Mid Lane 49.11% Win Rate80% Pick RateAurora Mid Lane Counters: 40 counter champions
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Tips Against Aurora in Mid Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
twin7zz says “ Personally this is one of my most hated matchups, very often played in high elo, she can proc electro very easily, what you want to do in this matchup is you always want to bait out her Q and you never want to let her full combo you for free, even giving alot of CS in this matchup is completely fine. pretend you are going for a last hit and walk away bait her spells, you are stronger if she has a spell down , for example if you bait out her Q she has only E and R, same with her E, if you bait it she has only 1 more ability in the tank making it harder for her to proc her electro.”
Laevateinn says “Her Q plus E make for a very quick Electrocute proc. Her burst damage coupled with her W mobility can make her very tricky to catch. This is a matchup where you may need barrier since she can very easily get a quick combo on you and run away. (I don't have much experience with this match up so this is mostly hypothetical.)”
uramakyo says “Decent range and mobility make her annoying but she's squishy. Her passive bunny hop can escape your W but you out-sustain her in trades if she stays in range.”
V222 says “This matchup is all about dodging and baiting her Q's. Try to do so from lv1 onwards since if she wastes her Q and doesnt have boneplating you already have a very favourable trade against Aurora. She should win the earlygame if she plays properly but you can still watch out for mistakes. Let her push and only trade if her Q is down lv1-2. If she wins the skillcheck and hits a Qaa Q2 electorcute trade on you it's your sign that you should stop trading and play to have enough HP to push and base for dring/darkseal since her burst is pretty high earlygame. Treat her like a less extreme version of the Leblanc.
After lv3 you can only trade when your W is up. If you EQ her and she reacts with her W after she lets you connect she can deny your passive if she times it correctly so she will run you down really hard if you don't. Don't try to predict her W too much and just play for the shield because she can either W forward or just stand her ground and still outtrade you.
Her Q does more damage the lower you are and she is also pretty strong in extended trades so make sure to only go for all ins if you are much stronger and hit a W on your side of the lane. Next patch you will be able to wait for her to actually W and then channel your E2 to break stealth and follow her in her W animation. You can use your scorch proc to see where she is going after her W.
After around lv5-lv7 she is very strong with her Q points so try to only trade with your W to buy space for you to play the lane and defend yourself so you can farm or just push and base while trying to bait out her Q's. If you need to E defensively you should, especially if she combos it with her E.
Aurora will very often try to W in fog, then combo you out of invis especially in sidelane so always be careful when you approach a new wave and have your fingers ready on your E to avoid it as getting chunked like this is the only way you lose sidelane later on.
When Aurora wants to ult out you should put your W on the other end of where her ult will take her to cut it off.
Aurora is a pretty strong champion earlygame so you shouldnt be expected to win and you hard outscale her once you have DnD.”
V222 says “Aurora early levels are stronger than yasuo, Don't try to E start against her, she hard wins lvl 1, Level 2 u still can't trade against her, because she hits Q on 6 minions and puts a mark on each minion, if u E on top of her ur gonna get hit by all the Marks, wait for 3 and get a good trade, Run exhaust flash and LT.
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ELODUNG says “Early game se snaž dodgenout vše co do tebe plácá, vyhýbej se minionům. Level 6 s full burst electro máš šanci na to jí zabít. Každopádně level 11+ jí s jakýmkoliv buildem zabiješ. Nijak těžký matchup.
Pokud chceš hodne scalit do latu není od věci si vzít general runy a stavět podle jejich týmu. Při burstu se vždy snaž tefit R, E a Q za ní doletí ikdyž se zneviditelní, abys proknul electro.
first item: kapka nebo doran ring
drž se celou linku nad 25% hp”
Kchronos says “Pas assez de match contre elle pour avoir un vrai avis, juste garder vos distance elle peux rapidement vous declencher une electrocution.”
Zero macro says “Lux has a general matchup into Aurora, due to Lux her longer poke range on only Lux E. However Aurora gap closer with R and statcheck is higher than Lux. Lux can struggle enabling her Passive to outpush / trade into Aurora her Q/E combo. during higher levels.
