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Aurora

Aurora Counters

Best and worst picks against Aurora in Mid at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Irelia, Vladimir and Cho'Gath beat Aurora most often. Diana, Mel and Zed win the laning phase against Aurora by the widest gold margin.

Best picks against Aurora

Highest win rate versus Aurora in Mid.

  1. 1Irelia157 games60.5%
  2. 2Vladimir106 games58.5%
  3. 3Cho'Gath300 games56.7%
  4. 4Diana337 games55.2%
  5. 5Aurelion Sol167 games55.1%
  6. 6Malzahar400 games54.8%
  7. 7Lux360 games54.2%
  8. 8Katarina411 games54.0%
  9. 9Ahri757 games53.8%
  10. 10Orianna216 games53.7%
  11. 11Zed518 games53.7%
  12. 12Twisted Fate412 games52.9%
  13. 13LeBlanc408 games52.5%
  14. 14Vex258 games51.5%
  15. 15Qiyana225 games51.1%

Worst picks against Aurora

Lowest win rate versus Aurora in Mid.

  1. 1Azir114 games37.7%
  2. 2Ryze148 games39.9%
  3. 3Akshan178 games41.6%
  4. 4Tristana493 games42.0%
  5. 5Fizz379 games47.0%
  6. 6Locke548 games47.3%
  7. 7Viktor626 games48.2%
  8. 8Zoe250 games48.4%
  9. 9Syndra539 games48.4%
  10. 10Yone744 games48.7%
  11. 11Annie147 games49.0%

Best lane counters vs Aurora

Largest gold lead over Aurora at 15 minutes in Mid.

  1. 1Diana149 games+607
  2. 2Mel161 games+467
  3. 3Zed165 games+436
  4. 4Vex145 games+382
  5. 5LeBlanc131 games+356
  6. 6Twisted Fate107 games+353
  7. 7Viktor189 games+323
  8. 8Syndra131 games+319
  9. 9Lux132 games+253
  10. 10Zoe105 games+249
  11. 11Katarina125 games+209
  12. 12Hwei123 games+158
  13. 13Orianna126 games+112
  14. 14Malzahar255 games+88
  15. 15Yasuo237 games+21

How to play against Aurora

Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick.

In lane and in teamfights

  1. Bait Q with a fake last-hit, then trade or push while her main damage is unavailable.
  2. Avoid chasing W into fog when the enemy jungler is missing; reset the wave instead of following blind.
  3. Respect her ult around river and tower dives; fight after it is down or when you can interrupt the follow-up.
  4. Punish off-tempo roams by shoving mid and taking plates instead of matching late.
  5. Spread before she casts ult so one zone cannot trap your whole team.

Where Aurora is weak

Exploit these in draft and in lane.

  • Aurora's damage is short-ranged for a mage, so longer-range poke and disciplined spacing deny her safe trades.
  • Her teamfight control depends on trapping enemies inside her ultimate, making spread formations and disengage reduce impact.

Aurora counters: questions

Who counters Aurora in Mid?

At Gold+, Irelia (60.5%), Vladimir (58.5%) and Cho'Gath (56.7%) have the highest win rates against Aurora.

Who does Aurora counter?

Aurora wins most often against Azir (37.7%), Ryze (39.9%) and Akshan (41.6%).

Who wins lane against Aurora?

By gold lead at 15 minutes, Diana (+607), Mel (+467) and Zed (+436) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Aurora.

How is the counter list ranked?

Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength.