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Aurelion Sol
Patch 16.2.1
MidDifficulty
Medium
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Reach 250+ Stardust stacks. Once you have enough stacks, your and control so much space that the enemy team cannot physically enter the jungle or stand on objectives without being executed.
Playstyle
Infinite scaling battle-mage who manipulates terrain and zones entire teams while raining down dragon breath from the sky.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Infinite scaling via provides a guaranteed late-game monster state
- + offers unparalleled map traversal and repositioning during fights
- +Massive AOE disruption and execution with
- + (Skies Descend) can hit an entire team and win fights instantly
Weaknesses
- -Extremely vulnerable to early jungle dives and aggressive mid-laners
- - requires you to stand still or fly in a straight line, making you easy to hit
- -Hard CC immediately cancels your flight, leaving you stranded
- -Very low impact if denied stacks in the first 10 minutes
Abilities
Damaging abilities grant Stardust. Stardust permanently increases the damage of , the range of , the size/execute of , and the impact area of . Always prioritize hitting champions to stack faster.
Channels a beam of light. Every 1 second of channeling on the same target deals bonus damage based on . If used while in , it has no cooldown and no maximum duration. It's your primary DPS tool.
Fly over terrain in a direction. You can cast all other abilities while flying. If an enemy dies within 3 seconds of you damaging them, 's cooldown is reduced by 90%. Use this to reset and chase or escape during fights.
Summons a black hole that pulls enemies toward the center. It executes enemies below a health threshold that increases with . This is your best tool for waveclear and locking enemies down for your .
Falling Star stuns and gives stacks per hit. Once you collect enough Stardust, your next ultimate becomes The Skies Descend, which has a massive area, knocks up enemies, and sends out a global shockwave that slows and damages.
Teamfight Role
Sustained DPS Carry and Zone Controller
Position in the backline and use to stop enemy momentum. Use on the closest target. Use your resets to reposition every time a kill happens.
If you have 'The Skies Descend' charged for , you act as the primary engager. Drop it on the backline to start the fight.
Combos
The Farming Standard
on minions → the cannon/center
The most efficient way to stack . groups them and pulls them into the execute range while you melt them with .
Trade and Fly
enemy → until they move → away
Use the pull from to guarantee a 1-second proc of bonus damage, then use to retreat before they can trade back.
The Drive-By
parallel to enemy → while moving
Instead of flying directly at them, fly to the side. Since has no cooldown during , you can spray them with damage while staying out of their melee range.
Full Collapse
→ → forward →
Your late-game teamfight engage. Stun them with , drop on top to keep them there, then fly in with to clean up with .
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 6 | Unlocks , giving you a reliable way to self-peel or setup kills for your jungler. |
| Level 9 | is maxed out. Your raw DPS and objective taking speed increase significantly. |
| Level 13 | Usually when is maxed. The execution threshold and size become very difficult for enemies to ignore in tight corridors. |
| Level 16 | Third point in . The size of The Skies Descend becomes screen-wide, and your stacks should be high enough to execute almost anyone at 15-20% HP. |
Tips & Tricks
- •Tapping is useless. You must channel it for at least 1 second to get the bonus damage and stacks.
- •You can cast while mid-air during . Use this to drop a black hole behind enemies while you're flying toward them.
- •The cooldown of resets on takedowns. If you're safe, fly in deep to get a kill, then fly out immediately.
- • pulls enemies toward the center. Use this to pull enemies back into the impact zone of your if they try to walk out.
- •Stop using for half a second if you need to turn. You turn much slower while breathing fire.
- •You can see how close you are to 'The Skies Descend' by checking the bar on your icon. Only use it when it's fully charged for maximum impact.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using directly at an enemy with CC→They will hit you with a stun/root, your flight cancels, and you die instantly because you're out of position.
- ✕Staying in channel for too long while stationary→You become a sitting duck for skillshots like Lux Q or Blitzcrank hook. Cancel it early to dodge.
- ✕Ignoring the wave to chase kills early→You lose out on massive amounts of stacks from minion deaths in , delaying your late-game.
- ✕Using only for damage→You waste its best feature. It's a zone tool; use it to block paths or stop a dive, not just for the tick damage.
- ✕Holding for the 'perfect' 5-man stun→You miss out on easy stacks. Early on, use it whenever you can safely hit a champion to stack faster.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached