Aurelion Sol

Aurelion Sol is an AP mage in the top, and on patch 16.11 they grade out as a strong pick — a 52.9% win rate, 0.2% pick rate, 1,842 ranked games sampled. On the power curve, Aurelion Sol is a scaling champion: comparatively weak early, but one of the strongest picks on the map once core items come online — so the plan is to survive the laning phase and take the game over late.

How Aurelion Sol wins: grouped 5-v-5 teamfights, where Aurelion Sol tips the fight. The kit grades 8/10 teamfighting. Play around where Aurelion Sol is thin, roaming and disengage (3/10, 3/10), and the enemy loses their angle.

The most-played core build is Blackfire Torch, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Liandry's Torment, which holds a 53.3% win rate across 122 games this patch. Pick the enemy team to adapt each item slot to the specific matchup.

And on the team side, Aurelion Sol gains the most from a Thresh (+14.9% pair win rate).