Darius vs Aurelion Sol TOP Matchup Guide

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Darius into Aurelion Solmedium

Overview

Use early lane pressure and all-in threat to deny Aurelion Sol safe farming and scaling.
Keep the wave on your side to force him into pull range and extended trades.
This lane is a snowball vs scale matchup; punish his weak early game and limit his roam potential.

Threaten to force respect and punish farming attempts inside pull range.
Use outer edge to heal and sustain through poke, then follow with autos and slows to stack passive.
Commit to extended trades to build passive stacks, then use execute on low-health windows for resets.

Avoid extended trades when is on cooldown to prevent being kited.
Do not engage in short trades before stacking passive, as it favors Aurelion Sol's poke.
Play cautiously around his upgraded ultimate at 75+ Stardust stacks and after Rylai's completion.

Aggressively trade levels 1-3 by starting combos with pull before he accesses his full kit.
Avoid letting him poke safely with into by closing distance quickly.
Hold wave near your side to restrict his free farm and capitalize on his low early agency.

At level 6, leverage execute after stacking passive to secure kills or force summoners.
After first bruiser item, use increased durability and damage to force longer trades and survive his burst.
Respect his Rylai's completion spike; he becomes harder to chase and trade against then.

Deny Aurelion Sol safe farming by controlling wave and forcing him into pull range.
Use level 6 execute windows to snowball kills and create lane pressure.
Force extended melee trades to stack passive and use outer healing to outlast him.

Tactical tip

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