Matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHeavy poke

Build vs Aurelion Sol

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Thornmail
1vs Hybride
Liandry's Torment
2Mage tank
Hollow Radiance
3vs AP

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride

Summoner spells

61164%
41136%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Jak'Sho, The Protean
5vs Hybride
Sunfire Aegis
vs AD
Randuin's Omen
vs AD
Dead Man's Plate
vs AD

Anti AP

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

Other options

Protoplasm Harness
Survival
100.0% WR1 games
ResolveResolve
AftershockAftershock
Font of LifeFont of Life
ConditioningConditioning
UnflinchingUnflinching
PrecisionPrecision
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
TriumphTriumph
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
RammusRammus
AurelionSolAurelion Sol
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

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