.
Skill XNUMX - Star Expansion
When pumping a skill, the damage from a passive skill increases by 5-25 units. When activated, these three stars around the hero are sent to a far orbit, increasing their radius. At this time, the damage from each of them increases by 40%, and they rotate much faster. Repeated use will return the stars back to Aurelion, the same will happen if the hero runs out of mana or three seconds pass from the start of the ability.
After the stars return to close orbit, the champion's movement speed increases by 40%. The effect wears off gradually and disappears completely in 1,5 seconds.
Third Skill - Legendary Comet
The hero rushes up and moves in the indicated direction, the flight range increases from 5500 to 7500 units, depending on the level of the ability. While Aurelion is flying, he can see enemy champions through walls and be visible to them as well.
If during the skill you try to change the flight path, or the champion takes damage, then the skill is immediately interrupted, and Aurelion falls down to the ground. But, at the same time, you can use the first skill - the flight will not be interrupted.
Ultimate - Voice of Light
The champion blasts his star breath in the target direction, dealing increased magic damage to opponents and slowing their movement speed by 40-60% for the next two seconds (depending on the level of the ult).
When activated, it also knocks enemy champions out of the far orbit of the stars.
Sequence of leveling skills
When pumping Aurelion, keep in mind that it is very important for him second skill. Thanks to him, the damage of the passive skill is increased. Continue to improve first abilitiesto deal a lot of damage in an area, and then start leveling the third skill.
We remind you that ultimate always pumped at levels 6, 11 and 16. It is more important than all other basic skills, so its development cannot be postponed to the later stages of the match.
Basic Ability Combinations
Keep in mind that some of the presented combos will be difficult to perform in the early stages of the match, as you may not have enough mana, or a high cooldown of skills will interfere. For effective fights, use the following combinations of skills:
- Ultimate -> Blink -> Second Skill -> First Skill -> Auto Attack -> Auto Attack. Powerful and heavy combo. You will need to immediately use a dash after activating the ult to close the distance with the enemy and prevent him from retreating. Then deal increased area damage, expanding the range of the stars and summoning a rising star.
- First Skill -> Ultimate -> Flash. Works well both in team combat and with single targets. Try to hit the opponent with the Growing Star, which will stun the enemy at the same time as the damage. Immediately after a successful shot, activate your ult and move closer to the enemy champion so that he cannot back away from you so easily.
- Skill XNUMX -> Skill XNUMX -> Ultimate -> Skill XNUMX -> Auto Attack. The combo will help you quickly orient yourself after the flight and do a lot of damage in a team fight. As soon as you land, do not let your opponents retreat, or vice versa, reduce the distance with you. In the first case, you run the risk of missing them, and in the second, getting ambushed. Stun them with your first skill and immediately activate your ult. At the end, add a second skill and an auto attack to the combo to make it easier to finish off the surviving targets.
Pros and cons of the hero
All characters have disadvantages and advantages, thanks to which the developers keep the in-game balance. Let's talk about the different sides of Aurelion.
Pros of playing as Aurelion Sol
- High mobility. Covers long distances due to her ult and can migrate all over the map in time for ganks.
- It is easy to keep a lane on it and farm minions quickly.
- There is control, it can throw opponents away from itself or slow them down.
- Stable and powerful area damage.
- Good passive skill.
- Compared to other mages, he has high health.
- An easy-to-learn ultimate with high damage.
Cons of playing as Aurelion Sol
- The third skill is difficult to master. If you make a mistake, it will only bring harm.
- Quite difficult to master. Not the best choice for beginners.
- It sags a little in the late game and is inferior to other rivals.
- Quite vulnerable in team fights and can't get away without a third skill.
- Doesn't do well against melee champions.
Suitable runes
As the lead mid lane DPS with magic damage, the hero needs the next rune build. When installing, also refer to the screenshot to make it easier to find all the runes Aurelion needs.
Primal Rune - Domination:
- Electrocution - When you hit an enemy with three different attacks, you will deal additional adaptive damage.
- The taste of blood - Gives the hero the vampirism effect from dealing damage to enemy champions.
- Eye collection - Gaining charges after finishing off an enemy champion will increase your attack power and ability power.
- Treasure hunter - for a kill or an assist, the hero is given charges with which he receives additional gold, with further finishing off of opponents.
Secondary - Sorcery:
- Mana flow – Until the end of the match, increases the mana pool for dealing damage to the hero, and when the pool is full, it quickly restores mana.
- Burn Sets targets on fire and deals additional magic damage to them.
- +10 attack speed.
- +9 to adaptive damage.
- +8 Magic Resistance.
Required Spells
Jump - the base spell for almost every champion in the game. Gives the hero an additional charge that can be used in various critical situations: retreat, attack, initiate a battle, or in combination with other skills for powerful maneuvers.- Ignition - Allows you to set a target enemy champion on fire to reduce their healing abilities, deal additional true damage, and reveal their location on the map. It is convenient to finish off the target, or track it down in the forest and deliver a fatal blow.
Best Build
Based on the win rate, we present you the current effective item build for Aurelion Sol, where each item is aimed at revealing the champion’s abilities and improving his combat potential.
Starting Items
In the first minutes of the match, you will need an item thanks to which you can maintain normal mana, health and deal more damage.
- Malicious potion.
- Hidden totem.
Early items
Next, buy another item aimed at supporting the character’s mana and health levels.
- Aeon Catalyst.
- Boots.
Main subjects
By the middle of the game, you will need items that will increase ability power, mana, reduce ability cooldown, add magic penetration. Among other things, there are slow and mana recovery effects.
- Wand of Ages.
- Boots of the sorcerer.
- Rylai's Crystal Scepter.
Complete assembly
By the late game, items with bonuses to ability power, some defense, and skill acceleration appear in Aurelion's arsenal.
- Wand of Ages.
- Boots of the sorcerer.
- Rylai's Crystal Scepter.
- Zhonya's hourglass.
- Dark flame.
- Morellonomicon.
Worst and best enemies
You can take Aurelion as a powerful counter for heroes like Veigar, Akali or Silas – the mage easily bypasses them on the mid lane and can confuse opponents.
Works well in duet with Rengar - a powerful killer with good control and mobility. maokai, like a tank with colossal control and protection, and Bel'Vet, in the role of a mobile warrior with a good camp, also good options for Aurelion.
It will be much more difficult to face such champions as:
- Kassadin – the abyssal wanderer is very mobile and well protected, so you may have difficulty hitting it with skills. Try to stun him or slow him down, or stay close to players with more powerful stun skills and attack the killer with them.
- Kiana – can also become a problem for the same reasons as the first champion. Learn to dodge her skills so you don't become an easy target.
- Ticket - An assassin with a disguise that can jump over walls and deal massive damage. Do not try to deal with him alone, because you risk missing skills and becoming his victim.
How to play as Aurelion Sol
Beginning of the game. Take care of farming, because Aurelion is quite strong in the early stages. He clears lanes easily and farms well, but still can't handle a stronger midlaner in a one-on-one fight.
Even with the advent of the third skill, do not try to fight alone. Better use it to quickly move to the jungler or to another lane and help your allies. Correctly calculate the trajectory - do not let the enemies lead you astray.
Follow your own lane. While standing mid, constantly move to hit with your passive stars not only the minions, but also the enemy champion. If you have a weak opponent against you, you can even take the lead in the lane and push him to the tower.
Average game. At this stage, the hero shows himself at his best. Constantly roam the map with the help of the third skill and follow the movements of both enemies and allies. Aurelion is predominantly a team player, so try to be close to your teammates.
Remember to push your own lane and farm. Browse the mini-map, come clean the squad of enemy minions and destroy the towers.
You can use your ultimate to protect yourself from melee opponents, save allies, and push enemies away. It is also possible to get behind the back of the enemy team and deliver a surprise blow, sending them straight to your team.
late game. Here the hero becomes weaker and inferior to more mobile players with good control and damage. You should not walk through the forest alone or go far from the allies in the lines, otherwise you may not be able to cope in one-on-one combat.
In team fights, do not stand still, do not let the enemy take you under the gun. While using skills, constantly be on the move. Just in case, calculate the escape routes. To do this, you can use the Blink, ultimate or the third skill.
Aurelion Sol is a good mid lane hero who holds up well throughout the game and can be a worthy opponent for more than half of the playable characters. It is quite difficult to master, and the use of skills can be quite difficult. Therefore, train more often and improve your skills. Below, in the comments, we are waiting for your questions or recommendations!
