# Aurelion Sol Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Aurelion Sol counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Aurelion Sol in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/aurelionsol.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Aurelion Sol ## Page Content Mage · Control Mage · Mid Prepare for battle with Aurelion Sol — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Aurelion Sol is a zone controller — denies enemy movement and forces bad positioning with area abilities Teamfight Role Zone Controller Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Aurelion Sol's Strengths - Controls space in teamfights — Aurelion Sol's area denial forces enemies into bad positions or choke points - Cross-map pressure through roams — Aurelion Sol turns lane priority into kills and objectives across the map ## How to Play Aurelion Sol Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Place your E so it covers all three caster minions when they stop to attack to maximize early passive stack generation. ### Lane Phase Tap your Q in short bursts rather than holding it down fully when trading early to preserve mana while still triggering the burst damage. ### Lane Phase Hold your W strictly as an escape tool until the enemy uses their primary crowd control, as any displacement will immediately cancel your flight. ### Mid Game Force skirmishes around neutral objectives immediately after completing Rylai's Crystal Scepter to leverage the slow for guaranteed Q channel time. ### Mid Game Activate Q while flying with your W to deal bonus damage and kite back safely when responding to river skirmishes. ### Mid Game Drop your E directly in jungle choke points before the enemy enters the area to force them into taking stacking damage or altering their path. ### Late Game Save your empowered ult for objective standoffs, casting it over the Baron or Dragon pit when enemies group up to capitalize on the massive shockwave radius. ### Late Game Chain your W resets across the backline after scoring a takedown to reposition continuously while burning down remaining targets with Q. ### Late Game Melt the closest frontline target with your Q while staying at max range, only using W to chase once all enemy gap-closers are on cooldown. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Rabadon's Deathcap — 3,500 - Sorcerer's Shoes (Boots) — 1,100 - Liandry's Torment — 3,000 - Blackfire Torch — 2,800 - Archangel's Staff — 2,900 - Banshee's Veil — 3,000 total: 16,300 ## How to Counter Aurelion Sol Counter strategies and draft context gap close quickly, flank from angles they can't control, or out-sustain their mana pool - Needs setup time to be effective — Aurelion Sol's zone control falls apart against hard engage - Roaming is denied by aggressive warding — vision control shuts down Aurelion Sol's cross-map pressure - Assassins and divers that close gaps quickly - Champions with long-range engage tools ### Aurelion Sol's Weaknesses - Hard engage that bypasses zones — Aurelion Sol's area control loses value when enemies gap-close past the abilities - Strong wave clear mid — Aurelion Sol's roaming is punished when the lane opponent shoves and takes plates - Open-space fights — Aurelion Sol's zone control loses value in wide areas where enemies path around the abilities ## Best Synergies with Aurelion Sol Team synergies and draft context - Engage champions with AOE CC that group enemies into Aurelion Sol's zone abilities for devastating combos - Lane-stable allies that hold waves while Aurelion Sol roams — cross-map plays need a foundation - Frontline tanks that zone enemies into your skillshot paths - Engage champions with AOE crowd control for wombo combos ### Draft Context - Has no engage to group enemies into Aurelion Sol's zone abilities — the damage has no setup - Picks laners that can't hold waves — Aurelion Sol's roams cost too much when allies lose plates and CS - Has no engage or pick potential — Aurelion Sol controls space but nobody forces enemies into the zones ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Aurelion Sol's win rate changes with mastery level Aurelion Sol has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, but getting results requires significant dedication. Expect lower win rates for an extended period before deeper mechanics click into place. Skill Cap Very High Cost of Learning Very High Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 33.3% | 3-4 | 47.3% | 5-6 | 50.1% | 7-8 | 50.1% | 9-12 | 51.2% | 13-16 | 51.2% | 17+ * | 55.7% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)