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BaldVlad says “Personally i dont have a problem with this matchup, but i recognize the early damage she does, if i were you i would say to just play safe until you get your lvl 6.”
BriarFeetLicker says “The Nasus vs Aurora lane is very difficult and feels oppressive for Nasus from early levels until mid‑game. Aurora’s kit is designed to control space, poke, and lock enemies down — exactly the kind of tools that make it hard for a melee, slow scaling champion like Nasus to safely farm Siphoning Strike stacks.
Aurora’s long‑range harassment and zoning through Q and E abilities force Nasus to either take unnecessary damage or sacrifice valuable minions. Her crowd control and burst combos punish overextensions, meaning Nasus must play extremely cautiously, often under turret. Because Nasus relies on extended time in lane to stack, any pressure that forces him off minions delays his scaling dramatically — and Aurora specializes in applying that pressure.
Even when Nasus uses Wither to try and peel or engage, Aurora’s mobility and ranged tools allow her to kite out of range and continue bullying. Her damage doesn’t fully fall off until later, so the early and mid‑game phase is where Nasus will struggle most. Unless Nasus can get jungle assistance and absorb poke through defensive stats or sustain, he won’t reach his item breakpoints safely.
Once Nasus hits late game with core defensive items, he becomes tankier and better able to survive Aurora’s bursts, but the reality is that Aurora will have already denied a large amount of Nasus’s early stacks — crippling his late‑game potential.”
L0ganJG says “You can either choose to go D Shield + Second Wind + Revitalize to just scale and chill with full health OR good ole. Q PTA proc level 2 and all in when he W is down. Try to W her when you're in a minion wave so your W doesn't instantly cancel. Trying to predict where she is going then be in a bush for E > Full combo is VERY GOOD into this champion. Be careful of her just going to teamfights and being huge there, try to get big pressure in side lanes then ultimate. Not as bad as people think, but you NEED to force her W cooldown then punish it intentionally. ”
Yoyos says “Aurora trading pattern very telegraphed. She will want to Q W you to proc electrocute. If you stand outside the wave, you can play the game. Second wind good here.”
Rainbow hater says “Runes: Electro or aery
Build: Standard
Reasoning:
1. Short range mage makes it easy for zoe to bully her.
2. Can W to dodge e
Lane:
Short range poke into her and try to side step her q she will mostly try to hit it when ur going for cs.
Its very easy to dodge her q and e with nimbus cloak speed buff, if she ever uses her w randomly ignite her and run her down with short range q and passive autos to chunk her hp.
Mid late game she can burst u with q and e easily. make picks around ur team.
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Yannou-Ari says “Flash - TP - Scaling HP. FIRST STRIKE/ELECTROCUTE?
You outrange her in lane. If you ever hit Q with full combo she's cooked.
Be careful of her ulti because good auroras will use it to dodge your Q and gap close you.”
AntiMetaFae says “Auwowa is a champion who, while potentially weak against Lulu, has great mobility. This threat level is because it's a skill matchup; if Auwowa is 100% better than you, you'll lose every trade. Your E reveals her leap.”
Spaceturtlez says “Very split on the matchup. On one hand, if she takes resolve secondary with Aery or Electrocute, she can simply auto you to death level 1. On the other hand, if she EVER messes up, she dies without resolve. Pretty solid match-up, annoying to dodge her E with E. Standard runes + ignite.”
j4ss says “Very annoying damage, but your setups can outsustain it. Her R can avoid your R, so use it wisely. She can never burst you and is very squishy if she goes full damage. ”
Suseri says “Has an annoying laning phase duo to her poke but she can also turn invisible which counters yi. After some items you should be fine regardless.”
Kolashiu says “Can push : yes
Can play agressive : no
Can solokill : yes
Gameplan : Play with jgl > Roam > Solokill
Play safe and flip bubbles when she goes for last hit, focus on dodging her spells, whoever hit their spells win, it's easier for her than for you though.
