Aurelion Sol
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Excellent (10/10)
Paid Relics
Epic Relics
Low Investment
Rare Relics OK
Aurelion Sol is widely considered the strongest champion in the game, capable of trivializing the hardest content. His overwhelming power requires relatively low investment to become effective.
Cosmic Symphony
Zoe Specialized
Provides a crucial +1 starting mana, accelerating Aurelion Sol's deployment.
Generates a 0-cost created spell every round, rapidly discounting Aurelion Sol's cost.
Provides additional created spells to accelerate Aurelion Sol's game plan and offer early interaction.
Strategy
This is the definitive Best-in-Slot build for consistently deploying Aurelion Sol on Turn 1 or 2 while surviving the most aggressive encounters in the game. Starforged Gauntlets provides essential mana acceleration.
Perfect Hex Core ensures a steady stream of created cards to trigger his cost reduction. Spellweaver's Symphony provides immediate early-game spells, which is critical for surviving fast-paced Nightmare adventures before Aurelion Sol hits the board.
Celestial Vanguard
Zoe Specialized
Creates a 0-cost copy of The Skies Descend upon level-up for a massive board wipe.
Stuns all enemies upon Aurelion Sol's level-up, providing critical board control.
Grants a Rally effect when Aurelion Sol levels up, enabling immediate lethal attacks.
Strategy
This 3-star build is highly effective for high-difficulty encounters, including 10-defiance weekly quests and the 10-star Zoe adventure. The strategy revolves around Aurelion Sol's instant level-up upon being played.
Tempest Blade stuns the entire enemy board, The Deceiver's Crest provides a 0-cost 'The Skies Descend' for a massive board wipe, and Crownguard Inheritance grants an immediate Rally for a lethal attack. Prioritize powers that generate created cards to accelerate his deployment.
Defenders of the Cosmos
Zoe Specialized
- Provides essential mana acceleration.
- Consistently generates created cards to fuel cost reductions.
Summons Demacian champions upon leveling up an allied champion, enabling repeated rallies.
Strategy
Identified as an optimal 4-star setup for the highest difficulty content, including the 10-star Zoe adventure. Starforged Gauntlets provides essential mana acceleration, while Perfect Hex Core consistently generates created cards to fuel cost reductions.
Protectors of Demacia capitalizes on Aurelion Sol's level-up by summoning powerful Demacian champions, enabling repeated rallies and overwhelming board presence.
Other Relic Options
Guarantees immediate impact upon drawing him, without relying on a pre-existing board.
Allows Aurelion Sol to be played significantly earlier by sacrificing early board presence, though it can be inconsistent if he is not drawn.
Enhances consistency by providing more copies of Aurelion Sol in the deck, which is particularly useful for generating additional board wipes in champion-heavy drafts.
Used in specific setups to discount Evelynn and accelerate Aurelion Sol's deployment through created cards.
A strong tech choice for encounters with single, large enemy units, allowing you to shrink the strongest enemy to your champion's stats.
Players disagree about Oath of the Guardians on Aurelion Sol. Some consider it a trap that clogs the deck with unnecessary champions, while others successfully utilize it to clear the highest difficulty adventures.
This is a trap relic. It dilutes the deck with random champions, significantly reducing the consistency of drawing Aurelion Sol.
Constellation
Aurelion Sol features a unique progression system, capping at 4 stars and requiring specific fragments obtained exclusively from Monthly Challenges. Despite lacking a 6-star constellation, his base kit and 4-star power make him the strongest champion in the game, capable of outperforming fully maxed 6-star champions.
Astral Radiance
When you play a created card, reduce the cost of allied champions everywhere by 1. When you play a champion, level them up. You're welcome.
Cosmic Creator
+1 Starting Mana. I graciously bestow a Rare or Epic item upon all your created cards.Review
Copies of the same card created by this power will receive the same epic item. If a created card is already present in the deck, those copies in the deck will also gain the item. Each card can only receive an item this way once. Manifesting a card grants an item even if not selected.
Astral Radiance II
When you play a created card, reduce the cost of allied champions everywhere by 2. When you play a champion, level them up. You're welcome.Review
Provides a massive power spike, allowing him to effortlessly clear the vast majority of standard content. His on-play level-up is exceptionally strong.
Breath of Light
When you play a unit, double it stats. If it's Aurelion Sol, The Skies Descend upon all your pathetic enemies.Review
An extremely strong upgrade that enables him to consistently beat weekly nightmares and perform better than most 6-star champions.
Gameplay Tips
- Prioritize Created Cards
Focus heavily on acquiring powers and items that generate cheap, created cards (e.g., Counterfeit Copies, Bouncing Blades). These are essential for rapidly discounting Aurelion Sol's cost and deploying him early.
- Maintain Deck Consistency
Avoid drafting too many additional champions during a run. Aurelion Sol is the primary win condition, and diluting the deck reduces the chances of drawing him when needed. When mulliganing, keep only one copy of Aurelion Sol and return the rest to find early-game survival tools.
- Beware of Cost Modifiers
Aurelion Sol is highly vulnerable to the 'Misbegotten Creation' modifier (created cards cost 3 more), which completely shuts down builds relying on Perfect Hex Core or 0-cost generated cards. Conversely, his Level 2 power (Celestials cost 0) successfully overrides 'Taxing' modifiers, as the cost is increased first and then reduced to 0.
- Support Champion Anti-Synergy
Aurelion Sol's star power applies a 'cannot level up' debuff to support champions. Be extremely careful when drafting support champions or items, as this debuff will completely negate relics like Galeforce that rely on leveling up, potentially ruining a run.
- Surviving Aggressive Adventures
In the highest difficulty encounters, such as the 10-star Zoe adventure, securing a board presence by Turn 1 is critical for survival. If Aurelion Sol is not drawn early, the fast pace and overwhelming enemy stats can lead to rapid defeats. Prioritize early drops and spell generation to stall until he arrives.