Here is the full guide on how to play Aurelion Sol in League of Legends season 13 like high elo Challenger players.
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Aurelion Sol mid Guide – Everything you need to know
Aurelion has finally gotten the long-awaited CGU to the live servers. Considered one of the most difficult and challenging champions to play, he was never a fan-favorite and only a few people were maining him. Now that he has gotten his update, we should be able to see his play rate consistently higher in the following weeks. While he’s certainly more interactive to play, Riot preserved his theme as a fearsome dragon and challenging kit.
To help you out, we’ve compiled the best current builds and runes setups that are played at the highest elo on the solo queue ladder.
Asol mid Build
Players already seem to have found Aurelion Sol’s optimal build. Given that he needs lots of bonus mana on top of ability power, the three core items for him are Rod of Ages, Rylai’s Crystal Scepter, and Archangel’s Staff.
Rod of Ages and Archangel’s Staff grant him enough mana to spend for his abilities, while Rylai’s applies a slow which is essential for Asol to deal damage. Always build the items in this order, but remember to buy a Tear of the Goddess earlier on to start stacking it in preparation for the item completion.
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After closing out the trio of core items, you have to assess whether you need defensive stats or you can stack more ability power to destroy the enemies. Rabadon’s Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Void Staff are all great choices: Shadowflame is usually the most balanced one since it grants both ability power and magic penetration. For defensive items, instead, you usually want to get a Zhonya’s Hourglass. Banshee’s Veil is highly situational: build it only if enemies have lots of magic damage.
Overall, this is the usual build seen in most Aurelion Sol games:
- Rod of Ages
- Sorcerer’s Shoes
- Rylai’s Crystal Scepter
- Archangel Staff
- Radadon’s Deathcap/Shadowflame
- Zhonya’s Hourglass
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Aurelion Sol’s Runes
There has been some testing on Aurelion Sol when it comes to his runes. Most people are going with First Strike since it helps him generate extra gold to allow him to get to the item spikes. That being said, there are matchups where he cannot proc it consistently, so players also have started using Arcane Comet as an alternative. Try out both to see which one you’re most comfortable on.
By going First Strike, you usually want to pick the following minor runes:
- Magical Footwear to avoid spending 300 gold to get boots;
- Minion Dematerializer to safely clear cannon minions;
- Cosmic Insight for the lower summoner spells and item cooldowns.
For the secondary tree, go for Manaflow Band and Gathering Storm for more mana and adaptive force later on.
Otherwise, if you go for Arcane Comet, these are the minor runes to pair it up with:
- Manaflow Band for the extra mana;
- Transcendence for the ability haste;
- Scorch for early game harass.
The secondary rune tree is Domination, with Taste of Blood and Ultimate Hunter as the two choices. The first is for higher sustain during the laning phase, while Ultimate Hunter is for the late-game so you have the ultimate ready more often.
If you want to play Aurelion Sol like Challenger players, sticking to this guide will allow you to get the most out of the Star Forger.
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