You can R in and flip bubble
You can usually push and play for roams, as she is hard to kill, you can also get good trade by waiting her in a bush.”
Quinfrey says “Aurora has 2 damage abilities [[Twofold Hex]] and [[The Weirding]].
Almost all Aurora players will use her Q first, then e and the Q recast, this will do the most damage.
Early game: If she hits [[Twofold Hex]], then you lose the trade.
If she misses, you should win the trade (even if she hits [[The Weirding]], because it doesn't do a lot of damage without her Q).
Most [[Aurora]] players will only use [[Across the veil]] to escape because it cost a lot of mana and it's a great escape tool. You can try to hit [[Blinding Assault]] but if she isn't the most predictable player you will probably miss.
You should win mid and late game if she isn't too strong.
But please dodge her Q, it shouldn't be a problem if you have a lot of movement speed from or [[Harrier]] or [[Behind enemy lines]]. Just don't [[Vault]] if she has her Q!!!!”
rakani says “pretty easy lane if you take revitalize second wind, you will just heal her combo back up.
If she has electrocute I recommend dshield start aswell
lvl 1 you can kill her easily and win the lane post 3 it gets a little harder but generally speaking its easy”
Mohini says “Still learning the matchup here. Her electrocute pokes will hurt, and her spells have slightly longer range than your Q. Stay mobile and tough it out, maybe go with Shield+second wind and she'll fall apart later.”
Acidmoroman says “She will get out of your W, and her damage is crazy, again, not a good matchup, but she lacks the capacity of diving you like other champs can”
Anguish333 says “Generally this matchup sucks,
Doran Shield + Second Wind kinda needed. In fights if you manage to hit her with E, try holding it as much as possible so you can see her in her invis and followew her with her R dashes
yes u "can" sidestep her every ability BUT when we want to engage on her we engage in a straight line, and her spells are also skillshots in straight line which makes it super easy for her to hit her combo and dip
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Sirwilliamofyork says “Very very hard lane pre 6. Post 6 and on u can kill her if she builds malignance or ludens. However there's a new build where she goes liandries bloodletters riftmaker that makes her very hard to kill in mid game. Focus on baiting/dodging her q and not letting her proc her 3 hit passive.”
Laimaudeja says “Ziggs outranges Aurora by a good bit, so hitting her with [[Bouncing Bomb]]s when she walks up to use her [[Twofold Hex]] is quite trivial. You should still respect her when she postures aggressively though, as the burst damage from Twofold Hex, [[The Weirding]], and [[Electrocute]] is hard to counteract. However, if she misses her Twofold Hex, use that as an opportunity by using your [[Short Fuse]] to chip away at her.
The matchup mostly revolves around whether or not Aurora lands [[Twofold Hex]], so purchasing [[Boots]] early might be in your best interests, as well as respecting her engage after Level 6 with [[Between Worlds]].
You should be very aware of your own positioning in the later stages of the game, as Aurora is very good at abusing your lack of vision in brushes or flanks with [[Across the Veil]] to burst you down with her spells.”
The Veigar says “This is a generally easy matchup for Veigar. Just be cautious of her long-range poke—getting chipped down can make trades risky. Respect her spacing and farm safely until you can start zoning her with your E. Your scaling is stronger, so don’t take unnecessary risks early.
Tip: When she uses her E Cage Behind Her”
Kyle007 says “Dodge [[Twofold Hex]] [[The Weirding]] and don't use [[Flash Frost]] when she used [[Between Worlds]] because you will miss your ability”
Marex_je_u_bushu says “She can be quite deadly if you dont know to play against her first 3 levels. If you W her E or Q you legit kill her easy. She has so many things you need to dodge so be carefull. You can take every rune based on rest of her team. Take doran shield ( i recommend) or doran blade if you want to kill her lvl 2”
Jumpman25th says “Take Comet and W max
You should beat her in 1v1's so just be mindful of JG ganks and keep wave on your side while zoning her off of wave”
Tofu Dubu says “- I hate her so much :( Once she is level 6 it's really not fun, try to punish before that, when she uses abilities to push wave go into her, or W her.
