By GamGem ResearchLast updated 20 Aug 2026 · 00:00
Aurelion Sol
The Star Forger
Mage
League of LegendsPatch 26.16MidRanked Solo/DuoEmerald+NA15,370 gamesSample data
Role snapshot (Mid)
- 53.0%
- Win Rate
- 3.0%
- Pick Rate
- 25.1%
- Ban Rate
15,370
Games
Moderate
Confidence
Matchup map (Mid) — level 1–18
Conditional build matrix
| vs AP Burst | vs AD Assassins | vs Tanks | vs Sustain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythic / Core |   |   |   |   |
| Core 2 |   |   | |  |
| Core 3 |   |   |  |   |
| Boots |  |  | |  |
| Situational |  |   |  |   |
Popular build
7,070 games53.4%Win Rate
Flash
IgniteReliable build
5,072 games52.1%Win Rate
Flash
TeleportHigh observed win rate
1,844 games55.5%Win Rate
Flash
ExhaustRunes
Primary: Precision
Conqueror
Presence of Mind
Legend: Bloodline
Last Stand
Secondary: Domination
Cheap Shot
Deep Ward
Shards
+9 Adaptive Force
+9 Adaptive Force
+10-180 Health (based on level)
Skill order
| Q | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Ability details
Cosmic Creator
Aurelion Sol's damaging Abilities break down enemies into stacks of Stardust, which permanently improves each of his abilities.
Passive — never cast
Breath of Light
Aurelion 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.
Cost 35/40/45/50/55 ManaCooldown 3sRange 750
Astral Flight
Aurelion 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.
Cost 50/55/60/65/70 ManaCooldown 22/20.5/19/17.5/16sRange 1500
Singularity
Aurelion 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 threshold.
Cost 90 ManaCooldown 12sRange 750
Falling Star / The Skies Descend
Falling 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 enemies rather than stunning them. A shockwave then spreads from the edge of the impact zone, which damages and slows the enemies it hits. Stardust increases the impact area of both Falling Star and The Skies Descend.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 120/110/100sRange 1250
Scaling — level 1–18
Aurelion SolMid average
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Counter plan — how to beat Aurelion Sol
Dodge the primary — its rotation is one skillshot; sidestep it and the rest is chip
Punish the cooldown — Aurelion Sol is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 7/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
Trade on your terms — take the fight where its damage lands on nobody
ARAM performance
- 54.0%
- Win Rate ▲ 0.0%
- 8.5%
- Pick Rate ▲ 2.9%
- 8.6%
- Ban Rate ▲ 1.8%
- Damage dealt
- 98.9%
- Damage taken
- 101.0%
- Healing
- 110.1%
- Shielding
- 91.3%
- Ability Haste
- +11
Best ARAM build
Patch timeline
We hold the rates, not the balance log. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
- 26.16Live now-0.3
- 26.14Sample win rate across this patch-0.2
- 26.11Sample win rate across this patch-0.6
- 26.08Sample win rate across this patch+0.6
- 26.05Sample win rate across this patch-0.8
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Methodology
- Data window
- 512,340 games on patch 26.16, Ranked Solo/Duo, NA. Last refreshed 20 Aug 2026.
- Rank aggregation
- Emerald+ and above, pooled. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
- Role assignment
- A champion is filed under the lanes it actually plays, not the one class it belongs to — which is why several appear in two.
- Counters
- A matchup, not a tier gap: how this champion does into that one specifically, over that pairing’s own games.
- Minimum sample
- The confidence indicator beside every rate is driven by how much of the window this champion appears in. A low reading means read the figure loosely, not that it is wrong.
- Why a build is not a cause
- The best-scoring build is the one the best-placed players happened to take. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying those items caused the wins.
- Where the numbers come from
- Names, classes, lanes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates are derived samples — Riot publishes none of them, and nothing on this page presents one as measured.