Matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHeavy poke

Build vs Aurelion Sol

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
1vs Tank
Dead Man's Plate
2vs AD
Sterak's Gage
3Survival

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Force of Nature
5vs AP

Summoner spells

4686%
41411%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Death's Dance
5vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti Heal

Thornmail
6vs Hybride

Anti AP

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC
Force of Nature
5vs AP

Anti Tank

The Collector
5vs Tank

DPS

Stridebreaker
Bruiser
Spear of Shojin
Bruiser
Trinity Force
DPS

Other options

Jak'Sho, The Protean
vs Hybride
100.0% WR2 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
DariusDarius
AurelionSolAurelion Sol
Aggressive
Careful
Careful

Aurelion Sol's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Cosmic Creator (P)

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

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
33s22s12s
63s22s12s2m
93s20.5s12s2m
113s19s12s1m50
163s16s12s1m40
183s16s12s1m40

Playing against Aurelion Sol

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Punish him aggressively in the early game: Aurelion Sol is very weak before his stacks and items.

2

Assassins like Zed or Fizz destroy him in lane — he has no reliable defensive mobility.

3

Don't let the game go long: an Aurelion Sol who farms freely becomes a monster in the late game. Force fights early.

4

Side-step his Q (breath): if you dodge it, he doesn't stack and his DPS is considerably reduced.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026