- if she overextend in lane always punish.”
KingBranco says “Tips: Can W her q's. Bloodthirster Rush + Electrocute always. E Q onto her when possible and W her q. Try to avoid being hit by her passive (i think its a 3 stack ability) Is very fast when she goes stealth very rarely worth chasing. ”
22automail says “Aurora has her dash back ability that also slows you along with the invis. Pretty hard to play against. Ideal situation is - the wave is under your tower and you manage to engage while shes extended up to ur tower. Most auroras over-extend to shoot her Q due to her ability ranges being quite short. You might be able to catch her and kill her in a cheesy way. Not as bad as syndra but still ass.
You destroy her in a side lane if played well.”
Skill enjoyer says “Riot decides the outcome of the match before the game even starts, so you don't really have any influence on the game because Riot won't let you win anyway if you have a similar relationship with Riot as I do.
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KomariLoL says “Try not to get poked down by her Q because it has a very long range. Her Q is also her only Wind Wallable spell.
Try not to let her proc her 3 hit passive
The invis form her W can be canceled if you knock her up during her W dash.
Her E is also very long range and she can use it to poke as well, but it is a big part of her damage. If it is ever down, try to punish her. This is the main thing you have to worry about in lane because her Q is easy to play around.”
Zewrocktumbler says “the pick has fallen off and its rarely seen these days but if you do see her you should bait out her first ability and then E into her for elec after that let the game go on ”
Divine Azir says “You outrange her, so harass her early. Take E level 3 so that if she Es toward you, you can just E away. After she gets level 6, save E and Q for her ultimate instead.”
BesXbola says “Aurora will most likely spam "Q1 AA Q2" or "Q1 E Q2 AA", these two do so much damage and are really hard to dodge if she uses W before them but if you dodge it and combo her back she'll take double the damage you would have taken, then just flash or ult on her for a free kill.”
cheerzinh says “A Aurora apesar parecer even a lane, a aurora tem mais pressão que a Neeko, além do push assim como o poke dela que é extremamente chato.”
Lunar1v9 says “I would say dodge this since if u make a single mistake in lane the lane is just over and it is not fun for u. After 11 you can beat but watch out for her high burst at level 6
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zSmoke says “Playing against Aurora is being very patient and trading her when she doesn't have one of her first 3 abilities, it's easy to kill her especially when she doesn't have W try to kill her when she doesn't have it”
Zero macro says “Caitlyn Mid has a very easy time before Aurora reaches level 6, after this the matchup becomes pretty hard with Aurora R gap closer and cage. Caitlyn should be aware of Aurora's fast trade pattern with her Q(850 range) and E(800 range). Caitlyn's early shove and pressure under tower makes it very easy to get positive trades and deny Aurora’s combo with Caitlyn's E+Q/W.
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v0ltage38 says “Bone plating + scaling HP. No idea. Aurora is usually played top so I haven't seen her once. The 14.23 rework has been released. The added range on her Q now matches your Q range which means Aurora will outrange you in most cases. This leads to a bit more tricky of an early game. I recommend boot first back into T2 AFTER Catalyst. Keep in mind her new R doesn't trap enemies inside, instead you get a 75% slow upon exiting. Considering that slow, it may be more beneficial for you to stand your ground and fight inside the circle. ONLY do this once you've hit your two item spike! ”
xumi_k says “I don't think she's much of a threat. She's quite mobile, so keep that in mind and land you E smartly afer she uses her dash/invis whatever it is (W).”
support_diff says “Aurora has a great poke so you should try to dodge it (it is hard tho). Her W is also annoying but has a long cooldown, so you can use your E in that time frame for a greater chance to hit her. You win Aurora in melee fights, but getting in close range with her can be problematic.”
