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Aurelion Sol Mid build & stats

Mage C 269 games · patch 16.17
Win rate
48.0%
Pick rate
1.5%
Ban rate
0.8%

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17

Solid sample

Start with

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
400 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
Health Potion
Health Potion
50 g
62.5% 56 games

Build in this order

Rylai's Crystal Scepter 1
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
2,600 g
Liandry's Torment 2
Liandry's Torment
3,000 g
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
3,250 g
8,850 g
80.0% WR 10 games

Boots

Armored Advance
Armored Advance
1,200 g
61.5% 26 games

Runes

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
70.0% WR
10 games · 4% pick
Deathfire Touch
Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Absolute Focus Absolute Focus
Scorch Scorch
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Cut Down Cut Down
Shards AF MS HP

Summoner spells

Flash Teleport 50.8% 193 games

Max order

Breath of Light Q Astral Flight W Singularity E 70.3% 37 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Aurelion Sol

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Aurelion Sol wins 48.0% of games as Mid on patch 16.17 (269 games).
  • Most common core: Rylai's Crystal Scepter → Liandry's Torment → Zhonya's Hourglass — 80% win rate over 10 games.
  • Take Deathfire Touch as keystone: picked in 70% of games with a 53% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Nasus (75% over 8 games). Hardest: Yone (22% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Aurelion Sol scales: 46% win rate after 35 minutes versus 35% before 25. Farm safely early and never surrender.

Items

Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)

Core build

Rylai's Crystal Scepter 1
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment 2
Liandry's Torment
Zhonya's Hourglass 3
Zhonya's Hourglass
80.0% WR
10 games · 4% pick
Rylai's Crystal Scepter 1
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Liandry's Torment 2
Liandry's Torment
Bloodletter's Curse 3
Bloodletter's Curse
75.0% WR
4 games · 1% pick

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Doran's Ring
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
Health Potion
62.5% WR
56 games · 21% pick

Boots

Spellslinger's Shoes
Spellslinger's Shoes
49.1% WR
163 games · 61% pick
Chainlaced Crushers
Chainlaced Crushers
50.0% WR
40 games · 15% pick
Armored Advance
Armored Advance
61.5% WR
26 games · 10% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
75.0% 1% (4)
70.1% 25% (67)
66.7% 1% (3)
61.5% 10% (26)
60.0% 9% (25)
53.3% 6% (15)
50.8% 68% (183)
49.8% 93% (251)
48.6% 28% (74)
48.1% 20% (54)
30.0% 4% (10)
25.0% 3% (8)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
56.3% WR
32 games · 12% pick
Deathfire Touch
Deathfire Touch

Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time.

Manaflow Band Manaflow Band
Absolute Focus Absolute Focus
Scorch Scorch
Cut Down Cut Down
Presence of Mind Presence of Mind
Shards AF AF HP
Sorcery Sorcery + Resolve Resolve
34.6% WR
26 games · 10% pick
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Absolute Focus Scorch Bone Plating Overgrowth
Sorcery Sorcery + Precision Precision
64.7% WR
17 games · 6% pick
Deathfire Touch Manaflow Band Absolute Focus Scorch Presence of Mind Cut Down

Keystones

  • Deathfire Touch Deathfire Touch Damaging a champion with an ability burns them over time. 53.4%70% pick
  • Arcane Comet Arcane Comet Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location. 34.8%25% pick
  • Dark Harvest Dark Harvest Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim. 36.4%4% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 50.8%72% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 41.7%18% pick
  • Flash Barrier Flash + Barrier 37.0%10% pick

Abilities & skill order

Which ability to max first, from match timelines

Breath of Light Q Astral Flight W Singularity E 70.3%37 games
Breath of Light Q Singularity E Astral Flight W 50.0%6 games

Most common first three levels: Q → E → W (52%), Q → W → E (68%), E → Q → W (63%).

  • PCosmic Creator

    Aurelion Sol's damaging Abilities break down enemies into stacks of Stardust, which permanently improves each of his abilities.

  • QBreath 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, w...

  • WAstral 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.Astr...

  • ESingularity

    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 in...

  • RFalling 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...