Aurelion Sol is a late-game scaling mid-lane mage. He focuses on collecting Stardust throughout the game by damaging enemy champions to empower Aurelion Sol's abilities and upgrade his ultimate to The Skies Descend. However, this makes Aurelion Sol extremely weak during the early game. He has to play very passively and farm as much gold and Stardust as possible until he gets a few items, and then he can look to roam around and make an impact on the map. Positioning is vital with Aurelion Sol. You want to make sure you are far enough away from enemy champions not to get caught but be in close enough range to be able to deal as much damage as possible with Breath of Light.
Casting damaging abilities against enemies grants stacks of Stardust, which empowers Aurelion Sol's abilities.
This is the most essential aspect of Aurelion Sol that needs to be prioritised throughout the game.
Breath of Light's will deal bonus magic damage.
Astral Flight's max flight distance will be increased.
Singularity's impact area will be increased.
Falling Star/The Skies Descend's impact area will be increased.
This is Aurelion Sol's primary source of damage.
Aurelion Sol breathes Starfire for a few seconds, dealing magic damage per second. Every second the breath hits the same target, Aurelion Sol will deal extra magic damage. If this is a champion, Aurelion Sol will gain one stack of Stardust.
Positioning whilst using Breath of Light will be the difference between carrying and dying with Aurelion Sol. You must ensure you are within range to deal as much damage with this ability as possible.
Aurelion Sol flies in a direction. While flying, Breath of Light has no cooldown and deals more damage; however, the flight speed will be reduced whilst channelling.
When using Astral Flight, do not touch the movement joystick, as this will cancel the flight and cause it to go into cooldown.
Aurelion Sol summons a Black Hole, dealing magic damage per second and dragging enemies toward the centre. Enemies in the centre die instantly when their health is low.
One of the best ways to farm Stardust is with Singularity. For every minion killed within the Black Hole, Aurelion Sol will gain Stardust. This can be used during the laning phase to get as much Stardust as possible to empower his abilities.
Falling Star plucks a star from the heavens and crashes it into the earth, dealing magic damage and stunning enemies within range, gaining Stardust for every enemy champion hit.
Whenever Aurelion Sol collects 65 stacks of Stardust, the next Falling Star transforms into The Skies Descend.
The Skies Descend rains down cosmic fury on the earth, dealing magic damage over a larger area and knocking targets hit. It also emits a massive shockwave at the same time, dealing magic damage to enemy champions and slowing them,
Aurelion Sol's primary source of damage is his abilities, which scale exceptionally well into the late game. Rylai's Crystal Scepter is an excellent item for Aurelion Sol. The slows that Rylai provides allows him to stay in range to deal more damage with Breath of Light. Speaking of Breath of Light, Liandry's Torment is another item that synergizes well; this ability allows you to deal damage over time. Also the extra health you get from Rylai's and Liandry's helps Aurelion Sol stay within range to deal damage.
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When using Breath of Light or Singularity on an enemy, Arcane Comet will proc, giving you the extra splash of damage. Thanks to Rylai's slows, this is also very difficult to escape.
Great for when Aurelion Sol drops low on health when he flies in. It can save you and bait the enemy into thinking you are already dead.
Bone Plating will help Aurelion Sol take reduced damage from the first three instances of damage.
When Aurelion Sol is farming, he'll be able to gain free health throughout the game, making him difficult to kill
Transcendence works great with Aurelion Sol to reduce the cooldown of his ability.
Aurelion Sol is one of the weakest early-game champions in the game. Since he doesn't have a lot of mobility early on, you want to play very passively and try to get as much Stardust as possible. The most efficient way of collecting Stardust early on is by killing minions in the Black Hole from Singularity. So make sure you always use this ability before last hitting minions. Aurelion Sol can try to roam to help out the jungle when needed with Astral Flight, but since he has very little damage in the early game, you have to be extremely careful.
In the late game, this is where Aurelion Sol transforms into his true Dragon self and can be a massive carry for his team. At this point in the game, you would have collected enough Stardust to empower your abilities and can significantly impact a team fight with your upgraded ultimate, The Skies Descend. In team fights, always try to look for the best flight path with Astral Flight, cut off enemies' escape paths, and stay within range to deal a lot of damage with Breath of Light. Always be careful not to fly too close, or you could get caught and die quickly.
Overall, Aurelion Sol is a very unique champion who is somewhat easy to play but will take a long time to master to be able to carry every game. If you understand that the early game might not be as smooth sailing, he can scale and become a massive carry in the late game.
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