Tamikaze says “Aurora is weak into Azir due to her short range and telepathed abilities. You should never let her get into range to free Q you without out trading her. Early game, her Q will proc electrocute for some hefty burst. If you manage to keep your distance and poke her down, she'll stand no chance into you. ”
Shaco Mid Lane says “The laning phase is rough, try to avoid her poke and farm safely. Once you have lost chapter, you can start poking her a bit. Good thing is you can escape her ultimate with both your Q and R. ”
j4ss says “Cringe champion, lots of damage with basically zero effort. Her cooldowns are shit, so start D Blade and rush your AD items to punish her interactions. post level 8/9 her cooldown will be lower so play wisely and go Shieldbow third or fourth,”
Coldsong says “Aurora is extremely slippery and does a lot of damage, but as long as you bait out her W, she is extremely easy to kill as she has no hard crowd control outside her ultimate. Avoid her Q and E poke in lane and make sure to care for her ultimate, as it can prevent you from using your E to escape.”
Hexeria says “[Only annoying in the early game, pre level 6] [Try to dodge her Q, Taunt her out of her W and hit her with an E, when she is going for her 3 passive proc] [A simple Hollow Radiance into Riftmaker should take care of her]”
GreenReapers says “All pages Viable. D-shield to keep up with her regen and poke. You can go for Long Sword if you pay extra attention to avoid her 3rd [Q] proc as often as possivle.
Very vulnerable to short trades.
You will mostly need to ult her ult, as it's high damage and area control. You can also use swaps to avoid her [R] slow. Her [W] dash into invis makes it hard to hit full combos, so avoid [Q] into [E] and mostly go for [E] into [Q] combos. Her [W] has a slightly longer cooldown than yours, so if you trade with your [W] as soon as it's up again you should be able to catch her easily.
A sweeper will help you if aurora moves too unpredictably during her Invis.”
Soft Headpats says “> The main threat from Aurora is her long-range [[The Weirding]] (E). The CD is long however, starting at 15 sec at rank 1. If you get poked down too much, her [[Twofold Hex]] (Q) will start dealing more and more damage so keep that in mind.
> Her waveclear is fast and safe, letting her neutralize the lane if she chooses to. You do have a big window to pressure her if she uses her E on the wave however.
> Once she hits 6, she becomes obnoxious to 1v1 so avoid doing so whenever possible. She can set up ganks for her jungler with her ult as well, so avoid wasting your [color=#8E44AD]E[/color] if you feel the enemy jungler is nearby.
> She'll often look to one-shot you and slip away afterward, so maintain vision and avoid bushes that she can stealth out of.
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Demonsedge90 says “Fighting Aurora is more of a skill matchup. Poke her from a safe distance while making sure to avoid all her spells. Like Syndra she is also a scaling champion, with good mobility and sustain from spirit abjuration, along with invisiblity, making it hard to precisely land your ult or your skill shots. Tread lightly around her in lane and be mindful of her movements prior to unleashing your full combo.”
AnxialSociety says “Aery manaflow transcendence scorch. Legend-haste cut-down.
She outranges you in short trades, and has a lot of mobility. Play back and hold your e for her w. Her R is a brutal catch tool, though you can flash it and maybe outrun it.”
Lusimus22 says “With the current patch (14.14) She outtrades your entire W AA AA Q E with 3 autoattacks, I recommend bannin if nothin better pops up.
But you scale and if you manage to prolong the game you can snap her like other squishies!”
ShokLoL says “1v1 is favored to Syndra, but you do have to be careful of her gank setup at 6. Try focus on being a build 1v1 lead in the early game by outranging and harassing her. Setup wards at 6 and don't overextend too far.”
ShokLoL says “Skill matchup 1v1, try your best to dodge her E and Q poke, especially when you go to CS. If you dodge these you should be able to regain some control over the lane. Most likely the lane will end up in waveclear wars eventually and then it just comes down to who skirmishes better.”
lkycch says “Aurora's mobility is a real problem for Zilean, because landing 2 Q's is near impossible. Focus on farming safely and avoid her poke; once you have Lost Chapter, it's time to push wave and roam. In skirmishes, use E to slow her, so that you immediately force her hop; this will mean she has to use her ultimate to reposition, if she wants to deal damage to your carries. Treat Aurora like you would any Assassin: Chronoshift whoever she is trying to assassinate. Remember: Summoner's Rift is a 5V5, not a 1v1. You don't have to stay in lane and suffer a losing matchup!”
