Aurelion Sol · Mid
Aurelion Sol Laning Guide
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Overview
Mid is the shortest lane: trades are fast and the enemy jungler is always close. Push the wave when you can, so you are first to the river when a skirmish starts. Early, prioritise the river: being first to a skirmish or to the first dragon is worth more than a few extra minions.
Strengths
- Long attack range (550) for safe trades in lane.
- High magic damage: Riot rates it 8/10 in magic.
- Crowd control: Falling Star / The Skies Descend applies a stun to set up kills.
Weaknesses
- Mana-hungry early: spamming abilities leaves you empty before the fight.
- Fragile: Riot rates it 3/10 in defense.
- No dash or blink in the kit: vulnerable to ganks without vision.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Lane buildBalancedRecommendedHow to open: starting items, then the components of Cryptbloom on your first backs, and boots when the lane allows.
- Standard buildBalancedAdvancedThe default path: Cryptbloom, Archangel's Staff and Blackfire Torch give the ability power, magic penetration and ability haste this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.
Builds
Lane build
When to use it
How to open: starting items, then the components of Cryptbloom on your first backs, and boots when the lane allows.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
1100%- MidMain100% of matches
Starting items
Early game
Core items
- 1Cryptbloom
Boots
Runes
Primary· Sorcery
Secondary· Inspiration
Shards
Summoner spells
Flash
Ignite
Standard build
When to use it
The default path: Cryptbloom, Archangel's Staff and Blackfire Torch give the ability power, magic penetration and ability haste this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.
Where it's played
Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.
1100%- MidMain100% of matches
Starting items
Core items
- 1Cryptbloom
- 2Archangel's Staff
- 3Blackfire Torch
Boots
Situational
Runes
Primary· Sorcery
Secondary· Inspiration
Shards
Summoner spells
- Flash
- Ignite
Abilities
Cosmic CreatorPassiveAurelion Sol's damaging Abilities break down enemies into stacks of Stardust , which permanently improves each of his abilities.
QBreath of Light3s30/35/40/45/50 mpAurelion Sol channels his dragon breath for a few seconds, damaging the first enemy hit and splashing reduced damage onto nearby enemies. Each second the breath is channeled directly at an enemy will deal bonus damage, which is improved by the amount of Stardust that's been collected. This ability collects Stardust if the target is a champion.- Cooldown
- 3
- Cost
- 30·35·40·45·50
- Range
- 750
WAstral Flight22/20/18/16/14s50/55/60/65/70 mpAurelion Sol flies over terrain in a targeted direction. While in this state, he can cast other abilities. Breath of Light no longer has a cooldown or maximum channel duration and deals increased damage while flying. Astral Flight's remaining cooldown is reduced whenever an enemy champion dies after being recently damaged by Aurelion Sol. Stardust increases Astral Flight's maximum range.- Cooldown
- 22·20·18·16·14
- Cost
- 50·55·60·65·70
- Range
- 1500
ESingularity12s90 mpAurelion Sol summons a black hole, damaging enemies and slowly pulling them toward its center. This ability grants Stardust each time an enemy dies within the black hole and for each second an enemy champion is caught inside it. The center of the black hole executes enemies who are below a certain percentage of their maximum health. Stardust increases Singularity's area as well as the execution th- Cooldown
- 12
- Cost
- 90
- Range
- 750
RFalling Star / The Skies DescendUltimate120/110/100s100 mpFalling Star: Aurelion Sol crashes a star into the earth. This impact deals magic damage and stuns enemies while also granting Stardust for each enemy champion it hits. Gathering enough Stardust transforms Aurelion Sol's next Falling Star into The Skies Descend. The Skies Descend: Aurelion Sol drags a giant star down from the heavens with an increased impact zone and increased damage, knocking up - Cooldown
- 120·110·100
- Cost
- 100
- Range
- 1250
Strategy
1Starting and early items
The first items decide how comfortable the lane is. The lane build below lists them with what each one gives you.
- Key early items: Blighting Jewel and Fiendish Codex.
2Trading
Trade when the enemy uses an ability on the wave: that's the moment they can't answer. The kit brings crowd control (stun) with Falling Star / The Skies Descend.
3Wave management
Freeze the wave near your tower when you're weaker, slow push before a back and crash the wave when you want to roam or take a plate.
4Early objectives
Early, prioritise the river: being first to a skirmish or to the first dragon is worth more than a few extra minions. Your spikes are level 6, when Falling Star / The Skies Descend comes online, and each completed item: Cryptbloom first, then Archangel's Staff.
Tips
- Trade when the enemy uses an ability on the wave: that's the moment they can't answer.
- Blighting Jewel is your first purchase that changes the lane: get it early.
- Use Falling Star / The Skies Descend in lane only when your partner or jungler can follow.
- Early, prioritise the river: being first to a skirmish or to the first dragon is worth more than a few extra minions.
Matchups
Strong against
Aurelion Sol attacks from 550 units and Akali from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
Aurelion Sol attacks from 550 units and Katarina from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
Aurelion Sol attacks from 550 units and Locke from 125: every trade in lane happens at a distance they cannot answer.
Weak against
Call of the Void silences Aurelion Sol, whose damage comes from abilities.
Portal Jump lets Zoe reach Aurelion Sol, who has no escape in the kit.
Destiny lets Twisted Fate reach Aurelion Sol, who has no escape in the kit.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch 16.19.1.
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