Mage / Battlemage
Beginner Rule
Pressure Aurelion Sol early before he has time to collect Stardust and scale.
Aurelion Sol is a scaling mage who becomes stronger the longer the game lasts. He wants to collect Stardust to upgrade his abilities and eventually dominate teamfights with huge area damage. Many beginners give him too much freedom to scale and become overwhelming in the late game.
Level 6 – Gains stronger teamfight presence.
Mid-Game Stardust Stacks – Abilities become noticeably stronger.
Late Game – Upgraded abilities can take over fights.
Scaling uncontested
Long-range flight engages
Black Hole (E) zone control
Empowered ultimate
QWhat it does
Channels a dragon breath beam. Each second channelled directly at a champion deals bonus damage scaling with Stardust collected.
How to play against
Get out of the beam immediately. Don't stand still while he channels — damage ramps up every second you stay in it.
WWhat it does
Flies over terrain. While flying his Q has no cooldown and deals more damage. The flight cooldown reduces when enemies die after being hit by him.
How to play against
He can poke endlessly while flying. Respect the extended range and constant Q spam. He can't fight while flying — he can only poke.
EWhat it does
Summons a growing black hole that pulls enemies to the centre and executes enemies below a scaling health threshold.
How to play against
Walk out immediately — the pull is slow at first but accelerates. The execute threshold grows with Stardust. Don't be low HP near the black hole.
RWhat it does
Crashes a star into a target area stunning enemies. With enough Stardust transforms into The Skies Descend — much larger AoE that knocks up and sends a shockwave.
How to play against
The upgraded Skies Descend is enormous. Use terrain to break LoS. Don't cluster with teammates.
E → Q
Traps enemies inside sustained damage.
W → Q Channel
Chases while dealing damage.
R → E → Q
Teamfight combo controlling large areas.
Cosmic Creator: his damaging abilities collect Stardust which permanently improves all his abilities. The longer the game goes the bigger every ability gets. Punish him early before he scales.