InTaggar says “ENG: I put her on EVEN bcs this champ depend so much of the player. She have practicly the same range as u, so, when u gonna trade her, try to bait his combo first or at least 1 habilitie bcs u decrease the chances to her to proc her pasive.
If she's good and know how to play against u, is a lane bully. Poke her with ur E and use ur W when she use her W. U have a good window to dealing dmg until she's lvl 6, at this point is more like an akali and it's dificult trade her if she's feed.
If she get advantage, the game become a nightmare bcs his dmg is absurd.
Runes: Aery + Precision
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ESP: La puse en MID porque este campeón depende mucho del jugador. Ella tiene prácticamente el mismo rango que tú, así que, cuando vayas a tradear, intenta baitear su combo primero o al menos 1 habilidad ya que disminuyes las posibilidades de que ella active su pasiva.
Si ella es buena y sabe jugar contra ti, es una lanebully. Pockeala con tu E y usa tu W cuando ella use su W. Tienes una buena ventana de tiempo para hacer daño hasta que llegue al nivel 6, en este punto es más como un akali y es difícil tradearle si se fedea.
Si saca ventaja, la partida se hace imposible porque tiene un daño absurdo.
Runas: Aery + Precision
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L0ganJG says “Aurora isn't as bad as people think. Always look to W when there are minions around so you don't lose frenzy. Always E when she E's it's her highest damage ability. Fast combo is INSANE HERE. W>Q>W2>R buffer is matchup winner. Mercs + BotRK is win”
ShokLoL says “You crush Aurora in the 1v1 but have to be extremely cautious of her gank setup post 6. Focus on placing good wards and punishing the 1v1 as hard as possible.”
ShokLoL says “Overall skillmatchup, if you can hit a bubble during her E you should win out on the trade. Try play carefully around her range and bait out skillshots. Post 6 be very careful of her gank setup.”
ShokLoL says “1v1 isn't too bad, you can easily deflect her trades by holding Q or E defensively for when she tries to move forward and her waveclear early isn't so strong. Be very careful of her gank setup post 6 though, especially if you have no flash.”
ShokLoL says “Pretty difficult matchup, you can't really go melee form on her unless she wastes cooldowns so try just play for range and bait out her E. If her E is on CD you can look to go for a bigger trade. Be very careful post 6 as she has extremely good gank setup.”
ShokLoL says “1v1 is slightly favored to you, you need to try bait our her cooldowns before you go into trade. Sometimes it can be better to just spam W Q auto poke (without Wing directly on her). If she ever wastes E then you can go for a harder punish.”
ShokLoL says “Skill matchup, you should be able to slightly win out if the 1v1 if you play on your range correctly but be very wary of her gank setup post 6.”
ShokLoL says “1v1 is favored to you, increasingly so as the lane goes on, just be careful of her strength in the first few levels. Post 6 be aware of her gank setup. She can also E to buffer your ulti and not get shuffled so be careful of this.”
Chuleex says “Aurora is very hard to get thanks to her invisivility and r but she has very long cds on them, look to bait her poke and then punish, go for hexdrinker if you feel uncomfortable with the matchup
d shield start is not obligatory”
ShokLoL says “Aurora is very easy to trade with 1v1. Try Q spam her level 1 and 2, once you're level 3 mainly poke her out with E and stay out of her range. The only difficulty comes from her extremely strong gank setup post 6 so make sure to play around your vision.”
ShokLoL says “Aurora is overall quite hard but against an inexperience Aurora you can actually win pretty hard. If you take boneplating + grasp and trade hard level 1 you should be able to build a pretty big lead. From here, you just need to try dodge as many skillshots and possible and punish her when she wastes them. If you can get a reasonable lead on your first base you should be in a good spot. Highly recommend rushing swiftness boots for the slow resist.”
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